Урок по английскому языку на тему 'Travelling'

Travelling

9^th Form

• to consolidate lexical material;

• to develop the skills of listening comprehension, reading comprehension and speaking;

• to improve the habits of working in a group,

• to present the project "A Guide Book For Travellers".

Traveling- a new religion?

Stages.

1. Introduction. Today we are going to speak about traveling, tourism and some of the problems connected with it. But I want to admit that we won't only discuss the topic but at the end we will present you "A Traveler's Guide Book" with some practical pieces of advice for the travelers.

1. The attitude to traveling was and is different. There are a lot of pros and cons of traveling. So at the blackboard you can see same statements dealing with this problem. I want you to choose any which you like most or dislike and give your opinion about it.

2. So there is one more statement which I want to introduce and I want you to listen to the opinions of the 4 pupils which they have prepared beforehand. Here are the tasks which you are to fulfill while listening.

Step 1. Match the words from the text with their synonyms or explanations.

Group 1:

Group 2:

Step 2. Choose the correct explanation to each sentence given below.

1. "For our big family it is out of the question to spend our holidays in hotels as it is far beyond our means",

1. We never stay in hotels because they are situated far away.

2. We rarely stay in hotels as they are far too expensive for us.

3. We never stay in hotels because we don't want to spend much money.

2. "... unpacking things in a record time is an enjoyable challenge for our boys and girls."

a) It is just fun for our boys and girls.

b) Allows the children to compete and show their skills.

c) Prevents our children from feeling bored.

3. "Hike in a park"

1. Get into a car and go to a national park.

2. Camp in a national park.

c) Take a long walk in a national park.

4. Somewhere during your holiday you will likely notice a monument, a building or a statue, a person or an event.

a) You will accidentally see a monument, a building or a statue connected with some person or event.

b) You will most probably see a monument, a building or a statue dedicated to a person or an event.

3. You are sure to see a monument, a building or a statue, which became famous due to some person or event.

Step 3.Decide which of the people expressed the ideas given below

1. The number of people choosing travelling for their holidays is growing very rapidly.

2. This person has never enjoyed holidays in general and travelling in particular.

3. This person claims that the exhaust fumes from cars damage the Alps.

4. Camping is an ideal holiday for a not well-off family.

5. This person enjoys seeing picturesque ruins

6. Camping helps parents to entertain their children.

7. It is possible to turn every travel into a valuable lesson of life, history and culture.

8. Not everyone enjoys visiting the famous sights of the world,

9. Tourism contributes into the pollution of the main water sources of the planet.

10. Nowadays travelling has become a fashion.

Step 4. Decide whether the following statements are true or false:

1. ___ doesn't have enough money for expensive holidays.

2.___ doesn't enjoy driving.

3.___ doesn't mind cooking on the open fire. -

4. ___ took after the parents in their love of active rest.

5. ___ used to be unenthusiastic tourist.

6. ____had a more interesting hobby than travelling.

7. ____thinks that all tourists have, the same religion.

8. For ___ travelling is an important source of getting knowledge.

9. ___ is very much concerned about the state of the Lake District and the Sistine Chapel.

10. Cars and buses exhaust fumes that damage historic places of interest.

11. According to ____ it is still safe to swim only in the Mediterranean Sea.

12. ___ offers to take some urgent measures to decrease the number of international tourists.

2. Revision of the lexica. Now I want you to revise some of the lexical material which we are to use. For this purpose I want you to see my presentation and then we'll do some tasks.

1. So first of all we usually speak about the means of traveling. Each of the transports has its own advantages and disadvantages. We won't speak long about them; we've done it many times. I want you to help me with this table. Divide the adjectives between these means of traveling.

(Table: Means of traveling)

2. Match the verbs with the expressions they can go with

1. to pitch/to put up

2. to pick

3. to cook

4. to blow up

5. to collect

6. to fetch

1. 1. Water

   2. sand castles

   3. on the beach

   4. a fish

   5. mushrooms

   6. in the sun

   7. on the open fire

   8. an air bed

   9. sightseeing

   10. a camera

   
   to make

7. to see

8. to click

9. to sit

10. to lie

11. to catch

12. to go

k) the sights

50. a tent

m) brushwood