Конспект урока английского языка по теме " People Who Emigrate."

·         Тильманбетова Рабига Кенесбаевна, учитель английского  языка гимназии №40 города Тараз Республики Казахстан.

Урок систематизации и обобщения знаний по циклу  "  Нет лучше места, чем дом./ В гостях хорошо, а дома лучше  " для учащихся 10 класса общественно-гуманитарного направления с углубленным изучением английского языка по учебнику Headway Upper-Intermediate.

Тип урока: Урок систематизации и обобщения знаний.

Урок с применением ИКТ.

Тема урока: “ People Who Emigrate. ” -  " Люди, которые эмигрируют"  (Заключительное занятие по циклу "Нет лучше места, чем дом ").

Цель:

Ø систематизировать и обобщить знания учащихся по теме "Нет лучше места, чем  дом " и пропагандировать воспитание любви к родному краю.

Задачи урока:

Образовательные:

Ø Формирование коммуникативных навыков (аудирование, чтение, говорение).

Ø Расширение лексического  запаса по теме "Нет лучше места, чем дом" на основе полученной информации.

Ø Совершенствование  речевых (монологических) навыков связной речи.

Развивающие.

Ø Развитие умений работать в парах и группах

Ø Развитие умений выделять главное, развитие  мышления, памяти

Ø Развитие умений высказывать свою точку зрения по проблеме.

Воспитательные.

Ø воспитание отрицательного отношения к нарушению прав человека.

Ø воспитание любви к родному краю;

Ø воспитывать гражданина, любящего своё Отечество, свой дом, в котором живёт и учится.

Оборудование и материалы к уроку: компьютер, мультимедийный проектор, видео-материал, презентации в Power Point, распечатки для групповой работы, карточки для индивидуальной работы.

Предварительная подготовка:   учащимся было дано задание 1).выучить выражения, 2) приготовить короткое выступление для ролевой игры,  3) приготовить презентации.

Продолжительность:  45 минут.               

Lesson Plan.

The theme: People Who Emigrate.

The aim:     to develop students’ habits of oral speech on the base of the text;

                   to teach Ss  to work in groups, to express their own view points on the

                   given topic;

                   to enrich students’ geographical outlook.       

Equipment: Student’s  books, multimedia project, a computer, a video material,  Power Point presentations, workouts.

                                                          Outline:

I. Preliminaries: Teacher: Good morning, dear friends! Today we are going to talk about emigration.

II. Warm up:

A.  Brainstorming.  First of all I want to know about your associations with the word “emigration”.

(Students tell about their associations and they сan be:

1. another (foreign) country

2. other different cultures

3. another language

4. an unusual place

5. a new unknown life

6. different climate, weather

7. other customs and traditions

8. difficulties with laws and rules

9. not understanding or conflicts with people

10. other people

11. another way of life etc.)

III.  Pre-task.

Teacher:  And now close your eyes and think about your country – Kazakhstan. What would you miss most about it, if you went to live abroad?

(Listening to the Kazakh music students close their eyes and  reply. Answers  might  be: home, parents, friends, relatives, neighbours, native land, weather, climate, city or village, school, national food, etc.)

IV. Presentation. 

A. Teacher:  Listen to a dialogue ( 6-minuteEnglish-Living abroad) and be ready to do the tasks in two groups:

Group 1: find out the meanings of the expressions “britpack” and “likeminded people”. 

Group 2: find out what advice the man would have for people thinking about moving abroad.

B. Teacher:  Listen and watch  Laura’s presentation  “Why People Migrate?” and do the following tasks:

Group 1:

Give reasons why people emigrate.

Group 2:

Name the consequences of emigration .

C.   Vocabulary. Teacher:  Let’s work a bit on vocabulary. (Teacher distributes the workouts for group work). You are given 2 minutes for preparation.

Group 1.  Fill in the missing words  (The Clavy family)

1. The Clavy family and their  … moved from … to  … two years ago.

2. Life in Birmingham wasn’t that bad, but Andy worked  … and they … spent time together as a family and soon Andy was … .

3. They chose this country, because …  and they had visited cousins here.

4. They didn’t know … when they           

arrived in …, but in a few months … .

5. It took a few months … , so for a while they had financial worries, but in the end he was lucky.

6. Marion and Andy don’t miss much about England, except … .

7. The Clavy family are sure that moving to Canada is …

D. Teacher:  Let’s check up the task for the 1^st group:

1. The Clavy family and their 2 dogs  moved from the suburbs of Birmingham to   Canada two years ago.

2. Life in Birmingham wasn’t that bad, but Andy worked  12-hour days and they rarely spent time together as a family and soon Andy was made redundant .

3. They chose this country, because they had always wanted to live in Canada and they had visited cousins here.

4. They didn’t know a soul when they arrived in Alberta, but in a few months they had  made plenty of Canadian friends .

5. It took a few months to find a decent job , so for a while they had financial worries, but in the end he was lucky.

6. Marion and Andy don’t miss much about England, except the castles and the greenness of the countryside .

7. The Clavy family are sure that moving to Canada is the best thing they have ever done.

E. Group 2- Choose the best answer. (The White family)

1. Hazel and Barry White left England …

a.     11 years ago with their parents.

b.     3 years ago with their daughter.

c.     5 years ago with their baby daughter.

2.  They moved from  … to   … overlooking the sea.

a. a two-bedroom flat,  a small house

b. a large house,  a two-bedroom flat

c. a basement flat, a two-bedroom apartment

3. They changed their hotel business in London into … in Greece.

a. a machine supply company

b. fishing business

c. a water sports business

4. The reason why they left London for Greece was …

a. they were unhappy there.

b. they wanted Daisy to grow up carefree and in the sunshine.

c. they didn’t enjoy their work.

5. All their relatives and friends …

a. thought they were crazy.

b. agreed with them.

c. wanted them to move to America.

6. Daisy …

a. couldn’t learn Greek.

b. is absolutely bilingual.

c. can’t speak either English or Greek.

7. Hazel … at first, but she thinks that people here are very kind and generous.

a. spent happy days here

b. liked the Greek way of life

c. had a big culture shock.

F. Teacher: Let’s check up the task for the 2^nd group:

1. Hazel and Barry White left England …

a.      11 years ago with their parents.

b.     3 years ago with their daughter.

c.      5 years ago with their baby daughter.

2.  They moved from  … to   … overlooking the sea.

a. a two-bedroom flat,  a small house

b. a large house,  a two-bedroom flat

c. a basement flat, a two-bedroom apartment

3. They changed their hotel business in London into … in Greece.

a. a machine supply company

b. fishing business

c. a water sports business

4. The reason why they left London for Greece was …

a. they were unhappy there.

b. they wanted Daisy to grow up carefree and in the sunshine.

c. they didn’t enjoy their work.

5. All their relatives and friends …

a. thought they were crazy.

b. agreed with them.

c. wanted them to move to America.

6. Daisy …

a. couldn’t learn Greek.

b. is absolutely bilingual.

c. can’t speak either English or Greek.

7. Hazel … at first, but she thinks that people here are very kind and generous.

a. spent happy days here

b. liked the Greek way of life

c. had a big culture shock

V. Follow Up.   Speaking on the text “The Great Escape” from Headway Upper-Intermediate.

A. Teacher:  In groups do the following tasks paying attention to the words and phrases:

In search of a new life, what they are looking for, decided to emigrate, suburbs, a machine supply company, surrounded by spectacular scenery, crash out, was made redundant, a pay-out, take the plunge, apply, application, nail-biting, pocket-handkerchief, go mad for, be exhausted, financial worries, unemployment, moved from their basement flat, a two-bedroom apartment overlooking the sea, set up a watersports business, to grow up carefree, a good way to earn a living, absolutely bilingual, the women are  treated the same way as men, money worries cause our tempers to fray,  not entirely sure.

Group 1. Find out the following facts about:

The Clavy family in Great Britain

Why they moved

Life in Canada

What they miss

Group 2. Find out the following facts about:

The White family in Great Britain

Why they moved

Life in Greece

What they miss

B. Teacher: Some students work individually on situations. Meanwhile these 4 students are getting ready, others will answer the question:  Why is the text titled “The Great Escape”?

C. Situations: On the part of the main characters tell us your story, your feelings, if you are satisfied with your present life or not…

Student 1. You are Andy –  

Do you think that you’ve made the right decision and changed your life emigrating to a new country?

Student 2. You are Marion –

compare your life in Birmingham and in Alberta. Were you happy in GB or are you enjoying your life in Canada?

Student 3. You are Barry –

Are you sure that you like your life in Greece? What would you say if your wife asked you to return to GB?

Student 4. You are Hazel –

Are you sorry that you’ve moved to Greece? Why/why not?

D. Teacher:  Watch a video Irish Jobs - Emigrating couple

and speak about advantages and disadvantages of emigrating.

Group 1.  Advantages of emigrating.

Group 2.  Disadvantages of emigrating.

V. Wrap up.

A. Teacher:  Before making a conclusion I want you to watch one more presentation -  it’s Marsel’s.  Listen to him and watch his presentation. Do you agree with Marsel? (Some students may agree, but others may not.)

What do you think of the proverb “East or West Home Is Best”? (Students express their own view points.)

B. Teacher: Let’s make a conclusion: Our country has invested a lot of money in training and education of  young  people at home and abroad. We have good schools and  good universities. Everything depends on us. We can change our priorities in the social and political system and start a real change for better life. We can’t force people to stay in our country, but we can build the country that people will want to live in.

VII. Homework: Would you emigrate if you had a chance? Why/Why not? Where to if you emigrated? (your reflections).