Wildlife of USA and UK

Date

Grade

8

Subject English

Theme

Wildlife of USA and UK

Aims

To teach students to talk about Wildlife of USA and UK

Kind of the lesson

New lesson

Method

dialogue

Inter-subject

kazakh

Expected sesults

S will be able to talk about Wildlife of USA and UK

The procedure of the lessons

Teacher’s action

Warm up

What is the title of the lesson? What words can you associate with this title?

• Well done. Now look at these pictures again and answer my questions:

1. Which of these birds have you ever seen?

2. When did you see them?

3. Which birds have you never heard?

4. Are the swans big or small?

5. Which of these birds may you have as a pet?

6. Where do the lions (monkeys, tigers, ostriches) live?

7. What colour are they?

8. Which of these animals did you have as a pet? What was it?

9. Which of them are birds?

Which of them are wild animals?

Key words

1) New vocabulary

-Below this text are new words. The first, I pronounce all words, and you listen to me with very attentively.
-Repeat after me!
-Brilliant!

Listening

Animal Life

The animal geography of the United States, however, is far from a natural pattern, for European settlement produced a series of environmental changes that grossly altered the distribution of animal communities.

First, many species were hunted to extinction or near extinction, most conspicuously, perhaps, the American bison, which ranged by the millions nearly from coast to coast. But now rarely lives outside of zoos and wildlife preserves.

Second, habitats were destroyed throughout most of the country — forests cut, grasslands ploughed and overgrazed, and migration paths interrupted by fences, railroads, and highways.

Third, certain introduced species found hospitable niches and, like the English sparrow, spread over huge areas, often preempting the habitats of native animals.

Fourth, though their effects are not fully understood, chemicals such as DDT were used for so long and in such volume that they are believed at least partly responsible for catastrophic mortality rates among large mammals and birds.

Fifth, there has been a gradual northward migration of certain tropical and subtropical insects, birds, and mammals, perhaps encouraged by gradual climatic warming.

In consequence, many native animals have been reduced to tiny fractions of their former ranges or exterminated completely, while other animals, both native and introduced, have found the new environment well suited to their needs, with explosive effects on their populations. The coyote, opossum, armadillo, and several species of deer are among the animals that now occupy much larger ranges than they once did.

Reading of the text.

 Now you can read this text.
-Read and translate it, please.
-Who is ready?
-Fantastic!

The British bedroom is especially cold, sometimes electric blankets or hotwater bottles are used. Britain was originally a land of vast forests. mainly oak and beech in the Lowlands and pine and birch In the Highlands, with great stretches of marshland and smaller areas of moors. In the course of time, much forest land was cleared and almost all Lowlands outside the industrial areas were put under cultivation. Today only about 6 per cent of the total land area remains wooded. Extensive forests remain in eastern and northern Scotland and in south-eastern and western England. Oak, elm, ash, and beech are the commonest trees in England, while Scotland has much pine and birch. The Highlands with thin soil are largely moorland with heather and grasses. In the cultivated areas that make up most of Britain there are many wild flowers, flowering plants and grasses. The fauna or animal life of Britain is much like that of north-western Europe, to which it was once joined. Many larger mammals such as bear, wolf have been hunted to extinction, others are now protected by law. There are many foxes. Otters are common along rivers and streams, and seals live along much of the coast. Hedgehogs, hares, rabbits, rats and mice are numerous. Deer live in some of the forests in the Highlands of Scotland and England. Some 230 kinds of birds live in Britain, and another 200 are regular visitors, many are songbirds. The most numerous are blackbirds, sparrow and starling. Robin Redbreast is the national bird of Britain. The number of ducks, geese and other water fowl has diminished during recent years. There are many threats to wildlife and ecological balance around the coast. The biggest threat to the coastline is pollution. Even much-loved Blackpool is not officially asafe. More than 3.500 million tons of industrial waste is pumped into the North Sea every year. "We cannot continue to use our seas as a dustbin and expect our coastline to survive," says Greenpeace. Many other ecological problems may be caused by privatization of the coast. Many of the rivers are "biologically dead", i.e. unable to support fish and wildlife.

Practice

1. The warm and wet climate of Great Britain is very good for___________

a) birds b) plants c)animals d) insects

2. The most common tress in _______are oaks, elms and beeches.

a) England b)Scotland c) Wales

3. Scotland has a lot of pines, _______.

a)firs and elms b)firs and birches c)oaks and birches

4. Many large animals such as _____don’t live on the British Isles.

a) deer b)bears and wolves c)foxes, rabbits, hares

5. ______live in the forests of Scotland and England, too.

a) Foxes b)Bears c)Deer

6. More than _______species of birds live on the British Isles.

a)two thousands b)two hundred c)three hundred

7. A lot of _____live on the lakes and rivers of Great Britain.

a) songbirds b) water birds

8. The most common songbirds are blackbirds and _______.

a) nightingale b)sparrows c) parrots

-Thank you, pupils. Now let’s check your answers. Read them one after another. Don’t forget to read full sentences.

-Well, listen to the text once more and then you should answer my questions after the text.

-I think you are ready to answer the questions. Try to give the full answers.

• What kind of climate of Great Britain is very good for plants?

• Where can you find big forests on the British Isles?

• What kind of trees are there in Scotland?

• What kind of trees are there in England?

• What animals can you find on the British Isles?

• Where do the water birds live on the sea coasts of Great Britain? What are they?

-Well, but now let’s remember all facts about animals and birds of Great Britain and try to tell about it.

Writing

-Open your copybooks, write down the date and write fact files about the fauna of any country.

1. name of the country is situated in…

2.The climate of this country is …

3. The fauna (The world of animals and birds) is rich/ not very rich.

4. There are many (the names of animals and birds of this country) in…

5. They live in…(forests, jungles, rivers, lakes, deserts…)

6. I’d like to tell about (one of animals or birds). It lives in…

It’s got… It weighs…It can…It eats…

-Well, stop writing and try to tell or read about the fauna of the country you’ve chosen. So, let’s listen to your texts.

Assessment

Reflection

5 minutes

• So, what have you learned from the lesson?

• Was it difficult or easy for you?

Conclusion

5 minutes

At finally I’d like to thank you for you participation in our lesson, our discussion. Today you were very active and I hope that the theme of our lesson was interesting and useful for you. I’d like to know your opinion about the lesson.

Your marks for the lesson are…………….. .

Your home task will be to make your own school timetable

See you tomorrow. All the best!