Лингвострановедческая игра по теме "Путешествие по Лондону"

Лингвострановедческая игра «Путешествие по Лондону» для 6 класса

ЦЕЛЬ УРОКА:

1.Активизировать познавательную деятельность учащихся.

2.Обобщить и расширить представления учащихся о достопримечательностях Лондона.

ЗАДАЧИ:

1. Развивать навыки устной речи учащихся на основе информации о достопримечательностях Лондона.

2.Практиковать учащихся в чтении с целью извлечения информации из текста.

3.Формировать познавательный интерес к стране изучаемого языка и межкультурной связи.

4. Воспитывать толерантность и уважительное отношение к чужой культуре.

5.Повысить интерес к изучению иностранного языка.

ХОД УРОКА

Good morning, girls and boys! Glad to see you! How are you? Are you ready to start our game? It is very nice.

The theme of our game is “London”

Now divide into three teams and choose the name of your team.

Please,be very attentive.

Task 1

In London there are famous streets, museums, theaters and galleries. Match the definition to the words.

Answers:

1) e

2) c

3) d

4) a

5) b

Task 2

Now let’s talk about the most famous sights. In this envelope I have got halves of name of sights. You should match them. There is a hint. The halves have different colors. (Карточки должны быть предварительно разрезаны)

Task 3

Now find the translation to the sights. Be attentive. One sight doesn’t have translation.

Национальная галерея

Британский музей

Вестминстерское аббатство

Букингемский дворец

Лондонский Тауэр

Биг Бен

Собор Святого Павла

Дома Парламента

Task 4

Now I will read the description of one of the sights. And you should to guess what for sight it is.

• It is very old. It has a long and cruel history. You can see it from the river Thames. It is not just one building. Many years ago the Kings and the Queens of Britain lived in this place. (The Tower of London) d in

• It stands near the Houses of Parliament. It is really a bell. It weighs 13,720 kilograms. It has a deep tone and you can hear it on the radio. It is a famous clock. (Big Ben)

• It is not far from the Houses of Parliament. It is a symbol of England. It was founded by St. Peter and built by King Edward in 1605. Some famous people are buried there. (Westminster Abbey)

• They stand beside the river Thames. You can also see them from Westminster Abbey. The country’s leaders speak at this place. The famous clock Big Ben stands ear them. (The Houses of Parliament)

Task 5

Now you will work in team. You will read the text about London and fill the gaps with correct information in sentences below.

London is the capital of Great Britain. It is the largest city in Britain and one of the largest cities in the world. It is a very old city. It is two thousand years old. About 9 million people live in London. London is a big port. It is situated on the river Thames. There are 3 parts in London: the City, the West and the East End.

The City is the heart of the business and financial life of the country. About half a million people work in the City. There are many offices, firms and banks in this part of London.

The West End is the centre of London. There are many sights there. Here are the historical palaces and the famous parks such as Hyde Park, Kensington Gardens, St. James's Park. In the West End you can see Buckingham Palace, the Palace of Westminster, which is the seat of Parliament.

The clock “Big Ben” came into service in 1859. Big Ben is the biggest clockbell in Britain. It weighs 13.5 tons.

Westminster Abbey was founded in 1050. Newton, Darwin are buried here. The official London residence of the Queen is Buckingham Palace. It was built in the 18th century.

There are many nice squares in London. Trafalgar Square is one of them. It is in the centre of the West End. One can see a statue of lord Nelson in the middle of it.

There are many museums, libraries and galleries in London. The Tate Gallery is one of the well-known galleries in London. Henry Tate was fond of paintings and collected many pictures.

The British Museum is a very interesting place in London. It was founded in 1753. The library of this museum has a lot of books.

The West End is the part of London, where rich people live. It is the area of the largest department stores, cinemas and hotels.

The East End is the district for poor people, workers, dockers. There are many factories, workshops, docks there.

One can say that the City is the money of London, The West End is the goods of London, The East End is the hands of London.

1. ____________ people live in London.

2. The river in London called __________.

3. There are ____________ in London: ____________, ____________, ____________.

4. The City is a heart of financial life because___________________________

5. There are __________________________________such as Hyde Park, Kensington Gardens, St. James's Park.

6. Big Ben is ___________________________ and weights ____________.

7. In the middle of Trafalgar square you can see_______________________.

8. The one of the well-known galleries is ____________________________.

9. There are a lot of books in________________________________________

10. There are a lot of _____________________________________in the West End.

11. One says that the East End is the hands of London because___________________________________________________.

You have worked very well. Let’s count the score and know who the winner is.

Thank you for your work. See you in the next game.