Тема: Планета у небезпеці? Природні катаклізми. Наукова конференція.

Урок

Тема: Планета у небезпеці?

Природні катаклізми. Наукова конференція.

Цілі:   Активізувати вживання вивченої лексики з теми «Планета у небезпеці?». Продовжити формувати навички усного мовлення. Тренувати в аудіюванні, обговорюванні відео, читанні текстів з граматичним завданням.

       Удосконалювати навички монологічного і діалогічного мовлення, аудіювання, читання, обговорення почутого та побаченого, використовуючи інтерактивні методи навчання. Вчити працювати в малій групі, систематизувати матеріал, висловлювати свою точку зору.

       Розвивати пам’ять, логічне і абстрактне мислення з теми, творчу діяльність, уяву.

       Розширити знання учнів про природні катаклізми. Виховувати моральні якості, оптимізм, культуру спілкування, активну життєву позицію, відповідальність. Виховувати почуття любові до рідної землі.

Обладнання: підручники, фотографії природних катастроф, слайди, відео- фільми, роздатковий матеріал «шляхи творчості».

Хід уроку

1. Greeting. Aim.

T.: Good morning, dear children! Good morning, dear guests. Today we are going to have an unusual meeting. I invite you to take part in a scientific conference “Natural Disasters”. During our lesson, we’ll try to speak about different disasters, try to understand their different phenomena, try to discuss the relationships between people and nature. And of course, we’ll try to give reasons of their occurrence and think about the way out.

The motto of our lesson will be “Look after this planet, it’s the only one we have” (Prince Philip of Britain).

2. Warm Up.

T.: I’d like to create a warm and friendly atmosphere. It is the basis of a good discussion. Look at the rays of our smiling sun. (app. №1). You can see warm massages. Choose the one you like. Wish something pleasant to your classmates. Let’s start “a wish chain”.

P. 1. I wish you good impressions.

P. 2. I wish you witty answers.

“Mind map”

What do you associate the words “nature disasters” with?

flood   lighting    hurricane   drought   famine and so on/

Natural disasters  

3. Main part.                                        1. Role play “Scientific Conference”.

T.: Let me introduce the chairman.

Chairman. Scientists understand a lot about environment, but they don’t understand everything. Every year there are big and small disasters in different parts of the world. Some of these happen very often, but some of them are a big shock. How do these natural disasters affect humans? Can we do anything about them? The agenda of our scientific conference will be the next.

1. A report about hurricanes made by Mr…
2. A report about tsunamis made by Mrs … and so on.

The chairman asks pupils to make their reports about different kinds of natural disasters.

2. Listening and watching film. “Can animals predict Natural Disasters?”

T.: Thank you, dear reporters about your interesting information. And now you’ll watch a film how can animals predict Natural disasters. After watching it  you’ll try to correct the mistakes: decide which sentences are true and which are false and then answer the questions on this text.

1. Correct the statements:

1. Some pets miss just before earthquakes. (+)

2. Animals have a greater use of their senses than we do. (-)

3. The animals can’t hear the noise of coming disaster better than we do. (-)

4. The Chineese scientist Stanley Coren studied the behavior of dogs during the earthquakes. (-)

5. Fish swim in deeper water when the storm comes. (+)

6. In China in 1975 they began to study the behaviour of the animals and it saved thousands of lives.(+)

2. Answer the questions.

1. How many people were killed by tsunami in Southern Asia in 2004? (more than 200 0000).

2. What animals were mentioned in the film?

3. The American survey says that there is no connection between animals’ behaviour and natural disasters, isn’t there?

4. How can they predict the disasters?

5. Why do fish swim in deeper waters?

6. What did happen in China in 1975?

7. What is the use of monitoring the animals’ behaviour?

3. Listening and watching the film “Europe’s deadly cold…”

T.: And here is one more report about natural disaster. Listen and watch it attentively and then we’ll discuss this information. Present your ideas according to the colour of your “thinking hat” (after Edward de Bono)

Here are the instructions:

• A white hat is neutral and objective;
• A black hat is serious and careful;
• A red hat is a hat with feelings, emotions and intuition.
• A yellow hat is sunny, positive and optimistic.
• A green hat means creativity and new ideas.
• A blue hat means focus, control and monitoring.

4. Pair work. Reading and acting the dialogue about tropical storms .

T.: Read the paragraphs and refer them to the questions. Act out the interview in pairs.

5. Reading and grammar training.

Read the article “Weather Safety”. Some words are missing from the text. Choose the most appropriate answer from the options (a, b, c, d) for each gap (1-12) in the text.

T.: Give some pieces of advice how to be safe in lightning.

IV. Summing up.

1. Writing a cinquain.

2. Summary of the conference.

3. Michael Jackson – Earth Song.

V. Evaluation.

VI. Home assignment.

Additional material.

Listening.

Can Animals Predict Natural Disasters?

Answer the questions:

1. How many people were killed by tsunami in Southern Asia in 2004? (more than 200 000).

2. What animals were mentioned in the film? (birds, bats, elephants, flamingos, dogs, antelopes).

3. The American survey says that there is no connection between animals’ behaviour and natural disasters, doesn’t it?

4. How can they predict the disasters? (they can hear weaker sounds, coming noise, vibration through the ground better).

5. Why do fish swim in deeper waters? ( to be protected).

6. What  happened in China in 1975? (a terrible earthquake).

7. What is the use of monitoring the animals’ bahaviour? (saved lives).

Listening.

Can Animals Predict Natural Disasters?

Correct the mistakes. Say if the statements are true or false?

1. Some pets miss just before the earthquake (T).

2. The animals have a greater use of their 6 senses than we do (T).

3. The animals can’t hear the noise of coming disaster better than we do (F).

4. The Chineese scientist Stanley Coren studied the behaviour of dogs during the earthquake (F).

5. Fish swim in deeper waters when the storm comes (T).

6. In China in 1975 they began to study the behaviour of the animals and it saved thousands of lives (T).