Методическая
разработка урока английского языка
по теме: Studying abroad.
Personal outlook
Цель
урока: расширение знаний об особенностях
образования за рубежом на примере знакомства с жизненным опытом конкретного
человека.
Задачи урока:
- способствовать развитию навыков
неподготовленной устной речи;
- практиковать в чтении с извлечением
основного содержания;
- составить дискуссию по проблеме и обеспечить
предпосылки к созданию письма личного характера.
Ход урока
Речевая зарядка. Введение в тему урока.
Teacher: At our last lesson we spoke about those
who participate in some exchange programs and have a chance to study abroad.
-
What makes them do it?
-
What difficulties and peculiar things do they face?
-
Which new opportunities do they get?
(Pupils brainstorm their ideas)
Teacher: Today I want to introduce my former
student to you, who now lives and studies abroad. We still keep in touch
exchanging E-mails and I suggest you getting to know with some of her photos
and letters.
Развитие навыков устной речи с использованием электронной
презентации.
Ø
Teacher: So, her name is
Lena Sharapova. She graduated from the Tomsk University some years ago and now
she is getting her second higher education in a far away country. (слайд №1)
Ø
Look
at the photo. Guess what country it is. The tips are: it is not at all big
English-speaking country, situated on the islands (far from here, in the
Southern Hemisphere). What do you know about New Zealand? (слайд №2)
(Pupils share their ideas as
much as they can)
Ø
In
short for you to know New Zealand is the country called by natives “the land of
the long white cloud”. It is a world’s tourist destination where Nature has
assembled active volcanoes, subtropical rainforests, geysers, fiords, beaches,
glaciers… It is also a nuclear free zone of the Pacific. (слайд №3)
Ø
This
is our Russian girl called Lena. What would you predict about her character if
she likes taking photos like that? (слайд №4)
Ø
New
Zealand is world-known for being a shooting place of some Hollywood famous
films. Which film ranks the first? (слайд №5)
Ø
Lena
lives in Invercargill, situated in the Southern part of New Zealand. You see
the symbol of the city. What does it tell you? (слайд №6)
Ø
Southern
Institute of Technology (SIT) is the University where students from abroad can
study as well as native people. (слайд №7)
Ø
Can
you see any difference between our classrooms and those in that University?
(слайд №8)
Ø
Who
can it be – a teacher or a professor? What might he be shocked by? (слайд №9)
Ø
Lena
is answering at the board. Creating Webs is a very productive way of learning
in New Zealand, isn’t it? (слайд №10)
Ø
These
are the questions to answer. Can you do it as New Zealander students do? (слайд №11)
Ø
Lena
is wishing you good luck. One more university she has just graduated from. (слайд №12)
Практика чтения с извлечением основного содержания.
Now I want you to read some passages
from her letters and answer the questions on the blackboard.
(Pupils practice reading the letters for
gist and give their answers)
Letter 1
“There are some thoughts about my
own experience - how I feel about study in NZ. So... It is great. It is a very
productive way to study. You don't have to learn a lot of stuff you will never
need to know in your future! You have three papers (subjects) for semester and
that is it. Only three subjects you are focusing on. And believe me, even three
subjects can keep you busy all the time as studying here is not about listening
to the lecturer, but applying your knowledge, and writing reports and
assignments. It is very hard and unusual for us. All exams are in writing, they
are objective. You don't have to speak to the tutor, you are not depending on
his or her mood or whatever. You just do your best at the exam and as you have
done a lot of work during semester, you know a lot when you come to the exam. I
find it very helpful and feel more than positive about this way to learning.
I like that there are computers
everywhere, I have never had a situation when I came to type something up and I
could not find a computer to work. No chance. It is free, you even can come at
night if you don't have other time available, we have 24 hours computer rooms,
i.e. you can work there any time you feel like working. Isn't it great?
Internet - any time, all for free. I really like it. It is generally all by now
of what I can say about what I feel.”
Letter 2
I am doing New Zealand Diploma in
Business, it is the Faculty of Business and Computing. Next year I’m going to do Diploma in Commerce, it is very similar to what I’m
doing now but more prestigious.
I didn’t think
about future after I graduate, I have at least two more years to go and
everything can change. To enter university here you don’t have to pass
anything. As an international student only thing you need is English language
test (I passed IELTS – International English Language Testing System, I did it
in Tomsk. For details you can have a look in the Internet). For different
faculties you need different scores. My IELTS was 6 average (out of 9, academic
level) and it was enough for SIT. For Universities in Auckland and Otago you
need at least 7.
But I like NZ,
it’s a great country with wonderful nature and people. And it’s very safe and
comfortable. Now I don’t want any other country to live in. I’m quite happy
where I am. People here are just incredible, they helped me heaps. Everybody
seems to be very happy to do anything for you, can you imagine? Cool!
They cannot
imagine how big Russia is, they just cannot do it. For them town with
population of 50 000 people is a big city. For us Prokopievsk with nearly
250 000 people is a small country town. And they are spoilt with English –
almost no one knows any other language. But I discovered many intelligent
people here are interested in Russia and they asked me to tell them about my
wonderful country. Quite a few of kiwi travelled to Russia at some stage or are
going to visit it. They are wondering why we have so many problems but I
cannot answer – I’m asking this question myself for ages. I studied history and
know a lot about Russia but as Tutchev said “It is impossible to understand
Russia by mind” I don’t think any foreigner can understand Russia. But at least
they are interested.
Questions:
1. What are Lena’s impressions of the
country and people?
2. What is the difference in the way the
students are taught here and there?
3. What is necessary to become a foreign
student?
4 .Do New Zealanders know anything about
Russia?
5. Which of Lena’s ideas are worth
discussing?
Обобщение. Домашнее
задание
Teacher: So, I believe you’d love to get acquainted
with Lena better. You have a chance. Write your own letters and ask her about
things you’d love to know more.
Литература
- Ощепкова В.В. Вкратце об Австралии Новой
Зеландии. - «Лист», 2000
- Томахин Г.Д. Across the countries of the
English Language.-M. «Просвещение»,1997
- Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English. Longman
Dictionaries, 1992
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