План-конспект урока "Let’s speak about our magnificent region" 8 класс
A lesson plan
LESSON TOPIC “Let’s speak about our magnificent region”
The Teacher’s Name: Shabysheva Olga Victorovna
Town: Serov
General topic: Geographical position of Sverdlovsk Region
Level:
pre-intermediate
Form: the 8
th
form
The main aim(s) of the lesson: talking about Sverdlovsk Region, expending students’
knowledge of geographical position, climate, weather and main cities
Time: 45 minutes
Materials and equipment required: MP3 player, overhead projector, digital presentation,
reference books, dictionaries, Internet resources, a map of the world, cards with numbers,
and the layout map of Sverdlovsk region
Teacher’s preparation:
• make up the presentation about Sverdlovsk Region,
• prepare some students to speak about the Ural Mountains, Yekaterinburg and Serov;
• print out the cards with numbers;
• download the sound track from a film about Sherlock Holmes;
• download the song “Don’t worry, be happy!”
• get the PC ready with the presentation
LESSON PROCEDURE
Time
Teacher does/says
Students do/say &
interaction pattern
Materials
Stage
Objective
Opening
3’
Teacher:
Hello guys. Today we have a
regular meeting of the
Geography Club. We work
with a map of the Sverdlovsk
region, and listen to experts,
discuss the reports and
answer the question
- Is Sverdlovsk region huge
and beautiful?
Students listen to the teacher
and get ready to the lesson
A sign
“Geography
Club” on
the board
Introducing the
topic and the
aim of the
lesson
Warm-up
2’
Teacher:
Let me introduce our guest.
Sherlock Holmes:
Excuse me. Is this a meeting
of the School Geography
Club? My name is Sherlock
Holmes. Can you help me?
Students answer the
Sherlock Holmes’s question.
“Of course, we shall try to
help you, Sherlock Holmes.
What has happened?”
A sound
track from
a film
about
Sherlock
Holmes
Greeting
Sherlock
Holmes,
answering the
questions.
2’
Sherlock Holmes:
Do you know my friend
Doctor Watson? He is
interested in my method of
investigation. We have made
a bet that I can find him in
any part of the world. He has
left England in a balloon.
Now it’s time for me to find
him out. But I need some
additional information. Here
is a letter from Dr Watson.
Students listen to Sherlock
Holmes and get ready to
help him.
Lesson stage
3’
Teacher:
Now boys and girls, listen to
the letter attentively. We have
to help Sh. Holmes to find out
Dr Watson according to the
facts from the letter. There
are some new words for you.
The students listen to the
Dr. Watson’s letter trying to
find necessary facts
On the
screen:
have made a
bet –
заключили
пари;
method of
investigation
– метод
расследован
ия;
unusual
border-line –
необычная
граница;
cave –
пещера
MP3
player
Listening to
the story
5’
Teacher: Have you
understood the letter?
Is Dr Watson in a big or a
small region?
In what parts of the world
does this region lie?
Is he near a big town or a
village?
What kind of a border-line
has he stopped on?
What is the weather like in
that place?
What is the climate of the
region?
What sight is he going to
visit?
How does he spend his free
time?
The students answer the
questions of the teacher
according to the recording
A map of
the world
Answering the
questions
about the
recording
Lesson stage
5’
Sherlock Holmes:
I consider that the region is
Sverdlovsk region. As far as I
know Sverdlovsk region lies
in two parts of the world –
Europe and Asia.
Dr Watson has sent me these
figures in his letter. It may be
a code.
Working with numbers.
Students take the card with
numbers and make up
sentences by a chain
P1> P2> P3> P4 ...
См. прил.1
Cards with
numbers
17/1934
194300
sq km
2000
429774
7
> 90
47
18414
4
1569/14
92
Making up
sentences
about
Sverdlovsk
region
Lesson stage
3’
Sherlock Holmes:
I think Sverdlovsk region is a
unique region. It lies between
Europe and Asia I see that
your region is great. It
occupies a vast territory. How
can I find Dr Watson? He
wrote about his hobbies. I
know that he likes to rest near
the mountains. Are there
great and beautiful mountains
in your region?
Teacher:
It will be interesting to learn
about some beautiful
mountains in the region.
The students listen to the
Sherlock Holmes and
answer his questions
A student reports about the
Ural Mountains.
cм. прил.3
The layout
map of
Sverdlovsk
region.
Working with
the layout map
of Sverdlovsk
region,
listening about
the Ural
Mountains
3’
After listening
Teacher:
Continue the sentences:
1. The Ural mountains are…
2. They separate…
3. The Ural mountains are
rich in…
4. The winters are…
After listening the students
trying to continue the
sentences about the Ural
mountains
The
sentences
on the
screen
Making up
sentences
about the Ural
mountains
2’
Sherlock Holmes:
As I’ve learnt the Urals are
very old and not very high. I
don’t think that Dr Watson
would go to the dangerous
region. He writes that he is on
a very unusual border-line.
As far as I remember the
Urals separate Europe and
Asia. Is it true that you can
enjoy beautiful lakes and
picturesque mountains in the
Ural region? What are big
industrial, scientific and
cultural centers there?
The children answer
Sherlock Holmes’s questions
- Nizhny Tagil,
- Kamensk-Uralsky,
- Pervouralsk,
- Serov,
- Novouralsk and
Yekaterinburg
Photos of
the cities
on the
screen
Listening and
reporting
about
Yekaterinburg
2’
Dr Watson writes that the city
is somewhere in the southern
part of the region.
Teacher:
So we shall speak about
Yekaterinburg.
A pupil tells about
Yekaterinburg
cм. прил.4
Photos of
Yekaterinburg
3’
Do you remember any
English proverbs about home,
country and motherland?
Some words about Serov
The students answer
East or West – home is
best.
Every country has its
customs.
So many countries, so many
customs.
There is no place like
home….
A pupil tells about Serov
cм. прил.5
Photos of
Serov
Listening and
reporting
about Serov
3’
Sherlock Holmes:
Dr Watson writes that he is in
the city. The weather was fine
during last two days. Can the
meteorologist help us?
A student reports about the
weather for the last two
days in the Ural region.
cм. прил.6
Photos
of the
weather
forecast in
the Ural
region
Listening and
reporting
the weather
forecast in
Ural region
Closing
3’
Conclusion
- Where is it necessary to
look for Watson?
Sherlock Holmes: Now I’m
quite sure that Dr Watson is
somewhere in Yekaterinburg.
Sherlock Holmes answers:
-It’s elementary, Watson.
Oh, I’ll sing a song “Don’t
worry, be happy!”
The students ask Sherlock
Holmes:
-Sherlock Holmes, what will
you say to Dr Watson, if he
asks you how you have
found him?
-And what will you do if
you don’t find him?
A sound
track from
a film
about
Sherlock
Holmes
Asking the
questions
6’
Everybody sings a song “Don’t worry, be happy!”
The words
of the song
on the
screen
Singing the
song
Summarizing the lesson
Прил.1
Baker Street, London, UK
February, 22.
My Dear Friend, Sherlock Holmes,
Of course, I remember, that we have made a bet. It's time to use your method of investigation.
Now I am in the Urals. I’m in a large region. The region lies 2,000 kilometres east of Moscow, on
the boundary between Europe and Asia, and has a favorable geographical location. I have stopped
on a very unusual border-line of this region.
I am not far from a large town - a big industrial and cultural centre. The town is somewhere in the
southern part of the region.
The climate of the region is moderate continental. It is usually cold in winter. But I'm lucky that
the weather was fine during last two days.
So I enjoy beautiful nature. I'm going to visit a wonderful cave in the very old mountains. And I'd
like to spend my spare time for my hobbies. Do you remember about my hobbies?
I hope that you'll not find me soon, so I can have a good time.
Sincerely yours,
Doctor Watson
Прил.2
17/1934
Sverdlovskaya region was formed on January 17, 1934.
194,300 sq. km
The total area is 194,300 square kilometres.
2000
Sverdlovskaya region lies 2,000 kilometres east of
Moscow
4,297,747
The population of the region is 4,297,747 people.
> 90
There are more than 90 nationalities in our region.
47
Sverdlovskaya region has 47 cities.
18 414
There are 18 414 rivers in Sverdlovskaya region.
4
Principal rivers include the Tavda, the Tura, the
Chusovaya, and the Ufa.
1569/
1492
The highest mountains all rise in the North Urals,
Konzhakovsky Kamen at 1,569 metres and Denezhkin
Kamen at 1,492 metres.
Прил.3
The Ural Mountains are a mountain range that runs roughly north-south through western Russia.
They are usually considered the natural boundary between Europe and Asia.
They are also known as the Great Stone Belt in Russian history and folklore. The Urals extend
2,498 km from the Kazakh steppes along the northern border of Kazakhstan to the coast of the
Arctic ocean. The Urals highest peak is Mount Narodnaya (1,895 m).
Erosion has exposed considerable mineral wealth in the Urals, including gems such as topaz and
beryl. The Virgin Komi Forests in the northern Urals are recognized as a World Heritage site.
Geographers have divided the Urals into five regions: South, Middle, North, Subarctic and Arctic.
Sections of the south and middle regions are completely forested.
The Urals are among the world's oldest extant mountain ranges. For its age of 250 to 300 million
years, the elevation of the mountains is unusually high. There are a lot of beautiful lakes in the
mountains.
Прил.4
Yekaterinburg is a major city in the central part of Russia. Situated on the eastern side of the Ural
mountain range on the Iset river, it is the main industrial and cultural center of the Urals Federal
District. Its population of 1,293,537 makes it Russia's fifth largest city. The city was founded in
1723 by Vasily Tatischev and named after Saint Catherine.
In the 1930s, it became a large industrial centre of Russia. It was the time when the famous
Uralmash was built, becoming the biggest heavy machinery factory in Europe. During World War
II, many factories were relocated here away from the war-affected areas. The main areas of the
region's industry are machinery, metal processing, and ferrous and non-ferrous metallurgy.
It is a big transport centre. It is an important railway function on the Trans-Siberian Railway,
planes fly to Koltsovo International Airport.
The city is famous for its theaters: the Academic Ballet and Opera Company, the Academic
Theater of Musical Comedy, the Academic Dramatic Theater, and many others.
A number of popular Russian rock bands, such as Urfin Dzhyus, Chayf, Chicherina, Nautilus
Pompilius, Nastya, Trek, Agata Kristi and Smyslovye Gallyutsinatsii, were originally formed in
this city.
Прил.5
Serov is a mining and commercial town in Sverdlovsk region, located on the eastern foothills of
the Ural Mountains, on the left bank of the Kakva River about 350 kilometers north of
Yekaterinburg. Its population is about 99,373 people. The climate is moderate continental. The
winters are usually rather cold. The winter lasts for about 5 months — from November until the
middle of April — and the temperature may fall to minus 45 degrees Celsius, though rarely lower
than minus 20 to minus 25 degrees Celsius. The summer in the Urals is short and lasts an average
of 65–70 days with an average temperature of 18 degrees Celsius. The nature is wonderful Serov.
We can enjoy beautiful forests, picturesque lakes and wonderful hills. There are three plants in
Serov. The Metallurgical plant is an integrated iron-and-steel works which has its own raw
material base and manufactures more than 200 grades of high quality steel and other kinds of
products. Production of the Metallurgical plant is exported to Great Britain, the USA, Germany,
Italy, Turkey, Korea and other countries.
There are many sights in the city: the Drama Theatre, monuments to Lenin, the historical Museum,
Preobrazhenskaya Square, the Sport Palace, and others. Serov is a wonderful city. You’d be nuts to
miss a chance to see it!
Прил.6
Due to the town 's location "behind" the mountain range and to differing winds, the weather is
quite changeable from day to day and from year to year.
