Сценарий внеурочного мероприятия по английскому языку "Land Ho!"
учебно-методический материал по английскому языку (9, 10, 11 класс)

Narrator:

In 1492, Spain and most of Europe wanted gold, silk, and spices from   the East- China , Japan, and India.

Chorus:      

Gold and silk and spices,

Gold and silk and spices!

We want them all!

Gold and silk and spices!

Narrator:      

They had heard of Marco Polo. He had told of his travels, and had brought back such things. But he had traveled over land, a long and dangerous journey. There were bandits along the way. They needed a faster, safer route. But where? How?

Columbus :  

I know how to get to the Indies. We can go by sea. The earth is   round and we can get there by sailing west. I can go across the great ocean.

Narrator:

So he went to the Queen Isabella of Spain.

Columbus:

Dear Queen, Your Majesty, I need three ships and a good crew. I shall sail to the Indies, and I’ll bring back the riches of the world. Dear Queen, can you help me?

Queen Isabella:

No, Columbus. It’s too expensive, too dangerous. My advisors

tell  me it’s not possible to  do what you want. They say you are a madman.

Narrator:      

But Columbus persisted. He was a man who never gave up. He asked again. The answer was no. But after he asked Queen Isabella a third time, she finally said yes.

Queen Isabella:

Yes, Columbus, go! Bring back the riches for Spain. But remember, you must also bring Christianity to the people of the Indies. Where Spain goes, Christianity goes too.

  Columbus:  

Yes, dear Queen, all we meet will become Christian. And we shall bring back gold and silver, spices and silk. Spain shall be the envy of  Europe…

Queen Isabella:

Go, Columbus, go! Your three ships await you!

Chorus:

The Nina, The Pinta,

The Santa Maria.

The Nina, The Pinta,

The Santa Maria.

Three ships in all,

Ready to sail

The unknown sea!

Ready to sail

The unknown sea!

Columbus:

Men, we are ready for the journey. Say your prayers and your good-byes. It will be a long, difficult journey. But, take heart, men. Great riches await us.

Sailor 1:

What do you think? Will we ever see our families again? Perhaps we will never return home!

Sailor 2:

I hear there are monsters in the sea! Let us pray for good weather and good fortune. May God protect us!

Columbus:

Men, let us be on our way. The weather is good. Let us sail today!

Chorus:

Ninety men got in their ships,

Sailors and servants

And a surgeon, too.

Carpenters, painters

Made up the crew

That sailed from Spain,

From Palos, Spain.

On the third of August in the ninety-two!

Columbus:

Men, the first man who sees land will be rewarded. He will receive my silk jacket and a prize from the Queen. Keep your eyes open, men. Keep them open!

Narrator:

But after weeks and weeks, there was no land in sight. The men became discouraged.

Sailor 1:

Columbus is a madman. Does he know where we are going? We’re in the middle of the sea- no land anywhere!

Sailor 2:

Let’s speak to him.

Sailor 1:

Turn back, Columbus, turn back. There is nothing but water, water, water.  We are lost!

Sailor 2:

Columbus, the men are sick and tired and hungry. We have little food left.  What if we run out of  food? What then?

Columbus:

Take heart, men!  We are almost there. A few more days and we will reach the Indies. Do not give up, men! We are almost there.

Narrator:

And three days later, on October 12, 1492, they saw land.

Chorus:

There is land!

Look ahead,

Beautiful, wonderful   land!

Sailor1:

Thank God, thank God, we made it! Our journey is over!

Narrator:

They sailed to a beautiful, small island. Columbus was sure he had reached the Indies. He had, instead, reached an island in the Bahamas. He named it San Salvador.

Columbus:

Men, let’s get off these ships. Let’s put on our best clothes and greet   the people of this land. Let’s kneel and thank God we are alive.

Narrator:

In the meantime, the native people looked in wonder at what they saw.

Indian 1:

(hiding behind some trees) Look three boats! And white men! What do they want? Why are they here?

Indian 2:

They’re getting off. Look! They are kissing the ground! Their leader is planting a flag.  Let’s go down and welcome them.

Indian 1:

Welcome, friends! Welcome to our island. We come in peace. What is it that you are looking   for?

Columbus:

We, too, come in peace. We give these beads as a gift for your chief. Please take us to him. We come looking for gold for the Queen of Spain!

Narrator:

Columbus called these people Indians because he thought he was in the Indies. They were friendly people who helped Columbus and his crew. They took him to other islands looking for gold, but there was little to be   found.

Chorus:

He forced the Indians

To work very hard

In a difficult search

For precious gold.

Narrator:

After seven months on the island, Columbus   decided to return to Spain. Forty men stayed   behind to build a fort and Christianize the Natives.

Columbus:

It’s time to go back. We’ll take back what we found here – gold, some birds, and some native   people. These people will make good servants for the court.

Chorus:

Columbus, Columbus,

Took what he wanted

For the Queen of Spain.

Was he a hero?

Maybe a tyrant?

What do you think

Columbus was?

What do you think

Columbus was?

Narrator:

Columbus returned to Spain as a hero. Queen Isabella welcomed him and made him Governor of all the lands in the new world. He made three more trips, but it was his first that was most important because it opened   up the New World.