конспект урока в 8 классе по теме «In the Palace of Westminster»

ПЛАН УРОКА АНГЛИЙСКОГО ЯЗЫКА

В 8 КЛАССЕ

(учебник К. И. Кауфман, М. Ю. Кауфман)

Раздел 2.Урок 7.

Тема: «In the Palace of Westminster»

Цели: развитие аудирования и говорения.

Задачи урока:

1. Познакомить учащихся со структурой Британского парламента, его работой и лексикой по этой теме.

2.Развивать умение найти требуемую информацию в воспринимаемом на слух тексте.

3.Формировать умение объяснить те или иные факты, описанные в тексте.

Оборудование: магнитофон и аудиокассета ( текст прилагается), карточки с заданиями, картинки.

Лексический материал: Opposition, Lord Chancellor, Labour Party, Conservative Party, to preside,

to debate, Chamber, arch, Labourite, Speaker.

Социокультурная информация: палаты парламента.

Техники и технологии: Culture mini- lecture

ХОД УРОКА:

1. Приветствие и организационный момент начала урока:

Т: Good morning, children! I'm glad to see again. Who is on duty today? Who is away today? What date is today? Are you ready for the lesson? How are you, P1? Are you fine, P2? Are you OK, P3?( Беседа продолжается во фронтальном режиме).

2. Речевая зарядка:

T: Today, we'll continue to speak about the British Parliament. Let's remember some facts about it.

1. Who is the head of state in the UK?

2. Who is the head of goverment in the UK?

3. How many Houses does the British Parliament consist of?

4. Which House represents the people of Britain?

5. How often do British people vote for Mps?

6. What are the members of the House of Commons called?

7. What is the British Parliament called?

( Беседа ведётся во фронтальном режиме).

3.Совершенствование навыков аудирования и устной речи:

Now , look at the blackboard! There are some words on it. Read them after me.

I группа:

the Palace of Westminster

to consist of

the Royal Apartments

the House of Lords

the House of Commons

the Parliament Chamber

gold, red, green

Queen's Speech

Government's plans

throne

cushion

Woolsack

old tradition

to symbolise

Lord Chancellor

to preside

( Звучит запись первой части текста)

T: Now tell me, please,what this text is about using the words on the blackboard.( если учащиеся затрудняются в ответе, учитель задаёт подсказки-вопросы).

Т: There is the second group of the words on the board. Read them after me, please.

II группа:

Mps

to make decisions

arch

a statue

David Lloyd George

Sir Winston Churchill

to represent

the Labour Party

the Conservative Party

a corridor

to vote on bills

«aye» lobby

«no» lobby

to count

results

to push a button

feet

Speaker

( Звучит запись второй части текста).

( Затем учитель работает со второй и последующими частями в том же режиме, что и с предыдущей частью текста).

III группа:

a red line

swords' lengths

to carry swqrds

to be dangerous

to get angry

to remind

start a fight

go over the line

the Mace

the symbol

guard

Westminster Hall

the oldest part

The son of William the Conqueror

to build

4. Обсуждение прослушанного текста.

Teacher: Try to guess: Which of the objects and people are in the House of Lord and which are in the House of Commons?

1. This is the Speaker.

2. This is the Chamber of the House of Lords.

3. This is the Lord Chancellor.

4. This is the Woolsack.

5. This is the throne.

6. This is the Chamber of the House of Commons.

7. This is the Mace.

8. These are red lines on the carpet.

9. These are statues of two Prime Ministers.

10. This is the «aye» lobby.

11. This is Westminster Hall.

(Дети раскладывают карточки сданными словами в две колонки: 1) the House of Lords,

2)the House of Commons).

Teacher: Look at the pictures and try to match people, objects and places with their descriptions.

Даны картинки со следующими изображениями и подписями:

1.This is the Speaker.

2.This is the Chamber of the House of Lords.

3.This is the Lord Chancellor.

4.This is the Woolsack.

5.This is the throne.

6.This is the Chamber of the House of Commons.

7.This is the Mace.

8.These are red lines on the carpet.

9.These are statues of two Prime Ministers.

10.This is the «aye» lobby.

11.This is Westminster Hall.

Ученики сравнивают их со следующими описаниями, раскладывая их под картинками:

a) The lords and ladies sit here. This chamber is also called the Parliament Chamber.

b) MPs sit here.

c) When the Queen arrives in the House of Lords to open the Parliament, she sits on this.

d) There is wool inside. It's a part of a very old tradition which started in the 14^th century. It's in Parliament to symbolise the importance of wool to the British economy at that time.

e) It lies on the table when the House is debating. It's the symbol of the power which Parliament has won from the King. It even has its own guard, who has a very big sword.

f) They represent two British main political parties- the Labour Party and the Conservative Party.

g) This is the oldest part of the building. A lot of famous events and meetings have taken place here. It saw Guy Fawkes, who tried to blow up the Houses of Parliament in 1605, and in World

War II bombs fell on it.

h) He sits on the Woolsack and presides over the House of Lords.

i) These are two long narrow corridors, which are very important for the whole country, because MPs come here to vote.

j) He presides over the House of Commons.

k) The distance between them is two swords' lengths. In old days MPs used to have their swords, and it was dangerous when they got angry with each other. So the lines are here to remind the MPs that they should not start a fight.

Teacher: Choose the correct answers.

1. How many parts does the Palace of Westminster consist of?

1. One b) two c) three

   1. What are the main colours of the Houses of Parliament?

1. Gold, red and blue b) gold, green and red c) red and green

1. 1. Who writes the Queen's Speech?

1. the Queen b) the Government c) the Lord Chancellor.

1. 1. Which are Britain's two main political parties?

1. Democratic, Republican and Conservative b) Conservative and Democratic c) Labour and Conservative.

1. 5. Whose shoe should a Conservative touch?

a)David Lloyd George's b) Winston Churchill's c) the Queen's

6. Why do MPs sometimes sit on the steps?

a) There are more MPs than seats in the House of Commons. b) It's part of an old tradition.

c) It's a punishment for those who are late.

7. When can you see the Mace in the House of Commons?

a) It's always there. b) Only when the Queen comes. c) When the House debating.

8. How old is Westminster Hall?

a) more than a thousand years old b) more than a hundred years old c) more than four

hundred years old.

Teacher: Fill in the crossword puzzle and read the names of the river where the Palace of Westminster stands.

1. 1. 1. What do MPs do with their feet?

      2. What is the surname of one the most famous British Prime Ministers ( "the Iron Lady")?

      3. What does the Lord Chancellor sit on?

      4. What are the members of the House of Commons called?

      5. Who opens the Parliament?

      6. Who presides over the House of Commons?

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1. 6. Подведение итогов. Домашнее задание. ( Сравнить политическую систему России с политической системой Великобритании).