Игра "STAR HOUR"
план-конспект занятия по английскому языку (7 класс) по теме

Тема: Great Britain

Класс: 7

Форма проведения: интеллектуальная игра.

Цели:

- воспитание культуры общения, дисциплины, ответственности;

- повышение интереса к изучению иностранного языка.

Задачи:

- систематизировать и проверить знания по теме «Великобритания»;

- развивать творческие способности;

- развивать навыки устной речи, чтения, аудирования, письма.

Межпредметные связи: география, история, литература.

Оборудование: задания для конкурсов, звезды, указатели с номерами ответов, задания к блицтурниру по теме «Великобритания», магнитофон, карта Великобритании, фотографии с достопримечательностями, праздничные открытки.

Ход мероприятия

Task 1. “Geography”

You know some information about the UK. Look at the blackboard! You can see some figures and geographical names. Write 6 sentences down using the figures and geographical names.

 На доске карточки с надписями:

1. Atlantic Ocean.

2. The Union Jack.

3. 4 countries.

4. the Queen.

5. the Thames.

6. Edinburgh.

Task 2. “Holidays”.

There are a lot of holidays which are celebrated in the UK. You can see here 6 greeting cards. Listen to the small text and say what holiday it is about.

На доске поздравительные открытки:

1. New Year Day.

2. Easter.

3. April Fool’s Day.

4. Halloween.

5. Christmas.

6. St Valentine’s Day.

1.This holiday is celebrated in spring. It’s very funny day. You can hear jokes everywhere. People play jokes. (April Fool’s Day)

2. It is a religious holiday and one if the happiest holidays of the year. They decorate a tree with toys and lights. Santa Claus visits children and brings presents. (Christmas)

3. It is a merry holiday. People celebrate it at the end of the year. They are waiting this holiday with new hopes and dreams. But it is not so popular in Great Britain.  ( New Year Day)

4. This day is celebrated on February, 14th. It is a day of love and friendship. They send greeting cards and sweethearts. (St Valentine’s Day)

5. People celebrate this holiday on the 31st of October. The children wear masks and colorful costumes. The most popular costumes are ghosts, witches, skeletons. (Halloween)

6. This holiday is celebrated on a Sunday in April or May. Before this holiday the people color eggs. (Easter)

Task 3. “Dates”.    

There are some well-known dates in the history of the UK. Do you know them? Look at the blackboard. You can see here some dates. Answer the questions.

На доске даты:

1. 1666

2. 1840

3. 11th century

4. 1703

5. 1805

6. 1980

 1. When was Piccadilly Centre Founded? (1980)

2. When were the Houses of Parliament founded? (1840)

3. When was St Paul’s Cathedral built? (1666)

4. When was the Westminster Abbey built? (11th century)

5. When was Admiral Nelson’s Statue made? (1805)

6. When was Buckingham Palace built? (1703)

Task 4. “The famous people”.

You know a lot of famous British people. Can you guess who are they?

1. He was one of the most well known poets and playwrights of the world, born in the 16th century. (William Shakespeare)

2. She was the only woman Prime Minister in the UK called “The Iron Lady”. (Margaret Thatcher)

3. This monarch was married 6 times, his second daughter Elisabeth I became the queen known as the “Virgin Queen”. (Henry VIII)

4. This actress is known not only in Britain but all over the world thank to her roles as Cleopatra, Lady Hamilton and of course her Scarlet O’Hara from the screen version of “Gone with the With”. (Vivien Leigh)

5. He is a national Scottish poet. At midnight of December, 31st throughout GB people sing his “Auld Lang Syne”. Remember  another poem:

My heart’s in the Highlands,

                                                 My heart is not here…

           ( Robert Burns)

6. Her residence is in Buckingham Palace. British people love her very much. (The Queen)

Task 5. “Sightseeing”

There are a lot of interesting places in the United Kingdom. Look at the blackboard. Name the sightseeing and tell about it.

Участники игры рассказывают о достопримечательностях Британии:

1. Big Ben.

2. Tower Bridge.

3. Saint Paul’s Cathedral.

4. Westminster Abbey.

5. Trafalgar Square.

Вопросы для участников игры, вышедших в финал:

Блицтурнир.

1. What is the oldest part of London? (The City)

2. What event ended the plague in London in 1666? (The Great Fire of London)

3. What is one of the most ancient buildings of London, founded by William the Conqueror in the 11th century, used as a fortress, a palace, a prison and a royal treasury? (The Tower)

4. What is the address of the Prime Minister? (10, Downing Street)

5. This church known in Russian as “западный монастырь”, from its position 5 km west of London’s centre, founded in the year 750 AD. (Westminster Abbey)

6. What is the queen of sports in Britain? (Athletics)

7. This game is played with an egg-shaped ball, which may be carried and thrown (but not forward). Each team has 15 players. (Rugby football)

8. This game is very expensive. It needs large fields and good equipment. This is a popular meeting place of the business community. (Golf)

9. This sport is big business. Every day of the year, except Sundays, there is a race meeting where many people make stakes on that who’ll win. (Horse racing)

10. Who is the House of Commons presided over by? (The Speaker)

11. What does Lord Chancellor sit on? (The woolsack)

12. Which of the parties is nicknamed with a rude name for cattle-drivers? Name the party and its nickname. (The Liberal Party- the Whigs)

13. How long has Elisabeth II ruled the UK? (Since 1952)

14. Who was the longest ruling monarch of the UK? (Queen Victoria- 64 years: 1837-1901)

По итогам игры определяется победитель. Идет награждение грамотами.