The Subject of the Lesson: “A Magic Trip to London”
Тема уроку: “Чарівна подорож до Лондона”
AIMS.Цілі:
1) Principal Aim: to activate students’
speaking skills, encourage them to use new vocabulary.
2) Practical Aim: to enlarge pupils’
vocabulary on given topic by means of listening, speaking, asking and answering
questions.
3) Educational Aim: to give pupils the
opportunity to get knowledge about the sights of London, to teach pupils to
respect cultural traditions of this country.
4) Cultural Aim: to develop students’
interest in traveling and cultures of other countries.
VISUAL AIDS: the textbook, the map of London,
topical posters, illustrations of the sightseeing of London, photos of the
excursion, the cartoon about the tour about London, a grammar table, cards, the
blackboard, tape recorder, a computer presentation.
PROCEDURE.
Хід уроку.
I. Starting point.Вступ.
1) Greetings. Привітання.
Teacher: Good morning, my dear
students!
Pupils: Good morning, dear teacher!
T.: I am very glad to see you!
Ps: We are glad to see you too!
T.: I hope you are well!
Ps: We hope you are well too!
2) The announcement of the subject of
the lesson and the aims. Оголошення теми та цілей уроку.
T.: I’m sure it is a happy day today
because we’ll have a very interesting and unusual lesson. I hope we’ll have a
wonderful time together. We are going to travel to the country which is
situated on a wet cold island… What country is it?
P.: It is Great Britain.
T.: What is the capital of Great Britain?
P.: The capital of Great
Britain is London.
T.: Do you want to go there?
Ps: Yes, we do.
T.: So, you have already understood
that the topic of our lesson is “A Magic Trip to London”. Let me summarize. The aims of our lesson are to activate your speaking
skills, encourage you to use new vocabulary, to enlarge your vocabulary on the given
topic by means of listening, speaking, asking and answering questions, to give you
the opportunity to get knowledge about the sights of London, to develop your
interest in travelling and cultures of other countries. Why is it a magic trip?
Because we have a magic double-decker which can help us to make our imaginary
journey.
3) Warming-up activities. Організаційний момент.
a) Phonetic drills.
T.: Before leaving for London
let us train some words. Ann, please, read and everybody reads after her. Match the transcription with the pictures
['greIt'britn]
[ðq
'temz]
['wiljqm
ðq 'kOnkqrq ]
['sW
'krIstqfq 'ren]
['ri:Gqnts pRk]
['sW
'benGqmin hLl]
['kiNz
zu:]
['tauq
briG]
['Andqgraund]
['wQIthLl]
b) Speech drills.
T.: Now let’s start our journey. I’ve
forgotten to tell you that we are a group of students from Ukraine
and these are our pen-friends from London. They’ll help us to learn some more
interesting facts about London’s sightseeing. But how can we get there? What
means of transport do you know? How can we travel?
Ps: We can travel by plane (by train,
by car, by bus, by taxi, by bicycle).
T.: Which one is fast?
P.: Traveling by car is fast.
T.: Which one is faster?
P.: Traveling by train is faster.
T.: Which one is the fastest?
P.: Traveling by plane is the
fastest.
T.: How can we get to London?
P.: We can get there by bus.
T.: Yes, you are right. We have a
magic bus and it can make wonders. Close your eyes! Let’s make ourselves
comfortable and start our trip. While flying to London in our red double-decker
we’ll check our homework. 1, 2, 3. (The sound of the bus).
II. The main part of the lesson. Основна чачтина уроку.
1) The checking-up of the home task. Перевірка домашнього завдання.
T.: Your home task was to revise
using of the definite article before the sights and do an exercise on the cards. Open your copy-books and check your homework.
Your task is to put the article where necessary. Who wants to be the first?
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… England
is situated on the British Isles.
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… London
is the capital of Great Britain.
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… Tower of London
was a fortress, a castle, a prison and even King’s Zoo.
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… St.
Paul’s Cathedral is the oldest church in London.
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… Trafalgar Square is the centre of London.
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… Big Ben is the
biggest clock in the world.
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… Houses of
Parliament is a place where the British Parliament seats.
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… National
Gallery is famous for its collection of paintings.
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… Downing Street is a place where British Prime-Minister lives.
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… Thames is a
river where London stands on.
T. Well done! Our flight
is over. Look out of the windows we are in London. We’ll begin our trip from
Buckingham Palace.
2) Reading Comprehension. Читання.
a) Pre-reading task.
T.: Now we are near Buckingham
Palace. I want you to look through the text and answer my question if
Buckingham Palace was the official residence of the Crown from the very first
days of its existence.
Majesty
William Winder
Duke Buckingham
Guards
Buckingham Palace
The most important
building in Great Britain is Buckingham Palace. It is an official residence of
Her Majesty – the Queen and is the symbol of British Monarchy. It was built
in1702-1705 by the architect William Winder for Duke Buckingham.
Nowadays Buckingham
Palace looks more like a small town with a police station, post offices, a
hospital, a bar, two sport clubs, a cinema and a swimming pool.
There are 600 rooms and 3
miles of red carpet there. About 700 people work in the Palace and two men
work full-time to look after 300 clocks.
The Changing of the
Guards in front of Buckingham Palace is a colorful ceremony. The guardsmen
still wear uniforms of the 19th century.
T. Answer my question:
Was Buckingham Palace the official residence of the Crown from the very first
days of its existence?
T. Let’s read the text
aloud and be ready to answer my questions. Who wants to begin?
T.: Now answer my questions. The most
important building in Great Britain is Buckingham Palace, isn’t it?
P.1: Yes, it is, because it is an
official residence of Her Majesty – the Queen and is the symbol of British
Monarchy.
T.: When was it built?
P.2: It was built in1702-1705.
T.: Who was an architect of this
building and who was it built for?
P.3: The architect of Buckingham
Palace William Winder built it for Duke Buckingham.
T.: How many people do work in the
Palace?
P.4: About 700 people work in the
Palace.
T.: The Changing of the Guards in
front of Buckingham Palace is a colorful ceremony, isn’t it?
P.5: Yes, it is. The Changing of the
Guards in front of Buckingham Palace is a colorful ceremony.
b) Post-reading task.
T.: Now imagine that you are two
tourists. You’ve visited Buckingham Palace. You have a poster with necessary
information. Help each other to get the information and make up the dialogue
about this wonderful sight of London.
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Buckingham Palace
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Express your feelings
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Built in 1702-1705
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Who?
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Nowadays a small town
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How?
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600 rooms and 3
miles red carpet
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How many rooms?
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700 people work here
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How many people?
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The Changing of the Guards
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What/ like?
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Don’t forget to use such expressions
in your dialogue to make it more vivid.
Look!
I know …
I’m sure…
I’ve heard that …
In my opinion,
As far as I know
As you see
I agree with you
I disagree with you
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A: Oh, look! I like this palace very
much but I don’t know who built Buckingham Palace?
B: The architect William Winder built
it for Duke Buckingham in 1702-1705. I enjoy Buckingham Palace nowadays.
A: Why?
B: As you see it looks more like a
small town with a police station, post offices, a hospital, a bar, two sport
clubs, a cinema and a swimming pool.
A: I’ve heard that there are a lot of
rooms in Buckingham Palace. Do you know how many rooms there are in it?
B: As far as I know there are 600
rooms and even 3 miles of red carpet there.
A: Oh, look, what a colorful ceremony
of the Changing of the Guards!
B: I agree with you. It’s very
impressive. And I know that the guardsmen still wear uniforms of the 19th
century.
3) Speaking activities. Говоріння.
T.: Let’s continue our tour about London. Now Ann is our guide. She will show us the main places of interest. But she will
ask you some questions about these places. I know that some pupils have found
important information about these sights and made some slides they are going to
show. Please, Ann, you are welcome.
Ann: Let’s go round London. Now you
can see Trafalgar Square. It is in the city centre and there you can see a lot
of tourists. What else do you know about Trafalgar Square?
P.1: This famous square is so named
in honor of Britain’s great victory over the French and Spanish fleet at Cape Trafalgar in 1805. The tall monument in the middle of it is a monument to Admiral
Nelson because the hero of this battle was Lord Horatio Nelson, admiral of the
British fleet. The column is 185 feet high and a 17
foot statue of Nelson on top. He lost his eye in one battle, an arm – in
another, leg – in the third and his life in Trafalgar. His laconic command “England expects every man to do his duty” is carved in the granite on one side of the
pedestal.
Ann: Oh, it’s a very interesting
story. Admiral Nelson was a very brave man and he is well-known for his victory
at Trafalgar and I think he deserved to have such a great monument. Now we are
in Westminster. Here you can see the Houses of Parliament and famous Big Ben.
What do you know about the symbol of Great Britain?
P.2: I know that the Palace
of Westminster, known as the Houses of Parliament, is really huge. There are
1,000 rooms and 100 staircases in it. That’s where the British Parliament
seats. Everybody knows the Clock Tower with the biggest clock bell in Great Britain. It got its name after Sir Benjamin Hall, a very tall man, who was in charge
of lifting the bell up. Can you imagine that the clock bell weighs 13,5 tones?
You can hear the sound of the clock every hour. Very beautiful Westminster
Bridge across the Thames leads to Big Ben.
Ann: I can say that the West
End is spectacular place full of museums, theatres, clubs and shops. Now our
bus transferred us to the business part of London. Banks and offices are located
here. Yes, it’s the City. Here you can see the Tower of London which is a
museum now. Do you know what it was many years ago?
P.3: Yeah, I know that it was a
prison where many people died. Black ravens had a lot of food near the walls of
the Tower those days. Now they live outside the tower. The English look after
them and feed the ravens. People believe that London will be rich while ravens
live in the Tower. Also it was a fortress because the walls of the Tower are 5
meters thick. In the museum you can see many old guns. It was a castle where
the Kings lived and even the King’s Zoo. Do you that the Guards lock the big
doors of the Tower for the night at 10 o’clock every evening.
Ann: It’s very useful information.
But do you know that the Tower is nine hundred years old? Thank you, students,
for such helpful and interesting information.
4) Relaxing minute.
T.: Now let’s relax and sing a song “The
Wheels on the Bus”.
“The Wheels on the Bus”
The wheels on the bus go round and
round,
Round and round, round and round,
The wheels on the bus go round and
round,
All through the town.
The people on the bus go up and down,
Up and down, up and down,
The people on the bus go up and down,
All through the town.
The horn on the bus goes toot, toot,
toot,
Toot, toot, toot, toot, toot, toot,
The horn on the bus goes toot, toot,
toot,
All through the town.
The money on the box goes ching,
ching, ching,
Ching, ching, ching, ching, ching,
ching,
The money on the box goes ching,
ching, ching,
All through the town.
The wiper on the glass goes swish,
swish, swish,
Swish, swish, swish, swish, swish,
swish,
The wiper on the glass goes swish,
swish, swish,
All through the town.
The driver on the bus says, “Move on
back”,
“Move on back”, “Move on back”,
The driver on the bus says, “Move on
back”,
All through the town.
5) Listening comprehension. Аудіювання.
T.: Now we are near the oldest church
in London, St. Paul’s Cathedral. It is more than 300 years old. Listen to the text for the first time and be ready
to answer my
question. When was St. Paul’s
Cathedral first built?
Listen to the text again and be ready
to do tasks.
St. Paul’s Cathedral
St. Paul’s Cathedral is
the most beautiful cathedral in Great Britain. Its story begins in 604 AD. It
was probably a wooden structure and it was destroyed by the fire. That had
happened several times during St. Paul’s Cathedral’s long history before Sir
Christopher Wren, a famous architect, started rebuilding it on 21 June, 1675. An
interesting thing happened then. Wren asked a laborer to bring him a stone so
that he might mark the centre of the new cathedral. The man brought a portion
of a grave-stone from the old cathedral inscribed with the word “Resurgam” – “I
shall rise again”. This so impressed Wren that he had that word inscribed on
the new cathedral.
Listen to the text again and be ready
to do tasks.
Task 1. Combine two parts of the sentences.
1. St. Paul’s Cathedral is……
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a) it was destroyed by the fire.
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2. Sir Christopher Wren….
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b) inscribed on the new cathedral.
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3. It was probably a wooden
structure…
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c) in 604 AD.
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4. Its story begins …
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d) the most beautiful cathedral in
Britain.
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5. He had that word…
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e) started rebuilding it on 21
June, 1675.
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Task 2. Finish the sentences.
1) That had happened several times…
2) Wren asked a laborer to bring him…
3) The man brought a portion of a
grave-stone from…
T.: Look at the building of St. Paul’s Cathedral and try to tell some words about
its history.
6) Grammar activities. Граматичні вправи.
T.: My students, we have already
learnt the Present Perfect Tense. Now let’s revise grammar rules and play a
game. So, how do we form the Present Perfect Tense?
P.: We form the Present Perfect Tense
with the help of the verbs have or has and the third form of the main verb or
the ending –ed.
The game “Snowballs”.
T.: Yes, you are right. Now your task
is to complete the sentences and say where you and your classmates have been
adding your sightseeing to others.
P.1: I have been to the Tower
of London.
P.2: She has been to the Tower
of London and I have been to the Houses of Parliament.
P.3: She has been to the Tower
of London and he has been to the Houses of Parliament and I have been to Westminster.
P.4: She has been to the Tower
of London and he has been to the Houses of Parliament and he has been to Westminster and I have been to Buckingham Palace.
P.5: She has been to the Tower
of London and he has been to the Houses of Parliament and he has been to Westminster and she has been to Buckingham Palace and I have been to Trafalgar Square.
P.6: : She has been to the Tower of
London and he has been to the Houses of Parliament and he has been to
Westminster and she has been to Buckingham Palace and she has been to Trafalgar
Square and I have been to the National Gallery.
P.7: She has been to the Tower
of London and he has been to the Houses of Parliament and he has been to Westminster and she has been to Buckingham Palace and she has been to Trafalgar Square and
he has been to the National Gallery and I have been to the British
Museum.
P.8: She has been to the Tower of
London and he has been to the Houses of Parliament and he has been to
Westminster and she has been to Buckingham Palace and she has been to Trafalgar
Square and he has been to the National Gallery and she has been to the British
Museum and I have been to St. Paul’s Cathedral.
P.9: She has been to the Tower of
London and he has been to the Houses of Parliament and he has been to
Westminster and she has been to Buckingham Palace and she has been to Trafalgar
Square and he has been to the National Gallery and she has been to the British
Museum and he has been to St. Paul’s Cathedral and I have been to Hyde Park.
7) Writing activities. Письмо.
T.: Your task is to fill in
the gaps in the sentences using the names of the appropriate sight of London ( St. Paul’s Cathedral, the Thames, Buckingham Palace, the Clock
Tower, Big Ben, the Tower of London)
London stands on ___________________________ not far from the sea
and many ships from all over the world come to the British capital. In the
early days of the history English kings lived in _________________________
which was a castle, a fortress, then it was a prison but now it is a museum where
the black ravens live. Of great interest is _________________________ which has
four faces and which is called _______________________. As for
__________________________ it is the greatest work of Christopher Wren which
was finished only in1710 when the architect was almost 80 years old. A lot of Londoners
and tourists enjoy watching the Changing of the Guards in front of the
______________________________________ the official residence of the Royal
family.
7) Checking-up activities.
a) A guessing game.
T.: Let’s play a guessing game. Guess
the names of the places of interest.
- This is the place where all British
kings and queens were crowned (It is Westminster Abbey).
- Many centuries ago this building
has been a fortress, a prison, now it is a museum (It is the Tower
of London).
- The biggest clock in the world (Big
Ben).
- In the center of that square there
is a monument to Admiral Nelson (Trafalgar Square).
- The color of London bus is (red).
- This is the place where the British
Parliament seats (the Houses of Parliament).
- It is an official residence of the
Queen (Buckingham Palace).
b) “London quiz”.
T.: Now I want to check how you
remember all the information we’ve learnt.
1) The name of the river in London
is …
a) the Clyde; b) the
Severn; c) the Thames.
2) At present British Monarch is …
a) Prince Charles; b) Queen
Elizabeth II; c) Prince Albert.
3) The Tower of London now is a …
a) Royal palace; b)
museum; c) state prison.
4) From the Tower Bridge
you can see …
a) St. Paul’s Cathedral; b) the
London Zoo; c) the Tower of London.
5) There is … in the centre of London.
a) Piccadilly Circus; b)
Trafalgar Square; c) Regent’s Park.
6) Big Ben is a …
a) clock;
b) square; c) palace.
7) The best place for shopping is …
a) Oxford Street; b) Hyde
Park; c) London Zoo.
8) … is famous for its reading room.
a) Albert Hall; b)
the British Museum; c) Regent’s Park.
9) … is a place to rest on a hot
summer day.
a) London Zoo; b)
Hyde Park; c) Piccadilly Circus.
III.
Conclusion of the lesson.
Заключна частина уроку.
1)
Home task. Домашнє завдання.
T.: Your home task will be to write
down the composition about your trip to London using the materials of our
lesson. It must be 10-12 sentences. And your home task will be to make your own
sentences with the sights of London you liked most of all (5-7 sentences).
2) Before giving you marks let us write
a record of how much you understood the material of our lesson and give
yourself a percentage, like this:
100% I understood everything.
90% I understood nearly everything.
75% I understood most of it.
50% I understood it quite well.
35% I got the general idea.
10% I understood a few words.
0% I didn't understand anything.
Evaluate your comprehension skills and speaking skills
3)
Putting marks. Виставлення оцінок.
And let’s see what marks you are
given by your work today.
That’s
all we have time for. You have learnt new information about London. Thank you
for your interesting stories about the capital of the UK.
Tell your stories to your relatives and friends at home. I
like your work at the lesson today. You were very active. I’m pleased with your
answers and work. Thank you for today’s lesson. The lesson is
over. Good bye, my dear students.
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