Wonders of the Ancient World

Тема: Wonders of the world

Цели урока.

Обучающая: изучить новые лексические единицы, закрепить знания и навыки по теме «Искусство».

Развивающая: развитие навыков устной и письменной речи, развитие памяти, развитие навыков групповой работы, организация восприятия, внимания и познавательного интереса.

Воспитывающая: воспитание интереса к предмету и познанию исторического и культурного материала, используя возможности английского языка.

Тип урока: комбинированный

Форма урока: смешанная

Оборудование: мультимедийная установка, рабочие листы.

Ход урока

1. Организация урока: приветствие, сообщение темы и плана урока.

2. Фонетическая зарядка. Фронтальная работа над наиболее сложными словами и именами собственными.

T: Let’s revise the pronunciation of some difficult words and names for you.

The Pyramids ['pɪrəmɪd]
The Hanging Gardens of Babylon ['hæŋɪŋ gɑːd(ə)nz əv bæbɪlɔn]
The Statue of Zeus at Olympia ['stæʧuː əv zjuːs ət ə'lɪmpɪə]
The Colossus of Rhodes [kə'lɔsəs əv rəudz ]
The Mausoleum at Halicarnassus [ˌmɔːsə'liːəm]
The Lighthouse at Alexandria ['laɪthaus ət ˌælɪg'zɑːndrɪə]
The Temple of Artemis at Ephesus ['templ əv ˈɑːtɪmɪs ət 'efəsəs]

3. Аудирование.

T: Before having a small test let’s listen to the descriptions of the ancient wonders of the world. Look at the pictures and put the numbers of the descriptions next to the names.

Listening.

Student’s card. (рабочий лист)

Teacher’s card

1. It was one of the tallest man-made structures on the Earth for many centuries. It kept a fire burning nightly that could be seen many miles out in the Mediterranean. . Its purpose was to guide sailors into the harbor at night time.
2. It occupied the whole aisle of the temple that had been built to house it. It was about 12 meters tall and was made of gold and ivory.
3. It was the tomb of Anatolian king built by his wife in the middle of the 3^rd century .He spent huge amounts of tax money to embellish the city. His tomb was marvelous and it was considered to be an aesthetic triumph.
4. This shrine was dedicated to one of the Greek goddesses. It was burnt down by Herostratus in an attempt to achieve lasting fame.
5. They were the serious of landscaped terraces. The King of Babylon constructed them to please his homesick wife who longed for the plants of her homeland. They were said to have been destroyed by several earthquakes after the 2nd century BC.
6. It was a giant statue of the Greek God Helios. It was the same size as today’s Statue of Liberty in New York.
7. Scientists believe that it was built as a tomb for fourth dynasty Egyptian Pharaoh Khufu on the Nile River near the city of Cairo. It is the oldest of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, and the only one to remain largely intact.

Answers:

Во время проверки после правильно названного ответа картинка с изображением названного чуда света выводятся с помощью проектора на большой экран.

4. Информативное чтение с детальным пониманием прочитанного.

T.You have some statements, some of them are incorrect. Find out the mistakes and correct them. You can work in pairs. I hope it will be not difficult for you.

 The small test on ancient wonders of the world

Student’s card. (рабочий лист)

Answers:

1. False. The Mausoleum at Halicarnassus was the tomb of the Anatolian king built by his widow.
2. False. The Pyramid of Giza is the only ancient world wonder that still exists.
3. True.
4. False. The Statue of Zeus at Olympia was about 12 meters tall and was made of gold and ivory.
5. False. The Colossus of Rhodes was a giant statue of the Greek God Helios. It was the same size as today’s Statue of Liberty in New York.
6. True.
7. False. The Temple of Artemis was destroyed by one man who wanted his name to go down in history.

You did well, I am sure that your history teacher would be proud of you.

5. Просмотровое чтение.

T. Here is a table where you can see pictures of the well-known places and their descriptions. But they are mixed. Your task: look at the pictures and match them to the text.

(рабочий лист)

6. Защита проектов
Защита учащимися проектов по теме «Искусство»

7. Работа с лексикой (словообразование)

T. You know that there are not only man made wonders, but our planet has a lot of natural wonders.

Millions of tourists travel to see them. Here two advertisements.

Task: fill in the gaps with the correct words derived from the words in bold on the right.

(рабочий лист)

Welcome to see the wonders of desert!

Answers:

1. Adventurous 2.Unusual 3. Natural 4. Exciting 5. Amazing 6. Impressive 7. Experienced 8. Interesting 9. Comfortable 10. Expensive 11. Enjoyable 12. Information.

Welcome to India

Answers:

1. Wonderful. 2) Fantastic. 3) Tasty. 4) Spicy. 5) Sandy. 6) Delightful.

T. Would you like to go on a safari or to India? Why?

8. Групповая работа по теме: “Составление рекламного объявления”. Итогом является тематическое монологическое высказывание. Конкурс на лучшее рекламное объявление.

Chose one of the wonders of the world and give a 2minute talk on visiting a wonderful place.

Remember to say:

Why you should to go there.

What you will you see there.

What interesting facts you will find out.

(As a model - the picture of Taj Mahal and some facts about it.)

Приложение 1

9. Подведение итогов урока. Our lesson has proved us one more time that we live in the world full of wonders and there are a lot of perfect things around us to admire. Who knows, may be in some years, one of you will create a real masterpiece that will go down in history!

10. Домашнее задание

1. Imagine that you have just returned from India. Write to your pen-friend about your journey.

Write 100-140 word. Remember the rules of letter-writing.