Конспект урока "«Natural Disasters». Природные бедствия" 9 класс

Тема: «Natural Disasters».
Природные бедствия
Цели урока:
Образовательная: совершенствовать лексику по теме «Стихийные
бедствия», формировать коммуникативную культуру школьников,
тренировать учащихся в говорении, чтении, письме.
Развивающая: создавать условия для развития памяти, лексических и
коммуникативных навыков, формировать мотивацию у школьников к
изучению иностранного языка, умение получать информацию из учебника.
Воспитательная: формировать системное представление учащихся о
стихийных бедствиях, выявить наиболее важное и характерное.
Языковой материал: лексические единицы по теме стихийные бедствия.
Необходимое оборудование и материалы: учебник, компьютер,
презентация по теме.
Класс 9 «Б»
Ход урока
1.Организационный момент.
Good afternoon, children. I’m glad to see you. How are you today?
What is the weather like today?
What is the weather forecast for today?
Listen to the definition and say what it is.
1.It is the mountain with a hole at the top. (volcano)
2.They take place in winter. (blizzard)
3.They happen after a heavy rain. (flood)
4.This flash of light is a big killer. (Lightning)
5.It is a snow and ice falling down a mountain. (avalanche)
6.A fire that starts in an area of countryside and spreads quickly. (wildfire)
2.Речевая разминка.
Task: Match the English proverbs and statements with the Russian equivalents.
1. There’s no bad weather, there are bad clothes. Плохой погоды нет, есть
плохая одежда.
2. After rain comes fair weather. После ненастья наступает хорошая
погода.
3. Make hay while the sun shines. Готовь сено, пока солнце светит. (Коси
коса, пока роса.)
4. The morning sun never lasts a day. Утреннего солнца никогда весь день
не бывает.
3.Guess the word in each block of sentences and write it in the correct form.
Think 1 minute. (pupils do ex.) p. 79
4. Answer the questions:
1. What do you think are the most destructive natural disasters?
2. Do natural disasters divide or unite people?
3. What is the best way to prepare for a natural disaster?
4. How does one prepare for a natural disaster?
5. What are your must-have items?
6. What the most terrible natural disasters do you know?
5.Let’s relax a little bit.
Snowball game
6. Working on the vocabulary.
1.Match the words with their definition
deforestation
the cutting or burning down of all the trees in an area
destruction
process of destroying something
habitat
the natural home of a plant or animal
endangered
species
a type of animal or plant that may soon no longer exist
famine
a situation in which a large number of people have little or no food for a
long time
flooding
a situation in which an area of land becomes covered with water
overpopulated
has too many people
poverty
the situation or experience of being poor
avalanche
a large mass of snow that falls down the side of a mountain
drought
a long period of dry weather when there is not enough water for plants and
animals to live
earthquake
a sudden shaking of the earth's surface
landslide
a sudden fall of a lot of earth or rocks down a hill
erupt
what a volcano does
take its toll (on)
to have a very bad effect on sth or sb over a long period of time
Let’s relax a little bit. Pupils listen nature’s sounds
2. Match the columns
a volcano
erupts
during the famine people
starve
an earthquake
shakes the city
the land suffers
draught
a tornado
sweeps the island
people are
injured
things are
damaged
during the accident there can
be
casualties
during the war there can be
victims ( those who suffer the results of the
disaster)
during the battle there are
the dead and the wounded
3.Here is some information about the earthquake in Armenia . Match the beginning
of the sentence with the correct second part .
a. The earthquake struck at 11.41.am
b. Snow fell during the next few days
c. At first it was thought 55,000 people had died
d. As soon as the news of the tragedy had been broadcast,
e. A plane carrying humanitarian aid crashed
f. Restoration of the affected area began
g. A government official promised the town would be rebuilt
1. when trying to lend.
2. as the people of Spitak, Armenia , were busy with their morning work.
3. by the end of the following year.
4. two weeks after the earthquake.
5. but later the figure was put at 25,000.
6. which made rescue operation difficult.
7. aid worth millions of dollars began to pour in.
1. The earthquake struck at 11.41.am as the people of Spitak, Armenia , were busy with their
morning work
2. Snow fell during the next few days, which made rescue operation difficult.
3. At first it was thought 55,000 people had died, but later the figure was put at 25,000.
4. As soon as the news of the tragedy had been broadcast, aid worth millions of dollars began to
pour in.
5. A plane carrying humanitarian aid crashed when trying to lend.
6. Restoration of the affected area began two weeks after the earthquake.
7. A government official promised the town would be rebuilt by the end of the following year.
7.Now fill in the blanks. Use the words in the box. Your time’s 1minutes.
Destructive, damage, destroyed, damaged
1. A powerful winter storm caused (…) to trees and power lines.
2. The floods in China during the summer (…) 5 millions houses.
3. The hurricane did a lot of (…) to houses in the area.
4. The last earthquake in the USA was very (…).
5. The building was severely (…) by the flood.
1- damage; 2- destroyed; 3- damage; 4- destructive; 5- damaged.
8.Рефлексия.
Let’s do cinquain.
Disaster (noun)
Natural, dangerous (2 adj)
Damage, cause, destroy (3 verbs)
Natural disasters unite people more than they divide them. (phrase)
Well, children. It’s a pity, but our lesson is over. You have shown your excellent
knowledge today.
I thank you for the lesson. You may go. Good-bye!