To Teach Students to Do the Geographical Outlook of the Country;

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Розробка уроку-презентації з англійської мови затемою «Canada»

Мета:

-to teach students to do the geographical outlook of the country;

-to teach them to get information using different sources;

-to practice skimming the text;

-to practice using the Present Perfect Tense in Passive Voice;

-to incorporate group work;

-to widen students’ knowledge on English-speaking countries.

Обладнання: a textbook “Welcome to English Study” (8th form) by O. Karpiuk, a map of Canada, contour maps of Canada, a CD with the anthem of Canada, a list of proper names, handouts, Canadian flag and coat of arms, sights of Canada.

Хід уроку

I. INTRODUCTION.

O Canada!

Our home and native land!

True patriot love

In all thy sons command.

With glowing hearts

We see thee rise.

The True North

Strong and free!

T: You’ve listened to the anthemof an English-speaking country. You can see its flag and coat of arms here. Can you guess what country we are going to speak about?

Expected answer:

S: About Canada.

T: Right you are. At this lesson we’ll try to make a report in geography of Canada. We have invited to our English lesson your geography teacher as an expert in Geography. This lesson is unusual because you’ll get knowledge yourselves using different sources of information.

II. PHONETIC DRILLS.

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Look, listen, learn!

T: Let it be the motto of our lesson.

III. MAIN PART.

1. BRAINSTORMING.

T: We’ll start with revising our knowledge in geography. What plan do we use to do the geographical outlook of the country?

Students express ideas in Ukrainian and English.

Expected result:

The geographical outlook of the country.

Plan.

1. Фізико-географічне положення/ Geographical position.
2. Рельєф території/ Surface.
3. Мінеральні ресурси/ Mineral resources.
4. Клімат території/ Climate.
5. Води/ Lakes and rivers.
6. Населення/ Population.
7. Господарство/ Economy.

2. VOCABULARY REVISION.

T: I’d recommend you to review some geographical terms and word-combinations.

Unscramble words.

toderbor on

to be edshwa by

aneara

alowndla

atainmounragen

aaticclimnezo

ctiarc

ticsubarc

petemrate

Key: to border on, to be washed by, an area, a lowland, a mountain range, a climatic zone, arctic, subarctic, temperate.

3. INTRODUCTING NEW VOCABULARY.

T: Let’s work with some proper names. Listen and repeat.

Canadathe Mackenzie

North AmericaNelson

The Pacific oceanYukon

The Atlantic oceanRocky mountains

The Arctic oceanGreat Lakes

OttawaGreat Bear Lake

TorontoNiagara Falls

4. GROUP WORK.

T: Now you are ready to get information about Canada. Split into 2 groups. You task is to complete the chart “Some Facts about Canada” and to draw a contour map of Canada.

Some Facts about Canada.

1. Geographical position
2. Area
3. Surface
4. Climate
5. Lakes and rivers.
6. Population
7. Language
8. Cities
9. Capital
10. Flag, emblem

The first group will search for information about geographical position and the surface, another one will work with points “Climate” and “Lakes and rivers”. Then you’ll share the results of your research. The only available source of information for each group is a map of Canada.

5. READING.

T: Are your contour maps ready?

Expected answer:

S: Yes, they are.

T: Is your chart completed? No? Then let’s work with another source of information.

Pre-reading activity.

T: Look at the texts and say what information you are going to find.

Possible answer:

S: We are going to learn more about population, language, cities and economy of Canada.

Reading.

T: Read the texts on slides and find necessary information to complete your chart.

Post-reading activity.

T: Do we have a result? Prove it. Tell what you know about Canada. Use your chart and contour maps.

6. WRITING.

T: A lot of things have been done at this lesson. Do you agree? Let’s speak about them using the Present Perfect Passive. Make up sentences with these word-combinations.

1. The texts/ to read.
2. The maps of Canada/ to study.
3. The chart/ to complete.
4. The geographical position of Canada/ to describe.
5. Different sources of information/ to use.

Key: 1. The texts have been read.

2. The maps of Canada have been studied.

3. The chart has been completed.

4. The geographical position of Canada has been described.

5. Different sources of information have been used.

7. PAIR WORK.

T: Mycongratulations! You arereal experts in geography of Canada. Besides you know how to get information using different sources of it.

Your classmate got a task to make a report about geographical position of the USA. He needs information. Give him advice how to find it. Use the following models:

-You should …

-Why don’t you …?

-Let’s …

-What about …?

IV. SUMMING-UP.

T: Let’s make a conclusion.What have you learnt to do at the lesson?

Now I Can …

read and listen about the geography in English.
search for information in different sources.
do a geographical outlook of Canada using a map and a chart.
use the Present Perfect Tense in Passive Voice

V. HOME ASSIGNMENT.

So your home task will be to make a geographic quiz “What Do You Know about Canada?”

Your marks are … Thanks a lot. The lesson is over. Good bye. Have a nice day.

SUPPLEMENT 1

SIGHTS OF CANADA

NIAGARA FALLS

TORONTO

CANADIAN PARLIAMENT