Методическая разработка урока английского языка "Британский парламент", 8 класс
методическая разработка по английскому языку (8 класс) по теме

Тема урока:       The British Parliament                              Класс: 8   (по учебнику Кауфман)

Цели  урока:

1.Образовательная:

Активизировать и закрепить лексику по теме «The British parliament» по видам речи.

2.Развивающая:

Развивать навыки  говорения в беседе о политическом устройстве Великобритании, России и Башкортостана.

3.Воспитательная:

 Воспитывать толерантность, уважение к культуре  других народов, чувство гордости за свою республику

Задачи урока:

1.Повторить лексику по теме «Британский парламент»

2.Тренировать навыки говорения по теме «Политическое устройство Великобритании и России»

3.Контролировать навыки аудирования с опорой на текст

4.Учить употреблять полученные знания в новой ситуации в беседе по теме «Политическое устройство Башкортостана» (трансфер)

Оборудование:  аудиозапись, слайды для отработки словарного запаса, слайды по теме урока, магнитофон, мультимедийный проектор, листочки с заданиями для контроля аудирования

ХОД  УРОКА

1.Начало урока

1.Приветствие

 Good afternoon, boys and girls! I am glad to see you. How are you?   

 2.Беседа с дежурным о дате и дне недели

What date is it today? What day is it today?

Are you ready for the lesson? Let’s start!

2.Речевая зарядка, введение в тему урока, определение задач урока.

1. Речевая зарядка.

 I see that you’re a bit nervous.  So I am.  To calm down a bit let’s talk about the weather!

What season comes after autumn? Do you like winter?

What are your favourite activities in winter? What are your favourite holidays in winter?

2. Определение темы урока.

Of course it’s very nice to talk about holidays and dream about presents. But we have to work.

I offer you as an aphorism of the today lesson the next saying:

              -слайд 1  -эпиграф к уроку

 Politics is not a game. It is an earnest business

Winston Churchill was one of the best British prime-minister. He was a leader of the British government during the Second World War His picture is in the national portrait gallery in London. So, the topic of our lesson is the political systems of Great Britain and Russia.

3.Определение задач урока.

Our lesson today is an optional lesson. We have to revise all we learned in this unit and develop our skills in speaking English.

To talk about the political system of Great Britain and Russia we should know English well, practice it every lesson and better it. Do you agree with me? What special skills in English do we need?

-vocabulary

-conversation and speaking practice “The political systems of Great Britain and Russia”

-listening and reading comprehension

- using English in a new situation (The Parliament of Bashkortostan)

So, all together we made a plan of our lesson. (на доску вывешивается план урока)

3.Основная часть урока

1)  Let’s revise some English words and word combinations which can help us to talk about our topic.

                  -слайд 2  - the Palace of Westminster  

What is this?  What is situated there? (The British parliament)

                  -слайд 3 – the history of the British parliament

When did the British parliament begin?   How was it? Who remembers?

 In 1215 the king Charles was the head of England. He was a greedy and not a very competent ruler. To make more money he raised taxes. His barons were unpleased and revolted. The king was scared and the barons made him sign a document called Magna Carta in Latin. The  Magna Carta is an agreement between the king and barons which limited the King’s power. Since that time all the English kings have to ask the barons before they make any important decisions. It was the beginning of the British parliament.

         -слайд 4 – the House of Commons, the House of Lords, general elections

How many houses does the British parliament consists of?

What are the members of the House of Commons called?

How do MPs get to the parliament? (They are elected. People vote for them in the general elections)

How often are the general elections organized in GB? (Every five years)

What are the members of the House of Lords called? ([Peers)

Are they elected?

You are also in the know that there are two sorts of peers in the House of Lords: hereditary peers and life peers.

What’s a hereditary peer?

And what’s a life peer? 

(Some people in the House of Lords inherit their places from their fathers and grandfathers. So they are hereditary peers. But nowadays the most members in the House of lords are life peers. They get the title “Lord” or “Lady” for their personal achievements, and their children can’t inherit it.)

Who can give examples for life peers? (For example, Margaret Thatcher- “the Iron Lady”- she is a life peer. She was one of the UK’s most competent and powerful Prime Ministers.)

What does the House of Commons do in the parliament? (It makes all the important decisions and works on bills)

What does the House of Lords do in the parliament?

(It talks about bills before they become laws and sometimes offers some changes to the House of Commons)

       -слайд 5-  the Queen, the Prime-Minister

Who is the head of the state in the UK?

Who is the head of the government in the UK?

How does he usually become the Prime Minister?

What’s the name of the Prime Minister in the UK now? (Gordon Brown)

 What does the Queen do in the parliament? (The Queen and the House of Lords have to approve the decisions of the House of Commons.)

What words does the Queen say before a bill becomes law? (She says “La Reine le veut”- the Queen wishes it).

Yes, the queen uses Norman French as a part of tradition.

                   -слайд 6- Guess the word according its definition

1. The Mps sit there. (The Chamber of the House of Commons)

2. The lords and ladies sit there. (The Chamber of the House of Lords)

3. When the queen arrives in the House of Lords she sits on it. (the throne)

4. He sits on the Woolsack and presides over the house of Lords. (the Lord Chancellor)

                           -слайд 7- Guess the word according its definition

5. He presides in the House of Commons. (the Speaker)

6. This is the oldest part of the Palace of Westminster. A lot of famouse events and meetings have taken place here. It saw Guy Fawkes, who tried to blow up the parliament in 1605, and in World War 2 bombs fell on it.  (Westminster Hall)

7. They represent two British main political parties at the entrance to the Westminster Hall.

                                         (the Statues of two Prime Ministers)

8. What are their names and what parties do they represent?

(One is David Lloyd George. He represents the Labor Party. The second one is Winston Churchill. He represents the Conservative party.)

                                     -слайд 8-  the Palace of Westminster 

Now, please, a short summary of everything we’ve talked about before. (1-2 pupils are asked)

The British Parliament is the oldest parliament in the world. It consists of 2 Houses: the House of Commons and the House of Lords.

The members of the House of Commons are called MPs. They are elected by people every 5 years. The leader of the party which wins the general elections becomes the prime Minister and the head of the government. Today it is Gordon Brown. The House of Commons works on bills.

 The members of the House of Lords are called peers. They are not elected. They can be life peers and hereditary peers. Hereditary peers inherit their places in the parliament. But the most members of the House of Lords are life peers. They get the title “Lord” or “Lady” for their personal achievements. For example, Margaret Thatcher, the famouse Prime Minister who was called “Iron Lady” The House of Lords has to approve bills. The queen is the head of the UK.

Before a bill becomes law the Queen has to say “La Reine le veut”. It means the Queen wishes it.

               Now let’s talk about the political system of Russia.

                                       -слайд 9-  the Russian parliament

Answer my questions:

1. What is the name of our country?

2. How is the Russian parliament called?

3. How many Houses does Federal Assembly consist of and What are they called?

4. What does the State Duma do? What does the Federal Council do?

5. How are members of the State Duma called?

6. How do the deputies get to the Duma?

7. How often are the general elections organized in Russia?

8. Who is the head of the Russian Federation? What is his name?

9. Who is the head of the Russian government? What is his name?

10. Who forms the Russian government?

                                 -слайд 10-  the Russian parliament

Now, please, a short summary of everything we’ve talked about before. (1-2 pupils are asked)

The name of our country is the Russian Federation.  The Russian parliament is called Federal Assembly. It consists of 2 Houses: the Federal Council and the State Duma. The members of the State Duma are called deputies. They are elected by people every 5 years in the general elections. The leader of the party which wins the general elections becomes the Prime Minister and forms the government. Now it is Dmitri Medvedyev. He is the head of the Russian government. The deputies of the State Duma make the important decisions and work on bills.

The Federal Council has to approve the bills.

The head of Russia is its president. Now it is Vladimir Putin. 

relaxing break

4) Our third step is listening comprehension.

I would like to check how well you can listen to and understand  the text about  the British Parliament. In this text you’ll hear some new facts about the history and traditions of the British parliament. (раздать листочки с заданиями для контроля аудирования)

 5) Our fourth step is using English in a new situation.

                              Слайд 11 - высказывание Яна Амоса Каменского

“Считай несчастным тот день или час, в который ты не усвоил ничего нового и ничего нового не прибавил к своему образованию” Ян Амос Каменский.                

Well, you also know much about the political systems of England and Russia. But we are also citizen of the Republic of Bashkortostan. You must know your republic and must be able to tell about it. Now read some information about the political system of Bashkortostan and be ready to answer my questions.

                        Слайды  12,13,14,15 –the political system of Bashkortostan   (pupils read the information on slides for  3-4 min)

Did you understand everything?  Now please, answer my questions:

1. What is the name of our republic?

2. How is the Bashkir parliament called? (Federal Assembley, or the Kurultai)

3.  How are the members of the Kurultai called?

4. How do the deputies get to the  Kurultai? How often are the general elections organized in Bashkortostan?

5. How many deputies are there in the Kurultai?

6. Who presides in the Kurultai? What is his name?

7. Who is the head of  Bashkortostan and its government? What is his name? 

8. Who forms the Bashkir government?

9. What is there on the state emblem of Bashkortostan?

10. What colour is the State Flag of Bashkortostan? What does it mean?

The name of our republic is  Bashkortostan. It is a federal republic within the Russian Federation. The Bashkir parliament is called Federal Assembly or the Kurultai. The members of the Kurultai are called deputies. They are elected by people every 5 years in the general elections. There are 120 deputies in the Kurultai.

The speaker presides in the Kurultai. His name is Konstantin Tolkachev.

The head of Bashkortostan is its president. He forms the government of the republic. Now it is Rustem Khakimov.

The colours of the State Flag are blue, white and green. In the centre there is a flower of kurai. The picture of the Bashkir national hero Salavat Yulayev is there on the State emblem.

4.Заключительный этап урока.

1.Подведение итогов урока

Well, we have just fulfilled everything we planned. Did you like the lesson? What new did you learn?                         

2.Оценки

You have been working at the lessons very well. I am very glad. Now your marks:

1) за работу со словами                      2) за монологические высказывания            3) за аудирование оценки будут на следующем уроке

3.Домашнее задание (инструктаж)

Open your diaries and write down your home task

 For the next lesson you should be prepared to tell me about the political system of Bashkortostan.