Teacher: Good morning, dear children and guests.
We are
glad to see you at our lesson «English – around
the
world».
What do
you think we are going to speak about?
Student 1: I think we are going to speak about the role of the
English
language in the world.
Student 2: I’d like to add that may be we would like to speak
about
the
English – speaking countries.
Student 3: In my opinion we are going to speak about different
kinds of
English language.
Teacher: What do you imagine when we think of English
language?
Complete
the Word Web.
Student 1: When I think of English language I imagine the
transcription because I don’t like it. It’s very boring.
Teacher: It’s unpleasant to hear but it’s your
opinion.
Student
2: When I think of English language I imagine working with vocabulary. I like
translating words.
Teacher: Thank you, I’m glad
to listen to your words.
Student
3: When I think of English language I imagine a rich literature of Great
Britain. I’m keen on Shakespeare and prefer reading books in original.
Teacher: It’s difficult but
it’s wonderful to discover new words, isn’t it?
Student
4: When I think of English language I imagine the native culture of
English-speaking countries. I’m interested in art and my dream is to visit
British National Museum.
Teacher: I think
your dream will be realized.
Student
5: When I think of English language I imagine forms of English language. I’m
afraid that it’s very difficult to understand Australian people.
Teacher: No
doubt, the forms of English are difficult to understand but it’s possible if
you learn English regularly.
Teacher: Well, today we are going to speak about English
language,
English-speaking countries, the influence
of the
English language around the world.
The main
questions of our lesson are:
1. In what countries is English spoken?
2. How many people speak English?
3. Why is English used by so many people?
4. When did English begin to spread?
5. Why has English become a world language?
6. Are there any differences in different forms of English
language?
7. What is the role of English language in our life?
Let’s
start our lesson.
Activity
2.
Teacher: I
think that only great countries can make their own language a global
language. English is the most popular language in the world. In what
countries is it spoken?
Look
at the screen and classify the countries according to the following
groups.
*first
language
*second
language
*foreign
language
Canada [‘kænədə]
USA
Hawaii [ha:’waii:]
Jamaica [ʤə'meikə]
UK
Sweden [‘swi:dn]
Ireland [‘aiələnd]
The
Netherlands [‘neðələndz]
Pakistan [ֽpa:kis’ta:n]
Hong
Kong [hk¶]
India [‘indjə]
The
Philippines [‘filipi:nz]
Nigeria [nai’ʤiəriə]
Sri
Lanka [‘sri’lækə]
Malaysia [mə¶leiziə]
Singapore [ֽsigə¶p:]
Kenya [k¶enjə]
Zimbabwe [zim’ba:bwi]
Australia [s¶treiljə]
New Zealand [nju:’zi:lənd]
English spoken
as a first language
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Australia Canada Ireland
Jamaica New Zealand
the USA
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English spoken as a second language-it
is used in schools and universities and as a lingua franca
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India Kenya Nigeria
Pakistan the Philippines Singapore
South Africa Sri Lanka Zimbabwe
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English spoken widely as a foreign
language
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Sweden
the Netherlands
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Question: Where is English used as a first (second, foreign)
language?
Teacher: Let’s check your answers.
Listen to the text (ex.1 p.52 ).
Activity3.
Teacher: To know more about English language
as a world language we’ll try to do this task.
Look at the screen and complete the sentences with the appropriate
words.
1. Becoming a world language has happened because of ….
(the expansion) of the British Empire in the 18th and 19th centuries.
2. It has happened because of ….(the enormous economic
power )
of the United States in the 20th century.
3. Now there are around 400 million speakers of English as … (a
first language) in countries such as Australia, Canada, New Zealand and etc.
4. Many more millions of people speak English as …. (a second
language), a language used in government, business and education.
5. In countries where hundreds of languages exist, it works as …
( as a lingua franca) – a way of communicating with people from
other countries.
Teacher:
Well,
can you answer the questions of our lesson?
1.
In what countries is English spoken? (It’s spoken in countries such as …..)
2. How many people speak
English? (Around 400 millions speak English as a first language. Many more
millions of people speak English as a second language. Hundreds of millions
of people speak English as a foreign language.)
Activity 4:
Teacher: From the text we’ve known
that English is spoken in different countries. They have their own customs
and traditions.
They are proud of their culture and history. But how could
it happen that English language became so widespread? To answer this question
listen to the second part of the lecture and may be we can answer the
question (ex.3 p.52 ).
Task1. Match these dates with the events below.
1788,
1806, 1782, 1840, 1607, 1848
1.
___1607______ the first British colony in
Virginia
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2. ______1782___
British loyalists move north into Canada
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3. ____1788____
the first prison colony in Australia
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4. ____1806_____
Webster’s Dictionary of American English
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5. ___1840______
the treaty between the British and the
Maoris in New Zealand
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6. ___1848______
the start of massive emigration from
Central Europe to the USA
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Task2.Are these sentences true or false?
1.
At the time of the independence of the US there were thirty states.
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2. American English borrowed words from Native American
languages.
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3. Noah Webster changed the spelling of many English words.
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4. Canadians do not use American words.
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5. Australian English has similarities with a London ‘cockney’
accent.
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6. New Zealand English sounds very different from Australian
English.
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Teacher: Let’s try to answer the
questions of our lesson.
1. When did English begin to spread? (In 16th century
English began to spread around the world when the English established a
colony in Virginia.)
2. Why has English become a world language? (It has happened because
of the expansion of the British Empire in the 18th and 19th centuries.
It was because of the enormous economic power of the United States in the 20th century.)
3. Are there any differences in different forms of English language?
(Every form of English language is virtually identical.
American English differs in pronunciation and vocabulary.
Canadian English sounds similar to American. Australian English has Cockney
phrases and is distinctive because of the Aboriginal words. New Zealand
English sounds very similar to Australian English, uses more British words
and has borrowed words from the Maoris.)
Activity5:
Teacher: To understand meaning of English
language we have to imagine that we are the citizens of different
communities. Let’s check your home-task and present your projects. One of you
will be an independent expert and after your presenting gives his arguments
about.
1. The
representatives of Australia:
We
come from 'Down Under' and our country's a very different kind of place from
what a lot of people think I mean, British people immediately think of the
outback and boomerangs and kangaroos. We come from up North and it's
semi-tropical -we've even got tropical rainforests.
Question: Where
are we from?
Answer: I’m
sure you are from Australia, because this country is famous for boomerangs
and kangaroos, tropical rainforests and this country is known as “The Land
of Wattle”, “The Lucky Country”, “The Aussie Land”, “Terra Incognita”,
“The Land Down Under”.
The
representatives of Australia: You are right. We would like
to present the project “Australian English”.
The
representatives of Canada:
By
European standards my country's so big it's difficult to imagine. We mean, it
would take you about four or five days to drive from one side to the other.
But the population is quite small, under thirty million, and most of us live
around the Great Lakes. But I really like the open spaces and wouldn't live
anywhere else.
Question: Where
are we from?
Answer: I
think you are from Canada, because it’s known that Canada is a land of vast
distances and rich natural resources. I’ve heard that Canadian are proud of
their Great Lakes.
The
representatives of Canada: Really we are from Canada. We
would like to presentthe project “Canadian English”.
The
representatives of the USA:
I've
been over to Britain a few times and nobody has any trouble understanding me.
But what's amazing is the number of different accents in such a small country
as Britain. My country, as you know, is really big, but there are only really
three or four different accents.
Question: Where
are we from?
Answer: Really,
you are from the USA, because there are some differences in
spelling between the English of the USA and that of Great Britain, but it’s
not so difficult to understand each other.
The
representatives of the USA: It’s true, we are from the
USA. We would like to present the project “American English”.
The
representatives of New Zealand:
What
really irritates me when I'm in Britain is that people think I'm from
Australia, you know what I mean? I think we're really quite different from
Australians. We don't only speak differently, but we're very different sort
of people, much quieter, I'd say
Question: Where
are we from?
Answer:
We’ve
described Australia recently, that’s why I think you are from New Zealand,
because Australia is New Zealand’s nearest western neighbour. The
countries are separated by the Tasman sea only.
The
representatives of New Zealand: Of course you are right. We are
from New Zealand. We would like to present the project “New Zealand
English”.
Teacher: Now
we would like to listen to our expert.
Expert: To
sum up, I can say that English is the most widespread language on the planet.
It is used as different forms but it’s still popular. I’ve known a lot
of new facts about English-speaking countries. I think that all
projects were convincing, colorful and had a good description of different
forms of English language. I would like to give only excellent marks for all students
because their work was hard.
Activity
6.
Teacher: Thank
you; your arguments are well grounded. I agree with you. But we don’t answer
the last question of our lesson. What is the role of English language in our
life?
Let’s
try to answer this question as different persons.
1.
The first group will represent the group of parents.
2.
The second group will express the opinion of teachers of English language.
3.
The third group gives the view of students.
Parents.
1-We represent the group of parents whose children learn English. We
think that it is important to know even though one foreign language. I
express the opinion of all parents that English is the dominant language in
world media and communications. It’s worth learning because it is a language
used in business and education.
2-We wish our children the best future and of course we can’t imagine
their future without English language. For example, if they go to the USA
they will be able to speak English there, because English is used not only in
England, but also in other parts of the world.
3-We understand, that it is difficult to work hard, but if our
children want to study at a university they must work hard and thoughtfully.
Teacher: Thank
you, of course, parents are right. It’s not easy to learn English but it’s
important.
Teachers.
1-We
are the teachers of English language. We think that it is necessary to learn
foreign languages. That’s why pupils have such subject as a foreign language
at school.
2-
There are a lot of problems in teaching English. First, some children are
lazy, other miss classes, that’s why they have bad marks. Second, we have
only 3or 4 lessons a week. It’s not enough to teach English better. Third,
the student books are too difficult for pupils with different abilities.
3-
But we should overcome these problems with our students and teach them to
read foreign literature in the original, read newspapers, write letters. It
is difficult, but our aim is to help our students to develop their language
abilities.
Teacher: I’m
glad to listen to you, that you really understand the main problems of
teaching English language. In my opinion you can be good teachers.
Students.
1- We
are the students of the 11th form and we understand the role
of English language in our life. We think that it is necessary to learn
foreign language, because we are going to study at a university, go abroad
and read newspapers.
2-
Knowledge of foreign language helps us to develop friendship and
understanding among the people. We can see a lot of advertisements,
signboards and names in the streets. Very often they are in English.
Teacher: Thank
you, I’d like to say that I’m glad to be your teacher.
Conclusion: Well,
learning a foreign language isn’t an easy thing.
The
great German poet Goethe said: “He, who knows no foreign language, doesn’t
know his own one”. I agree with him, because every educated man must
know foreign languages today as good as his own.
Teacher: To
sum up we’ll answer the question: What do you think about
English being a global language?
Student1: I think English will be a global language because it
has no equals! It’s used by 750 million people.
Student2: I agree with you English is the first global language.
Tree quarters of the world’s mail and telexes are in English.
Student3: I think The citizens of other nations have no chance to
change the situation. Often their countries are poor, sometimes the
government doesn’t want to see the problems.
Student4: As for me, only great countries can have their own
language as a global one. Russian has a chance to become a global language
because our country is the biggest country in the world. I’m proud that
Pushkin. Tolstoy, Lermontov spoke Russian.
Student5: I disagree with you because Russian is difficult to
learn. Half of the world’s scientific literature is in English. I love my
country but it is impossible.
Student6: This question is difficult to solve. I’m sure that
Russia will be the greatest country in the world in future, but English is
widespread now. It’s very good to hear: Do you speak English? And it’s very
pleasant to answer: Yes, I do.
Teacher: I can add that the problem of foreign languages is
important any time. But don’t forget that knowledge of foreign languages
helps us to develop friendship and understanding among people.
1. Summary of the lesson: Teacher: Our lesson is
over. Thank you boys and girls for your work, for your active participation.
It was very pleasant for me to listen to all your opinions. I wish you
success. I’ll give you only very good marks for the design and
presentation of your projects.
2. Home task.
Ex.7 p.52.
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