Звездный час "Россия"
материал по английскому языку (10 класс) по теме

Звездный час

«Россия»

Цели: 

обобщение изученного материала по теме «Россия»;

совершенствование навыков устной речи:

развития внимания и логического мышления;

развитие интереса учащихся к изучению

английского языка.

Ход мероприятия

- Hello, my dear boys and girls. I am glad to greet you. All children like to play.

That's why we will play the game today. Our topic is Russia and Moscow. You must answer the questions. You will try to get as many points as you can.

I. Questions:

1. “Geographical position”

      1) What is the deepest freshwater lake in Russia?

       (Lake Baikal is the deepest freshwater lake in Russia and on the Earth)

      2) What sea washes Russia in the south?

       ( The Black Sea washes Russia in the south)

      3) What Russian mountain chains do you know?

       ( The Russian mountains chains are the Urals, the Altai, the Caucasus and

        the mountains of East Siberia)

      4) How many regions are there in the Russian Federation?

       ( There are 89 regions in the Russian Federation: 21 republics and

        68 other regions)  

      5) What is the longest river in Europe?

       ( The Volga is the longest river in Europe)

2. “Political System”

      1) Who was the first Russian President?

      ( The first Russian president was Boris Yeltsin)

      2) What is the official name of the Russian Parliament?

       ( The official name of the Russian parliament is the Federal Assembly)

      3) Who is the Head of the Republic of the Russian Federation?

      ( The Head of the Republic of the Russian Federation is the President)

      4) What is the highest law of the Russian Federation?

       ( The highest law of the Russian Federation is the Constitution)

      5) What is the capital of Russia?

       (Moscow is the capital of Russia)

3. “ Main Cities”

1. What is the biggest city of the Ural region?

       ( The biggest city of the Ural region is Ekaterinburg)

      2) When was Moscow founded?

       ( Moscow was founded in 1147)

      3) What five ancient Russia's towns are included into the Golden Rings

       (Zolotoye Koltso)?

       ( They are Rostov Veliky, Suzdal, Vladimir, Zvenigirod and Yaroslavl)

      4) Why did the Russian people call Smolensk the “key city” during

        the war of 1812?

       ( Because it locked the road to Moscow)

      5) What is the original name of the city founded on the Neva banks

       by Peter the Great?

      (The original name of the city founded on the Neva banks is St. Petersburg)

4. “Famous People”

      1) Who made a tour around the Earth that lasted 1 hour 48 minutes?

      ( Yuri Gagarin made a tour)

      2) What is the best known work of Alexander Pushkin?

      ( The best known work of Pushkin is his novel “Eugine Onegin”)

      3) What marshal was four times awarded with the title “the Hero of the           country”?

      ( George Zhukov was four times awarded)

      4) What great scientist founded Moscow University in 1755?

       ( Michael Lomonosov )

      5) What famous ballets of Peter Tchaikovsky can you name?

    ( They are “The Swan Lake”, “The Sleeping Beauty” and “The Nutcracker”)

5. “Holidays”

      1) What holiday commemorates the end of the Soviet Union's participation  in the World War II in Europe?

     ( Victory Day celebrates)

      2) When do the Russian people celebrate Country Defendant's Day on the 23rd  of February?

     ( Country Defendant's Day)

      3) What holiday do the Russian people have on the 12th  of December?

      ( The Russian people celebrate Constitution Day)

      4) What holiday marks the end of winter and lasts for a week?

      ( Maslenitsa)

      5) What holiday is celebrated with present-giving by Father Frost, decorating New Year Trees and joyful parties?

      ( New Year's Day)

II. I want you to listen to my stories. I shall describe different interesting places of the capital of our country. What is about it?

1. It is one of the most famous and well-known places in our country and all over the world. It is named after its founder who began to collect Russian painting in 1856. There we can see the pictures created by such painters as Serov, Repin, Ivanov, Levitan and others. It has about 3 millions of exhibits now. A lot of tourists visit this place every year.

( The Tretyakov Gallery)

2. It is one of the symbols of Moscow. It is the tallest part of the Kremlin, it has 67,3 metres tall. It has the famous clock and its minute hand is 3,28 metres long. The clock which we can see today was installed in the middle of the 19th century.

(The Spasskaya Tower)

3. It was founded in 1912 as a museum of plaster moulds on the initiative of Ivan Tsvetayev, the father of the renowned poetess Marina Tsvetayeva. Its collection includes works of art of the ancient Egypt, of antiquity and Western Europe, ranks second in size after the famous Hermitage in St. Petersburg.

(The Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts)

III. Will you look at the blackboard, please? Let's read the words on it all together. You'll have to think for a while and write down as many sentences as you can on the topic “Moscow” or “Russia”.

Words: Square, Kremlin, wide, museum, store, monument, metro, buildings, church, to found.

Примерные предложения:

1. I have never been to Red Square.

2. The Kremlin is in Red Square.

3. The streets in Moscow are wide.

4. The State History Museum was opened in 1883.

5. Is it the largest department store in Moscow.

6. Would you like to see the monument to Alexander Pushkin?

7. The Moscow metro looks like a palace.

8. There are many fantastic buildings in the capital of our country.

9. This church is not used for services.

10. Yuri Dolgoruky founded Moscow in 1147.

IV. Подведение итогов. Учитель называет победителя, поздравляет участников игры.