Урок " Моя чарівна Україна"

Вчитель англійської мови      Слинько Вікторія Василівна 

Class: 8 form

Level:A2

Topic: My Adorable Ukraine

Overview: During the lesson : read the text and do the multiple choice

Aim: by the end of the lesson, students will be able to skim the text briefly and scan the main theme, find out the key words

 Digital literacy: wordwall.net, https://learningapps.org/3138612

Autonomy: independent reading

Time: 30 min 

Resources: Britannica Kids

Pre-lesson task:  search some facts about our motherland and be ready to answer the questions:

1 Where is Ukraine situated? 

2 What is the capital of Ukraine? 

3 What are the biggest cities in Ukraine? 

4 How many people live in Ukraine?

 5 The climate of Ukraine is moderate, isn't it? 

6 What are the most notable rivers of Ukraine? 

7 Are there any mountains in Ukraine?

 8 Is Ukraine bigger or smaller than France? 

9 What places of interest are there in Ukraine? 

10 Ukraine is a republic with a presidential-parliamentary system of government, isn't it?

https://wordwall.net/resource/57560488/ukraine-answer-the-questions

 Procedure: students have 7- 10 minutes to look through the text and after the reading they get sheets with the multiple choice tasks according to information from the text

to mention, to be associated, to place, occupy, to stretch, to border on, development, to divide, an access, to promote, trade, fertile, plain, to skirt, plateau, elevation, valley, within, summit, slope, favorable, condition, to grow, natural resources, iron, ore, coal, non-ferrous metals, oil, wheat, maize, corns

The geographical position of Ukraine

The term ‘Ukraina’ was first mentioned in the chronicles in the 12^th cen­tury as a geographical name for the southern lands of the ancient Rus State] In the process of the creation of a Ukrainian nationality the name Ukraine began to be associated with southwestern Rus territories of Kyiv, Chernigiv, Volyn, Podillya, Eastern Galicia, Transcarpathia, Northern Bukovyna and Zaporizhya regions.

Ukraine is situated in the south-east of Europe. It’s territory of Ukraine is 603,7 thousand square kilometers. Two such countries as Italy can be placed on this territory. Ukraine occupies 42^nd place in the world as to its territory being larger than any country in Western Europe. Ukraine stretches for 1300 km from east to west and 900 km from north to south.

Ukraine borders on Russia, Moldova, Rumania, Hungary, Slovakia, Poland and Belarus. The geographical position of Ukraine is ideal for the development of its resources.

Ukraine is the country of many rivers. The Dnipro River divides Ukraine into two parts: Right Bank and Left-Bank Ukraine. The Danube gives Ukraine access to European countries and the Siversky Donets — to the Don.

In the south Ukraine is washed by the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov. The Black Sea and navigable rivers have promoted the development of trade and culture successfully.

Ukraine consists of a flat, fertile plain occupied mainly by steppes and forest-steppe regions. Lowlands occupy a considerable part of the country. The Polissia Lowland lies in the north. The Dnieper Lowland runs along the left bank of the Dnipro River. The Black Sea Lowland skirts the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov.

The Dnipro Plateau lies between the Southern Bug and the Dnipro. It is 321 m high. The Volhyn Plateau is 300 m in elevation. The Podillia Plateau is cut by valleys of 200 m. The Azov Plateau and the Donets Ridge lie in the  southeast of Ukraine.

Within the borders of Ukraine there are the Carpathian Mountains with the highest peak Hoverla 2061 m high. The Carpathians have flat summits and gentle slopes. There are many treeless summits, which are called polonynas.

The Crimean Mountains with their southern steep slopes stretch in three parallel ranges. The highest peak of the Main Range Roman Kosh is 1545 m high.

The geographical position of Ukraine is very favourable because the country lies on the crossroads of the ways from Asia to Europe. Since the times of Kyivan Rus Ukrainian roads have been used for trade contacts.

Due to favourable climatic conditions, Ukraine is traditionally an ag­ricultural country. Wheat, maize and other corns, vegetables, all kinds of fruit are grown here.

The country is rich in natural resources, such as iron ore, coal, non-ferrous metals, oil, gas. It has a developed heavy and light industry, concentrated mostly in and around big cities, such as Kyiv, Zaporizhia, Dnipropetrovsk, Odesa, Kharkiv, Lviv, Mykolaiv and others.

Test https://create.kahoot.it/details/6107b279-3fd6-4e3f-93fd-321c9da7b922

Feedback: 

microphone: 

1. Why am I proud to be Ukrainian? 
2. Which facts did you know and which of them were new for you. 
3. Say three new words you’ve remembered during the lesson.

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