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Great Britain and Its People at a Glance

yрок-конкурс в 8-м классе

Одним из способов повышения интереса к предмету “иностранный язык” являются так называемые нетрадиционные уроки. К таким урокам можно отнести урок-конкурс в 8-ом классе по теме “Great Britain and Its People at a Glance”, урок-смотр знаний в 10 классе по теме “There is No Place Like Home”. (Unit “How Different the World Is!”)
Как показывает опыт работы, такие уроки, посвященные страноведческой тематике, способствуют поддержанию у школьников интереса к изучению иностранного языка, совершенствованию речевых навыков и умений, обогащению учащихся новой информацией о стране изучаемого языка, развивают познавательную активность учащихся. Уроки в форме игры, соревнования, викторины, конкурса всегда привлекательны, они помогают активизировать ранее усвоенный материал, закрепить приобретенные учащимися умения и навыки. Стремление помериться своими силами, проверить знания в соревновании с друзьями, возможность узнать что-то новое придают таким урокам осознанно мотивированный характер.

ХОД УРОКА

Учитель: Good afternoon, boys and girls! I’m sure that you are full of energy and ready to have some fun. Do you like to play? That’s very nice. You are sure to know all the words on the topic: “Great Britain and Its People at a Glance”. Games, puzzles, riddles are waiting for you. I want to divide you into two teams. Each team should create the name of the team. Who will be the winner today? Who knows the material on the topic best of all?

Task 1: VOCABULARY

A. Review the words on the topic “Great Britain and Its People, the British Character”. (Pupils should say the words in turn. The one who says the last word gets a point for his/her team .)

B. Demonstrate the character trait without words. You should only act. All the rest should guess the word.

Task 2: ABC-TEST

A. Write as many words as you can about British people and Great Britain. (Pupils should write the words beginning with each letter of the English alphabet.)

Who will be the first?
Who will be the quickest?

B.Write down the following words in alphabetical order:

Task 3: THE ODD WORD

In the chain of words pupils should identify the odd word and explain their choice:

1) unsociable, unfriendly, aloof, sociable;
2) inventive, London, emotional, mystical;
3) England, Scotland, Ireland, London, Wales;
4) snobbish, greedy, hypocritical, careful;
5) well-mannered, polite, snobbish, prudent;
6) to be considered, to be known, to be thought, to be believed, to say;
7) the Welsh, the Scottish, the British, Russia.

Task 4: SCRAMBLE

Change the letter order and write the words correctly.

Task 5: CITIES

Task 6: QUESTIONS

Answer the questions.

1) What are the parts of the U.K.? (Scotland, Wales, England, Northern Ireland.)
2) What river is London situated on? (The Thames.)
3) What people live in Wales? (The Welsh.)
4) Where is Scotland situated? (In the north of Great Britain.)
5) What is the famous drink in Great Britain? (Tea.)
6) What is the capital of England? (London.)
7) Where is the U.K. situated? (On the British Isles, in the North Sea.)
8) What is the name of the island which is made up of England, Scotland and Wales? (Great Britain.)
9) What country is not a part of the U.K.? (Republic of Ireland.)
10) How do we call a person who doesn’t show his feelings? (Reserved.)
11) How do we call a person who doesn’t like change? (Conservative.)
12) How can we call a person who does everything carefully, avoiding any risk? (Prudent.)
13) How do we call a person who gives money to help other people? (Generous.)
14) How do we call a person who doesn’t laugh or make jokes very often? (Serious.)

Task 7: GUESS THE WORD

Guess the word using these clues.

1) It’s a medium-sized country; London is the capital of this country. (England.)
2) This large country includes the three parts: Scotland, Wales, England. (Great Britain.)
3) This country is not part of the U.K. (Republic of Ireland.)
4) This country is situated in the north of Great Britain. (Scotland.)
5) This country is situated in the west of Great Britain. (Wales.)
6) Great Britain is situated on these islands. What are they? (The British Isles.)
7) Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales and England have a common name. They are part of the large and very big country which is situated on the British Isles. (The U.K.)

Task 8: DESCRIBE THE COUNTRY

Using the following words describe the following countries:

Task 9: ONE DAY OF  QUEEN ELIZABETH II

Look! Here’s a schedule of the Queen. But everything is mixed here. Your task is to make a correct schedule. (3 minutes.)

Task 10: SHTFRING

Make a story using the following words.

Завершается урок-конкурс подведением итогов. Можно определить не только команду-победителя, но и самого активного участника, а также отметить участие ребят в отдельных конкурсах.

By Galina Stepanova,
Blagovecshensk