Сценарий открытого мероприятия ' История США' (10 класс)

Урок-лекция с использованием ИКТ

Учитель высшей квалификационной категории Бочарова Н.Л.

Класс: 10

Форма урока: урок-лекция с использованием ИКТ

Тип урока: Урок изучения нового в форме лекции

Тема урока: История и культура США

Оснащение: мультимедийный проектор, экран, материалы по истории и культуре США, раздаточный материал с новой лексикой, таблица "Американские штаты"

Цель урока: познакомить учащихся с историей и культурой США.

Задачи:

• Образовательные: обобщить знания о географическом положении, познакомить с основными историческими фактами развития истории США; совершенствовать умения слушать, читать с извлечением нужной информации, создать условия для обсуждения учащимися полученных знаний по истории и культуре США.

• Развивающие: способствовать развитию способностей к репродуктивной и продуктивной речевой деятельности, оперативной памяти, любознательности, воображения, объёма памяти через постепенное увеличение речевых единиц на аудитивной и зрительной основе.

• Воспитательные: воспитание уважительного отношения к истории и культуре страны изучаемого языка, формирование устойчивого интереса к предмету.

Языковой материал презентации

Who discovered America? The answer is: nobody knows. North America may have been discovered by Vikings under Leif Eriksson, but Europeans didn't know about its existence until Columbus' voyages.

In 1492 three ships- the "Santa Maria", the "Pinta", the "Nine" under Columbus landed the continent.

In 1507 Amerigo Vespucci explored the area of South America and introduced a new land to the world. This continent was called after him - "America".

In 1620 the first people from England arrived in America. They left England because of religious problems.

In 1776 after the war with Britain, America became an independent country. Americans wrote the Declaration of the Independence and designed a new flag - The Stars and Stripes.

4th July - The Day of Independence (a national holiday)

After the war in 1861-1865 between the northern and the southern states (south lost) the government stopped slavery .

1969 - the first people on the moon were three astronauts: Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, Ed Collins.

The flag of the USA has 13 red and white stripes representing 13 original states and 50 stars - for each of the 50 states of the country in our days.

Nationalities:

• white Americans - 83,5 %

• Africans - 12,4%

• immigrants from Asia - 3,3%

• native Americans (Indians, Aleuts, Eskimos) - 0,8 %

The USA is divided into 50 states. Hawaii became the 50th state in 1959. Alaska is separated from Russia by the Bering Strait. It is the biggest and the coldest state of the country.

Each of the states has its own capital, government and symbol.

The Niagara Falls - a waterfalls on the river Niagara (51 meters high). It is situated on the boarder between the USA and Canada. The waterfalls was discovered by the expedition of R. Lassal. There is always a rainbow over it.

The Mississippi - "Old man river" together with its tributaries the Missouri and the Ohio is the longest river in the world. The history of this river is described in the book "Life on the Mississippi" by M. Twain.

George Washington, "the father of his country". He was an example of bravery and approved the fight against slavery. General Henry Li wrote : "Washington was first in war, first in peace and first in the hearts of his countrymen" The capital of the country, a state, a lake, an island, a mount, a canyon, some universities and colleges, streets and squares are named after him. In 1888 the Washington Monument was established in the capital (169 m. high).

The White House is the Residence of the American President. The Capitol is the highest building in W, where laws are made. No building in the city may be more than 40 meters high.

Washington National Cathedral (St. Peter and St.Paul's Church Cathedral) - was built in a gothic style. The first stone was laid by Th. Roosevelt (the 26th president) in 1907. Finally it was rebuilt in 1990.

New York (New York) is the city of contrasts, financial and business centre of the USA.

It was founded some three hundred years ago. It is situated in the mouth of the Hudson . Its nickname is "A big apple", because everybody wants to bite it.

At the entrance to New York Harbour you can see a great statue which is called the Statue of Liberty. It is 46 meters high excluding the pedestal. The Statue was designed by Bartholdy, a French sculptor, who worked ten years at it. In 1876 the statue was taken to pieces and shipped across the Atlantic as a gift from the French government to the USA for its democratic views.

Chicago's architecture is one of the youngest in the USA "thanks to" the great fire in 1871.

The whole city was destroyed. The cause was the cow "Mrs. O'Leary", who pulled down a burning candle in a time she had been milked. 90 thousand people were left without houses! Almost all the buildings of wood were burnt. Some years later the city was rebuilt. The first skyscrapers appeared with iron constructions.

The city became the most modern one from all the biggest American cities.

Los Angeles (California) - the nation's third largest city. It leads the USA in production of aircraft. This city is the world capital of filmed entertainment. The first cinema house in the country was opened here in 1902.

Hollywood - the centre of the US film industry. In 1913 the first film was made there. The biggest film companies are here: MGM, Paramount, 20th century Fox, Columbia Pictures, Warner Bros.

In 1955 a world famous cartoon's creator Walt Disney founded the first park of entertainment with decorations from popular Disney cartoons in Los Angeles.
10 mln. people visit Disneyworld every year .

Walt Disney (1901-1966) - a world famous cartoons'Director.

His Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck are known to every child in the world.

New Orleans is the place to come if you like jazz or blues. Almost all the bars and clubs in the city feature live music, there are usually more bands playing out in the streets. Other reason to visit this city is its 19th century architecture.

Las Vegas is the city that never sleeps!

San Francisco, Philadelphia …

"America! Who has seen you once, will never forget". (J. London)

1. Thanks to his exploration America has got its name?

2. It is 51 metres high, is situated on the border between Canada and the USA-?

3. It is famous for its three universities - ?

4. He founded the first park of entertainment for children - ?

5. The home of the first skyscraper - ?

6. Who presented the Statue of Liberty to the USA and why?

7. Th. Roosevelt took part in the building of this sight. - ?

8. What is the biggest state of the USA?

9. This city has no skyscrapers. - ?