Містами Великої Британії. Розвиток навичок читання та усного мовлення

Тема уроку:  «Містами Великої Британії. Розвиток навичок читання та усного мовлення»

Клас: 8

Тип уроку: комбінований

Мета: ефективно працювати з текстом відповідної тематики,  демонструючи розуміння цінності культурного розмаїття та потреби жити разом у мирі.

Форми роботи: індивідуальна, групова, фронтальна

I. GREETING

Aim - During our lesson we’re going to make an exciting trip to Great Britain. It gives you a good opportunity to find out many interesting facts about British cities, practice new words and share your ideas with classmates as well. So, let’s start our lesson!

Warm-up - “Share your ideas”

Students are shown two pictures. Task: What connection do they have with Great Britain? Explain in a few sentences.

CHECK-ON HOMEWORK:  Ex. 13 p. 230 - Questions to the answers.

II. THE MAIN PART

1. VOCABULARY

p. 206 - Presenting a new vocabulary (translation using L1, students repeat the words twice)

a fisherman - рибалка

an industry - промисловість

an inhabitant - мешканець

population - населення

a sailor - моряк

to inhabit - населяти

industrial - промисловий

to be proud of - пишатися

to be buried - бути похованим

Read only nouns / adjectives / verbs

**Extra task (for the best students) - make up a sentences using as many new words as it is possible

2. LISTENING

Pre-Listening - Pronounce the names of the British cities correctly (they are written on the blackboard):

Belfast |bɛlfˈɑːst|

Birmingham  [ ˈbɜːmɪŋəm ]

Bristol |ˈbrɪst(ə)l|

Cardiff |ˈkɑːdɪf|

Dublin |ˈdʌblɪn|

Edinburgh  |ˈɛdɪnbərə|

Glasgow  |ˈɡlɑːzɡəʊ|

Liverpool |ˈlɪvəpuːl|

London |ˈlʌndən| 

Manchester  |ˈmantʃɪstə|

Plymouth  |ˈplɪməθ|

Portsmouth |ˈpɔːtsməθ|

Sheffield |ˈʃɛfiːld| 

Do ex. 6 b p. 206 - Copy and fill in the table with the names of people who inhabit the United Kingdom:

Listening - Do ex. 7 p. 207 - Listen about the population of Great Britain.

Post-Listening - Complete the sentences choosing right answer and read aloud to check up

1) More than (46) million people live in England.

2) (Liverpool and Manchester) are the biggest industrial cities in the centre of England.

3) Many sailors and fishermen live in Liverpool, (Plymouth and Portsmouth).

4) (Stratford-upon-Avon) is the birthplace of Shakespeare.

5) In some parts of (Scotland) and Wales people speak other languages besides English.

6) Everyone in the UK speaks English (differently).

3. SPEAKING

Ex. 8 a p. 208 - Name the capitals of England / Nothern Ireland / Scotland / Great Britain / Wales

*What country has the same capital as Great Britain on the whole?

4. WARM-UP

“True-False” Game - Clap your hands if it is false and correct the mistakes

1) Queen Elizabeth II is the ruler of the USA.

2) London’s inhabits prefer to wear kilt for special occasions.

3) London is situated on the river Thames.

4) When we say “Great Britain” we mean four countries.

5) The Times is the oldest British newspaper.

6) St Patrick is a patron saint of England.

7) There are blue, green, red and white colours in the British flag.

Relaxing Minute - слухаймо гімн Великої Британії (Great Britain National Anthem “God Save The Queen”)

5. READING (GROUP WORK)

The students are divided into two groups. 

The first group - “Manchester”

The second group - “Glasgow’

They are given the text with the full gaps and stickers with the missing words.

Task - Complete the text and present it to the class (try to retell the information).

Manchester

Manchester is the second  biggest ___ in ___ after Liverpool. It is the ____ capital of the North of England. It has a ___ which is neither cold nor hot. The highest summer ____ is 27”C.

Manchester is the fifth largest ____ in Great Britain.  The ___ of Manchester is about 680,000 people.

It was ___ in the Roman times. In later history Manchester was the ___ of the cotton trade in all the world. At present its ___ produce different electronic ___, chemical and plastic ___., raincoats and other things.

Glasgow

Glasgow is the largest ___ of Scotland with almost one million ___. It lies only 50 ___ from Edinburgh, near the west ___ of the country. When one of the biggest ___was built here in 15^th century it ___ one of the most important educational ___.

Today many thousands of ___ commute to the city because it dominates the whole region in industry.

It became a great port and ___ centre at the beginning of the 18^th century. Today it is known for its shipbuilding, ___ and chemicals, textile and clothing. It is also ___  for its ___ and publishing firms.

6. SUMMARIZING

Teacher-students: What new information did you find out during this lesson? Was it interesting?

Teacher: It was a great piece of work! Your marks are…

HOMEWORK:  Write down a short story about one of the British cities. Be ready to present it to the class.