Конспект урока
в 10 классе по учебнику «Английский в фокусе» (Module 3, Culture
corner ) «American High Schools» (Американские школы)
Задачи:- развитие навыка и умения аналитического чтения, формирование умений говорения на базе прочитанного текста.
Цели:
Обучающие:
- научится вести разговор об американских школах;
- активизировать в речи лексические единицы по теме.
Развивающие:
- развитие навыка просмотрового чтения и чтения с детальным пониманием;
- развивать коммуникативные умения при работе в парах и группах;
- развивать социокультурную компетенцию.
Воспитательные:
- воспитание взаимопомощи, сотрудничества при достижении общей цели;
- воспитывать толерантность и уважение к американской системе образования.
Ресурсы:
Учебник «Spotlight- 10» авторов В. Эванс, О. Афанасьевой, интерактивная доска (презентация), раздаточный материал.
Введение в языковую среду.
Good morning, children! I am glad to see you. Sit down, please. Is anybody absent today?
O.K. I hope everybody is ready to start. First of all. I would like you to tell me what topic we are going to discuss. Let’s try to guess… Look at the pictures. Have you got any ideas?
Yes, you are right. We are going to have a talk about American system of education. So, the topic is «American High Schools».
How do you think, what shall we do today during the lesson (read texts, learn new words, listen to the text, ask and answer the questions, make up dialogues, discuss smth…)
Yes, and I want to add that our goals today are
to practice the vocabulary on the topic
to develop speaking abilities
to practice reading and listening for gist
Brain- storm.
Now let’s travel to America. I’d prefer you to complete my sentences
The official name of America is,,,
The American flag is called….
The main symbols of the USA are…
The biggest cities are…
The capital of the USA is…
But today’s lesson isn’t dedicated to America but to knowledge, to education in the USA.
Осмысление новой информации
Well, listen to the tape and try to fill in the gaps in the text.
A.
Teacher: Listen to the tape and try to fill in the gaps text:
The school year in the United States of America begins in ____ and finishes in _______.
There are ____ semesters. They have no school on the following: ____, _____, Easter and during _____ vocation.
The compulsory subjects are ________________.
The students can also choose the «electives» in such areas as _______________.
Teacher: Check the results of your work:
The school year in the United States of America begins in September and finishes in June.
There are three semesters. They have no school on the following: Thanksgiving, Christmas, Easter and during summer vocation.
The compulsory subjects are English, Maths, Science, Social Studies and Physical Education.
The students can also choose the «electives» in such areas as Foreign Languages, Fine Arts, Vocational Studies.
Look at the diagram system at page 57
Kindergarten (age 5)
Elementary School (ages 6-11)
Junior High School (ages 12-13)
High School (ages 14-17)
I guess it will be interesting for you to know more about education in the USA. Before reading the text match the types of the schools with their descriptions.
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Text EDUCATION IN THE UNITED STATES
a) department d )elementary g) kindergarten j) middle
b) preparatory e) gets h) strictly k) system
c) tuition f) usually i) various
Everyone in the USA has the opportunity to have a free education. Local, state, and federal governments pay for the public schools. There are also many private schools. People in private schools have to pay _____________(1).
Most children in the United States start school when they are 5 years old. They
go to _____________ (2) for a year, and then start first grade when they are six. The first school is called _____________(3) or grade school.
After this, students go to junior high or____________(4) school. This is either
7th through 9th or 6th through 8th grades. Students are ___________ (5) 12 to 14 years old.
High school is next. Students graduate from high school when they are 17 or 18. There are different kinds of high schools. Some are college _____________(6) schools. Other high schools prepare students for ___________ (7) kinds of work. These are vocational high schools.
When students graduate from high school, they may go to college or university (colleges are smaller than universities, but otherwise they are the same). This is called higher education.
The US grading _____________ (8) is different from Russian. American
students are graded either by numbers (1—100) or letters (A—D and F). If a student (9) an F, 45 or below, it is a failing mark, and the student must retake the class.
Grades are (10) between teacher and student. They are not announced to the class. Usually a teacher hands back assignments and tests one by one, directly to the student, with the grade facing downwards.
When applying to a university, it is not necessary to apply to one
(11). You may enter as an undeclared student. You have two years to declare a major. You may also enter as a psychology major and then change your mind and study Physics.
The game «volleyball»
Физкультминутка
I hope you have relaxed a little and we are going to do ex. 2 p.57, so, open your books at page 57 and work in pairs. Complete the gaps with the correct word formed from the words in brackets.
Play the recording. Students listen and check their answers.
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Прием «Инсерт»
While looking through the text again make notes.
«!»- I like this idea
«V»- I don’t like this idea
«?»- I don’t understand it/
Прием «Рафт»
Now imagine that Sasha is the American High school student or a sophomore
Think of some question for him and then we shall organize this interview
Прием « Микрофон»
Express your point of view «Would you like to spend a year in an American High School?» (Ex 4 p. 57)
Рефлексия
You have learnt a lot of information today and it will be easy for you to tell us. How is the system of the education in the USA similar or different to the system of education in Russia?
Домашнее задание Ex.5 p.57
Design a leaflet inviting students from abroad to spend a year at your school or make a presentation «American school»
