Конспект урока "Потерянная армия Наполеона"
план-конспект урока по английскому языку (8, 9 класс) по теме

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Мустафиной Региной Зульфатовной,

учителем английского языка

1. Does the title of the film mean anything to you?

What do you associate it with?

Watch the film and take notes in the table

1.  Fill in the gaps with words from the box.

Vilnius, 1) _________________ capital of Lithuania, is sometimes called 'the city built on human bones'. It stands in the main Berlin to Moscow corridor, which for over 200 years has been the 2) _________________ of the armies of Napoleon, the Tsars of Russia, Hitler and Stalin, as well as Poles and Prussians - hence its sinister description.

Early in 2002, while bulldozing some ugly Soviet 3) _________________ on the outskirts of Vilnius, municipal workers uncovered a 4)_________________ .Thousands of 5)_________________ were discovered there, laid out neatly in layers. Where did these bones come from? Were they those of Jews, massacred by the Nazis? No. For here's a metal button, with '61' stamped on it. Here's another, stamped '29'. And here's a patch of an ancient uniform, once blue. Also to be seen is a gold 20-franc 6) _________________ from 7)_________________ times, and a 'shako' (a French infantryman's 8)_________________), squashed flat.

The drivers of the bulldozers stopped in their work. This was news –

9) _________________ news - and these were the remains of some of the men that Napoleon had led into Russia in his pursuit of world 10)_________________ in 1812.

2.    What do you think:

•  about Napoleon`s war company in Russia?

•  about main causes of failing in war?

   3.   Project

Write a journal entry that describes the events of 1812.

Write from the point of view of a soldier.

FILM VOCABULARY

Withdrawal   /wɪðˈdrɔː(ə)l/   вывод войск, отступление

the action of withdrawing something

Exhaustion   /ɪgˈzɔːstʃ(ə)n, ɛg-/   истощение организма

a state of extreme physical or mental tiredness

Starvation   /stɑːˈveɪʃn/   голодание, голодная смерть

suffering or death caused by lack of food

Mass grave   /mas greiv/   массовое погребение

used as an allusive term for death

Supremacy   /s(j)uːˈprɛməsi/   величие

the state or condition of being superior to all others in authority, power, or status

Defeat   /dɪˈfiːt/   нанести поражение

win a victory over (someone) in a battle or other contest; overcome or beat:

Artefact   /ˈɑːtɪfakt/   артефакт, остатки материальной культуры древнего человека

(US artifact)

object made by a human being, typically one of cultural or historical interest

Cossack   /ˈkɒsak/   казак, казачий

a member of a people of Ukraine and southern Russia, noted for their horsemanship and military skill.

Wound   /wuːnd/   рана

an injury to living tissue caused by a cut, blow, or other impact, typically one in which the skin is cut or broken

Excavation   /ɛkskəˈveɪʃ(ə)n/   раскопки

the action of excavating something, especially an archaeological site

Genius   /ˈdʒiːnɪəs/   гений

exceptional intellectual or creative power or other natural ability

Recruit   /rɪˈkruːt/   новобранец

a person newly enlisted in the armed forces and not yet fully trained

Pontoon   /pɒnˈtuːn/   понтон

1.a flat-bottomed boat or hollow metal cylinder used with others to support a temporary bridge or floating landing stage

2.large flat-bottomed barge or lighter equipped with cranes and tackle for careening ships and salvage work

Trench   /trɛn(t)ʃ/   траншея

a long, narrow ditch

Quick March   марш бросок

a brisk military march

Overeat   /əʊvərˈiːt/   переедать, объедаться, обжираться

eat too much

Greedy   /ˈgriːdi/   скупой, жадный

having or showing an intense and selfish desire for wealth or power

Typhus   /ˈtʌɪfəs/   тиф

an infectious disease caused by rickettsiae, characterized by a purple rash, headaches, fever, and usually delirium, and historically a cause of high mortality during wars and famines. There are several forms, transmitted by vectors such as lice, ticks, mites, and rat fleas

Deserter   /dɪˈzəːtə/   дезертир

a member of the armed forces who deserts

Ambush   /ˈambʊʃ/   засада, укрытие

a surprise attack by people lying in wait in a concealed position

Hypothermia   /ˌhʌɪpə(ʊ)ˈθəːmɪə/   гипотермия, переохлаждение 

the condition of having an abnormally (typically dangerously) low body temperature