Topic: Travelling around the world.
Objectives:
Practical
– To activate the topic-related lexis;
– to develop pupil’s skills in listening and reading;
– to practice speaking in dialogues and monologues;
Educative
– to teach pupils to work in pairs and groups;
Developing
– to develop pupils creative skills and imagination;
– to encourage them to learn more about different
countries.
Equipment:
The Power Point presentation, a map of Europe, emblems,
cards for work, stripes with parts of the text, CD disk.
Procedure
I. Preliminaries.
Greeting and Aim
T. Good morning, dear pupils! I am pleased to see you
at the lesson! Our topic today is “Travelling around the world”. By the end of the lesson you should be able to participate in common conversational exchanges about travelling, work in groups and pairs, talk about travelling using the topical vocabulary.
Warming up
T. Well, let’s get started. First open your hearts to verses! I hope you will enjoy it.
St.
Come with me to Pasadena!
Today at ten we will arrive.
I have been in Pasadena
For a great deal of my life.
Come with me to Pasadena
If you want to have some fun,
Watch the dancing seniorinas
In the heat of the sun!
When I woke up today
I heard someone say,
Girl, it is raining now,
And they’re expecting snow…
And this morning I knew
What I had to do:
Take the next plane
And finally go
Refrain
We are going to Greece,
Take a trip to Paris
To escape from the
Stress and the strain,
Saving money each day
There must be a way
To get out
In this gather again!
(Karen and Alice Maywood)
Brainstorm
T. So, we hardly can imagine our lives without travelling.
Let’s name the reason why people like travelling.
Possible answers:
St 1. Travelling is the best way to study Geography.
St 2. People travel to see new countries and continents.
St 3. People travel to make new friends.
St 4. People travel to discover new things.
St 5. They like to go sightseeing.
St 6. They want to learn traditions and customs.
II. Main Part .
Reading
T. It’s time for the comical situation.
He was not ill
A bus was crowded that morning. A passenger sitting next to the window suddenly closed his eyes and turned his head aside. The man standing by asked, “Are you ill?
Can I do anything for you?”
“I am quite well”, the passenger answered. “I just hate to see old ladies standing.”
T. Believe it or not, but these things happen. Have you ever experienced anything like this?
Work in pairs: аcting out a dialogue
Kate: Max, have you been abroad?
Max: Yes, I have.
Kate: Where have you been?
Max: I’ve been to China.
Kate: Really? When did you go there?
Max: I went there last summer.
Kate: What did you see?
Max: I saw the Great Wall. It was wonderful!
Kate: Did you buy anything?
Max: Yes, I bought a T-shirt and a cap.
Work in groups
T. Welcome to our quiz “Who knows Geography
best?”
Do your best to give right answers. First think than speak. Be quick!
1) What is the smallest country in the world?
a) Luxembourg; b) The Vatican City; c) Andorra
2) What is the biggest city in the world?
a) New York; b) Mexico City; c) Tokyo
3) What is the biggest ocean in the world?
a) The Atlantic; b) The Indian; c) The Pacific
4) What is the longest river in the world?
a) The Mississippi; b) The Ama zon; c) The Nile
5) What is the highest mountain in the world?
a) Mont Blanc; b) Kilimanjaro; c) Everest
6) Which is the highest waterfall in the world?
a) Angel Falls in Venezuela; b) Victoria Falls in Zimbabwe;
c) Niagara Falls in the USA/Canada
7) Which is the largest continent in the world?
a) America; b) Africa; c) Asia
8) How many continents are there in the world?
a) five; b) four; c) six.
Presentation in Power Point
T. At the previous lesson pupils were united into three groups («Iceland team», «France team», «Italy team») Each group has a leader or the main expert.
So, I think, it is time to start. The first item of our discussion is “Iceland is a country of ice”.
St 1. Welcome to Iceland!
Iceland is not only closer than you think, but far different than you ever imagined. It is famous for its geysers, glaciers and active volcanoes.
St 2. It is known for natural hot springs and spa culture. Choose between relaxing in thermal pools, skiing, riverrafting and swimming in the sea and much more.
St 3. Iceland is ideal destination for tourists who like diving. Iceland is among 10 destinations worldwide for whale watching. The BlueLagoon, the Gullfoss waterfall, Vatnajokull glacier are the most famous sites in Iceland.
St 4. Volcano tours attract a lot of tourists every year.
T. Our experts have some questions to our students:
St 5.
– What is Iceland famous for?
– What is it known for?
– What kind of activity can you choose?
– What are the most famous sites in Iceland?
– It was really interesting.
Oh, here is the group of experts from France! Let’s join
them.
St 6. France is the largest country in Western Europe. The official language of France is French. The capital of this country is Paris, the most romantic place in the world for people in love. With 81.9 million foreign tourists in 2007, France was ranked as the first tourist destination in the world. France and, especially Paris, have some of the world’s largest museums, including the Louver, whichis the most visited art museum in the world.
St 7. Disneyland Paris and Walt Disney Studio Park are France’s and indeed Europe’s most popular theme parks. The most popular tourist sites include Eiffel Tower, Louver Museum, Mont-Saint- Michel and Centre Pompidou.
St 8. Amazing in its beauty Notre-Dame is the Roman Catholic cathedral where the kings of France
were crowned. Welcome to France and get ready for some unforgettable impressions!
St 9.
– Which is the most visited art museum in the world?
– What are the most popular theme parks?
– What are the most popular sites in Paris?
– Where were the kings of France Crowned?
T. Thank you for your presentation. Today we have invited special guests from Italy. Listen to
their reports about the country.
St 10. Italy has countless places to visit and enjoy; firstly, the Tower of Pisa, symbol of Italy.
St 11. A popular tourist activity is to pose for photographs pretending to hold up the leaning tower and preventing it from falling. Secondly, the Doge’s Palace. It’s a wonderful gothic palace in Venice. Then, the famous Fontana de Trevi and Colosseum. Do not miss a chance to visit Italy!
St 12.
– Does Italy amaze the world? Why?
– What are the most popular sites in Italy?
– What can you see behind the beauty of Rome?
– What is the symbol of Italy?
Game
T. Now, pupils, work in groups. Put the mixed stripes in logical order, and read the
whole text after that.
Text
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Christopher Columbus is a very famous traveler.
He was born in Italy, but he lived in Spain for a long
time. He was a seaman and he dreamed about discovering
new ways to India where people found a
lot of gold.
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Christopher Columbus organized the travel to India.
The King and the Queen of Spain agreed to give him the
money for the travel.
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Columbus decided to sail westward as he was sure
that our world was round.
Christopher Columbus sailed 4.000 miles and, in 1492,
reached some land.
****
He thought it was India, but it was not. It was Central
America! People started to speak about this land as the
New World.
****
Christopher Columbus made four voyages to the New
World.
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During his second voyages he discovered Cuba, but
he did not know it was an island. Spain was interested
in new lands very much and many people went to live
there.
T. It was interesting for you, wasn’t it?
Singing a song
T. And now here’s a lovely tune for you. Let’s sing together
Angel
People, stop fighting!
Angels are crying.
We can be better,
Love is the answer.
Search inside,
Are there any more tears to cry?
Don’t you wonder, why?
Why you feel so lone all against the world…
Search back time
When you used to sing alone,
To the music of your soul:
Song of faith you can change
It’s not too late!
People stop fighting!
Angels are crying.
We can be better,
Love is the answer.
Love is the answer!
III. The summary.
Recollecting and estimation
T. So, it was an extremely interesting lesson.
Let us do some conclusions:
What was the topic of our lesson?
What was new for you?
Did you like the lesson?
Your marks are: …
Hometask
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