Конспект открытого урока по теме "Шотландия" (по учебнику О.В. Афанасьевой, И.В. Михеевой "Английский язык 6класс"

Тема урока: Scotland the Beautiful.

Цель: развитие межкультурной коммуникативной компетенции учащихся на основе изучения особенностей и культуры страны изучаемого языка – Шотландии.

Задачи: -знакомство с Шотландией, обычаями и культурой этого народа

-расширение с помощью английского языка представления учащихся об окружающем мире

  - развитие умений в чтении (с полным пониманием прочитанного и поиском необходимой информации), аудирования и устной речи

-активизация грамматических умений в образовании вопросов

  -воспитание у учащихся интереса к другим странам и познанию окружающего мира.

Ход урока.

I  Оргмомент. Введение в тему урока.

- Watch this video and try to guess what topic we are going to discuss today.

 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bXLzMZ_ABU0

- Yes, we are going to speak about Scotland. But why did you decide so? What helped you to make such conclusion? (special music, the map of Scotland, the flag of Scotland, landscape)

So, today we’ll learn some new information about this beautiful country and its famous people.

II Беседа.

But now let’s remember some facts which have been already known to us. Look at the whiteboard and give the answers to the following questions.

1. Where is Scotland situated? (It’s situated on the British Isles)
2. What is the capital of this country? (Edinburgh)
3. What is the national symbol of the country? (a thistle)
4. Who is its patron Saint? (St.Andrew)
5. What does the flag of Scotland look like? (a blue flag with a white cross)
6. What is the nationality of the people living there? (Scots/British)
7. What is the official language of the country? (English)

Do you know anything else? (Loch Ness monster, bagpipes, tartans, kilts, etc)

So we can fill in the first column in the following table.

What we know about Scotland?	What do we want to know about Scotland?	What we have known about Scotland?
Location Capital Symbol Flag Patron saint Nationality Language

Now tell me please what would you like to know about it? (its regions, rivers, cities, sites, famous people). Now let’s try to find this information in the text.

III Чтение.

а) фонетическая зарядка (ex.23 p.42)

Repeat after the announcer these proper names. Try to imitate all the sounds and intonation.

(Highlands, Lowlands, Glasgow, Edinburgh, Athens of the North, Holyrood Palace, Princes Street, Sir Walter Scott, the Clyde, the Clyde valley, the Royal Mile, the Cannongate, the Scott Monument)

b) Предтекстовое задание: Read the text and say why Scotland is called here Scotland the beautiful.

(reading)

Why is Scotland called Scotland the beautiful? Prove your answer.

с) Послетекстовые задания.

You’ve heard some new proper names. Let’s check if you’ve  understood them.

Match the proper names with their description.

The Edinburgh military tattoo	Is a festival or performances that started in 1947
The Royal Mile	A show that takes place five or six nights a week in August and September
The Cannongate	Is the oldest part of Edinburgh
Princes Street	Is a line of streets that connects the castle and Holyrood Palace
Holyrood House	Is a royal palace
Glasgow	Is an industrial center of Scotland
The Castle	Is connected with the name of Walter Scott
The Edinburgh festival	Is the most picturesque part of the Royal Mile

Change the works with your partner. Check his/her answers.

Make questions from the given words, ask them to your classmates. (Pair Work)

1. In what parts is Scotland divided geographically?
2. Where are the most factories and plants situated in Scotland?
3. What big rivers flow across the country?
4. What are two largest and busiest cities in Scotland?
5. Which of the cities has large port?
6. Which of the cities has got long history?

IV Speaking.

Group work. Speak about one of the topics given to you about Edinburgh.

( Edinburgh Castle, Edinburgh military tattoo, The monument to Bobby, Princes Street)

Write the key words on the papers.

V Results.

What we know about Scotland?	What do we want to know about Scotland?	What we have known about Scotland?
Situation Capital Symbol Flag Patron saint Nationality Language

What new information have you known about Scotland?

VI Home task.

Ex. 45 p.29