Урок по английскому языку на тему "Places to visit in Kazakhstan" (8 класс)

Places to visit in Kazakhstan

The aims of the lesson:

-         to enrich students’  knowledge about our country and its sightseeing;

-         to develop their abilities in reading, listening, understanding;

-         to bring up students to be patriots of their country, to respect their country.

Visual: interactive board, cards, a map, chart, diagram.

The form of the lesson: combined lesson.

Procedure of the lesson

I.      Organization moment.

Greetings:  Good morning, boys and girls! Good morning, dear guests! Welcome to our lesson. Dear children. I hope that you are fine today. How are you?

If you are ready for the lesson, let’s start . Today our lesson will be unusual.

II.   Warm up.

Look at the board. If you solve the crossword you’ll see the theme of the lesson.

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1.     The main nationality of the Republic.

2.     The capital of the country.

3.     The first president of the state.

4.     What is the national emblem.

5.     The name of the Cosmodrome.

6.     A kazakh’s best friend.

7.     The national traditional dish.

8.     The national currency of the Republic.

9.     A very popular volk instrument.

10.  The most important Kazakh holiday.

III.             Teacher: Our Motherland is Kazakhstan. Many poets admire by Kazakhstan describing it.

Oh, Kazakhstan, I am in love with you

Remember, Kazakhstan, you are great

Not in the green fields full of wheat,

And forests, gardens, free of dust.

I love you deeply dear land!

 There are a lot of wonderful places to visit in Kazakhstan. Today we have the opportunity to see some of the sights of Kazakhstan. You will admire places of interest and I’m sure you will show your knowledge on this theme and we’ll talk about our country.

 Phonetic drill.  It is wonderful to discover new places, but

East or West, home is best say the Englishmen.

Read, translate and repeat!

IV.            Practice.

Let’s begin our travelling from the visiting the capital of our country Astana.

1)     Astana is certainly an exciting and attractive city for tourists. That’s why more and more people visit the city every year!

Write on the blackboard the words associated with the word “Astana”.

The capital of Kazakhstan, Astana, was called Akmola until 1998. It is the second largest city in the country. Visitors to Astana love the modern buildings in the city.

Baiterek is a tower. It’s 105 metres tall and looks like a very big tree.

Duman Entertainment Centre has a big aquarium with over 2,000 sea animals. There’s also a 4D theatre. It’s fantastic – you can take an underwater tour, or you can go back to the past and visit the dinosaur age.

The Presidential Centre of Culture is a very big museum in Astana. You can learn a lot about Kazakh culture and history there.

The Central Concert Hall looks like a flower. Inside it you can find a very large concert hall, other halls, a cinema and restaurants.

(Baiterek, Presidential Centre of  Culture, Duman Entertainment Centre, Khan Shatyr Entertainment Centre).

2)   Before we go to the Baikonur Cosmodrome, find the right translation of the following words:

country-   мемлекет- государство

capital- тәуелсіз- независимость

eagle- ұлттық елтаңба- герб

language- қыран -беркут

national emblem- ел- страна

state emblem- ұлттық ән ұран -гимн

independent- астана- столица

state- тіл- язык

 Baikonur Cosmodrome is the world’s oldest and largest space station. It was built in the 1950-s on the desert steppe 200 kilometres east of the Aral Sea. It covers an area of nearly 7,000 square kilometers. Baikonur is very important in the history of space travel.

Name the first cosmonaut of Kazakhstan. How many days did he spend in space?

3)   Kazakhstan’s highest mountain is Khan Tengri. It is 7, 000 metres high. Its name means ‘King Heaven’ or ‘Lord of the Sky’. It is on the border between Kazakhstan, Kirgizstan and China.

True or False.

    a) Kazakh is the state language of Kazakhstan

b)As a sovereign state Kazakhstan has its own national flag and anthem and national traditions and holidays.

c) Russian is the state language.

      d)The capital of the country is Almaty.

e)The climate of the country is strongly continental

f)Kazakhstan is situated in the centre of Europe.

g) The national flag of the country is red.

h)The president of the country is Nursultan Nazarbayev.

4)   InTurkestan you’ll see the Mausoleum of Khoja Ahmed Yasawi. It’s one of Kazakhstan ‘s most important buildings. It’s one of Kazakhstan’s most important buildings. It’s 39 metres high and it has fabulous blue domes. Khoja Ahmed Yasawi is buried here.

       Put the words in the right order and make sentences.

the| of| situated| in| Republic| Kazakhstan| Central Asia| is|the

population | is| its| 17 million| about|

the|lakes|Balkhash| Zaisan| Ala-Kol| Tengis|are|largest

5)   What do you think the most beautiful place in Kazakhstan? Have you ever been to Burabai?

Read the text, then answer the questions.

Some people say that the Burabai National Nature Park is the most beautiful area of Kazakhstan. In the park you will find incredible lakes, mountains and forests of pine and birch trees. In Burabai you can walk, cycle, swim, camp, lie on beaches and go sailing. The most beautiful lake is Lake Burabai. You will be surprised by the shapes that you see around you in the park. Burabai Park really is the’ pearl of Kazakhstan’.

What trees grow in the forests of Burabai?

A pearl is a beautiful, expensive piece of jewellery. Why do you think people call Burabai the ‘pearl of Kazakhstan’?

V.   Conclusion

Our travelling is over. I’m sure that you enjoyed it and got much knowledge about Kazakhstan and interesting places. I wish you to visit all parts of our immense Motherland. Love our Motherland, respect the traditions and customs, learn the history, culture, geography. I wish you success in learning English language and success in your future life.  

H\w Imagine a tourist from Britain or USA is coming to visit you. Where would you take him\her in Kazakhstan? What would you like him\her to see? Make a guide book about interesting places in Kazakhstan. Use pictures and photos.