The flora of Kazakhstan: Semi-desert and mountains.

The theme of the lesson:

The flora of Kazakhstan:

Semi-desert and mountains.

8 th form

                Done by : Tilegenova.K.

Aim of the lesson:

1.     Give more information about the flora of Kazakhstan: semi-deserts  and   mountains. Work  with  text

2.     Develop  speaking, reading, writing , learning  skill’s

3.     Educate  pupil’s  humanity, to  feel  proud  of  motherland.

The  aids  of  the  lesson: pictures and the interactive boards, slides.

Procedure of the lesson:

Organization  moment:

a)     Greeting; b) Marking  and  absentees;

c) Talk  with  pupil  on  duty.

II. Checking  the  home  task:

a) The teacher  puts shapes on the table and asks the students  choose  one of  the shapes.

b) Lets  divide  into  three  groups  the names of  plants.

NEW THEME

III. Today  we  are going  to speak  and to discuss  about  the  flora  of  Kazakhstan:  semi-deserts  and  mountains.

Write  down  today’s  date. Today  is  27^th  of  January.

Pronunciation: practise reading and saying the words:

[a:] -  grass, large, parts, plants

[ae] - ash, apple, maple, saffron, black

[i:] -  cedar, needle, believe

[e] - desert, fescue, feather grass

 Answer  the  questions:

1)    What  trees  grow in  the  forest-steppes of Kazakhstan ?

2)    What  flowers  are  most  common for  Kazakhstan  steppes ?

3)    Which  do  you  like  best: daisies, tulips of  fleur-de-lis ?

Pronunciation: practise  reading  and
 saying  the  word

Edellweiss  [‘eid (ә)lvais]      еңлікгүл                            эдельвейс   

Wormwood  [‘w]                        жусан                                полынь

Thickets of  needle grass          тікен шөп өскіні            проросток    колючника         

Humid [` hju: mid]                      ылғал                             сырой,влажный

Fescue grass                               бетеге                                  овсяница

Feather grass                              қау, боз                                 ковыль

Cedar[`si: dә]                           самырсын                          кедр; пихта

Pine [ pain]                                  қарағай                              сосна

Acacia [ә`keiSә]                           акация                                акация

Ash [aeS]                                     шаған                                 ясень

Spruce [ spru: s]                           шырша                                 ель

Walnut [ `wэ: lnat]                   грек жаңғағы                  ореховое дерево

Peony [` pi:әni]                        таушымылдық                   пион цветок

  Let’s read and translate the text. Three teams.

I st team:   The Flora of Kazakhstan
  Semi- desert is between two different zones- stepps and deserts. Very  often large areas are occupied by  wormwood, and in some more humid parts, there are thickets of needle grass. Basically, semi- desert vegetation - is fescue, daisy and feathergrass. About 250 species of planets in Kazakhstan  are adapted to desert conditions. The most interesting representative is the black saksaal. Also, in the desert area, sand acacia can be found.
Answer the questions:
1) What trees grow in the forest - steppes of Kazakhstan?
2) What flowers are most common for Kazakhstan steppes?
3) Where is semi - desert situated?
4) How many species of plants are there in Kazakhstan deserts?

II nd team: The flora of kazakhstan
The Altai Mountains are rich in cedar and pine forests. In the  southern mountains of Tien Shan there are a lot of apple and ash forests. Spruce forests grow in the Altai Mountains. It is believed that such plants as walnut, fir, spruce and maple appeared in Kazakhstan many millions years ago through the hil  country of the Tien Shan, when the  system was just beginninng to take shape and had low hills. The nature of the Altai , Alatau Mountains is rich in various flowers:  iris, saffon, bluebells, autumn crocus, snowdrops, peonies, some kinds of roses and tulips and the symbol of mountains, edelweiss.
 Answer the questions:
1) What grows in the mountains? Name the flowers.
2) What flower is symbol of mountains?
3) Have you ever planted trees?
4) When do you usually plant trees?             

III rd team: Not all trees are apple-trees
 Two gentlemen came to the country-side.  As they were passing by a farm they saw a large garden. There were many trees in it and all the trees had apples except one. They did not know why that tree had no apples. As they were talking about it the saw a boy, the farmer's son.  They asked the boy: "Why aren't there apples in this tree? Can you explain? "Of course, I canʺ, - said the boy." It's an oak tree".
 Answer the questions:
Can you tell one tree from another? How?
Is it always easy or difficult to do it? 
What makes an oak-tree different from an apple-tree?
Why do you think the two gentlemen didn't know why there were no apples in that tree? Your opinion?

IV. Defending the posters. Three teams.

IV. Warm up. Doing some exercises:

True or False?
1. Semi-desert vegetation is poor.
2. The Altai Mountains are rich in cedar  and pine forests.
3. Such plants as walnut, fir, spruce and maple appeared in Kazakhstan not long ago.
4. The symbol of mountains is edelweiss

True or False :
 
Kazakhstan steppes cover a great part of the country .
In the mid-summer the grass burns and becomes yellow because of the sun.
Oak trees do not grow in the area of forest-steppe.
In humid places near the rivers there are reeds and sedges

Brush up your grammar: Degrees of comparison:

1.Fill in the gaps with the appropriate form of adjectives.

The positive	The comparative	The superlative
Nice Long Young - Beautiful Interesting Heavy Rich	Nicer - - Bigger - More interesting - -	- The longest The youngest The biggest The most beautiful The most interesting - -

The positive	The comparative	The superlative
Good Bad Little Much Many Far	better(than) worse(than) less(than) more(than) more(than) farther(than)	(the) best (of all) (the)worst (of all) (the)least (of all) (the)most (of all) the)most (of all) The farthest (of all)

Remember the irregular adjective and adverbs

Read and remember how to use these adjectives in the sentences. 

1.  The shortest month of the year is February

 2.  Better late than never. (proverb)

 3.  Moscow is bigger than Almaty

4.  I'm the youngest in the family

 5.  Mississippi is the longest river in the world

VI. Conclusion. There are questions on the blackboard ,choose one of them and answer the questions.

Answer the questions:

Who is your best friend ?

Who knows English best of all in your group ?

Who is the youngest in your group ?

Which is the longest river in the world ?

Which street is the longest in your city\town ?

What is the best season for apples ?

 Which is the coldest state in the USA ?

What rare plants and animals can be found in Kazakhstan ?

VII. Reflections.
VIII. Marking.

IX. Homework.