Тема: Natural wonders of Ukraine

 

Освітня мета: ознайомити учнів з природними дивами України, поповнити словниковий запас.

Практична мета: продовжувати формувати навички усного мовлення удосконалювати  навички аудіювання з метою розвитку фонематичного слуху та тренування фонематичної пам`яті.

Розвиваюча: розвивати мовну догадку та пізнавальні інтереси, навички аудіювання, діалогічного та монологічного мовлення, вміння працювати в парах та групах, висловлювати та відстоювати власну точку зору.

Виховна мета: виховувати інтерес учнів до природи   та усвідомлення важливості охорони довкілля

 

Обладнання: роздатковий матеріал, презентація , текст для аудіювання,  комп’ютер, мультимедіа  проектор.

 

 

Procedure of the Lesson:

 

I. Preliminaries of the Lesson.

1. Greeting.

Good morning, pupils! I’m glad to see you at our lesson.

 

II. Aims.       

          Today we start studing the new topic “ Nature and the environment». I also think that nature is unique and perfect. It is something people like to watch and to talk about.

     Everybody of you has take part in this lesson dedicated to the natural wonders of Ukraine. Some of you will be scientists and representatives of different reserves and national parks .

So our aims for the lesson are:

       to learn about famous Ukrainian nature parks and reserves;

       to improve listening, reading and speaking skills;

       to develop creative abilities and communicative skills;

       to be responsible in group work.

III. Main Part

Lexical work.

Read the words and guess their meaning

 Conservation -  prevention of wasteful use of a resource. (збереження)

 Heritage - something we get from past generations. (спадщина)

 Recreation - vacation, break, rest. (відпочинок)

 Reproduction - is the biological process by which new individual organisms “off             spring» - are produced from their «parents”. (розмноження)

 Reserve - is  a protected area of importance for wildlife, flora, fauna. (заповідник)

Value  is a measure of the benefit provided by a good or service to an economic agent.  (вартість)

Virgin - not yet used, exploited, or processed. (цілісний, непорушний)

To admire - too look at smth. or smb. with pleasure. (милуватися)

To constitute - 1. Be a part of a whole. 2. Give legal or constitutional form to (an institution); establish by law. (конституювати)

To preserve -  1.maintain (something) in its original or existing state. (зберегти)

Precious - is smth. of great value; not to be wasted or treated carelessly. (безцінний)

Varying- differing in size, amount, degree, or nature. (Різний, мінливий)

 

 

ІV.  Writing Fill in the words:

Reproduction, value,  reserve, precious, virgin, constitute,  admire,

conservation, varying, recreation, heritage.

 

1. There is a need for the ….  of trees, or there will soon be no trees.

2. Scientists studied the…,  diet and health of the wildebeests.

3. Environmental groups are asking the government to stop the destruction of … rainforest.

4. Experts hold …opinions as to causes of the pollution.

5. The land is to be left  undisturbed as a nature  … .

 6.  The land for the … area was expropriated from local farmers.

 7.  We must all take care to preserve our national ... 

8. We never know the… of water till the well is dry.

9. Oceans ...the majority of the Earth’s whole surface, making its name a little odd. 

10. Clean water is very…. commodity in many parts of the world.

11. We stopped at the top of the mountain to … the view of the peninsula.

 

V. Reading the text ex.2 ,p.146

So now you will divide into 6 groups. Each group must have  a scientist or a representative of the reserve or a national park.

Read the text ex.2 ,p.146  (each group reads about one of the reserves or of national parks).

VI. Speaking:

Making reports;

 

VII. Audition.

Now Viktor Havrylenko, the director of Askania- Nova   steppe reserve is in touch with us and he wants to give you some more information about Askania-Nova. Let`s listen to him.

Watching the video:

Ukrainian Seventh Wonder: The Askania Nova

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=otU72kT_6_4

 

V. Discussion the video:

a) Answer the questions:

1. Why is Askania-Nova often reffered to as a place where continents meet?

2. Who founded this nature reserve?

3. How many endangered  species of animals and birds are there in the reserve?

4. Do the animals like when people talk to them ? Why ?

5. Are zebras afraid of people?

6. Who dares approaching the most dangerous beasts?

7. Is Victor Havrylenko familiar with the animals in their behavior?

8. How many bisons do they have in the reserve?

Do they all feel great in our Ukrainian steppes?

 

b)  Finish the sentences:

1. All the tourists are armed with … . 

2. The bisons  are from… .

3. Even the animals from… can be found here.

4. There is also a big …. garden and a zoological… .

5. Askania-Nova is one of the largest the oldest reserves in… .

6. This year is the … anniversary.

 

 

III. Summing up. Evaluation

1.     Conclusion. Finishing.

       Homework.

Using the Internet resources find the information about other reserves ant nature parks of Ukraine.

2. Evaluation.