Внеклассное мероприятие по английскому языку Конкурс знатоков. Австралия

Конкурс знатоков

«Австралия»

Цели: обобщение изученного материала по теме «Австралия»; актуализация страноведческого материала; тренировка навыков устной речи.

Оборудование: карточки с кроссвордами; задание на карточках для конкурса «Города Австралии»; картинки или рисунки животных; карточки с названиями австралийских городов; карточки с заданием «Подпиши на карте».

Ход мероприятия

Good morning, boys and girls. I am glad to see you. Today we shall know more about the Unknown Southern Land, that is about Australia. First of all we must divide into 2 teams. I shall give you a sheet of paper. Those who have a red sheet of paper will sit down near the windows. Think of the name of your team.

Учитель приветствует детей и сообщает им тему занятия. Ученики делятся на команды и придумывают название команды.

I shall ask you some questions about Australia.

Команды по очереди отвечают на вопросы учителя.

What are three Australian deserts? (They are the Great Sandy Desert, the Great Victoria Desert, the Gibson Desert.)

In what places of Australia are fruit, wheat and potatoes grown? (Fruit is grown along the Murray River. Tasmania is

the producer of potatoes, pears and berries of different kinds.)

How many territories are there in Australia? (There are two territories in Australia.)

What state of Australia is the largest? (It is Western Australia.)

What state does the capital of Australia belong to? (This city doesn’t belong to any state.)

What are the states of Australia? (They are New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland, Western Australia, South Australia, Tasmania.)

Is Australia a continent or an island? (It is both a continent and an island.)

Thank you, children. I see, you know many interesting things about Australia. I shall give you the maps and you must write down the states of Australia. You have only 1 minute. Let us check up your task.

Команды получают задание на карточках «Подпиши на карте». Учитель показывает правильный вариант карты и выставляет баллы.

Each of these states has their own cities and capitals. What cities do you know?

Ученики называют австралийские города, а учитель вывешивает таблички с их названиями.

Now we’ll listen to you reports about the most famous cities of Australia.

Ученики представляют свои сообщения о различных городах Австралии.

Who can say what city is the capital of Australia? (It is Canberra.)

What city is the largest city of Australia? (It is Sydney.)

I shall give you the cards. On the left side you can see some descriptions. On the right side you can see the names of some Australian cities. Your task will be to match the stories and find the name of the city. So you will have 2 minutes for doing this task.

Ученики выполняют задание в течение 2–3 минут, а затем учитель проверяет задание и выставляет баллы.

Задание на карточках:

1. It contains a lot of government buildings Canberra

built in 1923–1927 Melbourne

Its population is 310000 people Perth

It is an important center of learning Brisbane

2. It is founded in 1804 Alice Springs

It is the oldest city of Australia Hobart

It is surrounded by a small agricultural area Sydney Melbourne

3. Its population exceeds 1 million people Sydney

It is a large center of the wine export Brisbane

Famous for Adelaide’s Festival of Adelaide

Arts held every 2 years Melbourne

4. Its population exceeds 1 million people Canberra

It is the only large Australian city with Brisbane

subtropical climate Perth

It’s a very beautiful city with a lot Hobart

of parks and gardens

An important export center.

Its main exporting items are:

wool, meal, wheat, sugar.

5. It’s the largest city of Australia Canberra

It’s population is about 3,5 mln people Perth

It was founded on the 26th of January Hobart

in 1788 Sydney

It is the first European settlement in the country.

6. It is the second largest city of Australia Sydney

It’s population is about 3 mln people Melbourne

It’s the financial center of the nation Alice Springs

Hobart

7. It’s the major west coast city Canberra

It’s population exceeds 1 mln people Perth

It’s the most beautiful Australian city Adelaide

which citizens remind many Americans Alice Springs

of several cities in Southern California

A sea port

8. It is one of the most important city Alice Springs

of the country Perth

It is a cattle center Hobart

It is connected with Adelaide by

the railroad line

Ключи:

1. – Canberra; 2 – Hobart; 3 – Adelaide; 4 – Brisbane; 5 – Sydney; 6 – Melbourne; 7 – Perth; 8 – Alice Springs.

What can you say about the climate in Australia? Is it dry, hot? What can you say about the deserts? (It may rain at any time of the year and there are often long periods of drought.)

What animals and birds can live under such a climate? (A lyrebird, a cockatoo, a buffalo, a rabbit, a dingo, an eucalyptus, a koala, a rat, an anteater, a duckbill, an emu, a kangaroo.)

Now we’ll listen to the reports about the animals.

Учащиеся представляют рассказы о животных Австралии.Свои рассказы дети могут проиллюстрировать картинками или рисунками.

Доклады о животных:

a) Red kangaroo

The red kangaroo bounds along on its enormous back legs, using its strong tail to help it balance. A big male kangaroo can clear more than 9 m in one leap. Only the male has red fur. The female is blue-gray in color. The kangaroo is able to survive the high temperatures and dry conditions in the outback.

b) Wild dog

Dingoes are descended from the domesticated dogs brought to Australia about 8000 years ago, but they have become wild again. Dingoes yelp or howl instead of barking.

c) Emus

Emus cannot fly, but they have strong legs and massive feet and can run at up to 48 k/h. The emu is the second largest bird in the world. It usually eats grass, berries, fruit and insects, but they have been known to swallow marbles, nails and even coins.

d) Echidna

The echidna’s long, sharp spines help it to be protected from enemies. If it is attacked, it rolls itself into a ball or digs straight down into the soil, this way it hides its soft face under the parts, where there are no spines.

e) Koala

The koala has a very specialized diet – it eats only the leaves of trees. The koala gets most part of its moisture from its food and drinks water rarely. The koala is good at climbing trees.

f ) Flower feeder

The honey possum uses its long snout to probe into flowers for getting pollen, nectar and insects. It has a long, thin tongue tipped with bristles for soaking up its food.

Учащиеся представляют свои доклады. На доске вывешиваются названия животных.

Now you will do the crossword. Let us check up the crossword. How many words did you guess?

Across:

This animal has sharp spines, which help it to be protected from enemies. It is known as a flower feeder. It has a long, thin tongue tipped with bristles for soaking up its food.

Down:

It is the largest bird of Australia. It is also one of the largest birds in the world. It cannot fly but it is a good runner. This animal spends most part of its life in eucalyptus trees and eats only the leaves of these trees. It is known as a wild dog.

Ключи:

По горизонтали: 1. echidna; 2. possum. По вертикали: 1. emu; 2. koala; 3. dingo.

Учитель организует проверку кроссвордов, для этого на доске открывается заранее подготовленная запись ответов.

Let us count our balls. Who is the winner?

Команды подсчитывают баллы и выявляют победителей.

All of you were active and attentive today. Thank you. Goodbye.

Учитель подводит итоги урока и прощается с детьми.