Разработка урока английского языка "Британская пресса"

Этап урока

Работа на уроке

1. Организационный момент.

T.: Good morning, dear friends. I’m glad to see you. Today we are going to speak about newspapers. Do you or your friends, relatives read newspapers?

The British is one of the biggest newspapers – reading nations in the world. What do people read newspapers for?

Студенты отвечают на вопросы.

2. Фонетическая зарядка.

На доске выписаны слова, которые встретятся в тексте. Слова проговариваются с учителем. Студенты делают записи в тетрадь

T.: Now we are going to continue our work. To begin with, we can look up the new words and word combinations.

•        to concern oneself with – заниматься, интересоваться;

•        major – главный, основной;

•        emotive reporting – эмоциональная подача материала;

•        to feature – помещать в газете;

•        violence – насилие;

•        bias – предубеждение;

•        supplement – приложение.

T: Now we continue to talk about newspapers in Great Britain, their types, their content. It’s known that mass media in general and newspapers in particular play an important role in our life. They influence the way people look at the events. In other words the oral or written word has power and it is reflected in numerous proverbs and sayings. Let us repeat them.

- Think first then speak.

- When the word is out it belongs to another.

- Words are not birds- out you let them, and back you

never get them.

-The pen is mightier than the sword.

- Word is but wind, the written letter remains.

- No axe can cut out what a pen has written about.

3.  Актуализация знаний.

Студенты читают текст и выполняют задания.

«Where the press is free and every man able to read all is safe». T. Jefferson — Там, где пресса свободна и народ умеет читать, все благополучно.

T.: We continue our work and now read the text once more and answer the questions.

Text: The British Press

Probably in no other country are there such great differences between the various national daily newspapers — in the type of news they report and the way they report it.

On the one hand, there are the "quality" newspapers: The Times, The Independent, The Guardian, the Financial Times and The Daily Telegraph. These concern themselves, as far as possible, with factual reports of major national and international events, with the world of politics and business and with the arts and sport.

On the other hand, there are the "populars" and "tabloids," so-called because of their smaller size. The tabloids — the most widely read of which are The Daily Mail, The Daily Express, the Daily Mirror, The Sun and The Daily Star — concentrate on more emotive reporting of stories often featuring sex, violence, the Royal Family, film and pop stars, and sport. It's often said that the popular press aims to entertain its readers rather than inform them.

The tabloid press is much more popular than the quality press. In some countries, newspapers are owned by government or by political parties. This is not the case in Britain. Newspapers here are mostly owned by individuals or by publishing companies, and the editors of the papers are usually allowed considerate freedom of expression. This is not to say that newspapers are without political bias. Papers like The Daily Telegraph, The Daily Express and The Sun, for example, usually reflect Conservative opinions in their comment and reporting, while the Daily Mirror and The Guardian have a more left-wing bias.

In addition to the 12 national daily newspapers there are nine national papers which are published on Sundays. Most of the "Sundays" contain more reading matter than daily papers, and several of them also include "colour supplements" — separate colour magazines which contain photographically illustrated feature articles. Reading a Sunday paper, like having a big Sunday lunch, is an important tradition in many British households.

Besides, nearly every area in Britain has one or more local newspapers. The British are one of the biggest newspaper-reading nations in the world.

1.   What “quality” newspapers do you know?

2.   What do they concern themselves with?

3.   What “popular” newspapers do you know?

4.   It’s often said that the aim of the popular press is to entertain its readers rather than inform them. What kind of materials do these newspapers concentrate on?

5.   Are “quality” papers more popular than “tabloids”?

6.    In some countries, newspapers are owned by government or by political parties. What about Britain?

7.   Are the British one of the biggest newspaper – reading nations in the world?

 Интервью. Учитель раздает карточки с диалогом. Студенты читают по ролям.

Robin Knight the television reporter, is interviewing the Duchess of Wessex for the programme «The English At Home». Робин Найт телевизионный репортер берет интервью у Герцогини Уэсекской для программы « Англичане дома» .

Robin. — Now, Duchess… tell us about an ordinary day in your life.

Duchess. — Well, I wake up at seven o’clock…  

Robin. — Really? Do you get up then?

Duchess. — No, of course I don’t get up at that time. I have breakfast in bed and I read «The Times».     

Robin. — What time do you get up? Duchess. — I get up at ten.     .

Robin. — What do you do then?      

Duchess. — I read my letters and dictate the replies to my secretary.       

Robin. -… and then.      

Duchess. — At eleven I walk in the garden with Philip.       

Robin. — Oh? Who’s Philip? 

Duchess. — Philip is my dog. 

Robin. — What time do you have lunch?   

Duchess. — I have lunch at twelve thirty.   .

Robin. — And after lunch?     

Duchess. — Oh, I rest until six o’clock.     

Robin. -… and at six? What do you do at six?      

Duchess. — I dress for dinner. We have dinner at eight.

Robin. — What time do you go to bed?      

Duchess. — Well, I have a bath at nine thirty, and I go to bed at ten.        

Robin. — Thank you, Duchess… you certainly have a busy and interesting life!

I’d like you to imagine that you are sitting at a cafу and a reporter of «The Times» or any other paper tries to ask you some questions.

Студенты работают в группах по 4 человека.

- Excuse me for interrupting you. I’m a reporter of ‘…..’. Could I ask you some questions?

- Yes, of course.

- Do you buy any newspapers?

- Yes, we do.

- What are the reasons of your buying papers? (Why do you buy papers?)

- As for me…

4.  Рефлексия.  Подведение итогов.  Выставление оценок.  Домашнее задание.

Thank you for your work. I think, the material was very interesting and useful.