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The Subject of the lesson: England. A visit to the English-Speaking Country.

The Aim :- to match visuals using general reading skills;

                 -to listen for specific information;

                  -to develop pupils’ skills to speak fluently about some facts from the history of England;

                  -to practice pupils to work in pairs;

                  -to teach pupils to respect traditions and customs of other countries.

                                                 Plan of the Lesson

I.Theme /aim.

T: Good afternoon! I’m glad to meet you! Do you like to travel? Where would you go if you won a million dollars. The motto of our lesson is “Who that travels far, knows much”. Do you agree with these words?  (you meet new people; get acquainted with the culture, traditions, cuisine of this country; you visit historical places.) 

So today we’re going to visit one country, learn about its history, some traditions; listen to the legends of this country.

II.The main part of the lesson.

1.Warming up.

T: If we speak about any country what main features we describe? Go to the blackboard and write down. Give your associations to the word “Country”: culture, symbols, traditions, sport, capital-city, people, music/art, historical places, legends, industry, government.

2. Brainstorming.

T: But we’re going to visit one of the English-Speaking countries. Do you know some of them? (Great Britain, the USA, New Zealand, Australia, Canada)

On the blackboard you have a crossword puzzle. Fill In the name of the country.

(питання на слайдах)

1.     Who are these people? What country do they belong to?

2.     In what country do the people wear such national costumes?

3.     Where can you taste such delicious food?

4.     Where can you see these amazing places?

5.     What country are they from?

6.     The flag of what country is this?

 So we are going to Great Britain.

3.Oral practice. Checking up the hometask.

T: Look at the map of Great Britain, what parts does it consist of? What are the capitals of each of them? What ocean or sea is Great Britain washed by? 

T: Who wants to tell us something you remember about this country?

T: By the way, do you know that every country has a flower/tree symbol? What is the symbol of Ukraine? (a snowball tree)

T: Look at the pictures can you guess what country do they belong to?

--rose—England

--shamrock—Ireland (because it grows in many places, it has 3 leaves and some people think that this number is magic)

--daffodil—Wales (a red dragon)

--thistle—Scotland (is a plant and it’s very sharp. An ancient story tells that enemies from across the sea hurt their feet on Scottish thistles. They quickly jumped back into their ships and sailed away.)

4.Reading the text Ex1,p.38

T: And now we’ll read the text about England.

Pre-reading activities: In the text there are some unknown words, repeat after me-“punt” it’s a kind of very long boat like a canoe; “thatched” roof- this roof is made of special grass and hay.

While-reading activities: listen and match parts of the text with the pictures.

After-reading activities: answer the questions:

1.What are the English people crazy about?

2.Do they have pets? What pets do they have?

3. Besides English football what another sport is famous in England?

4. Where can you find houses with thatched roofs?

5. Why are there such surnames as “Butcher, Backer, Wheeler, Potter, Farmer”.

6. What the oldest and the most famous universities are there in England?

7. For river trips people use special boats. How are they called?

8. What is the Hadrian’s wall? Where is it situated?

5. Oral practice. Monologue.

T: And now  let’s speak more detailed about some aspects.

-We have read that English people are crazy about gardening. Do you know anything about this?

-What kinds of sports are famous in England: football, horse-racing, riding, tennis, bowls, rugby, cricket. Read a short text about them and then you have to choose the best endings.

6. Listening.Ex2,p39.

T: At the next lesson we’ll speak about university cities but now I want you to listen to the text about a famous place in England, Tintagel and answer the questions. Look them through.

 Where is Tintagel?

Why is it famous?

What can you see there?

Where might you see ghosts?

What might you see every year?

III. Conclusion. Hometask.

T: Did you like our lesson? What interesting facts about England have you learnt?

Your hometask  is  prepare a project about England, adding some information about education in England.