Урок "Countries and Nationalities" 7 класс
видеоурок (7 класс) на тему

Watch the video, listen to the text, read and translate the text, and do the exercises.

Countries around the world

Let’s study countries and 1) __________. There are many countries in the world.

I am from the United Kingdom, so, I am 2) __________. But if I am from England, you can say I am English. The famous bagpipers are 3) __________, they are from Scotland. People from Wales are Welsh and those wonderful, magic creatures, the Leprechauns are Irish. When we cross the Channel, we arrive in 4) __________, and we are with French people. We can visit 5) __________, the capital and see the Eiffel Tower.

We have many countries around. The Netherlands and the 6) __________ people; they are famous for their windmills and colourful tulips. Germany and the Germans. Travelling southward we arrive in 7) __________. Spanish people love bullfights and the flamenco, a typical dance. On the other side of the frontier, there is a 8) __________   __________, Portugal. Portugal is a very old country and has lots of wonderful beaches and fantastic landscapes.

Other European countries are also 9) __________ for several reasons. You all love pizzas, don’t you? They are Italian, from Italy. Greece and the Greek people have a very ancient civilization. Crossing the Atlantic Ocean we arrive in one of the biggest countries, the United States of America. 10) __________ is an American world famous drink. To the north we have another important country – Canada. Canadian people have 11) _________ official languages: French and English.

In South America we have Brazil. The Brazilians love singing and dancing samba. They also love football. Mexican people also love singing. Their Mariachi are famous too. And Mexico also has an ancient civilization. Argentina is another country in South America. Argentinean most famous 12) __________ player is Maradona.

Well, we still have many countries to go. We have Japan with its well-known car industry and the 13) __________ are known to be very calm and educated people. China is a big country and the Great Wall is famous all over the world. Russia is the biggest country and the Russian dolls are very cute. They are called Matrioshkas.

Now, let’s go to 14) _____ and have a look there. We have Morocco. Moroccan people are very friendly and Moroccan souks are worth a visit. We have Egypt and the 15) __________   __________. Israel is a well-known country because it is the Holy Land. Africa has many, many countries, one of the most famous is South Africa. Recent World Championship is one of the reasons why South African people are famous nowadays.

Task 1. Say if the sentences are TRUE or FALSE according to the text.

1. The famous bagpipers are from America.
2. In France we can visit Paris, meet French people and see the Eiffel Tower.
3. All European people love bullfights and dance flamenco.
4. In Canada people have two official languages: English and Canadian.
5. Japan is famous for its great car industry.

Task 2. Fill in the missing words.

Task 3. Match the columns and make word-combinations

Car                        Ben

The Great                industry

Big                        Tower

Ancient                        Wall

The Eiffel                country

The biggest                pyramids

Task 4. Build necessary words using suffixes and endings.

1. There are a lot of __________ in the world.                                COUNTRY
2. Portugal has many __________ beaches                                WONDER

and __________landscapes.                                                FANTASY

3. Russia is the __________ country in the world.                        BIG
4. Maradona is a famous Argentinean football __________.        PLAY
5. Italy is __________ for its delicious pizzas.                                FAME

Task 5. Read, translate and retell the text.

Countries and Nationalities

There are many countries and nationalities in the world.

For example, British people live in the United Kingdom. Americans are the people of the United States. People speak English in Great Britain and in the USA.

If you ask me, I am from Russia. Russia is the biggest and the greatest country in the world. I speak Russian. I love my country and my language.

Task 6. Translate into English.

1. В мире много стран, например: Великобритания, Америка, Франция, Россия, Япония, Китай, Германия.
2. В Париже, столице Франции, вы можете встретить французов и увидеть Эйфелеву башню.
3. Французский и английский – это два официальных языка в Канаде.
4. Япония известна своей автомобильной промышленностью во всем мире. В России много японских машин.
5. Меня зовут … . Я из России. Я говорю по-русски и изучаю английский язык. Россия – самая большая страна в мире. Она известна великими людьми. Например, Андрей Сахаров – знаменитый русский ученый. Я люблю свою страну.