Урок английского языка в 11 классе по теме “Health. Common cold – scientists’ opinion and home remedies. ” / «Здоровье. Простуда – мнение учёных и народные методы лечения» , учебник Enjoy English
план-конспект урока по английскому языку (11 класс) на тему

Procedure

T: Good morning, everybody! I am glad to see you.

What date is it today?

Is anybody absent?

What’s the matter with him/her/them?

Lead-in                                    (on the board)            _______? __________

                                                                WEALTH

I’ve got a riddle for you. Can you solve it?

Pp: Health is above wealth.

T: So what are we going to speak about today?

That’s health.

What associations have you got when you hear the word? What word combinations can you make? You can open your books on p. 104 and use ex. 83 which you did at home.

Pp: possible answers.

Now let’s make up some sentences with the phrases.

 Pp: possible answers.

Fine! It cannot be denied that health is the most precious treasure. However, some problems can occur. What’s antonyms to the word “health” do you know?

Pp: (write the words on the board) illness/sickness/disease /being unwell

T: Right. And what is in between them? Go to ex. 90 p. 106 to get to know.

Pp: cure/treatment/remedy

T: Match the words to their explanations.

Pp: 1b, 2a, 3c

T: Let’s speak about some common disease. Look at the slide.

Slide 1

It takes a week for ___________ to settle with treatment and 7 days without.

Slide 2   In the picture there are some symptoms.

Slide 3   It takes a week for a common cold to settle with treatment and 7 days without.

T: Now look at the pictures and match them with the words.

Ss: Possible answers.

T: Match the problem with the remedy. Work in groups.

The key: 1. d, 2. i, 3. e, 4. f, 5. g, 6. j, 7. h, 8. a, 9. c, 10. B

T: Now look at the pictures in your book. That is ex. 87 p. 105. Say what you normally do if you catch a cold.

Pp: possible answers.

T: Look at the slide once again. There is a picture which doesn’t belong. Have you guessed which one?

Pp: Picture 4.

T: Flu has similar symptoms with a cold, but it is more serious. It is much better to prevent flu. As for a common cold, modern scientists also have some ideas how to avoid it.  Before listening to their opinions match the following synonyms. Work in pairs.

Pp: match synonyms.

T: Now listen to the text and decide whether these statements are true, false or not stated.

Keep warm to avoid colds: scientists

        For many years people have said that catching a cold because of cold weather is an old wives’ tale. Now scientists have found that keeping warm really can help stop colds. Researchers from the Common Cold Center at Britain’s Cardiff University have discovered that cold weather is a major cause of catching a cold. The center is the only laboratory in the world that researches and tests new medicines for influenza and colds. The researchers recommend wearing a hat and keeping your feet dry to avoid colds. They also suggest you somehow keep your nose warm when outside in cold weather.

Dr. Ronald Eccles, team leader at the Cold Center, said we are more likely to become ill in cold weather. He said the cold makes the blood vessels in the nose narrower, which reduces our ability to fight viruses inside the nose. Dr. Eccles studied 180 people in his study. Half of his volunteers put their feet in bowls of freezing cold water for 20 minutes, while the others kept their feet dry. Dr. Eccles found that 29 percent of those who kept their feet in the icy water caught colds within five days, compared with nine percent for those who kept their socks on. Dr. Eccles advised children “to wrap up well in winter”.

 TRUE / FALSE/NOT STATED: 

T: After listening on your exam I recommend you to go to grammar and vocabulary section.  In most cases it is not difficult to do. Don’t waste your time. Raise your hand if you know the answer. Write it in the board. Look and correct yourself.

19 ARE

20 WORLD’S

21 BASED

22 THEM

23 THE BIGGEST

24 COMPANIES

25 CARRIED

26 STAYING

T: Now it’s time for reading. Turn the sheet, read the task and fill in the gaps.

Cure for common cold close

Scientists could soon find a cure for the common cold. Researchers have been trying for decades to help us fight the virus A ___________and gives us runny noses, sniffs, sneezes, coughs and days off work and school. There are hundreds of pills and syrups on the market to help us, B ____________.The best treatment to date is to stay indoors, away from people with a cold. However, a new discovery from scientists at Cambridge University could mean the end to our yearly suffering. Researchers at the university’s Medical Research Council lab have found a new way to attack and kill the viruses C __________. Their experiments give a lot of hope D ___________.

The research leader, Dr Leo James, believes his team’s discovery is a landmark in keeping us all healthier and protecting us from viruses in the future. He said: “Doctors have plenty of antibiotics to fight bacterial infections E _______. Although these are early days…we are excited F ___________ for developing new anti-viral drugs.” These medicines could be on pharmacy shelves within a decade. The researchers hope to start testing drugs on humans within the next three years. Dr James’ discovery will help millions. He acknowledged that while the cold may not be “the biggest killer… most people are likely to be affected”. The research is likely to be a big help in finding cures for more deadly viruses.

1. that our discoveries may open multiple avenues
2. that visits us several times a year
3. but few anti-viral drugs
4. but none of them cure our colds
5. but nobody knows for sure
6. that infect our cells in the nose, lungs and stomach
7. that we can boost our body’s natural defences against many viruses

Any ideas?

T: Now you know a lot about cold. This text will make you real experts.

Put the correct words from the table below in the above article.

Scientists are a (1) ____ closer to finding a cure for the common cold. The simple colds we all get (2) ____ times a year are one of science’s mysteries. Researchers have worked for centuries to find a remedy. All have failed so far. However, new research from the USA has unlocked the (3) ____ code for 99 different types of cold. Researchers at the University of Maryland and the J. Craig Venter Institute organized their data to produce a family (4) ____ of colds. They separated the 99 types of cold into 15 different branches. The next step is to identify the things these branches have (5) ____ common. Once scientists have done this, they can work on producing anti-cold drugs. And once we have anti-cold drugs, there is one less excuse to take a day (6) ____ work or school.

The researchers warned we should not expect (7) ____ have a cure or a drug in the near future. They said the cold is still one of the most complicated viruses (8) ____ to man. Scientists say the cold becomes more complex the more they find out about (9) ____. One of the researchers, Dr. Ann Palmenberg, was quite pessimistic about a cure. “There’s not going to be a vaccine (10) ____ the common cold,” she said. However, there could be cold-fighting drugs in the future for cold sufferers. This is good news for us all. Adults get around four colds a year and children       (11) ____ ten. There is a multi-billion-dollar industry based around medicines for colds. Everyone also has their favourite remedy. Sleep seems to be the most popular way of (12) ____ a cold.

Put the correct words from the table below in the above article.

Let’s listen and check.

T: Scientists get closer and closer but there is no perfect cure for a common cold yet. Still there are effective home remedies. Watch the video to know about them and say if they differ from those in Russia..

Are folk remedies the same in different countries?

Pp: possible answers.

Open your book on page 106 ex. 88 and say if these remedies were mentioned in the video.

Pp: possible answers.

What remedy is the most effective one in this or that particular case?

Choose your homework.

Fill in the gaps.           Ex. 90 (b) p. 106

Complete the table.     Ex. 89 p. 106

Write a detailed recipe for a common cold and present it.           Ex. 91 p. 107

Reflection.

If you like the lesson, raise your hand with your palm open. If you need some help or want to ask me a question, raise your finger like this. If you don’t like the lesson or don’t understand what I say don’t do anything.

Our lesson is over. Thank you. Good bye!