Цикл дополнительных уроков английского языка с использованием технологии подкастов
методическая разработка по английскому языку (10 класс)

Класс: 10

Тема: Earth Alert!

Подтема: Natural disasters.

Цель: создать условия для работы с подкастом, а также выполнения тренировочных упражнений на его основе.

Задачи:

• углублять знания обучающихся по теме «Environment»;
• практиковать употребление изученных ЛЕ (natural disasters) и ГС (условные предложения) в устной и письменной речи;
• формировать умения работы в парах, группах, индивидуально;
• развивать навыки аудирования;
• развивать фонетические и лексические навыки;
• совершенствовать навыки диалогической речи;
• воспитывать интерес к изучению английского языка и иноязычной культуры;
• прививать любовь к природе, окружающей среде;

Оборудование: аудиозапись подкаста «Sandy asks new climate change questions», магнитофон, раздаточный материал, словарь.

PROCEDURE

Задания к уроку 1

SYNONYM MATCH:

1.        at least

2        hit

3.        asking

4.        devastating

5.        disturbing

6.        expert

7.        threat

8.        mixture

9.        rare

10. certain

a.        questioning

b.        sure

c.        struck

d.        worrying

e.        combination

f.        not less than

g.        uncommon

h.        danger

i.        damaging

j.        specialist

PHRASE MATCH:

1.        Hurricane Sandy killed at

2        flooded

3.        Sandy has firmly put climate change back

4.        a disturbing sign of

5.        Dirty energy

6.         warned of a future full

7.         Climate change raises

8.        get serious about tackling

9.        probably not the reason

10.        asking questions about fossil.

a.        sea levels

b.        things to come

c.        greenhouse gas

d.        onto the agenda

e.        least 62 people

f.        for the hurricane

g.        subways and tunnels

h.        fuels and pollution

i.        of Frankenstorms

j.        makes dirty weather

CIRCLE THE CORRECT WORD

Hurricane Sandy killed at most / least 62 people and caused billions of dollars of damage to America's east / easterly coast. Water from the superstorm, which hit on Tuesday night, has flooding / flooded subways and tunnels in New York City and cut off / in electricity to millions of homes. Politicians and scientists are now asking weather / whether America and the world are ready for such devastating and death / deadly weather events. Sandy has firmly / hardly put climate change back onto the agenda of the 2012 presidential election. Former U.S. vice president Al Gore told reporters: "Hurricane Sandy is a disturbing sign from / of things to come. We must [pay attention to] this warning and action / act quickly to solve the climate crisis." Mr Gore added: "Dirty energy makes pure / dirty weather."

Climate expert Dr Shaye Wolf warned of "a future full / filled of Frankenstorms". He said: "Climate change raises / rises sea levels and super-sizes storms. The treat / threat of killer winds and crushing storm surges will grow / growth by the year unless we get serious about heckling / tackling greenhouse gas." Other scientists say a mixture of common / rare weather systems caused Sandy. They say that warmer temperatures and rising sea levels were probably / likely not the reason for the hurricane. Meteorologist Kevin Trenberth said of Sandy: "A lot of [different] weather conditions that lined on / up [caused] what we might call a meteorological bomb / grenade." Sandy is certain to get politicians once again asking questions about hybrid / fossil fuels and pollution.

TRUE / FALSE

a. Hurricane Sandy caused billions, not millions of dollars of damage.

b. Climate change wasn't such a hot topic for politicians before Sandy

c. An ex-vice president of the USA said there was no need to take action.

d. The ex-VP suggested that using coal and gas brings us bad weather.

e. A specialist on the climate warned of what he called "Dracula-storms".

f. The expert said there would me more deadly weather year by year.

g. Many experts said a mix of common weather systems caused Sandy.

h. The article said Sandy would soon disappear from politicians' agendas.

COMPREHENSION QUESTIONS

1. How many people were killed by the hurricane?
2. What two things did the water flood?
3. Who is asking whether America is ready for deadly weather?
4. What has Sandy done to the 2012 presidential agenda?
5. What did Al Gore say makes "dirty weather"?
6. What did climate expert Dr Shaye Wolf warn of?
7. How often will the threat of threat of killer winds grow?
8. What must we get serious about tackling?
9. What did meteorologist Kevin Trenberth call Sandy?
10. What is Sandy sure to do to politicians?

ROLE PLAY

Scientist A: you don’t think human activity causes global warming. The Earth is too big for a few billion people to do this. You think it’s just the normal weather. It happens every thousand years. You believe the others have no idea what they are talking about. Tell them that every time they speak.

Scientists B: you strongly believe that humans cause global warming. There are thousands of reports that say this. The Earth’s weather is going crazy. People who say humans do not create climate change get lots of money from oil companies. You think scientist A should quit his job.

Average Jo: you are an average person. You are sure there is a link between the way humans live their lives and the changing weather. Ask the scientists lots of questions. Ask them what we can do to save our planet.

Класс: 10

Тема: Earth Alert!

Подтема: Endangered animals.

Цель: создать условия для совершенствования знаний обучающихся по теме «Environment» на основе подкаста «Bamboo shortage a risk to pandas».

Задачи:

• учить строить монологические и диалогические высказывания на основе прослушанного подкаста;
• учить самостоятельности в обучении;
• развивать навыки аудирования;
• развивать фонетические навыки;
• воспитывать интерес к изучению иностранного языка и иноязычной культуре;
• прививать любовь к окружающему миру;
• воспитывать активную позицию по защите окружающей среды.

Оборудование: аудиозапись подкасту «Bamboo shortage a risk to pandas», магнитофон, раздаточный материал, наглядный материал (названия новостей: Pandas have no bamboo / arctic ice melting / more hurricanes / malaria to spread / air-conditioning ban / draughts and desertification / increase in health problems / loss of biodiversity).

PROCEDURE

Задания к уроку 2

TRUE OR FALSE

1. The giant panda will soon be put on the endangered list.
2. The article gives seven reasons for the fall in panda numbers.
3. Bamboo is disappearing because of a bug that is eating it.
4. Around 99 % of panda’s diet is bamboo.
5. A report said the bamboo in a Chinese mountain range may disappear.
6. The report says the bamboo could disappear in the next two decades.
7. Pandas may survive if there is a bamboo higher up the mountains.
8. A panda expert said the world should wake up and help the panda.

COMPREHENSION QUESTIONS

• What kind of list is the panda on?
• Why have the panda's forests disappeared?
• What does the article say about the panda's breeding habits?
• What does the figure of 99 mean?
• What kind of panda eats around 38 kg of bamboo a day?
• When might the Qinling Mountains bamboo disappear?
• What did the study say the panda must do to survive?
• What did Jianguo Liu say must start now?
• Who did this latest news shock?
• What did Chang Leng say it was time for the world to do?

MULTIPLE CHOICE - QUIZ

1. What is on the endangered list?

• A gentle panda.
• The giant panda.
• The gentle panda.
• A giant panda.

2. How many reasons does the article give for falling panda numbers?

• Severe.
• Seventeen.
• Seven.
• Several.

3. What are baby pandas called?

• Cubs.
• Calves.
• Cuties.
• Chicks.

4. What is the panda now facing?

• A short, sharp shock.
• A shotgun and floods.
• A shortage of food.
• A short age to live.

5. How much of what a panda eats is bamboo?

• 98%
• 99%
• 99.8%
• 99.9%

6. How much of the Qinling Mountains bamboo could disappear?

• Between 60% to 80% of it.
• Around two-thirds of it.
• Nearly all of it.
• Half of it.

7. Why is the bamboo now disappearing?

• Floods and forest fires.
• Too many hungry pandas.
• A bamboo-eating bug.
• Global warming.

8. How many chances do researchers say the pandas have?

• One.
• Plenty.
• Enough.
• Several.

9. What has shocked panda lovers?

• The latest bad news.
• The late, late news.
• The latest sad news.
• The last piece of shocking news.

10. What must wake up to help the panda?

• Hunters.
• The world.
• Scientists.
• Baby pandas.

LISTEN AND FILL IN THE GAРS

The giant panda is already (1) ________________________ list. The number of pandas in the world has been (2) ________________________. There are several reasons for this. One is that many of the panda's forests have gone. They have been cut down to make towns and cities. Another is the fact that the animal (3) ________________________ and has few cubs (baby pandas). The panda is now facing another big (4) ________________ – a shortage of food. A new report shows that bamboo, the panda's main food, is disappearing (5) ________________________. Bamboo is pretty much the only food the panda eats. Ninety-nine per cent of its diet is bamboo. An adult panda (6) ________________________ of bamboo every day.

The study (7) ________________________ the bamboo in China's Qinling Mountains could disappear (8) ________________________ century because of global warming. That means pandas would have nothing to eat. The study said: "Results suggest (9) ________________________ panda habitat in the [Qinling] region may disappear by the end of the 21st century." The researchers said (10) ________________________ survival the panda has is if they move higher up the mountains. Scientist Jianguo Liu warned that (11) ________________________ pandas now, saying: "It is tough, but I think there's still hope, if we take action now." Panda lovers are shocked at this latest bad news. Panda expert Chang Leng said it was time for the (12) ________________________ and help the panda.

Класс: 10

Тема: Earth Alert!

Подтема: Danger from space.

Цель: создать условия для развития навыков аудирования на основе работы с подкастом «Meteorite hits Russia, thousands injured».

Задачи:

• прослушать подкаст «Meteorite hits Russia, thousands injured», организовать выполнение контрольных упражнений на его основе;
• углублять знания обучающихся по теме «Environment»;
• учить строить предложения разных типов;
• развивать навыки аудирования;
• развивать грамматические, лексические навыки;
• совершенствовать навыки устной, письменной речи;
• воспитывать культуру поведения на уроке, в школе;
• прививать любовь к природе.

Оборудоввние: аудиозапись подкаста «Meteorite hits Russia, thousands injured», магнитофон, раздаточный материал, словарь.

PROCEDURE

Задания к уроку 3

LISTEN AND FILL IN THE GAPS

A meteorite (1) _______________________ Russia on Friday morning. It was just like a scene from a science fiction movie. People watched the bright, swimming (2) _______________________ across the sky and then crash. It entered the Earth's atmosphere and (3) _____________________ shooting star. The power of the explosion damaged many buildings and smashed thousands of windows. The city of Chelyabinsk had no gas or Internet for a short time (4) _______________________ came down. Thousands of people went to hospital for medical treatment. Many of them had (5) _______________________. They did not know the shock wave from the explosion would be so dangerous (6) _______________________ damage.

The Russian army found (7) _______________________ earth where different parts of the meteorite hit the ground. One crater was six metres wide. The craters were 80 km apart. Investigators (8) _________________ where the meteorites came down to (9) _______________________. The police have sealed off the areas to protect the public. Scientists working at the site said the meteor (10) _______________________. They said it is the largest meteorite to hit the Earth for over 100 years. NASA estimated that the meteor weighed around 7,000 tons (11) ______________________ of 20 atomic bombs. Russian newspapers say that some people are now (12) _______________________ the meteorite for $15 each.

PUT THE PARTS OF THE TEXT IN CORRECT ORDER

MAKE UP THE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

• Where in the world did the meteorite explode?
• What was it like a scene from?
• What did it look like?
• What did the meteorite leave people without in one town?
• What cut the people who were injured?
• How many holes did the Russian army find?
• How far apart were the craters?
• What was the meteorite made of?
• Who said the meteorite weighed 7,000 tons?
• How much can you buy a piece of meteor rock for?

ROLE-PLAY

Worried person

After the meteorite hit the Earth, you are worried about dangerous things from space. Tell the others three reasons why. You are worried that aliens will attack the Earth. You think we should make weapons to fight aliens and destroy meteorites. Tell the others that is important.

Normal person

You think the meteorite that hit the Earth was very interesting. Tell the others three reasons why. You think space is amazing. You hope there is alien life out there somewhere. You would love to meet an alien. You think worried person is wrong about everything.

Space scientist

You are very interested in space but do not think it is like science fiction. Tell the others three reasons why. There are no aliens. Meteorites will never destroy the Earth. You think the normal person isn't normal because (s)he wants to meet an alien. Worried person is crazy.

Alien

You are an alien living inside a human body. You have been on Earth for thousands of years. You come from a far way planet that was destroyed by a meteorite. You know a big meteorite will hit Earth soon. Tell worried person aliens are friendly and that millions of aliens want to come to Earth.

MULTIPLE CHOICE

A meteorite (1) ____ above central Russia on Friday morning. It was just like a (2) ____ from a science fiction movie. People watched the bright, swimming pool-sized rock fly across the sky and then crash. It entered the Earth's atmosphere and looked like a giant shooting star. The (3) ____ of the explosion damaged many buildings and smashed thousands of windows. The city of Chelyabinsk had no gas or Internet for a (4) ____ time after the meteor shower came down. Thousands of people went to hospital for medical (5) ____. Many of them had cuts from flying glass. They did not know the shock wave from the explosion would be so dangerous and cause so (6) ____ damage.

The Russian army found three giant holes in the earth where (7) ____ parts of the meteorite hit the ground. One crater was six metres wide. The craters were 80 km (8) ____. Investigators are checking the sites of where the meteorites came (9) ____ to see if they are radioactive. The police have sealed (10) ____ the areas to protect the public. Scientists working at the site said the meteor was mostly rock and iron. They said it is the largest meteorite to hit the Earth for (11) ____ 100 years. NASA estimated that the meteor weighed around 7,000 tons and exploded with the power of 20 atomic bombs. Russian newspapers say that some people are now (12) ____ to sell rocks from the meteorite for $15 each.

Put the correct words from the table below in the above article.