Разработка урока по английскому языку для 9 класса “The World of Travelling. Travelling by Train”

Glukhareva Elena,

Secondary School # 1,

Kokshetau

Grade: 9

Level: intermediate

The Theme of the Lesson “The World of Travelling. Travelling by Train”

Objectives:

Educational1. To stimulate the students’ interest in the topic “Travelling by train”.

                      2. To introduce students to vocabulary that will help them successfully complete the lesson.

Developing 1. To practice students in reading and speaking.

                     2. To give students the opportunity to use key vocabulary and concepts associated with the theme.

Bringing-up 1. To teach students to work in groups.

                     2. To discuss and report information discussed earlier with other classmates.

The Type of the Lesson: the lesson of developing students’ skills and habits.

Methods of teaching: interactive conversation, reading, discussion, presentation, work in groups, mini-servey.

Visual Aids: handouts, pictures, cards, authentic materials, PP presentation, the map of the United Kingdom.

The Procedure of the Lesson

I.             Greeting the students.

Teacher: Good morning, children. Glad to see you. How are you?

II.           Warm-up activity.

Teacher: Travelling is very often an important part in people’s life. There are many ways of travelling that attracts a lot of tourists. Let’s speak about it.

-         Do you like travelling?

-         How do you like to travel?

-         Would you like to travel to the United Kingdom?

a)     Look at the  Epigraph of the Lesson  ”Travel is the best education”.

-         What do you think about this phrase? (Students express their opinions).

Work with cards. Complete the word web: Why travel to the UK?                 Slide 2

III.         Phonetic Drill. Poem “Trains”.

Trains

Over the mountains, over the plains,

Over the rivers here come trains.                                          

Carrying passengers, carrying mail,

Over the country here come trains.

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What do you think we shall speak about at today’s lesson?  Slide 3 The theme of today’s lesson is “The World of Travelling. Travelling by Train”.                             

IV.       

Speaking. Work in groups. What means of transport do you know? Slide 4

 Work with cards, discussion in groups. Make a word map for transport.

Use the words in the box and other words you know.              

-         Let’s check up your task. Look at slide 5 and correct the mistakes if you have any.

Slide 5

-         What is the best way to see the United Kingdom? Let’s have a look at the pictures on the slides about means of transport in London, for example: slides 7, 8, 9

Slide 7

Slide 8                                              Slide 9

Textbook ex. 1 p. 122.

a)     Choose one kind of transport and complete the table. What statements are true for the transport you have chosen? Write a tick or x.

Transport                                                          Train

a)     They are comfortable.                                       v

b)    They usually come in time.                               v

c)     They are expensive.                                          v

d)    They are often crowded.                                                        x

e)     They have to wait long.                                                          x

f)      They are quick.                                                  v

g)    It’s an enjoyable way to travel.                          v

b)    It’s a safe way to travel.                                                        x

c)     Discuss your answers with your partners. Make sentences like this.

e.g. Travelling by train is comfortable but expensive.    

V. Reading Practice.

Reading text A “The Orient Express”, text B “High-Speed Trains”. Textbook p. 123.

a)     Before reading

Pre-reading questions

-         Look at the titles of the texts. What are these texts about?

b)    Reading

Students listen and repeat the words that are new or unfamiliar to them after the teacher. Try to explain or to suggest meanings of the words: route, luxurious, restaurant, politician, the Orient Express, technologies, reliable, Belgium.

- Read the paragraphs of the text aloud.

c) After reading               Textbook p. 123.

- Find words in the text for:

1. people who are occupied in politics                                         - a politician

2. a person who speaks for his country (ambassador or council) - a diplomat

3. people who work in business                                                   - a businessman

4. people who build                                                                      - a builder

5. people who write for TV and newspapers                                - a journalist

6. king’s family                                                                             - a royal family.

VI. Vocabulary.  

Teacher: Today we shall learn some new words. 

    Slide 10

 

Teacher explains the meaning of new words in English.

1.     Platform                                 an area next to the railway track where passengers      get onto and off the train.

2.     Porter                                     a man at the station or a hotel whose job is helping people with their bags and suitcases.

3.     Queue                                   a line of people waiting for something, e.g. for tickets).

4.     Waiting room                          a room where people wait for something, for a train

5.     Refreshment room                       a room where you can eat or drink something.

6.     Left luggage office                a place at an airport, railway      station, bus station where you can pay to leave your bags for a short time.

VII. Consolidation of topical vocabulary.

Unscrambled dialogues. Work in groups.

Group 1                                                     Group 2

-         Hi, could I have a ticket               - What time is our train

    for the next train to Manchester,       back to London?

    please?                                                   - It leaves at 4.30.

-         A single or return?                         - What platform does it

-         Single, please. The next train       leave from?

at 12.30 pm is leaving from              Platform 2. Look over

platform 2.                                          there.

-         And how much is it?                    - I can’t see our train

-         13 pounds 50.                                anywhere. Let me see the

                                                                  Ticket. Look! The time is at 4.20.

                                                                  - Oh, no. We have missed it!

     - No, we haven’t. It’s late.                         Look! Here it is now.

- We are lucky.  

VIII. Video “About London” (8_8 ESL video).

Teacher: What new information did you learn from this film?

IX. A mini-servey made by the students of 9th Grade.

X. Grammar: Articles with geographical names. Textbook p.124

-         What country would you like to travel?

-         Spain.

-         What city would you like to travel?

-         Paris.

Teacher: we should know the rules of using article the with geographical names.

Slide 11

 We do not use article the with the names of:

 the countries:  Kazakhstan, England

 the cities: Astana, Moscow

 the continents: Africa, Australia.

We use the with the names of:

 oceans:  the Indian Ocean,

seas: the Black Sea,

lakes: the Baikal

rivers: the Volga, the Thames

straits: the English Channel.

Slide 12

Consolidation of grammar.

Oral activity. The teacher divides the class in two teams and gives them nouns. The teams in turn add the where necessary. Each correct answer gets 1 point. The team with the most points is the winner.

Words to be used: Argentine, New York, Lake Ontario, Amazon, Alps, Red Sea, Atlantic Ocean.

Work with cards. Fill in the where necessary.

1.     … Andes is a mountain range in… South America.

2.     … China is … most populated country in … world.

3.     The longest river in the world is … Nile.

4.     The capital of … Italy is … Rome.

5.     … North Sea is between … Britain and … Norway.

6.     … Australia is in … southern hemisphere.

7.     … Urals are not very high.

8.     … Alps are covered with snow.

9.     … Paris is the capital of … France.

10. … Europe and … America are separated by … Atlantic Ocean.

11. … Moscow is situated on … Moscow River.

12. In … Russia there are many long rivers: … Ob, … Irtysh, … Yenissei, … Lena and … Amur.

     X. Word Square

Find nine words about travelling by train in the word square.

B	T	W	E	P	C	O	S	T
I	R	A	I	D	E	B	U	S
L	O	I	T	T	A	X	I	E
E	P	N	R	A	V	E	L	C
F	O	A	Q	U	E	U	E	I
T	R	T	E	R	B	I	N	F
L	U	G	G	A	G	E	O	F
P	L	A	T	F	O	R	M	A
B	E	T	I	C	K	E	T	N

Answers: 1. LEFT LUGGAGE OFFICE             2.TICKET          3.COST

4.TRAIN               5. PORTER            6. PLATFORM            7.TAXI                       8.TRAVEL            9.QUEUE

XI. Homework:  ex. 9 p. 124.

XII. Reflection.

Express your opinion. Write it in the table.

I can use new words	I understood grammar at the lesson
I can’t use new words	I didn’t understand grammar at the lesson

XIII. Conclusion.

Teacher: We have talked about travelling, about trains in Britain. We discussed means of transport in Britain. Travelling is exciting, but still we all think that “there is no place like home”. You have worked at the lesson well, your marks for the lesson are …

We have come to an end. The lesson is over over. Good-bye.

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Урок развития умений и навыков учащихся 9 класса по теме "The World of Travelling. Travelling by Train" (учебник Т. Аяпова, З. Абтльдаева, Ж. Тутбаева. Алматы издательство "Мектеп").

На уроке использованы следующие методы обучения: интерактивная беседа, чтение, обсуждение, работа в группах, мини-исследование. Для повышения мотивации к обучению учителем использован фрагмент видеофильма "About London" и презентация.