Внеклассное мероприятие «A Visit to Australia»

Внеклассноемероприятие A Visit to Australia

Цели:

- поддерживать интерес к изучению английского языка.

- совершенствовать умения и навыки практического владения английским языком.

- углубить и расширить лингвострановедческие знания учащихся по данной теме.

Задачи:

Обучающие:

развивать коммуникативные навыки учащихся; расширять социокультурные знания учащихся; их кругозор, развивать творческое воображение и мышление; тренировать в аудировании, говорении, расширении словарного запаса.

Развивающие:

развивать широту взглядов, умения и навыки самостоятельной работы; развивать творческую деятельность, память, догадку, воображение, способность логически излагать, работать в группах и самостоятельно.

Воспитательные:

формировать у учащихся мировоззрение открытого информационного общества, отношение к иностранному языку как к источнику получения информации и средству межкультурного общения и побуждать пользоваться им на доступном учащимся уровне; воспитывать уважение к культурным ценностям страны изучаемого языка; укреплять интерес к предмету, воспитывать уважительное отношение к зарубежной культуре.

Ходмероприятия.

Good morning, children and our dear guests! We are glad to see you here. Today we are going to make a journey to a wonderful country. And what country are we going to visit? Try to guess. This country has different nicknames: Oz, The Oldest Continent, The Land Down Under, The Lucky Country.

It is Australia, the smallest continent and one of the largest countries on Earth. This country is full of mystery. And today you’ll check your knowledge and learn something new.

1 At the beginning of the journey we’d like to see what you know about Australia. Let’s answer the questions of the quiz.

1 What is the capital of Australia?

2 Which are the two largest Australian cities?

3 Which is Australian’s official language?

4 Who is the official head of Australia?

5 What group of stars can you see on the Australian flag?

6 When do Australians have summertime?

7 Which Australian river could be called “Australian Volga”?

8 Which three animals or birds do you associate with Australia?

9 Which domestic animal could symbolize Australia?

10 Which domestic animal could symbolize Australia?

2 Every country has its symbols. Do you know the symbols of Australia? Match the image with its name and explanation.

3 Listen and match the photos of the places and their names

Blue Mountains The Pinnacles Great Barrier Reef Great Ocean Road Uluru Wave Rock

Blue Mountains

A UNESCO World Heritage Site, beautiful Blue Mountains National Park lies 81 kilometers west of Sydney. Named for the blue haze emanating from the many eucalyptus trees, this stunning park protects more than 664,000 acres of wilderness and encompasses dramatic gorges, waterfalls, aboriginal rock paintings, and 140 kilometers of hiking trails. The most famous attractions in the park are the towering sandstone rock formations called the Three Sisters. Other highlights include the Katoomba Scenic Railway, the world's steepest, which whisks passengers down the Jamison Valley through a cliff-side tunnel into an ancient rainforest, and the Skyway, Scenic Cableway, and Scenic Walkway, which all offer elevated views of the dense forests.

Great Barrier Reef

Visible from outer space, the World Heritage-listed Great Barrier Reef is one of the largest living structures on the planet. In 1975, the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park was established to protect its fragile ecosystems, which include more than 3,000 coral reefs; 600 continental islands, including the beautiful Whitsunday group; 300 coral cays; and inshore mangrove islands. One of the seven wonders of the natural world, the park stretches for 2,300 kilometers along the state of Queensland, on Australia's east coast. Diving and snorkeling are spectacular. The astounding array of marine life includes soft and hard corals, more than 1,600 species of tropical fish, sharks, dugongs, dolphins, turtles, rays, and giant clams.

Great Ocean Road

Most top tourist destinations have spectacular driving routes, and for Australia, one of its best is the Great Ocean Road. Built to provide employment during the Depression, the road stretches for 300 kilometers along Australia's southeast coast, from the surfing town of Torquay to the town of Allansford, near Warrnambool, in the state of Victoria. The top attraction along the road is Port Campbell National Park, with the wind and wave-sculpted rock formations known as the Twelve Apostles, London Bridge, the Arch, and Loch Ard Gorge. From a helicopter tour, these rock formations look like giant puzzle pieces, lashed by the pounding surf of the Southern Ocean.

Uluru

Deep in the heart of Australia's Red Centre, Uluru (formerly Ayers Rock), is one of the most photographed natural wonders in the country. The striking red monolith forms the centerpiece of Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park, a World Heritage Area jointly managed by Parks Australia and the traditional landowners, the Aṉangu people. Uluru, meaning "shadowy place" in the local aboriginal dialect, rises to a height of 348 meters from the surrounding plain, with most of its bulk hidden beneath the earth's surface. As the sun dips in the sky, sightseers gather to watch the colors of Uluru transform in the shifting light.

Wave Rock

The famous Wave Rock is an extraordinary rock formation of banded granite, 15 meters high, in the form of a wave about to break. Rainwater reacting with different chemical substances in the rock has created a series of vertical stripes in shades of gray, red, and ochre. In the spring, look for wildflowers growing around its base. From Wave Rock, you can also walk the one-kilometer loop to see Hippo's Yawn, another distinctive rock feature shaped just like a gaping hippo's mouth. Other curious granite outcrops lie in the surrounding area, including the Humps, the King Rocks, and the Gnamma Hole, and you can explore them on an 80-kilometer driving circuit from Hyden. Bates Cave, to the north of Hyden, has Aboriginal rock paintings and handprints.

The Pinnacles

The Pinnacles is a stunning landscape of thousands of weathered limestone pillars in the Nambung National Park in Cervantes, Western Australia. The pillars vary in their shapes and sizes with some resembling pillars while others appearing like short tombstones. The pinnacles rise above the yellow sand base of the national park. Despite the aridity, the area is home to a variety of fauna like the Western grey kangaroos, Baudin's black cockatoos, emus, carpet pythons, sand goannas, etc

4 Australia’s fauna and flora is unique.

Read the facts and guess the animals

1 .

Their babies are called joeys.

They eat grass, plants, leaves, tree bark and shrubs.

They can go months without drinking.

They can swim.

They can box.

They are fast movers, usually travelling at around 20-25 miles per hour.

These animals don’t move around by walking. Instead, they move from place to place by jumping.

They have short front legs, powerful hind legs, huge hind feet and strong tails.

This animal is the unofficial symbol of Australia and they have been featured on some of Australia’s form of currency (money)

(Kangaroos)

2

The scientific name is comes from an ancient Aboriginal word meaning ‘no drink’.

They have large, sharp claws.

They have a ‘thumb’, allowing them to grip branches and food.

Eucalyptus trees are their primary habitat.

Each animal occupies several ‘home trees’ which are visited on a regular basis and used only by them.

They can sleep for up to 18 hours per day to conserve energy.

When not asleep, they spend most of their time eating eucalyptus leaves.

These animals look like bears.

(Koalas)

3

They all have long bills, which can grow up to 4 in (10 cm) long.

Although these birds are in the ‘Tree Kingfisher’ family, they don’t need to live near water. They live and feed in forests.

Fish do not form a major part of their diet.

Although well-known for being an Australian bird, they are also found in New Guinea.

They have learned to live alongside humans, and are often seen in suburban areas.

They are famous for their call, which sounds like laughter

They often call loudly at dawn and dusk. The birds’ calls are known as the ‘Bushman’s Clock’.

(Kookaburras)

4

At first glance this animal looks like a strange mixture of several different animals.

It is one of the very few mammals that are venomous.

They hunt underwater, using their cheek-pouches to carry prey to the surface before eating.

It uses electrolocation to locate the small creatures on which it feeds.

This animal is featured on the reverse side of Australia’s 20-cent coin

The scientific name means “bird snout” in Greek or “duck-like” in Latin

It stores fat reserves in its tail

Adult animals do not have teeth. They chew their food using horny plates on the jaws.

(Platypus)

5

They can climb trees.

They are herbivores (plant eaters) whose diet consists of grasses and leaves.

They are curious and friendly with humans, but they have sharp claws so you need to be careful around them!

They live in groups, or clans, led by a dominant male.

Like kangaroos, they hop around on their back legs to get around.

The quokka resembles a small kangaroo, having large hind legs and feet, and relatively small front limbs and hands.

De Vlamingh saw them on the island and, thinking they were giant rats, named the island “Rottenest” which is Dutch for “rat’s nest”.

Their diet consists of leaves, bark and grass. It can survive for long periods without food and water.

Due to its friendly, inquisitive nature – and its permanently cheerful facial expression – it has become known as the ‘Happiest Animal in The World’!

(Quokka)

6

Its fur is black, and most have a stripe of white across their chests.

They were once found on mainland Australia, but are now only found in the Australian state of Tasmania. (Tasmania is an island separated from Australia by the Bass Strait).

Their name comes from the animal’s loud nocturnal screams and grunts, and from its aggressive behaviour.

It has the strongest bite of any living animal for its size.

They can run at 25 km/h for over 1 km.

It uses its whiskers to detect prey at night.

This tough little creature is about the size of a small dog.

It looks like a miniature bear, or a short-nosed dog.

They sleep during the day and only come out at dusk.

(The Tasmanian Devil)

7

A group of these animals is called a “wisdom”.

It can move up to 3 feet (1 metre) of dirt in a single day when building a burrow.

They have special bones in their backsides which allow them to squeeze and form their feces into cubes.

During the Ice Age, there used to be giant animals the size of a rhinoceros.

They live in large complex burrows up to 100 ft. (30 m) long.

They are the largest burrowing animal in the world.

They have the most developed brain of any marsupial.

Although generally quiet, if they become angry, they make hissing sounds.

They have short legs, a thick, muscular body with a large square head, short neck, round ears and very small eyes. Their hind-legs are longer than their fore-legs.

They emerge from their burrows to eat mostly grasses, roots, herbs and bark.

(Wombat)

Заключительнаячасть.

The journey is over. Let’s see the results of the game.

Источники

https://www.activewild.com/australian-animals-list/

https://www.worldatlas.com/articles/australia-s-most-famous-geographical-features.html

https://www.nma.gov.au/exhibitions/symbols-australia

https://www.planetware.com/australia

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