Практическое занятие № 57
Тема: «Australia. The strange animals of Australia. Canada»
Цель: Совершенствование лексико-грамматических навыков по теме.
Формирование знаний об Австралии, её экзотической фауне, а также о Канаде
Оборудование: 1. Учебники; 2. Раздаточный материал.
Задание 1. Прочитайте и переведите текст «Australia» (20 минут)
Australia is the only country in the world that is also a continent. It is the sixth large country and the smallest continent. Australia lies between the South Pacific Ocean and the Indian Ocean. It is situated about 11 000 km southwest of North America and about 8200 km southeast of mainland Asia. The name of the country comes from Latin word «australis» which mean southern. The country's official name is Commonwealth of Australia.
The Commonwealth of Australia is a federation of states. Australia has six states — New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria and Western Australia. Each state has its government. Australia has two territories — the Australian Capital Territory and the Northern Territory. The capital of the country is Canberra.
Australia is a constitutional monarchy like Great Britain. The? nation is administered under written constitution. The British monarch, Queen Elizabeth II, is also queen of Australia and country's head of state. But the queen has little power in the Australian government. She serves mainly as a symbol of long historical tie between Great Britain and Australia. Australia is a member of the Commonwealth of Nations which is an association formed by Britain and some of its former colonies.
Australia is one of the world's developed countries. Australia has modern factories, highly productive mines and farms, and busy cities. It is the world's leading producer of wool and bauxite
Задание 2. Составьте план текста и перескажите его (15 минут).
Задание 3. Выберите правильный вариант ответа (15 минут):
1. The capital of Canada is a. Sydney b. Melbourne c. Brisbane d. Canberra e. Ottawa 2. Formally the head of Australia is… a. President b. Prime Minister c. Queen of Great Britain d. Vice-President e. Princess 3. What is the basic currency in Australia? a. Dollar b. Franc c. Pound sterling d. Euro 4. Australia’s western coast is washed by the … ocean. a. Pacific b. Indian c. Caribbean d. Atlantic e. Arctic 5. Australia has an area of nearly … million square km. a. Ten b. Eight c. Nine d. Eleven e. Seven 6. Australia is famous for its …. a. Rivers b. Lakes c. Forests d. Ducks e. Sheep 7. The largest river in Australia is …. a. The Murray River b. The Mackenzie River c. The Darling River d. The Nile River e. The Columbia River 8. The population of Australia is over … million people. a. 30 b. 25 c. 20 d. 80 e. 55 9. Australia consists of … states and … territories. a. 6 and 2 b. 10 and 3 c. 7 and 2 d. 2 and 6 e. 10 and 8 10. The seat of the Federal Parliament and government is …. a. Adelaide b. Quebec c. Canberra d. Perth e. Brisbane 11. The … Parliament consists of the Senate and the House of Representatives. a. Australian b. British c. American d. Canadian e. French 12. The federal government is headed by … a. The Governor-General b. The President c. The Prime Minister d. The Vice President e. The Minister 13. The East Coast of Australia was discovered in 1770 by the English captain … a. Christopher Columbus. b. James Cook. c. Francis Drake d. Johnathan Swift e. Marko Polo 14. What is the emblem of Australia? a. Kangaroo b. Koala c. The maple leaf d. The leek e. The birch 15. Big industrial cities in Australia are. a. Brisbane and Perth b. Sydney and Melbourne c. London and Sydney d. Adelaide and Canberra e. New York and London
Задание 4. Прочитайте и переведите текст (25 минут):
Canada is situated on the north of Northern America, washed by the Atlantic Ocean in the east, the Pacific Ocean in the west, and the Arctic Ocean in the north and in the northeast by the Baffin Bay and the Davis Strait, which separate it from Greenland, In the south and in the north Canada borders on the USA. It is a land of vast distances and rich natural resources. Canada became a self-governing dominion in 1867 while retaining ties to the British crown. Canada's territory is the world's second largest country, surpassed in size only by Russia. It includes many islands, notably the Canadian Arctic Islands, also called Arctic Archipelago in the Arctic Ocean. Economically and technologically the nation has developed in parallel with the US, its neighbour to the south. The total area is about 10 million sq km. Canada is slightly larger than the US. It is an important manufacturer, and its major cities, such as Toronto, Montreal, Vancouver, Ottawa, Edmonton, Calgary and Winnipeg are centres of commerce and industry.
The climate of Canada varies from temperate in the south to subarctic and arctic in the north. The highest Canadian point is Mount Logan 5,959 m. The population of Canada is about 32 million people. There are two state languages: English and French. English is spoken by 60 % of population; French is spoken by 23 % of people.
Most of Canada's inhabitants live in the southern part of the country and vast areas of the north are sparsely inhabited. The country is divided into ten provinces (Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, Saskatchewan) and three territories (Northwest Territories, Yukon Territory, Nunavut Territory). The third territory called Nunavut, to be carved from the present Northwest Territories, was created in 1999.
The name Canada is derived from an Iroquoian term meaning «village».
Among the great rivers of Canada there are the Saint Lawrence River, draining the Great Lakes and emptying into the Gulf of Saint Lawrence; the Ottawa and the Saguenay rivers, the principal affluents of the Saint Lawrence River; the Saint John River, emptying into the Bay of Fundy.
The government type is confederation with parliamentary democracy. The capital of Canada is Ottawa.
Canada became independent from the United Kingdom on July, 1, 1867. Legal system is based on the English common law, except in Quebec, where civil law system based on the French law prevails.
The racial and ethnic makeup of the Canadian people is diversified. About 35 percent of the population is composed of people of the British origin. People of the French origin total about 25 percent of the population. The vast majority of French-speaking Canadians reside in Quebec, where they make up about three-fourths of the population; large numbers also live in Ontario and New Brunswick.
French-speaking Canadians maintain their language, culture, and traditions, and the federal government follows the policy of a bilingual and bicultural nation. During the 1970s and 1980s the proportion of Asians among the Canadian population increased, and today those who count their ancestry as wholly Asian make up 8 to 10 percent of the population. More than two-thirds of the Asian immigrants live in Ontario or British Columbia. The remainder of the population is composed of people of various ethnic groups, such as German, Italian, Ukrainian, Netherlands Dutch, Scandinavian, Polish, Hungarian, Greek, and Native American. Blacks have never constituted\a major segment of the Canadian population. Indigenous people make up nearly 2 percent of Canada's inhabitants.
The largest religious community in Canada is Roman Catholic. Nearly half of Canadians who are Roman Catholic live in Quebec. Of the Protestant denominations in Canada the largest is the United Church of Canada, followed by the Anglican Church of Canada. Other important Protestant groups are the Baptist, Presbyterian and Lutheran. Nearly 2 percent of the population are Orthodox. Muslim and Jewish adherents each number about 1 percent. A substantial number of Buddhists, Hindus and Sikhs have been brought to the country in recent years by immigration. Nearly 13 percent of Canadians claim no religion.
Задание 5. Составьте к тексту 8 вопросов разных типов (15 минут).
Критерии:
Оценка «5» - Поставленные задачи (чтение, перевод текста, составление диалогических высказываний, выполнение лексико-грамматических упражнений, ответы на вопросы) решены полностью, применение лексики адекватно коммуникативной задаче, грамматические ошибки либо отсутствуют, либо не препятствуют решению коммуникативной задачи
Оценка «4» - Коммуникативная задача решена полностью, но понимание текста незначительно затруднено наличием грамматических и/или лексических ошибок.
Оценка «3» - Коммуникативная задача решена, но понимание текста затруднено наличием грубых грамматических ошибок или неадекватным употреблением лексики.
Оценка «2» - Коммуникативная задача не решена ввиду большого количества лексико-грамматических ошибок или недостаточного объема текста.
Литература, рекомендуемая к выполнению практической работы:
1) Восковская А.С., Карпова Т.А. Английский язык. – Ростов н/Д: Феникс, 2014.
2)Агабекян И. Английский язык для СПО. – Ростов н/Дону: Феникс, 2012
Контрольные вопросы:
1. Where does the Australia lie? 2. What is the official name of the country? 3. What is the capital of the country? 4. Who is the country's head of state? 5. Is there a written constitution in Australia? 6. What are the main products of Australia? 7. What are the most important trade partners of the country? 8. Where is Canada situated? 9. When did Canada become an independent dominion? 10. What size does Canada have? 11. What is the highest Canadian point? 12. How many people live in Canada? 13. How many people speak English? 14. How many people speak French? 15. How many provinces are there in Canada? 16. Are there indigenous people in Canada? 17. What is the largest religious community in Canada?
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