Урок на тему "London and Its Places of Interest"

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«LONDON AND ITS PLACES OF INTEREST»

 

 

 

 

 

 

Вчитель: Слободянюк І.С.

 

 

 

 

 

 

       

 

 

 

Objectives: 

• to summarize students' knowledge about London and its places of interest;    
• to develop speaking skills and practise lexical units and grammar material learned while working at the topic;
• to develop listening comprehension and writing skills;
• to practise making a mini-dialogue using "polite phrases";
• to develop logical thinking;
• to widen students' outlook.

 

 

 

PROCEDURE

1. INTRODUCTION

T: Hello, dear friends. Glad to meet you. How are you today? 

So, today we continue talking about London and its places of interest. But the main task for us is to summarize the information you have learnt about London and get ready to write a plan of an excursion around this great city. We'll practice the words and grammar material that you have learnt in the previous lessons. We'll surely sing, play games and enjoy the time of our communication and learning.

 WARMING UP

Practice in pronouncing the sound [w] and names of London's places of interest which have this sound.

T: Look at the card, please. What sound is it?

P: This is the sound [w].

T: Right you are. Let's pronounce it.

T. You know, friends, when we look at the map of Lon­don, we can find a lot, of names with the sound [w]. Let's look at the sights of London and revise these names:

PI: Westminster.

Ps: Westminster.

P2: Westminster Abbey.

Ps: Westminster Abbey.

P3: Whitehall.

Ps: Whitehall.

P4: Square.

Ps: Trafalgar Square.

Pupils practice pronouncing such names as Westminster Bridge, Queen Victoria Memorial, Westminster Palace, the West End, the White Tower.

II. MAIN PART

1. VOCABULARY  PRACTICE

 

T: While working at the topic you have learnt a lot of new words. Let's recollect them. Look at the blackboard and repeat after me.

T: a palace

Ps: a palace

T: What famous palace in London do you know?

P1: I know Buckingham Palace in London.

T: a square   

Ps: a square

T. What famous square in London do you know?

P2: I know Trafalgar Square.

(Students work with the words: a garden, a street, an abbey, a cathedral, a gallery, a park, a bridge, a column and give such famous London names as Covent Garden, Downing Street, Westminster Abbey, St. Paul's Cathedral, the National Gal­lery, Hyde Park, London Bridge, Nelson Column.)

2. A MIND MAP

T:  Well ,done. Thank you. There are a lot of places to visit in London. Do you know what is special about their
names? Some of them are used with the article the and some of them don't have the article. Let's try to recollect what names are used with the article and create a mind map together:     

 

 

 

 

T: Very good. So let's pronounce these names and don't forget to use the definite article with them.

 

T — Ps: the! City, the Tower of London, Tower Bridge, etc. 

3. SPEAKING

T: I was going to write some information for you about one of the places of interest in London. But I am ner­vous a little bit, so now I don't remember exactly what it was. The only word that comes to my mind is the word "square". Will you develop my idea? Each of you should add only one word and all of you as a group try to make a sentence:

PI: Trafalgar Square

P2: Trafalgar Square is

P3: Trafalgar Square is the heart

P4: Trafalgar Square is the heart of London.

P5: Trafalgar Square is the heart of London with a famous

   P6: Trafalgar Square is the heart of London with a famous monument.

P7: Trafalgar Square is the heart of London with a famous monument to Admiral, etc.

 

T: And now write this long sentence in your copy­books. And we'll see who will be a champion.   

 

(The students write their sentences. As an example of a long champion sentence we may use the following:

A well-known Trafalgar Square is the heart of London with a famous monument to Admiral Nelson, known as Nelson's Column, with four bronze lions and two beauti­ful fountains in the centre of it.)

 

4.  PAIR WORK

 T: We have learnt a lot of information about London and now I want to see what you remember about this great city. Each of you will get a card with a question. Make two lines and ask your neighbour a question from your card. The next step is to change a partner and then do it again till each stu­dent of the group answers your question. Finally, each student gives the answer to the question from his/her own card.

The list of questions:

 

1. Who founded London?

 2. What was the first name of the city?

3. What is the political center of the city?
4. What is the business center of the city?
5.                                                                                                                          What river does the city stand on? 
6.                                                                                                                          How many bridges are there over the Thames?

     7. Where does the British Prime Minister live?

      8. What is Whitehall?     
     9. What is Big Ben?     

      10. Where does the Queen of England live?

11. What are the two famous churches in London?

5. RELAXATION

 

T: I  suggest that we should have a minute of rest and sing one of the oldest songs about London. It is more than three hundred years old. Have you guessed what song I mean? Right you are. It's "London Bridge". So let's sing it.

(The students sing):

London Bridge is falling down, my fair lady
Build it up with iron bars, iron bars, iron bars
Build it up with iron bars, my fair lady
Iron bars will bend and brake, bend and brake, bend and  brake 

Iron bars will bend and brake, my fair lady

Build it up with silver and gold, silver and gold, silver and gold

Build it up with silver and gold, my fair lady

Silver and gold are much too dear, much too dear, much too dear

Silver and gold are much too dear, my fair lady

Build it up with sticks and stones, sticks arid stones,

sticks and stones,

Build it up with sticks and stones, my fair lady.

Sticks and stones will wash away, wash away, wash away,

Sticks and stones will wash away, my fair lady.

(Old English melody)

6. LISTENING COMPREHENSION

Рrе-listening 

 

T: Thank you. I've got a question to you. Why is London Bridge falling down? What is the matter with it? What period in London's history is described in the song?

(Students give different ideas and, as a result of it, come up with a correct answer - London Bridge is falling down because of the Great Fire.)

While listening

 

 My British friend would like to know how much you remember about the Great Fire of London. So, he recorded some information about this period. Your task is to listen to it very attentively and correct it when some­thing is wrong. Don’t forget to use "polite phrases" if you disagree. You may find them on the blackboard:

I'm sorry, but I can't agree with you.

I am afraid that it is false.

I am sorry, but I am afraid that it is not true.

1.                                                              In October 1796 there was a fire in the old city of London.
2.                                                                            The fire started in a king baker's house in Pudding Lane near London Bridge. 
3.     The streets were wide and clean in those times and all the houses were made of wood.
4.     The weather was fine that day.
5.                                                                                     The baker woke up in the middle of the night be­cause he heard some noise. 
6.     There were few houses near London Bridge and that's why only 5 houses were burnt.
7.            The fire started on Thursday and was over on Fri­day.
8.     Over 80% of the city was destroyed.
9.     Though the fire ruined the city it stopped the plague.

10. After the Great Fire people left the city and built a new one.

Post-listening

T: And now let's summarize what you know about the Great Fire of London. Look at the blackboard. I am
sure that your own pictures depicting this event will help you. 

(Students work in turns.)

PI: The Great Fire of London began in 1666.

P2: It started in Pudding Lane in king baker's house.

P3: London was very dirty at that time.

P4: Its streets were narrow and the houses were very close to each other. 

P5: All the houses were made of wood.

P6: The fire started on September, 2.

P7: The weather was windy that day.

P8: The baker's wife was the first who saw the fire.

P9: The Great Fire burnt for 4 days.     

P10: It destroyed 80% of the city.

Pll: 13 thousand houses and 60 churches burnt in the fire.

 

 

7. RUMOURS GAME

T: And now, I think it's time to play the "Rumours Game". I would like two students to leave the classroom. Who will present the riddle today?

Don't forget about the rules. Listen very attentively to the information and try to memorize as much as possible. Remember that your task is not to guess the place, but to present the information to one of the students who is out of the classroom now.

 

STEP 1

One of the students presents his/her information.

 P: This building is rather old. It stands near the River Thames. There is a bridge near it. Opposite this building
there is one of the oldest churches in London. This building has many towers, but two of them are the biggest and
the most famous. One of the towers has a nickname. Can you guess the building?

STEP 2

The teacher invites one of the two students who are behind the door into the classroom.

T. You will listen to the description of one of the most famous places in London. Be very attentive and try to remember as much information as possible.

 (The group retells the information.)

STEP 3

The teacher invites the second student and he listens to the information which is presented by the first student.

STEP 4

T: Are you ready to tell us about the place to visit in London? 

The second student retells the information he has just heard and tries to guess the place.

     STEP 5

    The group adds details that have not been mentioned by the first and the second students and agrees or disagrees with the answer. The correct answer in this case is "The Houses of Parliament".

   STEP 6  

Т: So, your answer is correct and I would like to ask you some more questions about this famous building:

1. What is the second name of the building?
(Westminster Palace)  

2. What is the name of the bridge near the Houses of Parliament?

(Westminster Bridge) 

3. What are the names of the two biggest towers in the building?

(Victoria Tower and Big Ben)

8. GROUP WORK

T: Let's work in groups now. On the blackboard you can see some information written in a special code. Try to write everything in letters and add some information you know about this sight of London.  

[bigbenizəfeiməskloktauəəvlʌndnitizəpa: təvðehauzizəvpa:ləmənt]

(The correct answer is:

Big Ben is а famous clock-tower of London. It is a part of the Houses of Parliament.)

(Pupils work in groups, then each group presents the information they know about Big Ben in a form of a "Cham­pion Game".)

Gr1: Big Ben is the name of the clock and the bell.

Gr2: It is the clock tower of the Houses of Parlia­ment.

Grl: It got its name after Sir Benjamin Hall.

Gr2: Sir Benjamin Hall was a commissioner of works. 

Grl: He was tall and thin and his nickname was Big Ben.

Gr2: You can hear the sounds of Big Ben every hour in London.

Grl: Big Ben is the symbol of London.

 

T: Thank you. I see that you know much about Big Ben, and now I have a surprise for you. You will have the possibility to listen to the real sounds of Big Ben. Enjoy the chime.

9. PRESENTATION OF THE POEM

 

T: I know that all of you would like to visit London and see all the places of interest. I do hope that in the future your dream will come true. And today I want you to listen to some advice what to see in London and where to start a trip around the city. We were so impressed by London’s beauty that we’ve found a poem about this great city. And I want everybody to enjoy this literary experiment.             

 

LONDON PLACES

Westminster Abbey, Whitehall and Fleet,

Trafalgar Square and Downing Street.

These places you visit in London, for sure,

And it will be an interesting tour!

Parliament Square, Westminster Bridge,

Oh, London history is so rich!

Famous Big Ben, mysterious Tower.

Here you spend more than an hour.

London is full of places to visit.

If you have chance, you won't miss it.

T: It is great! And now my question is to the other students of the group. What famous places have been men­tioned in the poem? What name was unknown to you?

(The students haven't heard the name of Fleet. So, the teacher gives them a task to consult the encyclopedia or the Internet and find out the information about Fleet Street.)

T: There are many legends and tales about the British capital. When you make a sentence from these words, you will read one of the most famous legends about London right now. Each of you will get a word. So, try to arrange your words in a sentence.

(The students get the following words: London, rich, ravens, the, Tower, will, be, in, while, live.)

Key: London will be rich while ravens live in the Tower.

IV. SUMMING UP. HOME ASSIGNMENT

 

T: Thanks a lot for your cooperation today! Your home task for the next lesson is to make a crossword about Lon­don and a plan of an excursion around this great city.