Урок "It's up to people"

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Student’s activity

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Interaction

1. Greeting.

Ss listen to the teacher.

Almost right! Better than ever! Excellent! First class work! Much

better! Not really! Not exactly! 

T → Ss

2. Introduction.

Today we will discuss the fact that a lot of things depend on us, people. 

3. Presenting topic and aim:

I decided not to announce the focus of our lesson. Your task is to be attentive, follow our every step and then in the end of the lesson you are to say what the focus was.

4. Warm-up:

But before we start working on the texts I prepared for you, let’s listen to the Michael Jackson’s ‘Earth Song’. You have to listen to the song and fill in the gaps with the words from the prompt. 

Ss listen to the song and try to put the words in a proper place.

To develop listening skills and revise the vocabulary.

Ss

5. Lead-in:

Now, please, look at the pictures on page 69. Compare them and say:

Ø  What happened to the place?

Ø  Does the place look nice?

Ø  Who caused the changes?

Ss look at the pictures, compare

them and answer the questions.

To develop speaking skills.

S ↔ T

9 mi nu

tes

6. Reading:

Please, work in small groups again. Read the text about land use in England and Wales ex. 2, p.69. Before you read the text let’s work on the new words. You have the same words on the papers on your desks.

While reading pay attention to the following questions:

Ø  How much of the land in England and Wales is used for food production?

Ø  How is this figure changing at the moment?

Ss read the text      in groups, find answers to the question.

To develop reading skills.

Ss ↔ Ss

Teacher’s activity

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Aims of the stage

Interaction

Ø  What influences the soils and vegetation in England and Wales?

Ø  What are the results of the last regular land cover survey?

Ø  How can the urban development effect the biological and physical properties of soil?

Ø  Were any measures taken by the responsible authorities?

I’m happy to see you working! You should be proud of the way you work! Have another try!

7. Reading:

And now I have a surprise for you. As you know I adore Michael Jackson. He was not only a singer and a songwriter, but also a poet. In 1992 he published his second book, called ‘Dancing the Dream’. The book consists of 46 pieces of poetry and essays. The subjects Jackson wrote about are primarily children, animals and the environment.

Today we will read his essay ‘Look again, baby seal’. First of all, let’s have a look at the new words from the text. Now work in groups. You have 10 minutes to work on the text. While reading pay attention to Past Simple and Passive Voice forms and underline them. After reading answer the question and present your answers to the class:

Ø  Why did the picture of a baby seal touch the author?

Ø  People started to donate money to save seals, but was that enough or was there a big gap?

Ø  What questions did author asked himself?

Ø  According to author, everyone who began to ask the same questions found that their feelings were shifting away from fear toward more closeness with life, didn’t they?

Ø  Continue the sentence: ‘I realized that nothing…’

Ø  Why baby seal’s eyes said: ‘You have not hurt me’. Read the answer from the text.

Ø  What hope does author have? Find the answer in the text.

Ss read the text            in

groups,

underline the Past Simple and Passive Voice forms, find answers to         the question.

To develop reading skills and thinking.

Ss ↔ Ss

8. Reflection:

And now you have 1 minute to reflect on the focus of our lesson and assess yourselves: how good you performed at the lesson.

Ss fill in the focus and assessment from.

To develop selfassessment

Ss

9. To sum up our lesson I’d like you to watch the video, to listen and sing the song.

Ss watch, listen and sing the song.

To          develop

listening skills

Ss