Конспект уроку "The USA. Foreign relations of the United States" до підручника Англійської мови В.Буренко, 11 клас, рівень стандарту

The USA. Foreign relations of the United States

Objectives:

• to introduce and practice the new topic;
• to present new vocabulary on the topic;
• to improve students’ reading and speaking skills;
• to develop students’ communicative competence;
• to activate thinking imagination;
• to broaden students’ outlook;
• to understand the necessity of protecting nature;
• to encourage students’ understanding of importance of studying;
• to develop self-esteem and a sense of respect for others.

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

• to use the words of the topic in oral speech;
• to discuss the foreign relationships of the USA;
• to read and understand texts;
• to give the definitions of the words.

Procedure

1. Warm-up

Ex.1 p.143

What do you know about the United States of America? Answer the questions. Give short answers and write them down.

1. How many states do the USA consist of?

2. What are the biggest cities, mountains chains, lakes and rivers of the USA?

3. What are the natural wonders of the USA?

4. What is the population of the USA?

5. Why is the country called the “New World” or a young country?

6. Who was the first president of the USA?

7. What other famous presidents do you know?

8. What traditional American food is known not only in Ukraine but also all over the world?

2. Reading

Ex.2 p.143

Read the text and check your answers

3. Reading and speaking

Ex.3 p.144

Work in pairs. Read the text again and choose the most interesting information about the USA in your opinion. Discuss it with your partner. Present the results of your discussion to the classmates.

4. Vocabulary

Ex.4 p.144

Listen and read the new words and their definitions.

1. nonproliferation n a limit to the increase of nuclear and chemical weapons that are produced

2. to safeguard v to protect smth from loss, harm or damage; to keep smth safe

3. expatriation n the process of removal a person from their own country by force or law

4. commodity n a product or a raw material that can be brought or sold

5. jurisdiction n the authority that an official organisation has to make decisions about smb/smth

6. domestic adj inside a particular country, not foreign or international

Ex.6 p.146

1. armistice n an agreement during a war to stop fighting

2. to plunge v to plummet; to make smb/smth move suddenly

3. rampant adj existing or spreading smth bad everywhere in the way that cannot be controlled

5. Speaking

Make some sentences with the words above.

6. Reading and speaking

Ex.5 p.144-145

Read the text “Meet the USA Foreign Relations of the United States” and answer the questions.

1. What is the foreign policy of the United States of America?

2. What are the officially stated goals of the foreign policy of the United States?

3. What are the jurisdictional goals of the United States?

4. What countries do the United States have diplomatic relations with?

7. Speaking

Find the English meanings of these words:

• непоширення ядерної зброї;
• охороняти;
• гарантувати;
• вигнання;
• експатріація;
• товар;
• юрисдикція;
• домашній;
• внутрішній.

Name and spell them.

8. Summary

Ex.7 p.146

Find synonyms to the words. Write them down.

1. Armistice.

a) An item. b) An attack. c) A surprise. d) A truce.

2. Prosperity.

a) Success. b) A condition. c) Prediction. d) Bravery.

3. An impact.

a) A tool. b) A deadlock. c) A collision. d) Bad.

4. To plunge.

a) A fruit. b) To rush. c) A metal sheet. d) Courage.

5. Devastation.

a) A noise. b) A plan. c) Destruction. d) A herb.

6. Rampant.

a) Attacking. b) Loud. c) Existing. d) Wild.

9. Homework

Ex.8 p.146

Choose one of the American presidents you like most. Find interesting information and write a short paragraph about him.