Нестандартный урок английского языка. 10 класс. Spotlight on Russia. Travel

Сидюк Татьяна Алексеевна

МБОУ «Форосская СШ»

Учитель английского языка

Нестандартный урок английского языка. 10класс.

Тема “Spotlight on Russia. Travel”

Цель: ознакомить учащихся с новым материалом темы, формировать навыки диалогической речи с использованием усвоенных структур и лексических единиц на уровне связной речи, развивать умение самостоятельной работы с различными средствами обучения, воспитывать чувство патриотизма, гордости за свою страну, ее героическую историю и культурное богатство.

I. INTRODUCTION

Teacher: Good morning, dear pupils! How do you feel today? (Fine. OK. So-so. I don’t know. No complains. There is nothing to speak about. Some problems) Hope it will be better.

Today I want to invite you to the virtual travelling. I’m sure everyone likes travelling. Why do people travel?

Possible answers

People usually travel in search of adventures (out of curiosity, to see the beauty of the world).

Very often people visit travel agency to receive exhaustive information about their tour.

II. WARM-UP (WATCHING AND DISCUSSING)

Teacher: I’m sure all like travelling to the seaside. Sometimes people travel to the Black Sea during your summer holidays. Please, watch a short film about Crimea. What do you recommend to visit in Crimea? What is your favourit place in our peninsula?

III. MAIN PART OF LESSON

Speaking

Role-play

It’s rather expensive to travel abroad but we can go not so far. There are many beautiful places of interest in Russia too. Just now, I propose you to make a virtual trip to Sevastopol. Imagine you live far from the Crimea and you have never been to Sevastopol before. It’s your first visit.

Imagine yourself visiting a travel agency. There are two agents who will give you all necessary information for travelling about Sevastopol. What information should travel agency provide the clients with?

Information for the clients:

1 geography and history of destination;

2 culture, traditions;

3 climate;

4 sightseeing, places of interest:

5 historical monuments;

6 hotels, restaurants;

7 money, prices;

8 way of travelling;

9 tours and excursions;

Учащиеся в группах получают вопросы и ответы на разных листах. По очереди ученики одной группы играют роль туриста и задают вопрос турагентству. Другая группа должна подобрать правильный ответ и зачитать его.

Yourquestions,please!

Possible questions and answers:

1.- Is Sevastopol a big city?

- Sevastopol is a big city of a special administrative status.

2. -ls it far from the sea?

- It is a large seaport and Russian naval base.

3.- What can you say about its history?

- Sevastopol (Glorious) was founded in 1783 as a naval fortification of Akhtiar. It got its present name in 1784. Sevastopol is a hero city. It’s famous for 349-day defence of 1854—1855 and the heroic defence in 1941—1942.

4. - Are there any historic monuments in Sevastopol?

- The city boasts of its museums, the Historical Reserve of Chersonese, the Peter and Paul Cathedral, the Panorama “Defence of Sevastopol in 1854-1855”, the Diorama “Assaulting the Sapun Mount on May 7, 1944”

5. - What places of interest can we visit there?

- No problems. You can go to the Aquapark, the Dolpninarium, or Aquarium. You can visit the Yacht-club in Balaldava and make a sea voyage or a short sea trip in Sevastopol Bay looking at the ships of the Russian Sea Forces.

6. Are there any excursions proposed to the tourists?

Sure. You can come on the bus trip to the Crimean Mountains or to any place of Crimea.

7. How can we get there?

You may choose any way of travelling: by car, by bus, by boat or by plane. By the way you needn’t make any travelling documents or formalities. Besides, the prices there are not so high as abroad.

Teacher:Was the information exhaustive (interesting)?

Possible answers:

-It was exhaustive.

-The information was very useful.

-I appreciated the agents’ work.

I’m a coach potato, but the agents were very convincing, so I’ll think about travelling.

Reading

Teacher:One of the most important historic monuments of Sevastopol is Chersonese. Let’s read the text about it.

TEXT

Chersonese was the last Greek Colony of the Black Sea. It was founded in 422 BC. In the words of Cicero it was like a border sewn on the barbarian lands. The colony was founded by residents of a Greek town of Heraclea, named after the hero. There are many images of Heracles in marble, bronze, clay and on the coins.

Chersonese (Dry Land Peninsula) was so named for its location on a peninsula between two bays. The city existed for 2,000 years. Agriculture, construction, pottery-making, bone-carving, and some other crafts flourished in Chersonese. Greek masters were known for pottery painting.

Chersonese was a slave-owning democratic republic. By the first century A.D.

Chersonese had fallen to the Roman Empire. Roman Portrait sculpture was wide spread in Chersonese. After the division of the Empire in 395 Chersonese came under Byzantine under name of Cherson (Korsun).

Chersonese was well known. It was chief Byzantine bastion in Crimea until the 13 century when the Golden Horde had established its rule. Cherson was left in ruins.

The First excavations in Chersonese were conducted in 1927. Chersonese has become a major research and educational establishment. Today the visitors can stroll along the ancient streets and squares, admire the white marble columns on the seashore. The picturesque landscapes of Chersonese attract many tourists. They come to see the mosaic panels and marble columns, painted pottery and tombstones of residents of Chersonese.

There are modern theatrical presentations in Chersonese today. They take place at the same place as many years ago.

Answer these questions:

1. What attracts tourists in Chersonese?

2. Who was the hero of Chersonese?

3. When did the first excavations in Chersonese begin?

4. What crafts flourished in Chersonese?

Writing

Group work

Using the text and pictures make leaf-lets for the travel agency. Your topics are:

1. Location and history of Chersonese.

2. Excavations of Chersonese.

3. Chersonese as a research and educational centre.

Listening and speaking

Teacher: At the travel agency you are informed about the way of travelling. Nowadays it’s fashionable to travel abroad. So, one of the most popular way of travelling is travelling by plane.

Please, listen to the conversation of two friends.

Аудиозапись диалога.

- It's already June and we still haven't planned our trip to Sochi. We have to buy the tickets now, otherwise only the most expensive will be left.

- You are right. Let’s go to the station to buy the train tickets.- Train? Why don't we go by plane? The price is the same.

- You know that I'm afraid of flying on a plane. Besides, I always feel sick.

- From Moscow to Sochi by train is close to 2 days! Do you really want to spend two days in an uncomfortable train?

- But I like it. I can drink tea and watch through the window.- I always get children who scream or men who snore.

- But by train there’s almost never an accident...

- Planes fall very rarely too. Besides, you love buying present at the duty free.

- Ok, you have convinced me.

Let’s discuss the dialogue:

1. What do you think about travelling by plane? Is

it really dangerous?

Are you frightened of plane trips? Why?

How about sea voyage? Do you like it?

What way of travelling do you prefer?

Is it expensive for you to make long distance trips?

lV.

Summary

Teacher: At the blackboard you can see the quotations of famous people:

George Gordon Byron “He who not loves his country, can love nothing”

Marcus Cicero “There is no place more delightful than home”

Madame de Stael “The more 1 see of other countries the more I love my own".

Please, explain their meaning and give the proverbs with such a meaning.

Possible proverbs:

“East or West home is best”

“There is no place like home”.

Homework

Spotlight on Russia. C.6 What’s your favourite place in the area where you live? Which places would you advise a tourist to see? Send in photographs or drawings of your favourite places with short explanation of why you like them so much.

Impressions

What information have you got to know at the lesson? What did you like best of all? What impressed you at the lesson? Was the information exhaustive (interesting)?

Possible answers:

It was exhaustive.

The information was very useful I like Sevastopol.

I appreciated the agents’ work.

I’m a coach potato, but the agents were very convincing, so I’ll think about travelling.

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