Внеклассное мероприятие по английскому языку в 7 классе по теме «The USA».
методическая разработка по английскому языку (7 класс) по теме

Внеклассное мероприятие по английскому языку в 7 классе по теме «The USA».

Цели: - обобщение изученного материала по теме «США»

           - совершенствование лексико-грамматических навыков

           - расширение кругозора

           - поддержание интереса учащихся к изучению английского языка

           - развитие толерантности

 Оборудование: карточки с номерами, интерактивная доска.

Hello, dear children! Today we will play the game “ Star Hour”. Our topic is “America”. Let’s remember the places of interest in America, American holidays, grammar and play with the English letters.

I   тур.

I want you to answer my questions on the topic “America”. ( по очереди)

1. What is the capital of the USA? (Washington, D.C.)

2. Who discovered America? (Christopher Columbus)

3. What do Americans celebrate on the 4th of July? (Independence Day)

4. How many stars are there on the American flag? (50)

5. How many stripes are there on the American flag? (13)

6. Where is the USA situated? (North America)

7. How many people live in the USA today? (290 million)

8. Which state in the USA is closest to Russia? (Alaska)

9. In what state is Hollywood? (California)

10. Who is the first president of the USA? (George Washington)

11. Who is the president of America today?

12. Where does the president live? (White House)

II тур.

It’s time to play the game. You will make up the English words using the parts of the words.

Capi                   land

Skysc                 tive

Disney               key

Ro                     boys

Cow                  tal

Na                    deo

Tur                   raper

(capital, skyscraper, Disneyland, rodeo, cowboys, native, turkey)

III тур.

I want you to listen to my stories. I’ll describe different sights of  America. You will use the cards with the numbers of sights.

1. The flag of the USA.
2. The White House.
3. The Statue of Liberty.
4. Times Square.
5. The Liberty Bell.

1. It was built in New York Harbor in 1886. It was a gift from the people of France to America. About 12 million immigrants passed through New York when they came to America. It was the symbol of friendship between two countries. Now it is America’s symbol of freedom. (3)
2. It is one of the most beautiful places in the capital of the USA. It is the part where the President of the USA lives and works and it is not open to the public. It consists of 132 rooms. You can visit the library, the Red Room, the Blue Room and the Green Room which have some fantastic old furniture. (2)

3. It is rang out in July 1776 in Philadelphia, when the Declaration of Independence was signed by Congress. It rang out at every event of national importance until it cracked in 1835. Now it is on display in Independence Hall in Philadelphia, but it never rings. It weighs over a ton and it is 12 feet wide at the bottom. (5)

4. It is the center of the theater in New York. The lights from all the theaters and advertisements are very bright. On the New Year’s Eve on the 31 of December crowds of people stand in it and wait for midnight. At  midnight everyone shouts, “Happy New Year!” to everyone else. (4)

5. It was made by Betsy Ross during the War of Independence on January 1, 1776. It had 7 red and 6 white stripes for the 13 American colonies, and there were 13 stars in the field of blue in the corner. Now it has 50 stars for the 50 states. But the number of stripes is the same-13. (1)

IV  тур.

Now you must write the words in right order and make up questions. Are you ready to start?

1. have, what, you, seen, in the park? (what have you seen in the park?)
2. who, last, was, in Los Angeles, year? (who was in Los Angeles last year?)
3. they, when, celebrate, will, Halloween? (when will they celebrate Halloween?)
4. going, to Texas, why, he, is? (why is he going  to Texas?)
5. whom, people, near, House, can, the, White, meet? (whom can people meet near White House?)

V тур.

You’ll listen to description of some popular American holidays. You must write down the numbers of these holidays in the right order.

1. Independence Day.
2. Christmas Day.
3. Halloween.
4. President’s Day.
5. April’s Fool’s Day.
6. Columbus Day.

1. People celebrate this holiday in America in the same way they celebrate it in England. People make jokes on this day and have a lot of fun. People celebrate this holiday in spring. (5)
2. Families and friends celebrate this day. Every town and every city has parades, games and sports with prizes. On that day 1776 the USA became independent from England. (1)
3. On this day students and pupils read about George Washington, Abraham Lincoln and other American presidents. (4)
4. This is one of the most favourite holidays of the year. Children dress up, shout “Trick or treat”. Get sweets, fruit, cakes and people have pumpkins with candles in their windows. (3)
5. This is the biggest holiday of the year. Many people enjoy it mist of all and say this is the main holiday of the year. The President gives his speech on TV. Parents tell their children that Santa Claus will come to their house at night and leave presents for them. (2)
6. You can see the American flag everywhere on this day. People honour the man who was the discoverer of their country. (6)

Thank you for the game. Let’s score the points. So you can see that the winner of our game is… Congratulations!