Викторина: "Как хорошо вы знаете Лондон?"

Урок по английскому языку :

« Города Великобритании. Виды Лондона»

Тема: Города Великобритании. Виды Лондона.

Цель: Активизировать лексику по теме, совершенствовать навыки чтения, аудирования, устной речи;

развивать пам'ять, монологическую речь, внимание, мышление;

воспитывать інтерес к стране, язик которой изучается.

Ход урока.

1. Организационный момент.

2. Фонетическая зарядка.

-Read the proverbs and translate it into Russian.

4	глаза	море а е
масло е е	than	2

Four eyes see better than two. (Одна голова хорошо, а две головы - лучше.)

птица	in	рука	is
worth	2	in	bush

A bird in the hand is worth two in bush. (Лучше синица в руке, чем журавль в небе.)

3. Систематизация знаний и умений.

Now we will speak about our main topic “The Cities of Great Britain and London. The Sights of London.”

1. Look at these pictures on the blackboard and try to guess some of them.

1. Bell+fast

2. Машина + diff

3. Lemon + don

4. Camel + мост

5. Glass + gow

6.Человек +chester

(Belfast, Cardiff, London, Cambridge, Glasgow, Manchester)

2. What do you know about

- Glasgow

- Cardiff

- Manchester?

3. Look at the blackboard and do some anagrams. Each number of this word is the number of a letter. So you must write down the words.

1. 5, 14, 7, 12, 1, 14, 4. (England)

2. 20, 8, 1, 13, 5, 19. (Thames)

3. 19, 5, 22, 5, 18, 14. (Severn)

4. 19, 3, 15, 20, 12, 1, 14, 4. (Scotland)

4. Fill in the blanks with the correct words.

a) Oxford; b) Coventry; c)Glasgow; d) Liverpool;

e) London; f) Edinburgh; g) Manchester; h) Cambridge

1. …is the capital of Great Britain.

2. … is a university town.

3. …is the capital of Scotland.

4. … is the biggest English port in the west.

5. … is the university town.

6. …is the centre of textile industry.

7. … is the city which suffered badly during the World War II.

8. …is the biggest city in Scotland.

5. The next point of our lesson is the capital of Great Britain- London.

Listen to the story to get more information about London.

London is in fact three cities: the City of London, the East End, West End.

London stands on the River Thames. There are 27 bridges over the

Thames in London and 8 tunnels under the river.

London is 46 kilometers from the north to the south and 58 kilometers from the east to the west.

London has got more than 7 million people and that’s 13% of Britain’s population.

6. Match the beginning and the end of the sentences.

1. There are in fact 3 cities in London…

2. London stands on …

3. There are 27 bridges …

4. More than 7 million people …

5. There are 8 tunnels …

6. London is 46 kilometers …

7. London is 58 kilometers …

a) …the River Thames.

b) …over the River Thames.

c) …live in London.

d) …under the River Thames.

e) …the City, the East End, West End.

f) …from the east to the west.

g) …from the north to the south.

1. E; 2.A; 3.B; 4.C; 5.D; 6.G; 7.F.

There are a lot of sights in London. A proverb says: It’s better to see something once than to hear about it many times. Let’s do our excursion around London.

7. Make up the word-combinations

Trafalgar Parliament

St. Paul’s Square

The Houses of Palace

Big of London

Buckingham Ben

Tower Cathedral

8. Tell us about

-The Tower of London.

a) Match the words with their definitions.

1. Fortress a) a story from ancient times.

2. Prison b) large birds of the crow family with shiny

black feathers.

3. Ravens c) a person who shows tourists around interes-

ting places.

4. Legend d) a strong building that protected against

attacks.

5. Guide e) a building where people are kept as a

punishment for the crime they have

committed.

1.D; 2. E; 3. B; 4. A; 5. C.

- Big Ben

- London Bridge

- The Thames

- London’s underground

- St. Paul’s Cathedral

- Trafalgar Square

- The Houses of Parliament

- Westminster Abbey

4. Физкульминутка.

9. Продолжение работы по теме.

Read the text and fill the table with the information from the box.

Some fact about London.

London is the capital city of England and of the United Kingdom.

The City is the heart of London, its commercial and business part. Numerous banks, offices, firms, companies and concentrated there. Among the first historic building is the Tower of London, built in 1087.

St. Paul’s Cathedral, the most famous church in London, is also situated in City.

Westminster is another central and important part of London. Most governmental buildings are situated there. On the left bank of the Thames Westminster Palace, famous as the Houses of Parliament. The Clock Tower with the bell called “Big Ben” is well-known all over the world.

The West End is the richest and most beautiful part of London. Fine buildings, theatres, museums and big shops can be found there. The best streets and parks of the capital are in the West End too. We can see there Trafalgar Square and Piccadilly Circus. There are the centers of night life in the West End.

The poorest part of London is the East End. It is most densely populated district of London. There are poor houses, grey and black with smoke. Most of the working people live in the East End. All the plants, factories, mills, workshops are concentrated in the East End. We may say that the East End is the hands of London.

Box

banks	best streets and parks	plants	museums
factories	Piccadilly Circus	St. Paul’s Cathedral	firms
Westminster Palace	offices	mills	Trafalgar Square
theatres	poor houses	big shops	governmental buildings
workshops	the Tower of London	Clock Tower	Big Ben

Table

The City	Westminster	The West End	The East End
?	?	?	?

10. Match the parts of the questions.

1. What a) the capital of Scotland or Wales?

2. Where is b) of business and financial life of England?

3. What kind c) is London situated on?

4. What is the heart d) is the capital of Great Britain?

5. What are e) of city is London?

6. What river f) the industrial centers of England?

7. Is Edinburgh g) the capital of England situated?

1.D; 2.G; 3.E; 4.B; 5.F; 6.C; 7.A.

11. Fill in the blanks with the correct words.

1. Scotland lies to … of England.

a) the south; b) the north; c) the east.

2. Oxford and Cambridge are … towns.

a) industrial; b) university; c) cultural.

3. The textile factories of Manchester … the cloth which is exported to different countries.

a) import; b) is made; c) produce.

4. Glasgow is … large as Edinburgh.

a) the same; b) twice as; c) not as.

5. London is one of the greatest …centers in the world.

a) commercial; b) green; c) modern.

6. The City is …of business and financial life of Great Britain.

a) the head; b) the heart; c) the corner.

7. England is … of Great Britain.

a)a country; b) a part; c) a territory.

8. Birmingham and Coventry are two of the big …centers in England.

a) industrial; b) textile; c) agricultural.

9. Edinburgh has … large factories.

a) many; b) a lot of; c)no.

10. Manchester is a centre of … industry.

a) textile; b) chemical; c) printing.

11. The East End is … of London.

a) “the head”; b) “the hands”; c) “the heart”.

12. Many great English scientists …in Westminster Abbey.

a) were born; b) were buried; c) are buried.

1. B 7. B

2. B 8. A

3. C 9. C

4. B 10. A

5. A 11. B

6. B 12. B

5. Подведение итогов.

6. Домашнее задание.