Урок английского языка "Три ветви власти"

Муниципальное автономное образовательное учреждение

средняя общеобразовательная школа №1

г.Курганинска, Краснодарского края

Сценарий урока

для 10 класса

по теме

«Три ветви власти в США»

«Three Branches of Power in the USA»

                                                                                       Учитель Шмальц

Светлана Ивановна

учитель английского языка

МАОУ СОШ №1

Г.Курганинска, Краснодарского края

Teacher: Svetlana Shmalts

Theme: Branches of Power in the USA

Form: 10

Based on the materials of the student’s book for the 10^th form by Vladimir Kuzovlev, video from YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mt5K4ZK0ILY

Objectives: - acquaintance with the political system of the USA

-          development of the ability to understand the scheme, draw a conclusion

-          development of listening, speaking and reading skills

-          vocabulary related to political system

-          listening and reading for the specific information

-          speaking: description of the political system of the USA

Equipment: a student book, interactive smartboard, a computer, cards with words, printed tasks

Script of the lesson

Teacher: Good morning, students. I’m glad to see you. Hope you are fine today. Let’s begin our lesson. I want to start with the proverb “Every country has its customs”. What can you say about it? How do you understand the proverb?

Students share their opinions.

Teacher: You are right that every country has its peculiarities and it also concerns the political system of a country. We have already learnt that the UK is a constitutional monarchy and a parliamentary democracy. But what about the USA? Do you think its political system differs? Let’s clear the air today.

Teacher: You have learnt the words to the main theme. But let’s find the topic of today’s lesson. Cross the words to know it. The task is on the interactive board.

Teacher: OK, we have the word BRANCH. And we speak about a political branch, of course. Now let’s give associations that come to your mind when you hear the word-combination Political branch. Do the cluster. The students express their ideas.

                                                                                                         represents the country

 

   power                                                                                       

 

            legislative                                                                          government

                                                elections           politicians

Teacher: Now you know the main topic of the lesson “Branches of Power” or “Branches of Government” in the USA. And today we’re going to watch a video about this. But before watching I want you to do some pre-watching tasks. The first is to divide the words into three groups: political activities, political institutions and systems, people involved in politics. Then fill in the table. Work in groups of four. Each group gets the cards with different words. After that the task is checked.

Political activities	Political institutions and systems	People involved in politics
Make laws Sign a bill Determine a programme Rule the country Pass a bill Elect the members of the parliament Oppose the government Appoint the Prime Minister Delay a bill Veto laws	Democracy Republic A cabinet A department Monarchy Parliament The house of Commons A government	A minister The President A representative A lord A monarch A senator A politician A democrat A Prime Minister The queen

Teacher: The second task before watching the film is answering the questions of Ex.1 p.44-45 in your books. Look through the p.44 and answer the questions.

Who is the head of the state in the USA?

Who is the head of the executive branch?

Which officials are elected and which are appointed in the USA?

Is the head of the state elected directly by the people?

Teacher: Read the introduction of Ex.2 on p.45. you see there are three branches of power in the USA: legislative, executive, judicial. Who/what represents them?

 

               Teacher: Now let’s watch the video. There will be a stop after each part. Watch and listen carefully to fulfill the tasks you are given. The film is divided into three parts. Each student gets printed tasks. After the completion of each task the teacher shows the keys to check the answers and if it is necessary gives comments. (The length of the video is 3.15) The students are encouraged to do the tasks using the material they have just watched.

TASK 1 – Insert the missing words into the text

The President represents the executive branch of power in the USA. To become the president, you need to be 1_________ years of age, a 2____________ born citizen, must live in the USA for at least 3_______ years. The President is the Head of 4__________ and the Head of 5___________. The president resides in the 6____________, can sign 7__________ into a law and 8________ bills, greets 9________ of other nations and has other functions. He or she can be elected only 10________ for four-year term. The President’s veto can be overturned by 2/3 of the 11 _________ and the House of 12_____________.

1	5	9
2	6	10
3	7	11
4	8	12

TASK 2 – Decide if the statements below are true or false

1.      Congress is made up of the Senate and the Cabinet. ______

2.      The legislative branch makes laws, regulates commerce, taxes people, borrows money. ____

3.      There are 450 members in the House of Representatives. _____

4.      The Representatives must live in a state they represent. ____

5.      They are elected every 4 years. ____

6.      The number of Representatives from each state depends on the state population. ____

7.      The member of the Senate must be a citizen of the USA at least for 9 years. ____

8.      Senators must be 35 years old. ____

9.      There are 100 senators – two for a state. ____

10.  The Vice-President is the President of the Senate. ____

 TASK 3 – Choose the right variant

1.      The highest court is   A) the Federal Court    B) the Supreme Court.

2.      A) The Administration   B) Congress decides how many justices should be in the Court.

3.      A) The President     B) the government chooses the chief judge.

4.      The presidential judicial appointments are approved by A) the Cabinet     B) the Senate.

5.      A justice works  A) till death or retirement    B) for 10 years term.

Teacher: In the end of the lesson I want you to memorize all the information you have learnt today and to make a cinquain about the terms you have discussed. Each group has its own word. The member of each group chooses the card. There are three words: the President, the Court, Congress.

The students present their cinqains to the class.

For example:

Congress

Legislative, important.

Makes laws, examines, regulates.

It is elected by the people.

535 members.

         The President

Powerful, ambitious.

Appoints, signs, vetoes.

Rules the whole country.

The head of state.

The Court

Federal, supreme.

Decides, declares, controls.

Has a great power.

Justice.

Teacher: Thank you very much for your work. We have summed up the lesson. Your homework is №7 p.46 to think over the question about the fourth branch of power. Your marks are…. See you. Goodbye.