До вашої уваги пропоную шостий урок у циклі уроків до теми "Magic Nature" підручника Алли Несвіт. В уроці вміщено цікаві завдання та малюнки для розвитку критичного мислення у дітей.
Урок 6
Тема: Магія природи
Підтема: Національні парки світу
Тип уроку: урок повторення і систематизації знань та удосконалення умінь
і навичок іншомовної комунікативної компетентності.
Мета: повторити та закріпити лексичні одиниці з теми, розвивати слухову і зорову пам’ять учнів, критичне мислення, уяву та увагу, розвивати вміння знаходити та користуватися різними джерелами інформації (мережа Інтернет, тематичні статті), знайомити учнів з інформацією про різні парки світу для створення тематичних брошур; виховувати зацікавленість у розширенні своїх знань.
Очікувані результати: на кінець уроку учні матимуть досить інформації для створення брошур з теми, володітимуть лексикою, застосовуватимуть її в монологічному мовленні, володітимуть історичними та краєзнавчими відомостями про національний парк світу, закріплять способи словотвору.
Обладнання: підручник для 9 класу А.Несвіт, картки для роботи в парах, групах, мультимедійний проектор, комп’ютер, доступ до мережі Інтернет
ХІД УРОКУ
І. Підготовка до сприйняття іншомовного мовлення
Greeting. T: Good morning, students. I am very glad to see you. Sit down, please. I hope you are ready now and we can start working. How are you today?
Aim: T: Today we will end our topic about National Parks and at the end of the lesson we will be ready to create a leaflet about one of the world`s national park.
Warming up: T:
As you remember we have already read and spoken about Nature beauty and environment at previous lessons. And we’ll start our lesson with a poem. Listen to it and fill in the gaps with missing words from the table.
Fill in the gaps with the missing words from the table:
Hole, stop, day, sea, bigger, help, air |
Save Our Planet
The fish in the ____ (sea) are dying
From pollution we create.
We’ve got to ___ (stop) pollution
Before it’s too late!
Our planet is in trouble,
It gets worst every ___ (day).
We have to ___ (help) our planet
In early possible way!
The ___ (hole) in the ozone layer
Is getting ___(bigger) every day.
We’ve got to stop ___ (air) pollution
We have to find a way!
T: Now let`s read it aloud one by one. What is this poem about?
What environmental problems are mentioned in this poem? What does the author appeal us to do?
II. Основна частина уроку
2. Lexical revision. T: Before speaking and doing some tasks about the National Parks of the world, let’s revise some lexical material. Look at the board and find as many words as you can.
dgsdghewhtfrinspiringgnjgykitydr |
asfwarsteepsda |
dacdzcgorgessf |
dburialngvnchamberssfsg |
cyclingdfkohorhkroh |
xdhwildlifeinfwatchingxdghdh |
gjfgitwaterchbsportscjfj |
T: We are going on tour today, but first we need to know where to go. Tell me, please, what sources of information we can use to find information about travelling tours?
Mind map ideas:
Internet, books, newspapers, ads, news from TV, radio, chat rooms, posters, and so on
3. Writing/Reading: T: Before we start working of a leaflet, I want you to do the grammar exercise and complete the text about Yellowstone National Park in the USA with the correct forms of the words in brackets.
T: Then, please read the text.
Yellowstone national (nation) Park is situated in the USA/ Its territory spreads onto three states: Montana, Wyoming and Idaho. As long as 11000 years ago Native ________(America) settled in the area. In the second half of the 19th century _______(to organize) exploration of the territory started. The park was ________(to establish) in 1872 as the first national park in the country. It should be also said that it`s _______ (wide) held as the first in the world. There are many different ______ (to attract) in Yellowstone. They include both its wildlife and different natural features. One of the most _______ (fame) of these is Old Faithful geyser. The park comprises canyons, lake, rivers and mountains. The Yellowstone Caldera is _______(large) supervolcano in North America. Speaking about animal life, it`s worth ______ (to mention) that Yellowstone Park is the largest megafauna _______(to locate) in the USA. Here you can find such animals as grizzly bears, wolves, herds of bison and elk and plenty of other mammals, reptiles, birds and fish.
4. After-reading: T: Mark the statements to the text as true or false.
1. Yellowstone National Park is located in South America.
2. It covers the territory of four states.
3. The first settlement on the territory of the park were Indians.
4. The park was founded in the second part of the 19th century.
5. It is definitely true that Yellowstone is the first national park in the world.
6. In the park at least one supervolcano and one geyser can be found.
7. Yellowstone is the only area where grizzly bears and bison live.
5. Working with the Internet recourses: T: Dear students, today we have read some information about Yellowstone National Park and I want you to complete it and create a beautiful leaflet for the tourist. Imagine that you are a popular advertisement agency and your task to create the best leaflet for the park.
Visit Yellowstone National Park the very first National Park opened in 1872. The Yellowstone Caldera (the rocks from the volcano) covers most of the land area of Yellowstone |
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Area |
2.219.789 acres or 8.983.18 km² |
Wildlife |
7 species of ungulates, 68 other mammals, 322 bird species, 16 fish species |
Plants |
Over 1.100 species of native plants, more than 200 species of exotic plants |
Geology |
One of the world`s largest calderas with over 10.000 thermal features and 300 geysers; one of the world`s largest petrified forests; over 290 waterfalls; Yellowstone Lake is the largest high altitude lake in North America |
Additional information |
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Accommodation |
9 visitor centers; 12 campgrounds |
Activities |
Horseback riding, kayaking, climbing, hiking, wildlife watching |
The opening dates |
The weather dependent |
North Entrance |
Open year round to wheeled vehicles |
Home to North America`s tallest peak, Mount McKinley, Denali has been a goal for tourists for a century. The Denali National Park and Reserve can be found in Alaska |
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Area |
6 million acres or 24.500 km² |
Wildlife |
37 mammals species; 130 different bird species, including the golden eagle |
Plants |
More than 650 species of flowering plants, lichen and moss, coniferous trees. Only plants adapted to cold winter and short growing season survive |
Geology |
The central part of the Alaska Range; glacial valleys |
Additional information |
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Accommodation |
15 visitor centers; 8 campgrounds; 2 hospitals; 5 churches |
Activities |
Summer season : horseback riding, kayaking, climbing, hiking, wildlife watching, bus trip, rafting, camping, fishing. Winter season: skiing, dog mushing (dog sled racing), snowmobiling, Northern Lights viewing |
The opening dates |
Primary between late May and early September (summer) Primary between late October and early March (winter) |
Dark night in Alaska is a great time to look outside and hope for some signs of the Northern Lights! |
III. Заключна частина уроку
1. Summarizing: T: Our lesson is almost come to the end and we have done a lot of work today. Now we have great information about two amazing places. Answer my questions, please:
- What are the names of the National Parks? When they were established?
- Where are they placed? What their area is?
- What can you say about wildlife and plants?
- What activities can people do there?
- What time can you go there?
2. Homework: T: your homework for today will be to create a leaflet about the park you liked the most.
ДОДАТКИ
Cards for the individual work
1. Fill in the table
Visit Yellowstone National Park
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Area |
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Wildlife |
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Plants |
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Geology |
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Additional information |
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Accommodation |
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Activities |
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The opening dates |
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North Entrance |
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The Denali National Park and Reserve
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Area |
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Wildlife |
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Plants |
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Geology |
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Additional information |
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Accommodation |
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Activities |
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The opening dates |
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North Entrance |
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2. Unscramble the words.
dgsdghewhtfrinspiringgnjgykitydr |
asfwarsteepsda |
dacdzcgorgessf |
dburialngvnchamberssfsg |
cyclingdfkohorhkroh |
xdhwildlifeinfwatchingxdghdh |
gjfgitwaterchbsportscjfj |
3. complete the text about Yellowstone National Park in the USA with the correct forms of the words in brackets
Yellowstone national (nation) Park is situated in the USA/ Its territory spreads onto three states: Montana, Wyoming and Idaho. As long as 11000 years ago Native ________(America) settled in the area. In the second half of the 19th century _______(to organize) exploration of the territory started. The park was ________(to establish) in 1872 as the first national park in the country. It should be also said that it`s _______ (wide) held as the first in the world. There are many different ______ (to attract) in Yellowstone. They include both its wildlife and different natural features. One of the most _______ (fame) of these is Old Faithful geyser. The park comprises canyons, lake, rivers and mountains. The Yellowstone Caldera is _______(large) supervolcano in North America. Speaking about animal life, it`s worth ______ (to mention) that Yellowstone Park is the largest megafauna _______(to locate) in the USA. Here you can find such animals as grizzly bears, wolves, herds of bison and elk and plenty of other mammals, reptiles, birds and fish.
Key: (nation) – national;
(America) – Americans;
(to organize) – organized;
(to establish) – established;
(wide) – widely;
(to attract) – attraction;
(fame) – famous;
(large) – the largest;
(to mention) – mentioning;
(to locate) – located.