Конспект урока по теме : "Live in Space"

Козлова Алла Владимировна

Учитель английского языка

Конспект урока.

Урок обучение чтению с полным пониманием содержания прочитанного текста. Изучающее чтение. Учебник Spotlight, 9, Module 2A   «Live in Space» 

Тема урока: Особенности жизни на космической станции.

Цель: - совершенствование навыков чтения

          - расширение лексического запаса по теме

          - отработка лексики по теме урока

          - развитие навыков монологической речи

Задачи: - расширение кругозора

              - научить учащихся извлекать информацию из текста

              - проконтролировать знания лексики, грамматики, письма, устной речи, умения         

             читать.

Формы: работа в парах, индивидуальная работа, фронтальная работа с классом, беседа

Методы: наглядные, демонстрация, упражнения, поисковые, чтение про себя и вслух.

Live in Space

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How would you like to live three hundred and sixty kilometers above the Earth, flying at almost thirty thousand kilometers an hour through dark, airless space? Well, that’s exactly how the astronauts working on the giant International Space Station (ISS) live. ‘Cool!’ you might say. Well… maybe. Let’s take a look at what it’s really like to live in space.

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Living in zero gravity means doing lots of things differently. First of all, you can forget about having a nice hot shower in the morning, as the water droplets would simply float away. Astronauts have to use a vacuum hose to wash with. Also, when muscles don’t have to work against gravity as they do here on Earth, they go soft. So the residents of the ISS actually spend 2 hours a day working out on exercise bikes and rowing machines.

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There’s no escape from household chores on the ISS. As dangerous bacteria grow quickly in zero gravity, the astronauts clean the whole station every day, which is about the size of a football pitch! Also the lack of gravity makes the simplest things in life seem quite weird! Take eating for example, to stop their meals floating away, astronauts have to ‘post’ food packages into a special tray and then strap the tray to their legs. At least there’s no washing up to do, though. The astronauts simply put their dirty dishes and rubbish into plastic bags and send them back to Earth.

4) _________________________________ When it comes to sleeping, there’s no need for a bedroom! The astronauts could sleep anywhere, but they can’t risk bumping into any computer controls so they strap themselves into a sleeping bag on the wall. It’s a truly relaxing experience, as nothing presses against the skin. It’s important to cover your eyes, however, to block out the light of the sun as the sun rises and sets every 45 minutes when you are orbiting the Earth.

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So, when astronauts aren’t doing experiments or chores or repairing equipment, do they get any free time? Well, a little! They often send emails back home, read books or watch movies, but most of all they like to stare out of the window and take pictures of their real home, Earth!

1.      Pre-reading tasks:

-          look at the title of the text. How do you think, what are we going to discuss today?

-          Look at the picture. What do you think living on a space station would be like? 1.                        -   do you want to be an astronaut? 2.                                 -    would you like to live in space? 3.                                 -   who was the first astronaut? 4.

-          Before reading the text, look at the blackboard. Here are some words that help you to understand the article:

Glossary:

the ISS

airless space

lack of gravity

zero gravity

vacuum hose

muscles

household chores

football pitch

giant

weird

a resident

to strap

to bump into

to block

to stare

to orbit the Earth

2.      Reading tasks

a)     read the text

b)      match the headings to the paragraphs there is one extra heading.

Keeping Clean and Healthy       

Spare Time in Space    

Living Among the Stars

Time to Relax                  

Good Housekeeping         

The Right Training

          с)  Match two parts of a word expression. Find examples in the text.

1.   Household	a) computer controls
2.   airless	b) station
3. space	c) gravity
4. to work on	d) giant space station
5. lack of	e) chore
6. to bump into	f) space

3.      After reading task.

-          What new have you found from the text? Complete the sentences .

 Living in zero gravity means…

As dangerous bacteria grow quickly in zero gravity, the astronauts…

The astronauts could sleep anywhere, but…
 The light of the sun  rises and sets every…

 Do the astronauts  get any free time? Well, a little! They like…