Урок "Wonderful landmarks of my native city"

Lesson plan

Form: the 7th

The theme of the lesson: Wonderful landmarks of my native city.

Lesson learning objective: students can talk about the places of interests in their town.

Materials: white board, reading cards, photos

Link of interactive lesson plan

Procedure

1. Motivation of students

To motivate students, tell that they’ll find interesting places around the city where they live and make a tourist guide to help the foreign friends to arrange their holidays in our hometown.

2. Warm- up

Suggest students to do the quiz “Do you know our town?  Put students into pairs and ask them to answer the questions of the quiz. Set a time limit, when students have finished, invite them to discuss their answers in class. (The quiz questions students read from the white board.)

3. Vocabulary review

Engage students to review topical vocabulary in small groups. They are proposed to look at the screen with “word map” and make the list of the “city” words. When they are ready, invite groups to share the results of their work.

4. Reading activity

Keep students in pairs. Tell them to read dialogues with phrases for tourist advice (It`s important to… It`s worth visiting… It`s good idea to see… I`d advise you to go… I`d recommend going to…). Before students read focus them on phrases in the dialogues. Ask questions:

-Which structures are new for you?

- How do you say them in your language?

- Which of these expressions in bold are used with Infinitive or –ing form

When the questions are discussed, invite students to act out the dialogues in pairs and then in class. (Reading cards)

Reading card

I.

• Can you recommend places to visit near here, please?
• I think It`s worth visiting the island Khortitsa and enjoying the views here.

II.

• Could you suggest something else to do, please?
• It`s a good idea to go to the popular entertaining centre “Aurora” and spend some time there.

III.

• Is there anything else you would suggest visiting?
• I`d recommend visiting St. Pokrov Cathedral.

IV.

• What else would you advise us to go?
• I suggest you go to the Magara Theatre.

5. Optional activity for writing

Encourage students to practice expressions with Infinitive and –ing form in writing form. Give them writing cards and ask to rewrite the following sentences in different way using the words in bracket.  When students are ready, invite them to read out the sentences to the rest of the class.

Writing card

1. I`d advise you to go to the Magara theatre (recommend)
2. I`d recommend visiting the Entertainment centre “Aurora” (good idea)
3. I suggest you walk along Soborniy Avenue (think/`d better)
4. If you have much time, I`d advise you to see St. Pokrov Cathedral (important)
5. I think you should visit the island Khortitsa (worth)

6. Listening activity

Present students 5 photos of Zaporizhzhian landmarks and suggest learning about sights. Before listening, ask students to guess the names of some places in the town of Zaporozhye. Then ask to listen to the short descriptions of some sights and match them with their images. After listening, check students’ choices. Use white board for listening.

1. The heart of Cossacks which is washed by the Dniproriver. (photo 5, the island Khortitsa)
2. The main street of the city that is 11.800 meters long. (photo 2, Soborniy Avenue)
3. The first church in the centre of old city made of wood in 18^th century. (photo 4, St. Pokrov Cathedral)
4. The place where you can watch the performance. (photo 1, the Magara Theatre)
5. Modern building where visitors can do shopping, eat out and have fun. (photo 3, the Entertainment centre “Aurora”)

7. Speaking workshop

Put students in pairs. Tell them to choose three places for visitors in their town and write notes with reasons for going there, take turn to ask for and give advice about places to visit in your town. When students have practiced in pairs, invite them to act out role-plays asking for and giving tourist advice. Two or three pairs present their dialogues in class.

8. Class vote

Ask students to range five places (the Magara theatre, the Entertainment centre “Aurora”,  Soborniy Avenue, St. Pokrov Cathedral , the island Khortitsa) for a tourist to visit in our town. Have a show of hands for each place to find out which one would be the most popular for tourists. Then suggest students to make a tourist guide for foreign friends and share their  result.

Wonderful landmarks of my native city.

Lesson objective: you will be able to talk about the places of interests in your hometown.

I. Do the quiz “Do you know our town?

1. What was the original name of the city called Zaporizhzhia?

1. Oleksandrivsk;
2. Zaporizhzhia;
3. Metropol.

2. What national reserve is there in Zaporizhzhia?

1. Zaporizhzhian Sich;
2. Island of Khortitsa;
3. Askania Nova.

3. What river does Zaporizhzhia stand on?

1. The Dnipro;
2. The Dnister;
3. The Volga.

4. What is the population of Zaporizhzhia?

1. 1 million;
2. 8 thousand;
3. about 747 thousand.

5. What is the length of Soborniy Avenue in the city?

1. about 20 km;
2. about 11 km;
3. about 48 km.

6. When was the city founded?

1. in 1921;
2. in 1789;
3. in 1770;

7. What is the most famous place in Zaporizhzhia?

1. Kamenka-Dnieper;
2. Festival  square;
3. Khortitsa island.

II. Vocabulary review.

Make the list of the “city” words

 as long as you can. Compare your list with your partner.

III. Read the dialogues with your partner. Pay attention to the expressions in bold and discuss the questions bellow.

-Which structures are new for you?

- How do you say them in your language?

- Which of these expressions in bold are used with Infinitive or –ing form

Reading card

I.

• Can you recommend places to visit near here, please?
• I think It`s worth visiting the island Khortitsa and enjoying the views here.

II.

• Could you suggest something else to do, please?
• It`s a good idea to go to the popular entertaining centre “Aurora” and spend some time there.

III.

• Is there anything else you would suggest visiting?
• I`d recommend visiting St. Pokrov Cathedral.

IV.

• What else would you advise us to go?
• I suggest you go to the Magara Theatre.

IV. Writing practice. Rewrite the following sentences (a-e) in different way using the words in bracket. 

1. I`d advise you to go to the Magara theatre (recommend)
2. I`d recommend visiting the Entertainment centre “Aurora” (good idea)
3. I suggest you walk along Soborniy Avenue (think/`d better)
4. If you have much time, I`d advise you to see St. Pokrov Cathedral (important)
5. I think you should visit the island Khortitsa (worth)

V.    Listening activity.

Look at five photos of landmarks of you city and guess the names of some places in Zaporozhye. Then listen to the short descriptions of some sights and match them with their images.

photo 1 - the Magara Theatre

photo 2 - Soborniy Avenue

photo 3 - the Entertainment centre “Aurora”

 photo 4 - St. Pokrov Cathedral

photo 5- the island Khortitsa

VI. Speaking workshop.

Work in pairs. Choose three places for visitors in your town and write notes with reasons for going there.  Take turn to ask for and give advice about places to visit in your town. Then act out role-plays asking for and giving tourist advice in class.

VII. Class vote.

Range five places for a tourist to visit in our town.

The Magara theatre The island Khortitsa

 The Entertainment centre “Aurora”

Soborniy Avenue

 St. Pokrov Cathedral

Decide which place would be the most popular for tourists.

 Make a tourist guide for foreign friends and share your result.