План-конспект уроку на тему "Аmazing places around the world" для учнів 9 класу

 Amazing Places Around The World.

Friends 3          Oxford University Press        Form 10

Objectives: To revise all the vocabulary on the topic;

                     To develop students’ skills and habits of prepared and unprepared speech;

                       To teach students to express their opinion;

                      To practice listening, reading, speaking and writing skills;

                       To practice the Passive Voice;

                        To teach students to respect and keep the historical monuments of different countries in the world.

Materials and aids: a tape-recorder, a cassette, pictures with the views of amazing places around the world, cards.

                                            Procedure

                                                   « He that travels far knows much».

I.1.Greeting. Introduction to the lesson.

T: Good morning, dear friends. I‘m glad to see you. How are you today? I think everything is OK. Are you ready to start our lesson?

T: As you see the theme of our lesson is « Amazing places around the world» .So our lesson will be like a journey which starts from the ancient times and finishes at present. Our task is to get acquainted with these places using in your descriptions the Passive Voice. In this case we’ll also revise grammar material.

2. Warming up.

T: Now I want to draw you attention to the blackboard where the quotation from John Clark is written «He that travels much knows much» .I think these words can be the motto of our lesson. Let s try to prove that Clark was right. What’s your opinion? How do you understand these words? What does travelling means for you?

P1 -- I think it’s true. Travelling develops our outlook.

P2 – To my mind if you visit different countries, you get acquainted with traditions and customs of these countries.

P3—Travelling develops our imagination.

P4-- I want to add that travelling gives us knowledge.

P5 – I agree with you that travelling helps us to study foreign languages alive.

P6 – To my mind, when you travel, you can see a lot of interesting buildings, castles, monuments and so on.

P7 – Don’t forget, if you travel, you meet different people and make friends.

T: Yes, you are right. Let’s start our journey.

3. Phonetic drills.

T: The names of some places are a bit difficult to pronounce. Let’s repeat after me: The Nasca Lines, Xian, China, Emperor’s army, Tutankhamen’s tomb, The Statue of Liberty, Stonehenge, The Millennium Bridge, The Egyptian pyramids, The Eiffel Tower.

4. Speaking practice.

 T: Our starting point is Peru and the legend about the Nasca Lines. On the blackboard you can see an example of such drawings—it’s a spider. Answer my questions:

1. What are the Nasca Lines? (They are huge drawings of birds, animals and insects. They were cut into ground.)
2. Why are they called so? (Because they are made by the Nascan people.)
3. How long ago did they live? (They used to live in Peru thousands of years ago.)
4. When where the drawings made? (They were made over a period of a thousand years from about 500 BC to AD 500)
5. Why weren’t the drawings found for many years? (They weren’t found for thousands of years because they were buried in sand.)
6. Who found the drawings in the 1920s? (They were first discovered by pilots in the 1920s. They saw them from their planes.)
7. Why were the drawings so huge? (They were made not for humans but for the sky gods. The Nascans wanted to please them.)

T: OK. Good.

5. Oral practice (dialogues)

T: But boys and girls, do you know anything about the Emperor’s army at Xian or The Great Wall in China?

Dialogue 1:

P1—Do you know where was the Emperor’s army found?

P2—I have found the information that it was at Xian in China.

P1-- Is it true that there were thousands of model soldiers in this army?

P2 – That’s right and they are different. They were made for an Emperor of China and he was buried with them.

P1 – Who found that fantastic place?

P2 – It was found by some farmers in 1974.

P1 – And what about the Tutankhamen’s tomb?

P2 – The Tutankhamen’s pyramid was found in 1922 by Howard Carter.

P1 – What was there inside of it?

P2 – There were jewels, gold and silver. But many of these things were stolen by robbers thousands of years ago.

T: Thank you boys. Who else?

Dialogue 2:

P3 – Have you seen the Great Wall in China?

P4 – No, I haven’t. But I would like to. It’s fantastic.

P3 – How old is the Great Wall?

P4 – It was built thousands of years ago.

P3 – Why was it built?

P4 – It was built to keep the enemies from the north.

P3 – How long is it?

P4 – It s length is about 4600 kilometers.

P3 – What s it made of?

P4 – Mostly stone, but there is some brick too.

P3 – How was it built?

P4 – It was built completely by hands.

P3 – Oh, now I see that the Great Wall of China is amazing.

 

6. Listening. The Egyptian Pyramids. Ex.7,p.57 (PB)

A) Pre-listening activities:

T: These places are closely connected with another historical monument. What is it? Where are they situated?

P1,2 – They are the Egyptian Pyramids .They are in Egypt.

 

B) While-listening:

T: Listen to Hesham telling about the pyramids. Complete the notes.

1. age--------------4500 years old
2. material------------stone
3. transported by------boats
4. height-----------one hundred meters
5. used as-----------tombs for the kings.

T: Listen to the dialogue once more and be ready to correct my statements (true/ false sentences)

1. The pyramids were built more than 450 years ago.-----(-)

2. They were made of huge blocks of stone.------------------(+)

3. They were carried by hands down the river Nile.---------(-)

4. The pyramids are of the same size.----------------------------(-)

5. They served as the kings  tombs.-------------------------------(+)

7.Reading. (The London Eye/ The Millennium Bridge)

T: Dear friends, we live in a modern world and there are many wonderful sights to see too. They were built 7-10 years ago, for example the London Eye and the Millennium Bridge.

1. Pre-reading questions:

Where are they situated? (They are in London)

Have you seen them? (No, I have not)

2. While-reading activity:

T: Before reading look through the questions below and while reading, try to find the answers to these questions:

1. Who was the London Eye designed by? (It was designed by the British architects.)
2. Where were the main parts of them made? (They were made in Holland).
3. How were the other parts of it carried to Great Britain? (They were carried by ship.)
4. When was it opened? (It was opened on the 1^st of February 2000)
5. When was the Millennium Bridge opened and by whom? (It was opened in 2000 by the Queen)
6. When was it closed? Why? (It was closed 2 days later because it was wobbling so much)
7. When it was opened again? (It was opened 2 years later).

The text:

             The London Eye is in London, of course and it was designed by the British architects. However, it was not made in Great Britain at all. The main parts of the Eye were made in the Czech Republic, France, Germany and Italy. The parts were carried to Great Britain by ship. Then they were put together in London. It was opened to the public on the 1^st of February 2000.

The Millennium Bridge is a new bridge across the river Thames in London. It was opened in 2000 by the Queen. However, it was closed again two days later because it was wobbling too much. Two years later, on February 22^nd, it was opened again. Now it is used by thousands of people every day.

8. Monologue.

T: Your hometask was to find the information about the Statue of Liberty, Stonehenge and the Eiffel tower. Who wants to tell us about them?

P1----The Eiffel Tower.

The Eiffel Tower or the iron lady is located in Paris. It is the most visited and paid monument in the world. Millions of people come to France to see it every year. Named after its designer, engineer Gustave Eiffel, The tower was built as the entrance arch to the 1889 World s Fair. The tower is 324 meters tall, about the same height as an 81-storey building. The tower has got 3 levels for visitors. The walk to the first level is over 300 steps. The third and the highest level are accessible only by the elevator. Both the first and the second levels have got restaurants. The metal structure of the Eiffel Tower weights 7300 tones.

P2-----The Statue of Liberty.

The Statue of Liberty is a splendid statue, which stands on a small island at the entrance to New York  harbour. Its top reaches 305 feet above the water level.    

It is the work of a well-known French  sculptor Frederic Bartholdi. The statue is made of copper and it is empty inside.225 tons of metal were used for its construction. There is also a lift in it. The goddess of liberty holds the torch in right hand and a tablet in her left hand with the date « July 4^th 1776» on it, which symbolizes the Declaration of Independence. The seven rays on the crown of the statue represent the seven seas and seven continents. The total weight is 125 tons. The statue is opened to the visitors, usually arriving on the ferry. The museum, located in the pedestal shows the history of the statue.

P3-----Stonehenge.

Stonehenge is one of the Europe s biggest stone circle that is 10 or 12 meters high. They are 5000 years old. There are many graves around the monument. Work started around 1800 BC. The ruins consist of two stone circles and two stone horseshoes. Stonehenge is a kind of a calendar. The sun and the stones let the ancient people know when the months and the seasons start.

9. Writing.

T : Let‘s do some grammar exercises from your Activity book.(Ex.2,3 p.50) Your task is to use the  Passive Voice .

III. Hometask. Summerising.

T: But our lesson comes to the end. Have you learnt anything new? Was the journey interesting? I want to finish our lesson with such words:

«Do not forget the past.  Value the present.  And look with the hope into the future»

I am satisfied with your work today. Your hometask will be to find the interesting facts about amazing places in Ukraine and make a project. Thanks everyone. Good-bye.