"Cities of Kazakhstan" ( 8 класс )

Theme : Cities of Kazakhstan

Aims : students will be able to speak the cities and  Put the verb into the correct form- Present Simple or Present Continuous.

Type : getting new information

Visual aids: Supplementary material , cards, pictures, an interactive board, computers

Methods : critical thinking, interactive method, answer the question.

Interaction: geography  

The procedure of the lesson:

I.       Organization moment

A.    Greeting moment

B.     Say the names of the month

II.                Check.up the homework

-          What was your hometask for today?

-          Text by heart

III.              Presentation

Today we shall speak about our Cities of Kazakhstan.

Almaty is located in the southeast of Kazakhstan. Its population is 1.5 million. Although it has lost the status of capital, Almaty remains the largest financial, economic and cultural center of Central Asia.

Almaty was the capital of Kazakhstan from 1929 to 1998. It is one of the most beautiful cities in Kazakhstan with a population of 1,200,000, situated in the foothills of the Zailisky Alatau Mountains. In the medieval era it was the Almatu locality, in 1854 the Zailiiskoe fortress, and from 1921 to 1993, Alma-Ata. After the Decree of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan of October 20, 1997 "On the declaration of Akmola the capital of the RK" Almaty recieved the status of city of National importance and became the southern capital of the country, the largest national financial, scientific and cultural center. The Residence of the Head of State and Government remains here. Branches of food and light industries dominate the economy of the city and produce over 70% of products of industrial enterprise. Some machine-building and mechanical factories represent the heavy industry of Almaty.

In 1963, the settlement of Aktau received town status. The city is a major oil and gas production center, and is known for its unique heated oil pipeline. The population of Aktau is around 175,000. It is one of the most prosperous towns in this part of Kazakhstan, built in the 1960^s on Mangyshlak peninsula. It is the center of the Kazakh oil and gas industry and a Caspian seaport. The only nuclear power station in the country was built not far from Aktau, which also famously powers the city's desalination plant. Some interesting places: underground mosques (10^th-12^th c.), necropolis (9^th-19^th c.) on the territory of which there are many stone statues, Beket-Ata necropolis.

Atyrau (named Guryev during the Soviet era) is a city in Kazakhstan, and the capital of Atyrau Province. It is located 2,700 kilometers west of Almaty and 350km east of the Russian city of Astrakhan. Other transliterations include Aterau, Atirau, Atyraw, Atirav, and Atiraw.

Modern Atyrau is famous for its oil and fish industries.

Atyrau is famous as one of the Oil Capitals of Kazakhstan. Oil, gas, mineral resources, and fisheries are the main industries in Atyrau. Atyrau region is rich in mineral resources, especially hydrocarbons. Atyrau region boasts the unique Tengiz oil field, development of which began in the 90s. The Ural River divides Atyrau into two parts: Europe and Asia. Atyrau has the world's longest footbridge, which is mentioned in the Guinness' Book of World Records.

Grammar box

The Present Simple Tense

 V1, Vs

time expressions: always,  every day, often, usually, sometimes, seldom, rarely

- don't ,doesn't

? do ,does

The Present Continuous Tense

am/is/are +Ving time expressions: now, at the moment

- am is  are + not

? - am is are +Ving

IV.             Practice

Put the verb into the correct form- Present Simple or Present Continuous

I ( to go ) to the cinema this evening. Excuse me. You ( to speak) English?

Why you ( to laugh) at me?  How much it ( to cost) to send a letter to Canada? Paddy ( to listen ) to the tape-recorder right now. The doctor  ( to exam) Oliver in the living room now. She ( to write) me very often. He

 ( not to go) there every morning. Her friend ( to study) English every morning?  They( not to do) these work at home. He ( to learn) English or French at school?

Put the verb into the correct form Present Continuous or Past Continuous

1.I (to write) an English exercise now.
2. I (to write) an English exercise at this time yesterday.
3. My little sister (to sleep) now.
4. My little sister (to sleep) at this time yesterday.
5. My friends (not to do) their homework now. They (to play) volley-ball.
6. My friends (not to do) their home­work at seven o'clock yesterday.
They (to play) volley-ball.
7. You (to eat) ice-cream now?
8. You (to eat) ice-cream when I rang you up yesterday?
9. What your father (to do) now?
10. What your father (to do) from eight till nine yesterday?

Key: 1. I am writing an English exercise now.
2. I was writing an English exercise at this time yesterday.
3. My little sister is sleeping now.
4 My little sister was sleeping at this time yesterday.
5. My friends are not doing their homework now. They are playing volley-ball.
6. My friends were not doing their home­work at seven o'clock yesterday.
They were playing volley-ball.
7. Are you eating ice-cream now?
8. Were you eating ice-cream when I rang you up yesterday?
9. What is your father doing now?
10. What was your father doing from eight till nine yesterday?

V.Homerwork

Ex. 1, p. 11 Ex.2p.12 make the sentences.