“ New York, New York…”
методическая разработка по английскому языку

    “ New York, New York…”

I. Introduction.

Students are listening to a melody (“Once upon a time in America”).(Звучит музыка из кинофильма «Однажды в Америке»

T.: Do you know what melody it is?

P1: If I am not mistaken, it’s “Once upon a time in America” from the famous old American film with the same title.

T.: You’re right. By the way, do you guess why we’re listening to the melody.

P2: To my mind, we’re going on our talk about the USA.

T.: Well, it’s right in some way.

II. When people think of a foreign country they picture in their minds different things. What do you usually think of when you think of a country?

Когда люди думают  о другой стране, они представляют разные вещи. Что обычно приходит тебе на ум, когда ты думаешь о стране?

1. Make a list of things. Compare your list with your  partner’s.

Составь список. Сравни его со списком своего  партнера.

Capital, government, president, education, culture, ways, symbols…

(столица, правительство, президент, культура, обычаи, символы)

2. Complete the Word Web. Заверши сетку слов.

You’ll learn a lot about life in this country, its history and  its traditions. Dear friends, can you say: what the USA is?

Before we start, let’s see how much you already know about America.

III.Choose the right answers and complete the sentences.

1. Who discovered America ?

• a. John Kennedy
• b. Christopher Columbus
• c. Jimmy Carter

2.Who was the first president of the USA ?

• a. Franklin Roosevelt
• b. Abraham Lincoln
• c. John Washington

3. What is the federal capital of the USA?

• a. New York
• b. Chicago
• c. Washington (DC)

4. What river is the capital of the USA situated ?

• a. the Potomac
• b. the Hudson
• c. the Mississippi

5. How many stars and stripes are there on the US flag?

• a.  45 and 12
• b. 50 and 13
• c. 55 and 15

6. Where do American Presidents live?

• a. in the Capital
• b. in the Lincoln Memorial
• c. in the White House

7.What is America’s symbol of freedom ?

• a. the Empire State Building
• b. the Bald Eagle
• c. the Statue of Liberty

8.What is the largest American state?

• a. Alaska
• b. Texas
• c. Florida

9.What monument in Washington D.C. is nicknamed “The pencil”?

• a. Washington Monument
• b. the White House
• c. the Capitol

10. What is the largest city in the USA?

• a. Boston
• b. New York
• c. Chicago

So, let’s go…First of all, look at the map.

 (Появляется карта мира, затем карта Америки)

IV. The U.S.A. is one of the richest and one of the largest countries in the world. It is situated in the central part of the North American Continent. It occupies the territory of over 9 million square kilometers. There are 50 states in the United States of America. Two of these states – Alaska and Hawaii – are not connected to the other states. You can see it on this map.

The population of the United States is nearly 250 million people. Most of the people live in towns and cities. Nearly 3 million people live in Washington, D.C., the capitol of the U.S.A.

The U.S.A. is a federal republic consisting of fifty states, each of which has its own government.

The American flag is the main symbol of the United States. It is often called “The Stars and Stripes”. Its colors are red, white and blue. In the upper left-hand corner there is a field of blue with 50 stars on it – one for each of the 50 states.

The rest of the flag consists of 13 horizontal red and white stripes, alternating, but beginning and ending in red. These stripes represent each of the original thirteen American colonies.

The bald eagle became the official national symbol in 1782. The national anthem of America is “The Star-Spangled Banner”. It was written by Francis Scott Key during the War of 1812.

One of the most famous symbols of the United States is the Statue of Liberty. France gave the statue to America in 1884 as a symbol of friendship. The Statue is in New York harbor on Liberty Island. It is one of the first things people see when they arrive in New York by sea.

The U.S.A. is washed by the Pacific Ocean in the west; by the Atlantic Ocean in the east, by the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico in the South. In the north are 5 Great Lakes.

The U.S.A. borders on Canada in the north and Mexico in the south.

Many rivers cross the United States, but the greatest is the mighty Mississippi River. On the northern border between the U.S.A. and Canada there are five Great Lakes: Lake Superior, Lake Huron, Lake Michigan, Lake Erie and Lake Ontario.

The Great Salt Lake is in northern Utah.

The bald eagle, America’s national bird, lives in many of the forest areas of the U.S.A., but it is now becoming rare.

Washington D. C. is the capitol city of the U.S.A. It is not in any of the 50 states but has its own private land, the District of Columbia (hence D.C.). It was founded in 1791 and was named in honor of the first President of the United States, George Washington. It lies on the left bank of the Potomac River. Washington D.C. is the political, cultural and scientific center of America.  The heart of Washington D.C. is the national Capitol Building.

V.Now we are going to visit the largest city of the USA. It is the industrial and cultural centre of the country. What city is it?

P:It is New York.

T:For many people New York is the symbol of the USA. First it was inhabited by the Dutch, then by the English but people from all over the world live here now.

Descendants of people from all over the world live iv the USA. Now they have a common history, culture and language. What language do the Americans speak?

Yes, English. But it is not the same language as the English people speak. There is a difference in the spelling of some words. Here are the words written the American way. Please, can two tourists come up to the blackboard and give the British spellings of the words.

Some things have different names in America to Great Britain. Please, take the cards with the British words and give their American equivalents.

There is also a difference in pronunciation. I'll read you some of the words the American way and you will say them as the English do.

VIT: Now we’ll watch a film about New York

Choose the right answer

1.The United Nation Building located in

1. Washington
2. New York
3. Los Angeles

2. What is the tallest building in the world?

1. The Empire State Building
2. The Sears Tower
3. The Washington monument

3. The Statue of Liberty was a gift from

1. Italy
2. England
3. France

4. New York is

1. State
2. Country
3. The largest city in the USA

5.  New York is called

     1.   “Small State”

2. “Large Island ”
3. “Big Apple”

6. New York was the American capital

1. In 1789
2. In 1867
3. In 1900

VII.Look through the fliers.

Use the information from the fliers, fill in the gaps and complete the notes. Be careful  with the articles.

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