Урок английского языка в 10 классе «Animals and Plants of Canada»

Lesson 38

Date:

Grade:10th

Theme: Animals and Plants of Canada. Животные и растения Канады

Aims:

1. To consolidate pupils’ knowledge concerning the theme;

2. To develop students’ creative work;

3. To practice in reading and answering questions;

4. To enrich the pupils’ knowledge on the theme.

Procedure of the lesson:

I. Greeting. Warm-up.

– Good morning, class. Are you fine? Is everyone present at the lesson today?

– I’m glad to see you and hope you are ready to start working.

II. Checking home-task.

– The theme of our last lesson was “Article”. First, let’s check your home-task.

–And now let’s do a task on using articles.

Вставьте подходящий артикль, где он необходим.

As (1) ___ writer, I seem to spend (2) ___ most of (3) ___  time working at (4) ___  home in (5) ___  study, sitting in (6) ___ front of (7) ___  typewriter. In fact, (8) ___ only people I see regularly are (9) ___  members of my family and it is difficult to keep in (10) ___touch with friends I made at (11) ___ school. I’m always getting (12) ___ letters and (13) ___ phone calls from (14) ___   people at (15) ___  publisher’s, though, and I do try to go out of (16) ___  house at least once (17) ___  day. And from (18) ___ time to (19) ___   time I give (20) ___  lectures or take part in (21) ___  courses at (22) ___ conferences or at (23) ___  schools in (24) ___  UK or abroad and this helps to prevent me feeling too isolated. I also get (25) ___  reports back from (26) ___  schools where material I’ve written is being tried out, and this kind of (27) ___ feedback is very useful. Still, it seems to me while I’m still busy and continue to make (28) ___ living, I should go on writing (29) ___  books. But as soon as (30) ___ ideas seem to be drying up or I start suffering from (31)  ___  loneliness, I’ll give up (32) ___  writing and get back into (33) ___  classroom and meet (34) ___ students again.

III. Brainstorming.

– The theme of our lesson today is “Animals and Plants of Canada”. Do you know what animals and plants can we see in Canada? Make some guesses.

IV. Presentation of new vocabulary.

V. Reading - Work in groups

Topic«Wildlife of Canada»

1) Reading a text on the PPT Presentation.

Canada is home to a variety of biomes, or climatic regions, including grassland, deciduous forest, boreal forest and tundra. With so many different geographical regions, Canada is filled with an array of plant and animal life including approximately 190 mammal species and more than 3,000 plant species. Many of these plants and animals can be found safely tucked away in one of Canada’s 44 National Wildlife Areas.

- Work in three groups. Read and translate your texts. Then present the result to the class. You should study your texts very carefully and be ready to fill in the table after reading.

The 1^st group

Fauna of Canada

The fauna of Canada can be grouped into mammals, reptiles, amphibians, fish, birds, and insects. Canada is known for its mammals such as American bison, Arctic hare, beaver, black bear, Canada lynx, reindeer (caribou), coyote, grizzly bears, gray wolf, red fox, lemming, meadow mice and many others. To name a few of the birds identified with Canada would be the American robin,  Canada goose,  greater snow goose, purple martin,  Cooper's hawk, whooping crane and others. The biology survey of Canada cites that there are approximately 55,000 species of insects, and 11,000 species of mites and spiders.

Hoofstock

Various species of hoofstock can be found from the grasslands of Canada deep into the tundra. Caribou, musk oxen and reindeer all live in the cold regions of the tundra. Moose, elk, mountain goats and deer all live in the forests and grasslands.

The 2^nd group - Fauna of Canada

Small Mammals

The Canadian tundra is home only to a few small mammal species, such as lemmings, foxes and rabbits. The forests and grasslands of the country are home to a variety of small mammals like porcupine, rabbits, gray foxes, badgers, raccoons, chipmunks and squirrels.

Large Mammals

Wolves are one of the most commonly found large mammals in Canada, as they can be found in all regions of the country. Other large mammals that can be found, primarily in the forests and grasslands of Canada, include bobcats, cougars and bears. The only bear not found in the forests and grasslands is the polar bear, which is found exclusively in the tundra region.

Birds

The snowy owl, arctic tern, snow bunting and ptarmigan are all found in the tundra region of the country. There are many other bird species that can be found throughout other Canadian biomes, including, woodpecker, black swift, band-tailed pigeon, northern pigmy-owl, bobolink, crow and heron.

The 3^rd group

Flora of Canada

According to environment Canada the nation of Canada hosts approximately 17,000 identified species of trees, flowers, herbs, ferns, mosses and other flora. Some trees native to Canada are black spruce, white spruce, balsam fir, jack pine, white birch and others.

Deciduous Trees

The deciduous forest of Canada is located in the eastern and central region of the country. There are many different deciduous trees that grow in these forests, including vine maple, Douglas maple, red maple, Ohio buckeye and various birch and beech species. These deciduous trees can be found in forests growing around stream banks, shorelines and forest edges.

Conifers

Conifers, or evergreen trees, are found in the boreal forests of Canada, which are located directly beneath the tundra biome region. Conifers are the most commonly found trees in Canada, as the boreal forest makes up approximately 80 percent of the country's environment. Some conifers found in Canada’s boreal forests include the Pacific silver fir, the arbutus, and multiple varieties of spruce and cedar.

VI. Production.

- Work with the table. You should fill in the table. Each group will fill in the table information from their texts.

The 1^st group – Write in the hoofstock and other animals that are mentioned in your texts according to the categories

The 2^nd group – Write in the large and small mammals and birds that are mentioned in your texts according to the categories

The 3^rd group – Write in the deciduous and coniferous trees and other plants that are mentioned in your texts according to the categories

The Wildlife of Canada

VII. Conclusion. Home task – prepare aretelling on the topic ”Wildlife of Canada”

Адрес публикации: https://www.prodlenka.org/metodicheskie-razrabotki/182515-urok-anglijskogo-jazyka-v-10-klasse-animals-a