Творчий доробок. Розробка відкритого уроку "Getting to know the USA"

Урок английского языка в 9 классе

по теме

"Узнаем лучше Соединенные Штаты Америки"

Подготовила: учитель англ. яз.

Клейменова А.Ю.

Getting to know the USA

the 9^th form

Objectives:

-         to develop students' reading skills;

-         to revise the vocabulary on the topic "The USA";

-         to teach students to be interested in other countries' culture, customs and history.

PROCEDURE

I.                  INTRODUCTION

“From coast to coast, from east to west…” is sung in a popular song and it is quite true about the country which sprawls across 4,500 km and four time zones. A car trip from coast to coast typically takes a minimum of 5 days, and that’s with almost no stops to look around. The people of the country can enjoy almost all types of landscape and climate of the Earth within the borders of their country. To know the name of this country let’s find hidden words in the crossword puzzle.

1.гора .

2. огромный.

3. простираться.

4. пролив.

5. высокогорье.

6. источник.

7. канал.

So, the name of this country is America and the theme of our lesson is “Getting to know the USA”.

II.  REVISiNG THE VOCABULARY

                  

Now, let’s say what you associate with the USA

The USA - …   …   …   …   …   …   …   …   …

We’ve learnt a lot of new words on this topic. Let’s see how well you know them.

1.     Arrange the words in pairs of antonyms:

South	To flow into
Lowlands	East
Immense	North
West	Highlands
To separate	Small
Suitable	Unsuitable
To take a source	Undeveloped
developed	To join

2.     Arrange the words in pairs of synonyms:

Immense	To make up
Region	To divide
Prominent	To fall into
To compose	A chain
To separate	Uncomfortable
To flow into	Hills
A range	Outstanding
Unsuitable	Chief
Highlands	Huge
Main	Area

3.     Give the correspondent words to these definitions:

1.     To make up (to compose)

2.     a person who lives in a town or country (a citizen)

3.     a line separating two countries (a border)

4.     a narrow passage of water connecting two seas (a strait)

5.     a mountainous country (highlands)

6.     a river which flows into another river (a tributary)

7.     a starting point of a river (a source)

8.     a chain of mountains (a range)

9.     a reason why something happens (a cause)

10.      very large (immense)

III.    SPEAKING

Let’s continue our work and develop our communicative skills. I want you to complete the table.

1.     Filling in the table on the blackboard “Facts in Brief”.

Capital	Washington D.C.
Main language	English
Form of Government	Republic
Longest rivers	The Mississipi, Missoury
Largest city	New York
Flag	Stars and Stripes
Motto	In God we Trust
National Anthem	“The Star-Spangled Banner”
Population	Over 280,000,000
Territory	9,363,000 sq. km

2.     I have a surprise for you. Two guests are present at our lesson and the first one is Miss Woods. She is a correspondent of American TV channel Discovery.

And she has some question for you.

1.     How many states is the USA composed of?

2.     What countries does the USA border on?

3.     What ocean is the USA washed by in the east?

4.     What ocean is the USA washed by in the west?

5.     What state of the USA is situated in the Pacific Ocean?

6.     What strait separates Russia from America?

7.     Name the main mountain range in the east of the USA.

8.     Name the main mountain range in the west of the USA.

9.     What part of the USA embraces the region of the five Great Lakes?

10.                       Name the lakes.

11.                       How are the Great lakes connected?

12.                       What is the greatest waterfall in the world?

13.                        What mineral resources is the country rich in?

T: Today at our lesson we have a specially guested politician, Mr. Whitehouse.He'd like to tell us some information about outstanding American Presidents.

Mr. Whitehouse:

George Washington

1.     He was called “the father of the country

2.     As commander-in-the-chief of the Continental army he had led the USA to the Victory over Great Britain in the American Revolution

3.     Washington presided over the convention that wrote the US Constitution

4.     He joined 5 new states to the Union

Abraham Lincoln

1.     Lincoln was the 16^th president

2.     He was born in a log cabin on his father’s farm in Kentucky

3.     Lincoln fought the Civil War to save the Union

4.     He is best remembered for his Emancipation Proclamation in which he   freed the slaves.

IV. Reading

Why is the White House White?

 We have all heard of the famous White House in Washington, D.C.,  the official residence of the President of America, but how many of us  know why it is white.

It is known that original building was set on fire by the British during the British-American War of 1812, when the Americans fought for their independence. Later the building was restored and painted white (to hide the smoke strains on the walls), and it has kept that colour since that time as a part of American history.

The White House was designed by James Hoban in 1792. All presidents, except George Washington, have lived here. There are 132 rooms and 20 baths and showers. The largest room on the main floor is East Room. Here receptions and balls are held. The famous elliptical Blue Room is for state dinners and receptions. The President and his family live on the upper floors. The President's office, the Oval Room or the Oval Office, is in the west wing. The East wing is used by officials and staff members.

Statue of Liberty.

For many immigrants from the world the Statue of Liberty in New York Harbour was the symbol of freedom. The Statue gave them hope of a new life in America. They saw America as the land of boundless opportunities. They were sure that in this country their dreams of wealth and success would come true.

The enormous statue was a gift of the people of France. It was designed by Frederic August Bartholdi. In 1877, the American congress said "Yes" to the use of a site for the statue. The French raised the money ($ 250, 000) AND Bartholdi began to work in Paris in 1874. Ten years later, on May 21, 1885, the statue was finished. In June 1885, the statue arrived in 214 packing cases from France. Fifteen months later the monument was ready. The hollow bronze figure is fitted with 225 tones of copper sheet. The Statue is called "Libby". In 1956, the island of Bedloe was given the name: Liberty island. More than a million people visit it every year.

Home assignment: to make up a dialogue about visiting the places of interest in the USA.