Методологическая разработка урока английского языка по теме «The National Anthem of Russia»

МЕТОДОЛОГИЧЕСКАЯ РАЗРАБОТКА УРОКА АНГЛИЙСКОГО ЯЗЫКА

ПО ТЕМЕ «THE NATIONAL ANTHEM OF RUSSIA»

I.          Read and translate the text.

Vocabulary

Text: “The National Anthem of Russia”

One major cultural highlight of the closing ceremony of the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics was a large group of children singing Russia’s moving National anthem. Formally known as “The State Anthem of the Russian Federation”, this powerful patriotic song was adapted from the National Anthem of the Soviet Union, composed by Alexander Alexandrov with original lyrics by Sergey Mikhalkov and Gabriel El-Registan.

The history of national anthems in Russia is a bit complex. Before 1944, Russia and all other member states of the Soviet Union considered the song “The Internationale” as the national anthem of the USSR. At that point, the USSR saw a need for a national song that spoke more about the Soviet experience and the National Anthem of the Soviet Union was adopted.

After the collapse of the Soviet Union, Russia adopted a new instrumental piece of music as their national anthem. It was composed by Mikhail Glinka and titled “Patrioticheskaya Pesnya”. When that melody failed to inspire and no perfect set of lyrics could be found, Vladimir Putin reinstated the old Soviet anthem and sponsored a contest for updated lyrics.  This new anthem, in its current form, became official in 2000.

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II.        Answer the questions

1.       What was the highlight of the closing ceremony of the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics?

2.       What is the formal name of the national anthem?

3.       Who was the composer of the Anthem?

4.       What song was the national anthem of the USSR?

5.       What happened to the national anthem after the USSR collapse?

6.       Who was a composer?

7.       Why did Vladimir Putin reinstate the old Soviet anthem?

8.       When did the new anthem become official?

III.      Make 10 sentences with new words

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