Travelling around London. London’s sights

ТЕМА:  ПОДОРОЖ. ЛОНДОН ТА ЙОГО ВИЗНАЧНІ МІСЦЯ.

ЦІЛІ:

Практичні:

    1) активізувати та закріпити вживання лексичних одиниць в

         усному мовленні учнів;

2) поглибити знання учнів про визначні місця Лондона;

3) навчати діалогічного та монологічного мовлення за темою;

4) практикувати у вмінні аудіювати тексти, ігноруючи незнайомі слова;

5) практикувати учнів у вживанні конструкцій as…as / not as…as для

    порівняння прикметників в усному та писемному мовленні.

Розвиваючі:

1) розвивати вміння порівнювати предмети та явища;

2) розвивати готовність учнів до участі в іншомовному спілкуванні, до

     подальшої самоосвіти в оволодінні іноземною мовою;

3) розвивати творчу увагу.

Виховні:

1.      виховувати почуття поваги до пам’яток культури й потребу впізнанні світової культури;

2) виховувати культуру спілкування і колективної співпраці;

3) виховувати доброзичливість, толерантність, активність,

     працьовитість.

ОБЛАДНАННЯ: підручники, зошити, словники, презентації, картки,

телевізор, ноутбук, картки для розуміння тексту аудіювання, малюнки з

визначними місцями Лондона.

 

ХІД УРОКУ

І. Підготовка до сприйняття іншомовного мовлення.

•      Привітання і повідомлення теми та мети уроку.

T: Good morning, pupils. I’m glad to see you here. I am sure you are ready for active work. Our topic today is “Travelling around London. London’s sights”. Besides we’ll revise grammar materials: the past simple tense and comparison constructions with “as…as”, “not as…as”. By the end of the lesson you should learn more about London’s places of interests, their history and features.

Ps: Good morning, teacher. We are glad to see you too.

T: And the motto of our lesson today:

The more you live ,

The more you travel,

The more you travel,

The more you see,

The more you see,

The more you learn.

 

•      Уведення в іншомовну атмосферу (учні співають пісню)

“London Bridge”

London Bridge is falling down, falling down, falling down

London Bridge is falling down, my Fair Lady.

Build  it up with wood and clay, wood and clay, wood and clay

Build it up with wood and clay, my Fair Lady.

Wood and clay will wash away, wash away, wash away

Wood and clay will wash away, my Fair Lady.

Build it up with iron and steel, iron and steel, iron and steel

Build it up with iron and steel, my Fair Lady.

Iron and steel will bend and bow, bend and bow, bend and bow

Iron and steel will bend and bow, my Fair Lady.

It would stand fore ever more, fore ever more, fore ever more

It would stand fore ever more, my Fair Lady.

London Bridge is standing up, standing up, standing up

London Bridge is standing up, my Fair Lady.

ІІ. Основна частина уроку

• Practice topic words.

1.  Unscramble the words:

Rapk, Beyba, Edralcath,  Werto, Trome, Aresqu, Mlunco, Ribdge, Seumum

• Check yourselves:

Park, Abbey, Cathedral, Tower, Square, Column, Bridge, Museum

 

 

2.                   Match the parts of the words combinations:

1. Trafalgar                                    a) Palace

2. Buckingham                               b) Bridge

3. St. Paul’s                                     c) Park

4. Nelson’s                                       d) Theatre

5. the Globe                                      e) Cathedral

6. Tower                                            f) Square

7. Madame Tussauds                       g) Museum 

8. Regent’s                                          h) Column

• Check yourselves:

1. Trafalgar Square                           5. The Globe Theatre

2. Buckingham Palace                      6. Tower Bridge
3. St. Paul’s Cathedral                      7. Madame Tussauds Museum
4. Nelson’s Column                          8. Regent’s Park

• Reading.  

Pre-reading task.

1. Put the words into the correct order to make up sentences:

• A royal palace/ the Tower of London/ a prison/ served/ a fortress/ as/and/ in the past.

• In /many/ the / London/ kings/ of/ lived/Tower.

• Is/ today/ a/ museum/ the/London/ wonderful/ Tower/ of.
• Masters/ care/ of/ ravens/ the/ Raven/ takes/black.
• The /Crown/ to/ ravens/ without/ according/ the/will/ in/ legend/fall/it.

 

• Check yourselves:

• In the past the Tower of London served as a royal palace, a fortress and a prison.
• Many kings lived in the Tower of London.
• Today the Tower of London is a wonderful museum.
• The Raven Master takes care of the black ravens.
•                        According to the legend the Crown will fall without ravens in it.

2.                     Complete the text using the words given below:

Was , stay, stands ,can, lived ,gives

For a long time The Tower of London ___ a fortress, a prison, and a palace. Many queens and kings ___there. In the Tower you ____ see the famous

Beefeaters and ravens. The legend says: ”Only so long as the ravens_____ ,

 will the White Tower ___”. The raven master is a person who ______them

food.

Reading(ex.2 p.128)

The Tower of London.

      In the past the Tower of London served as a royal palace, a fortress and a prison.

Today it is a wonderful museum.

     Black ravens meet tourists there. They have lived here for centuries.  The Raven Master takes care of the ravens. He gives them meat in the morning and in the evening. The old legend says that if the ravens are lost or fly away, the Crown will fall  and Britain with it.

     You can also see “Beefeaters” in the traditional Tudor uniforms in the Tower of London. They usually tell the visitors a lot of interesting things about the Tower of London.

Post-reading task:

1. Order the sentences according to the text:(ex.3 p. 128)

… You can also see “Beefeaters” in the traditional Tudor uniforms in the Tower of London.

            ... Many kings lived in the Tower of London.

            … The Raven Master takes care of the black ravens.

             … Today the Tower of London is a wonderful museum.

2. Complete the missing parts of the sentences: (ex.4 p.129)

1. … gives the black ravens meat in the morning and in the evening.

2. According to the legend … will fall without ravens in it.
3. Today the Tower of London is a wonderful… .
4. … lived in the Tower of London.

•                    Grammar. Comparisons with as…as/ not as…as: (p.129)

1. Oral practice:(ex.5 p.129) Work in pairs. Look at the photos and talk about them.

Example: Westminster Abbey is as popular among the tourists as St. Paul’s Cathedral.

          

                  Westminster Abbey                                          St. Paul’s Cathedral

2.                     Writing. Write the sentences as in the example. Use as… as or not as …as (ex.6 p.129)

Examples: The Houses of Parliament is beautiful. Buckingham Palace is beautiful too. – The Houses of Parliament is as beautiful as Buckingham Palace.

1.                     St. Paul’s Cathedral is old. Westminster Abbey is older than St. Paul’s Cathedral.

2.                     Trafalgar Square is famous. Parliament Square is famous, too.
3.                     Oxford is beautiful. London is more beautiful.
4.                     Whitehall is crowded. Oxford Street is more crowded.
5.                     London is busy city. Kyiv is busy, too.

• Physical Training.

Let’s sing song “The Wheels on the Bus go round and round” and do some exercises.

•                    Listening.  The London Eye.

Pre-listening task.

Word bank
giant	величезний
observation wheel	колесо огляду
to be located	бути розташований
attraction	залучення
safety	безпека
landmark	орієнтир
visible	видимий
to pass through	пройти через
spacious	просторий, всеосяжний

2.                     Match the pairs:

giant	пройти через
observation wheel	безпека
to be located	просторий, всеосяжний
attraction	залучення
safety	колесо огляду
landmark	видимий
visible	орієнтир
to pass through	величезний
spacious	бути розташований

Listening:

London Eye

     The London Eye is a giant observation wheel located in the Jubilee Gardens on the South Bank of the river Thames. It is Modern but already a very popular tourist attraction.

     The London Eye is 135 metres high, which makes it the world’s tallest observation wheel. It has 32 capsules and carries about 10 000 visitors every day. It is visited by over 4 million people a year. While travelling in complete safety you can see up to 40 kilometres away in all directions from each capsule. Many famous landmarks are clearly visible, including Buckingham Palace, St. Paul’s Cathedral and the Houses of Parliament.

     In 2009, a 4D Film Experience was added as a free extra to enjoy before your ride on the Eye.

    About 160 visitors pass through the 4D cinema every 8 minutes so don’t worry about waiting as the cinema is more spacious than it first seems.

Post listening task.

Mark the following statements “true” or “false”:

1. The London Eye is an observation wheel.

2. The London Eye is located in Canada.
3. It is the tallest observation wheel in the world.
4. From the text we know how many visitors come to London Eye every year.
5. At present you can enjoy a 7D movie just before your ride on the Eye.

 Keys: 1. – True; 2 – False: 3 – True: 4 – False; 5 – False.

•                    Check your homework (Project Work)

Slide 1. Big Ben is a great attraction of tourists. They want to see the clock in its tower and to hear the bells. Big Ben is really a bell. You can hear it every hour.

 

 

Slide 2. Westminster Abbey is the most famous church in England. It was built by King Edward in 1065. The coronation of all British Kings and Queens took place in it. Some famous English people were also buried here.

 

 

Slide 3. You can see the Tower of London from the river Thames. The tower is very old. It has a long and cruel history. The Tower was King’s palace, prison, zoo. Now it is a museum, where one can see treasure of British monarchy.

 

Slide 4. Buckingham Palace is the place where British Queen Elizabeth II lives. When the Queen is at home we can see the flag above the palace.

Slide 5. Trafalgar Square is the center of London. In the center of square we can see Nelson’s Column in honor of Admiral Nelson, who defeated Napoleon fleet in 1805. There are four bronze lions around the column.

 

Slide6. The Tube is the1st ever Underground railway system in the world. It opened more than 100 years ago. It has 300 underground stations and it is about 300 km. long. The Tube is used by hundreds of people who travel from the uptown into the central London every day.

Slide 7. The Houses of Parliament.

The members of the British Parliament work in this building. Inside this beautiful building there is the House of Common and the House of Lords.

 

•                Team work. Гра “Guess what sights is it?”

Учні поділяються на 4 команди. Кожна команда отримує картки з описом одного з видатних місць Лондона. Команди опрацьовують свій текст. Перемагає та команда, яка перша дала вірну відповідь.

Тексти для команд.

1. This charming cathedral was built by Sir Christopher Wren after the Great Fire of London. (St. Paul’s Cathedral)

2. This museum has a collection of mummies, tomb, paintings and gold jewellery from Ancient Egypt. (The British Museum)
3. It has a large collection of birds and animals from all over the world. (London Zoo)
4. There you’ll see realistic, life-size wax figures of famous people. (Madame Tussauds Museum)

 

ІІІ. Заключна частина уроку

• Quiz. (Рефлексія):

1. Big Ben is …

a) a radio tone;
b) a famous clock;
c) a famous church.

 

2. Buckingham Palace is…

a) a home of Royal Family;
b) a place of interest;
c) a fine cathedral.

3. Westminster Abbey is a large…

a) cathedral;
b) palace;
c) church.

 

4. The Tower of London was…

a) a prison, a church and a cathedral;
b) a fortress , a prison, a palace;
c) a tower, a prison and a palace.

 

5. Ravens must live in…

a) Westminster Abbey;
b)The Tower of London;
c) Tower Bridge.

 

6. London stands on the river …

a) Dnipro;

b) Severn;

c) Thames.

 

7. The Great fire of London was in…

a) 1666;

b) 1777;

c) 1888.

 

8. The name of architect who built St. Paul’s Cathedral is …

a) Sir Charles Barry;

b) Sir Christopher Wren;

c) Northmore Pugin

 

 

9. Which of these places is NOT in London?

a) The Tower;

b) Nelson’s Column;

c) Colosseum.

 

10. The oldest building in London is…

a) The Houses of Parliament;

b) The Tower of London;

c) The British Museum.

Keys: 1- b; 2- a; 3 – c; 4 – b; 5 – b; 6 – c; 7 – a; 8 – b; 9 – c; 10 – b.

 

• Teacher sums up:

Dear friends! Our lesson is coming to an end. It’s time to say good-bye. We’ve done much at our lesson. We read, listened to the text, did exercises to the text, you sang songs and presented your projects/. You were great! You all get good and excellent marks. So your marks are…

• Homework: Your home task for the next lesson is to speak about one of the places of interests in London.