Submitted by Елена Николаевна Сирык on пн, 20/12/2010 - 15:16
Предмет: the British Parliament
Место занятия в структуре образовательного процесса: урок по учебному плану.
Тема урока по календарно-тематическому планированию: In the Palace of Westminster.
Номер урока по теме: урок №7
Цель урока: обобщение и систематизация знаний по пройденому материалу
Задачи:
образовательные: обобщить и систематизировать знания по теме "Работа Британского парламента"; активизировать лексику по пройденой теме; активизировать пройденный грамматический материал (придаточные определительные предложения)
развивающие: развивать навык чтения с целью поиска конкретной информации, с целью детального понимания содержания
воспитательные: воспитывать интерес и уважение к культуре изучаемого языка.
Оборудование: УМК, компьютеры (по числу учащихся), проектор и экран (при демонстрации)
Этапы урока:
Организационный момент
Фонетическая и речевая зарядка
Активизация пройденного лексического и грамматического материала
Основная часть урока: чтение текста, сопровождаемого демонстрацией виртуальной экскурсии
Выполнение упражнений на контроль понимания прочитанного
Good morning, dear boys and girls. Glad to see you. Today we are going to sum up everything we’ve known about the British Parliament. I want you to visit it today.
II.Warming-up.
1.Look at the blackboard and read these words and expressions correctly then translate them:
The Lord Chancellor, the Labour Party, The Conservative Party, the Speaker, to preside over a meeting, to debate, a chamber, an arch.
2.Answer, please, my questions:
Who is the head of state of the UK?
Where does the British Parliament seat?
How many houses does the British Parliament consist of?
Do you want to visit London to see the British Parliament?
III.Lexical and grammar activities.
Before our excursion we need to learn more information about people, things and places.
1.Look at the pictures on pages 56-57 and try to match people/objects and places with their descriptions.
1)This is the Speaker.
2)This is the Chamber of the House of Lords.
3)This is the Lord Chancellor.
4)This is the Woolsack.
5)This is the throne.
6)This is the Chamber of the House of Commons.
7)This is the Mace.
8)These are red lines on the carpet.
9)These are statues of two Prime Ministers.
10)This is the “aye” lobby.
11)This is Westminster Hall.
a)The lords and ladies sit here. This chamber is also called the Parliament Chamber.
b)MPs sit here.
c)When the Queen arrives in the House of Lords to open the Parliament, she sits on this.
d)There is wool inside. It’s a part of a very old tradition. It’s in Parliament to symbolise the importance of wool to the British economy.
e)It lies on the table when the House is debating. It’s the symbol of the power which Parliament has won from the King.
f)They represent two British main political parties.
g)This is the oldest part of the building. A lot of famous events and meetings have taken place here.
h)He sits on the Woolsack and presides over the House of Lords.
i)MPs come here to vote.
j)He presides over the House of Commons.
k)They are here to remind the MPs that they should not start a fight.
2.Say a few sentences about the photos in ex. 1. Use which, where, whose, who or that.
IV.Reading.
1.Pupils read the text and see the British Parliamenthttp://www.parliament.uk/visiting/online-tours/virtualtours/
V. Post-reading.Let’s do exercise 6 on page 58. Be attentive, focus on what you have just read, and try to choose the correct answer.
1.How many parts does the Palace of Westminster consist of?
a)One b) two c) three
2.What are the main colors of the Houses of Parliament?
a)Gold, red and blue b) gold, green and red c) red and green
3.Who writes the Queen’s speech?
a)The Queen b) the Government c) the lord Chancellor
4.Which are Britain’s two main political parties?
a)The Democratic, the Republican and the Conservative
b)The Conservative and the Democratic
c)The Labour and the Conservative.
5.Whose shoe should a Conservative touch?
a)David Lloyd George’s b) Winston Churchill’s c) the Queen’s
6.Why do MPs sometimes sit on the steps?
a)There are more MPs than seats in the House of Commons.
b)It’s a part of an old tradition.
c)It’s punishment for those who are late.
7.When can you see the Mace in the House of Commons?
a)It’s always there.
b)Only when the Queen comes.
c)When the House is debating.
8.How old is Westminster Hall?
a)More than a thousand years old
b)More than a hundred years old
c)More than four hundred years old
VI.Explaining homework
Your task is: exercises A, B, C at pages 58-60 in the textbook or at pages 38-39 in the workbook.
VII.Conclusion.
Well, pupils, our time is up. You were very active today, so I’ll give you only excellent and good marks. See you later.
