Открытый урок по английскому языку

            Конспект урока

6 класс

Урок-викторина по английскому языку

Тема:   Соединенное Королевство Великобритании и Северной Ирландии

Цель: - проверить приобретённые знания учащихся о культуре, истории, географии, литературе страны изучаемого языка, умение использовать их во всех видах речевой деятельности на английском языке.

Задачи:

-        воспитание уважения к культуре страны изучаемого языка;

-        развитие умений общаться, используя различные виды речевой деятельности, умения работать в группе, нести ответственность за результат совместной деятельности;

-        развитие лингвистических способностей студентов: фонематического и интонационного слуха,  языковой и контекстуальной, догадки;

-        развитие психических функций, связанных с речевой деятельностью (мышление, память, внимание, восприятие, воображение), развитие мотивации к дальнейшему овладению ИК.

Участники: ведущий, команды - участники.

Организация игры: игра состоит из четырех геймов.

Оборудование: карта Великобритании, картинки с видами Лондона, карточки с вопросами, кроссворд, портрет В. Шекспира, жетоны, лото.

Ход урока:

1. Организационный момент.

Teacher: Good morning. Our lesson is devoted to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. It's a far away country and surely each of you would like to visit it. At our previous lessons we tried to learn as much as possible about this country. And today we'll see how well you know the UK; we are going to sum up your knowledge about the geography, the climate, the political system of the UK, about London sights and the British. Our lesson will consist of IV games. We'll have a kind of a competition. That's why you are divided into two teams. I wish you to be active. Let's start our competition.

         Teacher: During this game you are to answer the questions about the UK in turn. You will choose a question with the help of the roulette. You have a minute at your disposal to discuss the answer. For every correct answer each team will get a counter. And if the answer is wrong, another team has a right to answer the same question. (вопросы на разноцветных полосках бумаги)

I. Game. 

 Фиолетовый - география Великобритании. (Работа с картой)

          1.  Where is the UK situated? What is its total area? (The UK is situated on the British Isles: two large islands - Great Britain and Ireland and about 5000 smaller ones. Their total area is over 244000 square km.)

        2.  Name the capitals of the four parts of the UK. (Scotland

-        Edinburgh, Wales - Cardiff, England - London, Ireland - Belfast).

       3. What separates the UK from the continent? (The North Sea and the English Channel)

  4. Name and show the deepest and the longest rivers in the UK. (The Thames is the deepest river and the Severn is the longest one)

       5. Name the emblems of Scotland, Wales, England and Northern Ireland. Match the emblems and the four parts of the UK. (Rose is the emblem of England; Thistle is the emblem of Scotland; Leek is the emblem of Wales; Shamrock - the Northern Ireland).

      Белый - климат Великобритании.

           1. What is the climate of the British Isles? (Maritime, with frequent rains,        strong winds and continuous fogs).

2.      What are the three factors that chiefly determine the climate of the UK? (- the position of the UK in the temperate belt; winds blow chiefly from the west and south-west; - the warm current of the Gulf Stream).

3.      When do all parts of the British Isles get a lot of rains? (All the year    round).

4.  Why is it hard to say that Britain has typical weather? (Because of sudden changes of the weather)

          5.  In which climate zone are the British Isles situated? (In the temperate zone between -the parallels on which Moscow and Kiev are situated).

Оранжевый - Лондон. Достопримечательности.

         1.   When and by whom was London founded? (In 43 AD by the Romans).

         2.  What part of the capital is called "Docklands"? (The old port area).

         3.  What sights are situated in the City of London? (St. Paul's Cathedral,    the Tower of London).

         4.   What is the geographical centre of London? (Trafalgar Square).

         5.    What is the residence of the Queen? (Buckingham Palace).

    Желтый - Политическая система.

         1.   What does the term "constitutional monarchy" mean? (G.B. is governed by hereditary sovereign an elected House of Commons and party hereditary House of Lords).

         2.   What are the functions of the sovereign? (Dissolution of the Parliament and the formation of the Government when there is no clear majority).

        3.   Who are the members of the House of Lords? (Hereditary peers, spiritual peers and life peers and peeresses).

       4.    What are the functions of the Houses (the two chambers)? (The members of both of the Houses must approve new bills proposed by the cabinet of ministers).

       5.  What are the major political parties in the UK?

II. Game.

Teacher: Now I suggest you asking each other questions about Scotland. The topic of our discussion is not accidental. As you know Glasgow is one of the biggest cities of Scotland. It is a great industrial, cultural and educational centre. Glasgow is a twin city of Rostov-on-Don. They maintain business and friendly relations. The delegation from Glasgow came to Rostov in September to congratulate the city with its 250-th anniversary and took part in the celebrations. So, I think, it'll be interesting to see how well you know Scotland.

        You must have prepared your questions at home after working with some additional information about Scotland. For every correct answer a team gets a counter. You may discuss the answer for several seconds.

              Red Rose.

             1.  When did Edinburgh become the capital of Scotland? (Edinburgh has been the capital of Scotland since the 15th century).

             2.  Describe the flag of Scotland, (it represents two white stripes in the form of X against the blue background» It's called St. Andrew's Cross).

             3.  Where did the name Scotland come from? (It came from the Scotty, a Celtic tribe who migrated to Scotland from Ireland in 5th - 6th centuries).

             4.  Explain what a kilt is? (It's a traditional men's dress, resembling a skirt. It's made of a special woolen fabric - tartan - may have different patterns, each indicating belonging to a certain clan. The Clan System is typical for Highlands).

             5.  What do they call baggier? (It’s a Scottish traditional meal dish a kind of liver, pluck).

               White Rose.

             1.  What is the Scottish flavour manifested in? (in her national heroes Rob Roy, Robert the Bruce, in own flag and emblem, in her national dress(the kilt), drink(whisky) musical instruments(bagpiper), food (haggis), sport(golf), literature(Robert Bums, Walter Scot), dances.

            2.   Why do Scottish Surnames begin with Mac? (The clan system is typical for Highlands, everybody in it has a surname beginning with Mac = "son of')

            3.   What parts does Scotland consist of? (The Highlands, the Lowlands.   The Southern Uplands).

           4. What territory does Scotland cover? (It occupies one - third of the territory of the British Isles).

 5. Where is Glasgow the largest city situated? (On the river Clyde)

III. Game.

Teacher: It's a lightning tournament. You are to complete the sentences.  There will be10 sentences for each team. You must answer very fast. For every correct completed sentence a team gets a counter. So, the sentences for the first team...                                             

1-st team

            1.   The North of Scotland is mountainous and is called ... (the Highlands).

           2.   Lakes in Scotland are called... (Locks).

           3.  Southern Ireland is independent of the UK and called ... (Eire or the Irish Republic)

           4.   The Bank of England, the Stock Exchange and the Old Bailey are located in ... (the City of London).

           5.    St. Paul's Cathedral was built by... (Christopher Wren).

           6.    The West End is a symbol of... (Wealth and luxury).

           7.    Opposite the Nelson monument is ... (the National Gallery).

           8.    The national flag of the UK is called ... (Union Jack).

           9.    St. George is the patron of... (England).

          10.  The supreme legislative power is vested in... (The Parliament).

2-d team

         1.    British people say about the climate: (Other countries have a climate, in England we have weather).

          2.   The English people call the Thames ... (the Father of London).

          3.  Westminster Abbey is ... (the place where coronation of all kings and queens has taken place).

          4.   One of the busiest streets in the West End is ... (Oxford Street).

          5.    Hereditary inhabitants of the East End are called ... (cockneys).

          6.    In old times the Tower of London was used as ... (a fortress, a palace, a prison). In old times the Tower of London was used as ... (a fortress, a palace, a prison).

         7.  The executive power of the Crown is exercised by... (The Cabinet headed by the Prime Minister).

         8.   The Prime Minister of the UK is ... .

         9.   The 3-d long-established party of the UK is ... (the Liberal Party).

        10.  The British are considered to be... (Cold, reserved, aristocratic, and lazy).

IV. Game

Teacher: Do you like guessing crosswords? Now guess the crossword "Britain at a Glance". You'll have 5 minutes at your disposal to do it.

(каждая команда получает листок с кроссвордом).

Teacher: Well, your time is up. Let's read your variants in turn. For every correct sentence each team gets a counter. Т.: And now tell me please, what the central word in your crossword is? St. 1: Shakespeare.

Т.: William Shakespeare. Let us speak about this person.

-        What do you know about this celebrity? - Why are we

speaking about him?

-        What do you know about his life: when and where was he born? (23-d of April in Stratford-on-Avon, 1582 he married Ann 1599)

-        How many tragedies and comedies did he write? Name the most popular of them. ( Hamlet, King Lear. Othello, Macbeth, All's Well, that Ends Well, the 12th night, Romeo and Juliet, etc.).

-        What was his greatest achievement as a poet? (154 sonnets)

What is a sonnet? (It’s a poem consisting of 14 lines with a moral at the end).

-How can you characterize Shakespeare's sonnets? What themes do his sonnets deal with? (Love, friendship, death, change, immortality).

At our lessons we learned some of his sonnets. May be some of you would like to recite his sonnets. And a team will get an additional counter for it.

(студенты читают сонеты Шекспира, дают перевод на русский язык).

Т.: Thank you very much. You've done it perfectly well.

(Команды поучают дополнительные жетоны).      

            Заключительный этап урока:

 Teacher: Well, my dear. It goes without saying that Great Britain is a very interesting country, and we can speak about it for hours. But I think, it's high time to see who's won in our competition. I ask the captains to help me to count the "total score» (капитаны подсчитают количество жетонов).

Подведение итогов урока, награждение победителей.

Рефлексия, домашнее задание.