«Geographical location of the USA».

Урок английского языка в 8 классе

по теме «Geographical location of the USA».

Цели: - обобщение изученного материала по теме «США»

- совершенствование лексико-грамматических навыков

- расширение кругозора

- поддержание интереса учащихся к изучению английского языка

- развитие толерантности

Оборудование: карточки с номерами, интерактивная доска.

Plan

1. Greeting.

Good morning pupils. I am glad to see you and our guests. Today we repeat the theme The USA. Our topic is “America”.

Before we begin our lesson, please, look and listen relaxation

2. Warming up

Make the word combinations. Write them:

KEYS:

Chrismas tree, Liberty Bell, George Washington, United States of America, The Statue of Liberty, War for Independence, Santa Claus, Boston Tea Party, Independence Day, Christopher Columbus.

3. Repeat your home work .

You must prepare presentation about U.S.A.

Geographical location of the USA(слайдыогеографическомположенииСША)

Answer my questions!

-Where is the USA situated on?

-Is it washed by Pacific Ocean in the West?

-The capital of the USA is Ottawa, isn’t it?

-Does it border with Australia in the North?

-How many states are there?-

-Is the longest river of America the Nile?

-Are there a lot of lakes?

- Niagara Falls is worth visiting and seeing in the USA, isn’t it?

3. Articles with the geographical names.

Fill in “the” where necessary.

1. What is …..capital of……..USA?

2. Where is …….Mississippi River?

3. Is ……New York in…….USA or in……..Canada?

4. Did he come from………America?

5. What is………name of ………ocean between……United States and……Asia?

6. Three men came to…….Washington.

7. ……Chicago is situated near …….Lake Michigan.

Взаимоконтроль.

4 Write Test Listen music

1 America was discovered by:

1. Christopher Columbus

2. George Washington

3. The Native Americans

2. Now the President of the USA is:

1. Bill Clinton

2. Margaret Thatcher

3. Barack Obama

3The capital of the USA is:

1. Washington

2. New York

3. Los Angeles

4. The USA has:

1. fifty states

2. fifteen states

3. eighty-five states

4. When is Independence Day?

1. 4 July

2. 26 October

3. 14 July

4. What river is not in the USA

1. the Mississippi

2. the Missouri

3. the Thames

4. Where is the Statue of Liberty?

1. in New York

2. in Washington

3. in Boston

4. The American flag has:

1. fifty stripes

2. thirty stripes

3. thirteen stripes

4. In size the United States of America is:

1. the second in the world

2. the fourth in the world

3. the first in the world

4. Which is the closest American state to Russia?

1. Alabama

2. Alaska

3. Florida

Are you ready to check your answers? Поменяйтесь листочками и проверьте ответы соседа по парте.

5 6.Now you must write the words in right order and make up questions.Are you ready to start? ( схемы)

1 have, what, you, seen, in the park?

2 who, last, was, in Los Angeles, year?

2. they, when, celebrate, will, Halloween?

4 going, to Texas, why, he, is?

5 whom, people, near, House, can, the, White, meet?.

7. Now look on the board sightseeing USA. ПоказслайдоводостопримечательностяхСША

I want you to listen to my stories. I’ll describe different sights of America. You will use the cards with the numbers of sights

1 The flag of the USA.

2. The White House.

3. The Statue of Liberty.

4. Times Square.

5. The Liberty Bell.

1. It was built in New York Harbor in 1886. It was a gift from the people of France to America. About 12 million immigrants passed through New York when they came to America. It was the symbol of friendship between two countries. Now it is America’s symbol of freedom.

2. It is one of the most beautiful places in the capital of the USA. It is the part where the President of the USA lives and works and it is not open to the public. It consists of 132 rooms. You can visit the library, the Red Room, the Blue Room and the Green Room which have some fantastic old furniture.

3. It is rang out in July 1776 in Philadelphia, when the Declaration of Independence was signed by Congress. It rang out at every event of national importance until it cracked in 1835. Now it is on display in Independence Hall in Philadelphia, but it never rings. It weighs over a ton and it is 12 feet wide at the bottom.

4. It is the center of the theater in New York. The lights from all the theaters and advertisements are very bright. On the New Year’s Eve on the 31 of December crowds of people stand in it and wait for midnight. At midnight everyone shouts, “Happy New Year!” to everyone else.

5. It was made by Betsy Ross during the War of Independence on January 1, 1776. It had 7 red and 6 white stripes for the 13 American colonies, and there were 13 stars in the field of blue in the corner. Now it has 50 stars for the 50 states. But the number of stripes is the same-13.

8. Guess what is it? (показ слайдов, угадать что на них изображено)

9. Popular American holidays. (показ слайдов)

You’ll listen to description of some popular American holidays. You must write down the numbers of these holidays in the right order.

1 Independence Day.

2 Christmas Day.

3 Halloween.

4 President’s Day.

5 April’s Fool’s Day.

1 People celebrate this holiday in America in the same way they celebrate it in England. People make jokes on this day and have a lot of fun. People celebrate this holiday in spring.

2 Families and friends celebrate this day. Every town and every city has parades, games and sports with prizes. On that day 1776 the USA became independent from England.

3 On this day students and pupils read about George Washington,

Abraham Lincoln and other American presidents.

4 This is one of the most favourite holidays of the year. Children dress up, shout “Trick or treat”. Get sweets, fruit, cakes and people have pumpkins with candles in their windows.

5 This is the biggest holiday of the year. Many people enjoy it mist of all and say this is the main holiday of the year. The President gives his speech on TV. Parents tell their children that Santa Claus will come to their house at night and leave presents for them.

III. ЗАКЛЮЧИТЕЛЬНАЯЧАСТЬУРОКА.

• Итог урока.

• Did you like our lesson?

• What did you like best of all?

Your hometask will be to answer the question: Do you want to go to the United States of America? And why? Write 4-5 sentences.

T. Thank you for your work. Good-bye.

Если останется время

4. Конкурс художников

Участвует вся команда или 2-3 представителя. Дети прослушивают рассказ ведущего, а затем рисуют на большом листе бумаги все, о чем говорилось в тексте, учитывая цвета и размеры предметов. Сложность текста  зависит от того материала, который уже пройден учащимися.

Образец

This is a street. The street is long. There are big houses in the street. You can see two cars and three buses. There are green trees in the street. The boy is going to school.He has got a school bag in his left hand. His bag is blue and his suit is brown. There is a black dog in front of him. It is small.

2 Make the word combinations. Write them:

3. Articles with the geographical names.

Fill in “the” where necessary.

8. What is …..capital of……..USA?

9. Where is …….Mississippi River?

10. Is ……New York in…….USA or in……..Canada?

11. Did he come from………America?

12. What is………name of ………ocean between……United States and……Asia?

13. Three men came to…….Washington.

14. ……Chicago is situated near …….Lake Michigan.

Взаимоконтроль.

6. Now you must write the words in right order and make up questions. Are you ready to start? ( схемы)

1 have, what, you, seen, in the park?

2 who, last, was, in Los Angeles, year?

3 they, when, celebrate, will, Halloween?

4 going, to Texas, why, he, is?

5 whom, people, near, House, can, the, White, meet?.

4 Write Test 1 America was discovered by:

a) Christopher Columbus

b) George Washington

c) The Native Americans

2 Now the President of the USA is:

a) Bill Clinton

b) Margaret Thatcher

c) Barack Obama

3 The capital of the USA is:

a) Washington

b) New York

c) Los Angeles

4 The USA has:

a) fifty states

b) fifteen states

c) eighty-five states

5 When is Independence Day?

a) 4 July

b) 26 October

c) 14 July

6 What river is not in the USA

a) the Mississippi

b) the Missouri

c) the Thames

7 Where is the Statue of Liberty?

a) in New York

b) in Washington

c) in Boston

8 The American flag has:

a) fifty stripes

b) thirty stripes

c) thirteen stripes

9 In size the United States of America is:

a) the second in the world

b) the fourth in the world

c) the first in the world

10 Which is the closest American state to Russia?

a) Alabama

b) Alaska

c) Florida

7. Now look on the board sightseeing USA. Показ слайдов о достопримечательностях США

I want you to listen to my stories. I’ll describe different sights of America. You will use the cards with the numbers of sights

1. The flag of the USA.

2. The White House.

3. The Statue of Liberty.

4. Times Square.

5. The Liberty Bell.

9. Popular American holidays. (показ слайдов)

You’ll listen to description of some popular American holidays. You must write down the numbers of these holidays in the right order.

1 Independence Day.

2 Christmas Day.

3 Halloween.

4 President’s Day.

5 April’s Fool’s Day.