Конспект уроку "Famous Ukrainian Reserves" до підручника Англійської мови В.Буренко, 11 клас, рівень стандарту

Famous Ukrainian Reserves

Objectives:

• to revise previously taught vocabulary;
• to improve students’ vocabulary skills;
• to develop students’ speaking skills;
• to broaden student’s vocabulary;
• to motivate linguistic guess;
• to activate thinking and imagination;
• to provide a stable and welcoming atmosphere in the class;
• to develop self-esteem and mutual esteem;
• to inspire students to work in pairs.

Outcomes: by the end of the lesson students will be able:

• to use the words correctly;
• to know Ukrainian reserves and their location;
• to know about the most famous reserves of Ukraine;
• to love our Motherland and its nature;
• to give the definitions of the words.

Procedure

1. Warm-up

Homework review.

Present the results of your discussion to the classmates.

1. What are the main threats to the environment today?

2. Can we protect the environment?

3. Do you do anything to protect the environment?

4. What problems is your city (town, village) facing?

2. Speaking

Ex.7 p.122

Discuss.

1. Do you agree that we live on a contaminated planet? Why? Give your reasons.

2. Do you agree that environmental problems are connected only with the economy?

3. And what can you say about people’s activities? Do we do a lot of harm to nature?

4. What disasters are caused by people’s activities?

5. What can we do to protect nature?

6. What is the role of nature reserves?

7. Are they important for our Earth? Give your reasons.

Use phrases of Expressing opinions:

• In my opinion,…
• In my view,…
• I think (that)…
• Personally, I think…
• From my point of view…
• I’m not sure (if, about)…
• I don’t have a definite opinion about that.
• As I see you…
• As I see it,…
• I don’t think…

3. Reading and speaking

Ex.8 p.122

Divide the class into 5 groups. At first all the pupils read the beginning of the text “The Most Famous Reserves of Ukraine” then the groups have to read different texts. Then each group presents their information to the classmates. The pupils of the other groups make notes. Name the most interesting reserve which is worth visiting in your opinion. Give your reasons.

4. Writing

Ex.9 p.124

Divide into three groups and complete the table.

5. Reading

Ex.10 p.124

Read the poem written by the Ukrainian poet Volodymyr Sosiura, “Love Ukraine”, and choose the key sentences in your opinion. Read them aloud and discuss in class.

Ex.11 p.125

Read and complete the sentences.

These expressions and sentences can help you:

to walk or use a bicycle instead of going by car, to save energy, to use less electricity, to turn off the lights when you leave a flat or a house, to recycle used materials such as paper, bottles, and metal, to plant more trees, bushes and flowers, to develop international cooperation in order to solve ecological problems together, to reduce car fumes, not to throw away litter in the streets, parks, gardens, to keep our streets, parks, gardens, lakes and rivers clean from rubbish, not to pollute lakes and rivers with garbage or poisonous substances, thousands of plant and animal species disappear because of air and water pollution, hunting, global warming, deforestation, destroying habitats, to save as much water as possible, to stop polluting air, water, soil, to take litter to the nearest waste bin, not to throw litter in classes, corridors, in squares, parks, streets, not to cut down trees, to be cleaner, to reduce global warming, not to kill animals and birds, to lose their habitats.

1. If people don’t cut down trees,…

2. If we plant more trees, bushes and flowers, the air we breathe…

3. If people didn’t throw litter, the streets…

4. Animals and birds wouldn’t have lost their habitats if…

5. If we used public transport,…

6. If I were a President, I…

7. If people want to survive, they…

8. If we don’t take care of our environment,…

9. If we don’t create and preserve national reserves,…

10. If we had developed international cooperation,…

11. If we don’t stop explosions on ammunition dumps,...

12. If we want to live a happy life, we have to…

6. Listening

Ex.12 p.125

Listen to teenagers’ dialogue. They are discussing what to do in summer, where to go and what they have to know if they want to enjoy their trip. Say what they have decided.

7. Speaking

Ex.13 p.125

Work in pairs. Act out your own dialogues similar to the dialogue from Ex.12.

8. Summary

Ex.15 p.127

Play a game. Divide into two teams. In turns one team says a word related to protection of nature, the other team makes a sentence using this word. Each correct sentence gets a point. The team with the most points is the winner.

9. Homework

Ex.16 p.127

Choose and write a letter or an article. Here are two suggested answers.

1) You have just come back from a holiday. Write a letter to a pen friend telling him/her about your holiday.

2) A teen magazine has asked its readers to write an article about wildlife parks in your country.

Include the following:

• the reason for your choice;
• description of the place;
• why we need such places.