Atyrau region
Secondary school named after M.V.Lomonosov
Demonstrative lesson
Theme: “Astana is the Modern city
of the 21st century”
(10 “B” form)
Teacher of English: Yertleuova A.S.20152016 y.
Date: 17.11
Theme: Astana is the Modern city of the 21st century.
Aims:
Educational: a) to carry out practice in speech activity: monological, dialogical, audition; b) to be able to conduct
the imagined tour across Astana; c) to learn to build logically offers, statements; d) to carry out practice in work on
groups; e) to make active lexicon known for the pupil on the subject "Capital".
Developing: a) to develop love and a pride for the capital, feeling of friendship; b) to cultivate respect for capital
history.
Bringingup: a) to develop thinking, the creative imagination, an initiative in implementation of foreignlanguage
speech activity; b) to increase the specific weight of independent work at school and at home; c) to develop
intersubject communication with history and cognitive interest of pupils.
The methods of teaching: practical, reproductive, audiovisual.
Types of teaching: work at lexics, work at the text, work at grammar and pronunciation, questionanswer work
Visual aids: texts, presentation slides, assessing cards, pictures of Astana.
Procedure of the lesson:
Epigraph to a lesson: “Looking down on Astana, we see at our feet the richest and most beautiful city in the world, a
city as great as London and as magical as Rome”.
I.
Org. moment.
T: Good morning! Sit down, please. Who is on duty today? Who is absent? What date is it today?
Today we have unusual lesson. As you see we have many guests at our lesson.
Check of the home task.
II.
At first let’s check your knowledge about great lakes and seas of Kazakhstan. Ex 10 p 106 Comprehension
check: True or False.
III. Main part.
Today we shall speak about our capital, about Astana. Astana is a new and modern city. There are a full of
fantastic and amazing buildings wonderful parks and squares, marvelous entertainment centers here. We’ll listen to
the text about the history of our capital, and speak on this topic. All of you and all of us dream of visiting Astana
and let’s hope that sometime our dream will come true and we shall see one of the greatest cities in the world, but
we must ready to answer questions about our capital, about Astana. And it’s time to show your knowledge about
Astana.
I divided you into 2 groups: 1st group Almaty and 2nd Astana. Now we’re going to begin our travel across
Astana. We’ll visit such interesting places as Baiterek, Ak Orda, Khan Shatyr, Circus, Peace and Accord Palace.
Let’s start our travelling.
But at first listen to the history of Astana. I gave Zinetulla Alisher an advancing task and now he will tell
you about it.
Astana (the former Akmola) was founded in 1830 as fortification of Russian Empire. In 1862 stanitsa Akmola got
the status of a town. Later Akmola became the centre of trade fairs where merchants from Kazakhstan, Russia,
Central Asia, India and other countries gathered to sell cattle and agricultural products. In March 1917 the Soviet
Power was established in Akmola. Many changes have taken place since then. Akmola played an important role in
supplying the Soviet Army with raw materials and products during the Second World War. In 1961 Akmola was
renamed into Tselinograd. In 1992 the city got its name Akmola again and since October 1997 Akmola has become
a new capital of the Republic of Kazakhstan. Later on it got its present name Astana. Astana is a modern growingcity, a political, financial, economic and sociocultural centre of the state. There are a lot of magnificent beautiful
buildings, higher educational establishments, colleges, and secondary schools, hotels, banks. There are many places
of interests in Astana: the Central Square, the Republic Avenue, the Palace of Youth, the Regional Museum of Fine
Arts and others. From everywhere you can see Baiterek, the symbol of prosperity and happiness.
IV.
The 1st stop: “Baiterek”.
The Baiterek Tower has become the city's symbol and its visiting card. The height of the structure is 105 meters. At
the height of 97 meters there is an observation deck providing a bird's eye view of the city. The figure of 97 was not
chosen at random. It symbolizes the year of the movement of the capital from Almaty to Astana. The Baiterek
Tower accommodates an art gallery, a large aquarium and a restaurant.
If you do the task in this stop correctly, you’ll enter “Baiterek”. If you listened to the history of Astana carefully
let’s answer the questions.
1. When Astana was founded? (1830)
2. What happened in 1862? (Akmola got status of a town)
3. What role played Astana during Second World War? (It was supplying the Soviet Army with raw
materials and products)
4. When and how was Akmola renamed later? (In 1961, Tselinograd)
5. What event is connected with Akmola in 1992? (In 1992 the city got its name Akmola)
6.
7. When it was renamed Astana? (In May 1998)
In what year and month Astana became the capital? (In October 1997)
Right. Your answers were correct, so you can enter “Baiterek”.
V.
The 2nd stop: “Khan Shatyr”
Khan Shatyr is a giant transparent tent in Astana. Built in a distinctively neofuturist style, the architectural project
was unveiled by the President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev on December 9, 2006. The 150mhigh tent has
a 200m elliptical base covering 140,000 square metres. Underneath the tent, an area larger than 10 football stadiums
is an urbanscale internal park, shopping and entertainment venue with squares and cobbled streets, a boating river,
shopping centre, minigolf and indoor beach resort.
To enter Khan Shatyr you must do lexical exercises after reading text:
Astana is a pride of Kazakhs and all people of Kazakhstan. Astana is a symbol of greatness of new Kazakhstan.
The founder and the main architect of Astana by right is our President — Nursultan Abishevich Nazarbayev.
Important and moreover, the resolute initiative regarding carrying over of the capital of our country from Almaty to
Akmola also was shown by Nursultan Abishevich Nazarbayev. Making of such wise and fatal decision, he has
shown himself as the provident, subtle and farsighted statesman.
The young capital — a symbol of creation, creativity and progress of Kazakhstan. The modern capital of
Kazakhstan grows and changes, becomes more and more attractive for inhabitants of Kazakhstan and foreign
visitors. Modern architectural style in which the best traditions of European and east cultures intertwine, fully reflect
the shape of new capital as the centre of economy, policy and culture.
Our capital Astana located at the heart of Saryarka, in the centre of the Eurasian space. Astana surprises all of us,
but especially foreigners by its prompt and powerful rate of building, the unique beauty, variety of modern
architecture.
The excellent architectural ensemble of Astana attracts the attention of many people all over the world. Many
beautiful, sound and manystoreyed apartment houses, office buildings, comfortable sport complexes and other
necessary objects for people’s life are being constructed in Astana.
Astana became the pride of new Kazakhstan, a symbol of the national idea statement and country unification. The
future of Kazakhstan inseparably connected with the future of Astana, which recently was known as «new capital»,
and now is an integral part of a new image of Kazakhstan and the country of XXI century.
1st group must complete the sentences:
1. Astana is a pride of Kazakhs and … . (all people of Kazakhstan)
2. The young capital – a symbol of creation, … . (creativity and progress of Kazakhstan)
3. Our capital Astana … . (located at the heart of Saryarka)
4. The excellent architectural ensemble of Astana attracts the … . (attention of many people all over the world)
5. Comfortable sport complex and other necessary objects … . (for people’s life are being constructed in
Astana)
6. New capital as the centre of … . (economy, policy and culture)
And 2nd group – fill in the gaps: pride, inseparably, architectural, located, apartment, symbol1. Astana is a … of greatness of new Kazakhstan. (symbol)
2. Astana became the … of new Kazakhstan. (pride)
3. Many beautiful, sound and many – storeyed … houses, office buildings, comfortable sport complex and
other necessary objects for people`s life are being constructed in Astana. (apartment)
4. The future of Kazakhstan … connected with the future of Astana. (inseparably)
5. Our capital Astana … at the heart of Saryarka. (located)
6. The excellent … ensemble of Astana attracts the attention of many people all over the world. (architectural)
Excellent! You can enter “Khan Shatyr”.
VI.
The 3rd stop: “Circus”.
Circus of Astana is a huge "flying saucer." Inside the circus it is equipped with the latest technology. There is a
sliding arena with an area for acrobatic stunts, riding school, skating rink, and others. In the circus often hosts
touring international artists.
In this part you’ll do grammar tasks. 1st group must make up sentences in the Past Tense about Almaty as a
former capital of our country and 2nd group – sentences about Astana in the Present Tense as a present capital.
It was good. So you can enter “Circus”.
VII. The 4th stop: “Akorda”.
Akorda is one of the visible images of the country’s new philosophy of development. The residence’s construction
began in 2001. The authors aimed to create an unrepeatable, unique complex which would symbolize power and
dynamism of the swiftly developing country. The official presentation of the new Palace of the President of the
Republic of Kazakhstan took place on December 24, 2004. The total area of the building makes up 36 720 square
meters.
Tasks of the 4th stop are connected with modern life of our country. To enter “Akorda” 2 groups have to
submit the project which I set as the advancing task. 1st group the project about “EXPO 2017” and 2nd – “1st
President of Kazakhstan”.
Your projects were so interesting. You can enter “Akorda”.
VIII. The 5th stop: “Peace and Accord Palace”.
Palace of Peace and Accord in Astana was created by the famous architect Norman Foster innovator. It was built
specifically to host the International Congress of leaders of world and traditional religions. The palace was built in a
pyramid on a "Golden Section Fibonacci." It is called the eighth wonder of the world.
To check how well you remembered the dates connected with Astana we will play game “Lotto” in this stop.
One by one you’ll take balls from this bag. There is a date in each ball. You must say what does mean this date.
1830, 1862, 1961, 1997, 1998, 1992
The 6th stop: “The Central Concert Hall”. It’s a reflexion part.
IX.
The Central Concert Hall looks like a flower. Inside the ‘flower’ you can find a very large concert hall (3.500.000
seats), other music halls, a cinema and restaurants.
As a reflection both groups have to make sinquain: 1st group with word “President”, so as President’s Day is
coming up and 2nd group with word “Capital” so as our today’s lesson connected with it.
1 Noun.
2 Adjectives.
3 Verbs.
Main idea.
Synonym of the 1st Noun.
Conclusion.
X.
Our lesson is coming to the end. And it’s time to know how many scores you have got today.
Self assessment list
Task
Score
1.
2.
3.
Checking the hometask
Answering the questions
Group work:
1. Work in group2. Reading
3. Complete the sentences
4. Making the sentences in the Past Tense.
4.
5.
6.
Project work
Game work
Sinquain
Total score
Home task.
XI.
We have done a lot of work at our lesson. We have talked about Astana. But till the next lesson you must
write an essay about our native city “Atyrau”.
You were very active. I’m pleased with you. Good luck to you. Thank you. Goodbye.
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