A Trip to London
Урок-соревнование в 5-м классе
Цели:
1. Образовательный аспект: cовершенствование навыков говорения, чтения, аудирования, письма.
2. Познавательный аспект: знакомство с традициями и достопримечательностями Лондона.
3. Развивающий аспект: развитие языковых, интеллектуальных и познавательных способностей учащихся.
Оборудование: учебник В.П. Кузовлева, виды Лондона, карточки, карта, магнитофон, компьютер.
Ход урока
1. Teacher: Good morning! Glad to see you! Today we are going to have a competition, that’s why we have a jury (the pupils of the ninth form).
Children, I know that you like reading books, and I’m sure that you’ve read a novel by English writer Robert Louis Stevenson Treasure Island. One of the pirates, whose name was Flint, had buried some treasure. One part of the treasure was found by Captain Silver on Treasure Island. But the other part of it has not been found yet. I got to know that it is in the British Isles, in the capital of Britain. What’s the capital of Great Britain? So the treasure is hidden in London.
2. Teacher: Let’s do a crossword. If we work it out and read the words from top to bottom, we’ll see where the treasure is in London:
1. The ocean that washes the British Isles. (Atlantic)
2. The capital of Great Britain. (London)
3. The smallest part of Great Britain. (Wales)
4. The name of the queen of Great Britain. (Elizabeth)
5. The floral symbol of England. (rose)
6. The country that consists of England, Scotland and Wales. (Britain)
7. One of the colours of the flag of Great Britain. (red)
8. The language that the English speak. (English)
9. The favourite English domestic animal. (dog)
10. The traditional weather in Great Britain. (foggy)
11. The widest river in Great Britain. (Thames)
Now we see that the treasure is in London, under the Tower Bridge, beneath the waters of the Thames. Let’s make a trip to London and find the treasure.
3. Teacher: I think you must know English very well to make your trip to London. Let’s see whether you are ready to travel to London (you must read and speak English well).
A. I’m sure you know a lot of rhymes. (reading competition)
B. We’ll train with tongue-twisters. Let’s see who will be the best!
Announcement at Victoria Station, London:
Two to two to Tooting too!
I see a sea down by the seashore.
But which sea do you see down by the seashore?
Two tiny tigers take two taxis to town.
C. Let’s find a house for each word. We’ll see how you know the rules of reading.
| land | classic |
| valley | jam |
| lake | maze |
| stadium | Thames |
| amazing | attractive |
4. “Mrs. Grammar”
Who knows Grammar best of all? What questions can you ask your English friend?
1) you /have/got/a lot of friends?
2) what /best/your/friend’s name/is?
3) do /go to school/on Sundays and you/Saturdays?
4) what /do/subjects/you study?
5) is /a good day at school/for you/what?
6) when /your/does/school/start?
7) at school, have you got/any clubs?
8) your/favourite/what/subjects is?
5. Places in London
Find the pair.
| Hyde | Square |
| Trafalgar | Court |
| The Tate | Garden |
| The Barbican | Arch |
| Hampton | Park |
| Covent | Gallery |
| Marble | Art Gallery |
6. “Mr. Word”
There are a lot of beautiful words to describe places.
The task is: make word combinations with these adjectives and put them in a sentence.
| Rare | flowers, animals, books |
| Beautiful | picture, film, furcoat, cafe, church |
| Charming | gardens, parks, squares, songs, cafe, theatre |
| Famous | writers, poets, places |
| Amazing | nature, picture, lake, swimming-pool, theatre |
| Attractive | valleys, landscapes, land |
| Romantic | trip, valley |
7. “At Customs”
Teacher: We are going abroad and that’s why we must fill in application forms.
Please write down your name, surname, age, nationality, and home address.
| Application Form:
Name _____________________________________________ Surname ___________________________________________ Age _______________________________________________ Nationality _________________________________________ Home address _______________________________________ |
8. Teacher: Everything is ready! Now we may go to London by plane. Imagine you are flying in the plane.
People like to read or solve riddles on the plane.
Riddles:
1. I’m black and red and blue. I draw everything for you. (a pencil)
2. Has no legs, but just for fun it is always on the run. (a ball)
3. It’s blue by night, by day it is white, it’s cold and not dry, it falls out from the sky. (snow)
4. What is white and falls on the top of the roof? (snow)
5. What often falls and never gets hurt? (rain)
6. What runs but never walks? (a watch)
7. It runs and runs, but it’ll never run out. It flows. (a river)
8. If you want to draw a straight line, make use of me, for this business is mine. (a ruler)
9. What can fly but has no wings? (time)
Teacher: You are missing your family, your friends. Try to remember our beautiful town.
Use the structures.
| There is… | beautiful (parks, museums, theatres) |
| There are… | charming (square, cafe…) |
| attractive (supermarket…) | |
| amazing (swimming-pool) |
Proverbs:
East or west home is best.
There is no place like home.
9. “At the Airport”
Teacher: Now we are in London. You meet English children.
Reproduce the dialogue.
– Are you from Russia?
– Yes, I am.
– Nice to meet you. Welcome to London.
– What’s your name?
– My name is…
– How old are you?
– I’m…
– Have you got a family?
– Yes, I have…
– What is your favourite sport?
– My favourite sport is…
10. “At the Сafe”
Teacher: Big Ben has struck one. It’s time for lunch. The English have lunch at one o’clock. It’s their tradition. Every country has its customs. So let’s go to the cafe.
Please read the menu and work in pairs. Order something for lunch.
Примерные высказывания учащихся:
– Would you like a cup of tea, Mary?
– Yes, please.
– With milk?
– No, thanks.
– Help yourself to the fruit, Mary.
– Thanks a lot. Could you pass me a banana, please?
– Here you are.
11. Teacher: Look, this is the British Library – one of the biggest libraries in the world.
“A Talk in the Library”
– Have you got a guide book?
– Here you are.
– Thanks.
Teacher: I have an interesting task for you: guess what book it is. I’ll read an episode.
Guess the character.
• Funny, kind, likes honey, has many friends, lives in the forest, full of ideas, friendly. (Winnie-the-Pooh)
• Nice woman, likes children, children like her, full of imagination, tells wonderful stories, clever, likes to travel to imaginary lands, famous for magic, the best nurse. (Mary Poppins)
• Brave and strong boy, clever, fond of nature, lives among animals, a true friend of animals. (Mowgli)
Teacher: Now we have a guide book, let’s try to find the way to the London Zoo.
– Excuse me! Where is the London Zoo?
– The London Zoo? Let me think… Turn right into Prince Albert Road and continue for about five minutes. Cross left here and walk over the Regent’s Canal footbridge. Turn right and the London Zoo is then 200 metres up the road on the left-hand side.
– Thank you!
12. “London Zoo”
Teacher: The zookeeper wants to know what proverbs about animals you know.
A. Give Russian equivalents to the proverbs.
1) The early bird catches the worm.
2) When the cat is away, the mice will play.
3) If you run after two hares, you will catch neither.
4) A bird may be known by its song.
5) A cat in gloves catches no mice.
6) Every bird likes its own nest.
7) All cats are grey at night.
8) It is raining cats and dogs.
9) Birds of a feather flock together.
10) Don’t look a gift horse in the mouth.
B. A rhyme about mice.
Open the brackets.
I think mice _______(to be) very nice.
Their tails _______(to be) long,
Their faces _______(to be) small.
They don’t have any
Chins at all.
Their ears _______(to be) pink.
Their teeth _______(to be) white.
They run about
The house at night.
But I think mice
_______(to be) rather nice.
C. Riddle:
If two cats are before a cat,
And two cats are behind a cat,
And a cat is in the middle,
How many cats are there in all?
(Three cats: one after another)
D. Dramatize a rhyme.
1. “Where are you going, my little cat?”
2. “Three little kittens”.
13. “Hyde Park”
Teacher: London’s Hyde Park is one of the greatest city parks in the world. Hyde Park in London has something for everyone. You can enjoy swimming, boating, cycling and skating. There are pitches for team games, tennis courts, tracks for horse riding and a spectacular children’s playground.
Let’s have a rest in the park.
A. Riddles
Guess what holiday it is?
1) On this day children walk from house to house and ask: “Trick or treat.” They choose pumpkins, cut pumpkin faces, and put on spooky costumes. Put a candle inside the pumpkin, and light the candle. Put the pumpkin near the house. (Halloween)
2) On this day children make a stuffed man. You will hear loud bangs, here, there, everywhere. You’ll see fireworks and bonfire. They make a large bonfire of the guy. (Guy Fawkes Night, Bonfire Night)
Try to pantomime. (The other team guesses)
B. Games:
1. Odd word out. In the chain of words you should identify the wrong word.
a) cucumbers, fruit, juice, sugar, pudding, nuts, plums, bicycle
b) cold, foggy, snowy, frosty, spring, summer, below zero, a valley
2. Change the letters and form the words.
pliatca, asuqer, ribdeg
3. Make up words based on every letter of this word.
BEAUTIFUL
14. “The Tower of London”
Teacher: We come closer to the Thames and our next stop is the Tower of London. The Tower of London was a fortress, a royal palace and later a prison. It is a museum now. There are a lot of interesting collections in the Tower of London. The Tower is guarded by the Yeomen Warders popularly called ‘Beefeaters’. The Tower is surrounded by gardens, where a lot of black ravens have been living since ancient times. The legend says that without ravens the Tower will fall. The ravens will not let you pass by if they don’t get acquainted with you. Please tell them about yourself. They want to know the following things about you:
1. Your name
2. Your surname
3. Your age
4. Your family
Teacher: Now, we are on the bank of the Thames near the Tower Bridge. We may find our treasure. But it is locked, and the key is an English song. Let us sing a song.
Song: London Bridge is falling down