Образовательный портал

Брейн-ринг. 7 класс

Знаешь ли ты США?

Гуревич Ольга Ильинична;
Степина Надежда Николаевна,
учителя английского языка ГБОУ СОШ №160
с углубленным изучением английского языка
Санкт-Петербурга

Тип урока - урок повторение

Цель – Развитие коммуникативной компетенции средствами иностранного языка

Задачи:

1. Образовательная: Формирование умений и навыков чтения, говорения с целью извлечения страноведческой информации по теме США

2. Развивающая: Развитие у учащихся познавательного интереса, умения общаться на изучаемом языке в аудитории, на сцене, повышение информационной культуры, формирование социо- культурной компетенции.

3. Воспитательная: Привитие интереса к культуре англоязычной страны, умения работать в коллективе(группе), расширение кругозора.

Планируемый результат: Учащиеся совершенствуют монологическую и диалогическую речь по теме, активно используют в речи новую информацию, развивают умение высказываться по теме.

Оснащение урока:

Компьютер, проектор, доска.

Наглядные пособия:

Карта США, флаг США, карточки с вопросами, ринг,.

Ход урока.

1. Организационный момент-ведущий знакомит учащихся с целями и задачами урока.

2. Представление команд.

3. Состязание по вопросам.

4. Вопросы для представителей болельщиков.

5. Музыкальные паузы в перерывах между выступлениями команд.

6. Подведение итогов. Вручение призов.

Все вопросы разделены на 4 равных группы по 8 вопросов, включая один «блиц», плюс один «видео вопрос». Команды по очереди вращают ринг и отвечают на вопрос указанный по стрелке. Каждая команда отвечает на 5 вопросов. Время на обдумывание 30 секунд. Видео вопросы проецируются на экран.

Вопросы.

1Blits :.а) What is the capital of the USA and now does this city differ from other cities of the country?

b) What famous monuments stands at the entrance of New York harbour?

с) Which people have more public holidays-Americans or Britons?

2Blits: .a) What is the longest river in the USA?

b) What is the greatest rapid in the world and what does its name mean?

c) Which people are more religious- Americans or Britons?

3Blits :. a) What is the national emblem banner and sport in the USA?

b) What is the heart of Washington?

c)Which people have more money to spend- Americans or Britons?

4Blits :..a)What Public Holidays of the USA do you know?

b)What are the highest scyscrapers in New York and how tall are they?

c) Which people have the more powerful head of state- Americans or Britons?

5. Name some of the things which the Red Indians taught us to use?

6. What was Indian' s food and how did they cook it?

7. What does the expression “guardian spirit “mean and who was a “medicine man”?

8. What kind of warriors Indians?

9. Name American coins.

10. What are the main ideas of Declaration of Independence. Who wrote it?

11. Who was Christopher Columbus and what had he really discovered?

12. Where did the first Russians settle in America?

13. What countries does the USA border on?

14. What oceans is the USA washed and what state is situated in the Pacific Ocean?

15. Name the main mountain rangers of the USA.

16. What part of the USA embrases the region of the Five Great Lakes?

17. Why is the climate of the USA continental?

18. What mineral resources is the country rich in and what forms a solid base for the development of American industry?

19. What branches of American industry and agriculture are highly developed?

20. Who selected the area for the capital of the country and what was this area?

21. What famous memorials of Washington do you know?

22.Where is New York situated and what is its nickname?

23.Name five boroughs of New York city.

24.Why is New York called the business capital of the world?

25. What makes New York a great cultural and educational centre?

26. What is the political system of the USA?

27. Who managed to cross the Niagara Fall?

28. What well- known American writers do you know and can you name their books?

29. What are the patriotic symbols of the USA?

30. Name five American singers and actors and what is their contribution in the American life?

31. Name five American Presidents whose contribution in the American history was important.

32. Who was employed as slave labour on cotton plantation and what were the results of the American Civil War?

33. (video) What facts about the Empire State building do you know?

34. (video) What symbol of Indians do yow see and what does it mean?

35. (video)Who was this singer and why was he so popular?

36.(video)What do you know about the producer of this cartoon?

Музыкальные паузы.

Песни исполняются в перерывах между выступлениями команд и сопровождаются комментариями ведущих.

1. Not long ago we celebrated the American holiday Thanksgiving Day. American children still sing this song as they look forward to spending Thanksgiving with their grandparents. It was written around 1860 by Lydia Maria Child.

Over the river and through the woods,

To grandmother's house we go

The horse knows the way

To carry the sleigh

Through the write a drifted snow.

Over the river and through the woods,

Oh, how the wind does blow

It stings the toes

And bites the nose

As over the ground we go.

1. The song «Billy Boy» was brought by the first English settlers in America in the early 1600s. In this song, Billy' s mother questions him about the girl he plans to marry.

Oh, where have you been I have been to seek a wife

Billy Boy, Billy Boy She' s the joy of my life

Oh, where have you been She' s a young thing and

Charming Billy? Cannot leave her mother.

Did she bid you to come in Yes, she bade me to come in

Billy Boy, Billy Boy? There is a dimple in chin

Did she bid you to come in She' s a young things

Charming Billy? Cannot leave her mother.

Can she make a cherry pie She can make a cherry pie

Billy Boy, Billy Boy? Qwick' s a cat can wink her eye

Can she make a cherry pie She' s a young thing and cannot leave her mother.

Charming Billy?

3.The Wabash Cannonball was a legendary train of hobo folklore. It was 700 cars long and often arrived at its destination before leaving its starting point. It travelled so fast that one day it flew off the tracks into the sky and is still thought to be rashing through space.

From the great Atlantic Ocean to the wide Pacific Shore,

From sunny California to ice –bound Labrador ,

She 's mighty tall a handsome,

She 's loved by one and all,

She 's the hoboes commodation –the Wabash Cannanball.

Listen to the jungle, the rumble and the roar,

As she glides a long the wood lands, through

hills and by the snore

Hear the mighty rush of the engine

Hear those lone some hoboes squall

While travelling through the jungle on the Wabash cannonball

Our eastern states ar dandy, so the people always say

From New York to St.Louis and Chicago by the way,

Through the hills of Minnesota where the rippling waters fall

No chances can be taken on the Wabash Cannonball

 

1 Blits

1. What is the capital of the USA and how does this cite differ from other cities of the country?

2. What famous monuments stand at the entrance of New York harbor?

3. Which people have more public holidays-Americans or Britons?

 

1. Washington has little industry and only one million people . There are no skyscrapers because they would hide the city 's many monuments from view .

2. The statue of Liberty

3. Americans

2 Blits

 

1. What is the longest river in the USA?
2. What is the greatest rapid in the world and what does its name mean?
3. Which people are more religions-Americans ore Britons?

 

 

 

1. The Missouri-Mississippi
2. Niagara Falls. Its name means «roaring waters»
3. Аmericans (80%goes to church)

 

 

3 Blits

 

1. What is the national emblem of the USA?
2. What is the heart of Washington?
3. Which people have more money to spend-Americans or Britons?

 

 

1. The eagle became the official symbol in 1782. It cfrries an olive branch and arrows-.
2. The Capitol
3. Americans

 

 

4 Blits

 

1. What Public Holidays of the USA do you know?
2. What are the highest skyscrapers in New York and how tall are they?
3. Which people have more powerful head of states – Americans or Britons?

 

 

 

1. New Years Day: Decoration Day –the last Monday May, Veterans Day-11 November, Thanksgiving Day- 4 Thursday of November, Christmas – on December 25
2. The Empire State Building (102 story)
3. Americans

 

 

5. Name some of the things which the Red Indians taught us to use

We have learned the use of such things as moccasins, snowshoes ,toboggans, hammocks, tobacco and potatoes.

6. What was Indian' s foodand how did they cook it?

Their food consisted of deer and buffalo meat and some tribes grew corn and potatoes. They used to make square cooking pots of birch bark. As they could not be put on the fire without getting burnt they dropped heated stones into the pot of water and so brought it by boiling point and in this way they cooked

7. What does the expression «guardian spirit» mean and who was a «medicine man»?

Before becoming men and women boys and girls had to go through a ceremony in which their guardian spirit would reveal it self in dreams. This guardian spirit might take the form of some animal or bird. This symbol became a protector through life. Witch doctor was supposed to be able to control the magic powers to be present in the sun and stars.

8. What kind of warriors were Indians?

The Red men were cunning hunters and clever trackers skil lful with bow and arrow. The warriors took their victims scalps to display as a sign of their courage. Their weapons were the tomahawk, club , flint-knife and bow фnd arrow

9. Name American coins

A Cent (1 c)

А Nickel (5 c)

А Dime (10c)

А Quarter (25c)

А Half (50c)

А Dollar (1$)

10. What are the main ideas of the Declaration of Independance and who wrote it?

Thomas Jefferson was asked to write it. The main ideas that all men are created equal and all men have the right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.

11. Who was Christopher Columbus and what had he really discovered?

Christopher Columbus was an experienced sailor. He had really discovered a new part of the world

12. Where did the first Russians settle in America?

Russians were the first Europeans to settle in the north-west of America

13. What countries does the USA border on?

In the North the U.S. borders Canada, and in the South it borders Mexico

14. What oceans is the USA washed by and what state is situated in the Pacific Ocean?

It is washed by the Atlantic Ocean in the East, and by the Pacific Ocean in the West. Hawaii which became the 50 th state in 1959, is situated in the Pacific Ocean.

15. Name the main mountain rangers of the USA?

The Appalachian Mountains in the east and the Rocky Mountains in the west.

16. What part of the USA embraces the region of the 5 Great Lakes?

The northern part of the USA embraces the region of the Five Great Lakes (Superior , Huron, Michigan, Erie, Ontario)

17. Why is the climate of the USA continental?

Crossed by mountain ranges from north to south the country is unprotected from cold winds from the north and from warm winds from the south.

18. What mineral resources is the country rich in and what forms a solid base for the development of American industry?

The country is rich in coal, oil, iron and other minerals |||||||| from a solid base fore the development of American industry.

19. What can you say about the American economy and what branches of American industry and agricultury are highly developed?

The American economy is highly developed. The leading industries: mining, metallurgy, electronics, chemicals, textiles, leather and footwear (military, industry). Agriculture both animal husbandry and arable farming are prominent in the economy of America.

20. Who selected the area for the capital for the country and what was this area?

George Washington, the first President of the USA ,selected the area for the capital. A hundred square miles were taken from the states of Maryland and Virginia. It was called the District of Columbia.

21. What famous memorials of Washington D.C. do you know?

The Lincoln Memorial, the Washington Monument, the library of Congress, the Capitol, the Washington Cathedral, the Arlington National Cemetry.

22. Where is New York situated and what is its nickname?

New York is situated in the mouth of the Hudson River. The «Big Apple»

23. Name five boroughs of New York City.

The borough of Manhattan takes up Manhattan Island ,the Brooklyn and Queens lie on Long Island. The Bronx is on the mainland. The Staten Island is in New York Bay.

24. Why is New York called the financial capital of the World?

New York is called the financial capital of the world because the United Nations has its headquarters in Manhattan.

25. What makes New York a great cultural and educational centre?

Its museums, art galleries, libraries, zoos, and botanical gardens are world famous.

26. What is the Political system of the USA?

The USA is a federal republic. The president is elected for four years, and is the head of state and of the government,The congress consists of two houses : the house of Representatives and the Senate. The two main political parties are the Republicans and the Democrats.

27. Who managed to cross the Niagara fall?

1. Captain Webb but he was drowned.

2. Miss Taylor came out alive but with a frightened look in her eyes.

3. An actor, Bloudin by name managed to cross Niagara Fallon a tight rope

28. What well-known American writers do you know and can you name their books

Mark Twain (Tom Soyer)

Gack London( Martin Iden stories)

Ernest Hemingway( A Farewell to Arms, The Old man and the Sea)

29. What are the patriotic symbols of the country?

1. The American flag is often called “the Stars and Stripes”.

2. The Statue of Liberty

3. The eagle

4. An official song «The Star-Sprangled Banner»

5. Uncle Sam is a cartoon symbol

30. Name 5 American singers and actors and what is their contribution in the American art.

M. Jackson

Madonna

Ch. Chaplin

Lois Armstrong

31. Name 5 American Presidents whose contribution in the American history was important.

1. George Washington( was the only president to receive every vote)

2. Thomas Jefferson (he wrote the Declaration of Independence)

3. Abraham Lincoln (he made all Americans free)

4. Franklin Roosevelt(was the only president to be elected four times)

5. Jonn F. Kennedy(organized the Peace Corps in 1980)

32. Who was employed as slave labour on cotton plantations and who was a president when American civil war broke out?

Negroes were employed as slave labour on the great cotton plantations in the South of American in 1861, while Abraham Lincoln was the President, a dreadful Civil War broke out

 

Video I

What facts about the Empire State Building do you know?

Фрагмент фильма «Неспящие в Сиэтле»

 

Video II

What symbol of Indians do you see and what does it mean?

« A Peace Pipe» a symbol of friendship. Adorned with hair and feathers.

Фрагмент фильма «Танцы с волками»

Video III

Who is this singer and why is he so popular in the world?

Фрагмент фильма «Жизнь поп-иконы» 2011

 

Video IV

What do you know about the producer of this cartoon?

Walt Disney (1901-1966) a US film animator and producer who invented the cartoon character Mickey Mouse and created Disney Land ,a Large pleasure park which was opened in California in 1955.

Фрагмент мультфильма «Микки Маус»

 

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