Путешествие по Великобритании
план-конспект урока по английскому языку (8 класс) на тему

Тема урока-игры: Путешествие по Великобритании.

Цели: учебный аспект - контроль основных навыков и умений, над которыми велась работа в данном цикле уроков;

развивающий аспект - контроль уровня развития способностей к догадке, логическому изложению, к переключению внимания в упражнениях в разных видах речевой деятельности;

воспитательный аспект - формирование адекватного восприятия и отношения к образу жизни и нормам поведения в стране изучаемого языка, воспитание самостоятельности;

социокультурный аспект - контроль знаний учащихся географических и политических особенностей Великобритании, достопримечательностей Лондона, культуры, традиций и обычаев страны изучаемого языка.

Речевой материал: тесты с заданиями по страноведению, лексико-грамматический тест, тематические тексты, карточки с пословицами, портреты знаменитых британцев, аудиокассета с записью песни «Yesterday».

План урока:

1. Организация урока. Приветствие.

2. Фонетико-речевая разминка:

а) аудирование и фонетическая отработка пословиц по теме. Формат текста - matching, контролируется знание пословиц, умение соотнести русский и английский вариант;

б) ответить на вопросы по таблице «Under the Sun», касающиеся географических и политических особенностей Великобритании, её традиций и обычаев, контролируется умение высказываться по заданным вопросам.

3. Проверка знаний страноведческого материала (Cultural Awareness). Контролируется знание достопримечательностей Лондона.

4. Аудирование по теме (Listening Comprehension). Формат текста - true-false test.

5. Чтение текстов по теме (Reading Comprehension). Формат текста - putting in the right order. Контролируется детальное понимание.

6. Выполнение лексико-грамматического теста (Grammar Vocabulary). Формат текста - multiple choice. Контролируется знание лексики и грамматики по теме.

7. Песня «Yesterday».

8. Подведение итогов урока.

Procedure of the lesson

I. The beginning of the lesson.

T: Good morning, dear students and guests! I'm glad to see you. I hope, you're very well today.

The subjects of discussion are Great Britain and its biggest country - England. You already know a lot about Britain and its countries, its people, its customs and traditions. But some things are easily forgotten. Let's brush up our knowledge. We'll revise the material, we've done this term.

Today's Quotation: «Sunny thoughts make the whole day brighter».

II. Speaking.

T: Phonetic drills.

1. Let's remember some English proverbs and then try to guess their Russian equivalents. Match Russian and English proverbs and complete the chart. «Under the Sun»:

1. East or West - home is best.

2. So many countries so many customs.

3. Every country has its customs.

1. В гостях хорошо, а дома лучше.

2. Сколько стран, столько и обычаев.

3. У каждой страны свои обычаи.

2. Let's go over the material. Answer the questions. Give us the full answers:

1. What is Great Britain?

2. What seas is the UK washed by?

3. What is it separated by from the continent?

4. What are the main countries of the UK?

5. What are the capitals of the UK main countries?

III. Cultural Awareness.

T: You've shown deep knowledge about Great Britain. Well done! Let's have a trip around its capital.

1. Test «Do you know?». Decide which is correct: a, b or c.

2. Puzzle «How well do you know London?».

IV. Listening Comprehension.

T: You'll hear the text about Prince William. Listen to the text and complete the chart:  “The Most Popular English Personalities”. Prince William 

Prince William Arthur Philip Louis was twenty years old on June 21st 2002. He is a very popular member of the Royal family and looks like his mother. Princess Diana. Like his father. Prince William went to Eton College, exclusive boys - only boarding school. He left it in 2000 and then went to Chile to help in charity project with Raleigh International. At the moment he is studying Art history at St. Andrew's University in Scotland.

The Prince likes to be active and loves sport, especially swimming, tennis, skiing, rowing, and cycling. After University Prince William is going to join the army or navy. This is a family tradition. The prince does not want to become King, but one day in the future people will call him King William the 3d of England.

True or False

1. The public like Prince William very much.

2. There are no girls at Eton College.

3. Prince William is Irish.

4. Like his father and grandfather. Prince William is going to join the army.

5.The Prince wants to become King.

V. Reading Comprehension.

T: Work in pairs. The parts of the following texts are all mixed up. Put them in the right order.

Getting around. By bus.

1. You can see double-decker buses in many other countries of the world: the USA, Australia and others. They say that one could see them in Moscow at one time hut double-deckers were found inconvenient especially at rush hours.

2. Fares are collected by a conductor or are paid to the driver on entering the bus. Double-decker bus has two levels of seating and is seen in all British towns.

3. One of the symbols of London is a red double-decker bus. The first bus service ran in London in 1829 and motorbuses were first used in 1899. However, the top level had no roof and passengers had to wait until 1925 for protection against the British weather.

II. Practice the dialogue. Complete the dialogue according to the text and act it

- Would you like to travel by .........?

- Yes, I think one can see a lot from ........ of it.

- Can one travel by double-deckers only in .......?

- Red double-decker buses are a typical picture in London but two-level buses run in many towns of...... of the world.

VI. Grammar Vocabulary.

T: Brush up your grammar and vocabulary.

Grammar Test.

I. T: Odd one out. Choose the word that does not belong to the group.

1. The Southeast, the Southwest, East Anglia, New England.

2. Liverpool, Bristol, Manchester, Madrid.

3. abbey, residence, church, cathedral.

4. to crown, to rule, to touch, to reign.

5. speaker, queen, king, monarch.

II. T: Choose the correct answer: a, b or c:

1. Jane ... at six every 0day, but today she ... late.

a) is finishing, is working b) is finishing, works c) finishes, is working

2. Mary ... on holiday this year.

a) wasn't b) hadn't been c) hasn't been

3. When I... in everyone ... loudly.

a) came, was laughing b) came, had laughed c) was coming, laughed

4. How many ... in the dictation?

a) was mistakes made b) mistakes were made c) were made mistakes

5. Modem furniture ... of plastic. a) made b) makes c) is made

VII. Let's have a rest. Miscellaneous. Just for fun. Listen to the song and  try to sing it together. (the song “Yesterday”)

VIII. Conclusion

T: To sum up then. Thank you for the lesson. It's over.