In our days everybody knows what the word america means

The discovery of America.

— перевод текста —

In our day everybody knows what the word America means.

First of all it is the name of the country — the United States of America.

And then America is the name of the two countinents — North America and South America.

Christopher Columbus discovered America in 1492.

He was born in Italy but he lived in Spain gave him money to go India.

He was a seameh and made many sea voyages.

In 1492 the King and the Queen of Spain gave him money to go to India.

He decided to go west because he was sure that iur planet was round.

And after sailing 4000 miles, he reached some land.

Columbus thought that must be India but is was not.

It was a new land — a new continent.

It was America — Central America in fact.

People began to speak about the land as New World.

Данный урок был проведен в первой четверти
седьмого класса общеобразовательной школы по
учебнику И.Н. Верещагиной, О.В. Афанасьевой для IV
класса школ с углубленным изучением английского
языка, и является обобщающим уроком по теме
«Америка». Критерии оценки учащихся не
отличаются от общепринятых.

Урок был дан в компьютерном классе с целью:

а) повышения творческой активности учащихся;
б) интенсификации учебного процесса;
в) использования передовых технологий в
обучении;
г) повышения эффективности восприятия материала,
а, следовательно, эффективности обучения;
д) повышения интереса учащихся к изучению
иностранного языка.

Тип урока: обобщающий.

Тема урока: Открытие Америки.
Христофор Колумб.

Цели урока:

• Учебный аспект: систематизация знаний
  учащихся о стране изучаемого языка,
  совершенствование устной речи. Организовать
  практику в чтении, с предъявлением текста путём
  аудирования, говорении.
• Социокультурный аспект: приобретение
  знаний об истории страны изучаемого языка (об
  открытии Америки, выдающихся мореплавателях и
  первооткрывателях Христофоре Колумбе  и
  Америго Веспуччи, Дне Колумба).
• Развивающий аспект: развитие логического
  мышления, внимания, памяти, формирование навыков
  межличностного общения, обучить новому методу
  учебной деятельности.
• Воспитательный аспект: поддержание у детей
  интереса к изучению английского языка,
  воспитание в духе мира, доброжелательного и
  уважительного отношения к истории других стран.

Оснащение урока: выставка сочинений
учащихся о Колумбе, географическая карта мира,
презентация «Христофор Колумб».

План урока:

1. Работа с географической картой.
2. Открытие Америки.
3. День Колумба.
4. Христофор Колумб.
5. Путешествия Христофора Колумба.

ХОД УРОКА

I. DISCOVERY OF AMERICA

The theme of today’s conclusive lesson is «Discovery of America. Christopher
Columbus». We shall remember and speak about all interesting facts which you have studied
and I hope that you will know some new facts about Christopher Columbus.

The main points of our lesson are:

1. DISCOVERY OF AMERICA
2. CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS.
3. CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS’S VOYAGES.

Every year the 12th of October Americans celebrate Columbus Day. And today at our
lesson we shall speak about this famous sailor. We shall read the texts answer the
questions and work with the map, and by the end of our lesson you will have known more
about the great discoverer.
Let us begin our conversation. Now look here: you see the date on the blackboard. Do you
know what does this date mean? Why does it play a very important role in an American
history?

S1. In 1492 Christopher Columbus discovered America.

T. I hope you remember the poem about him. Who will tell us this poem?

S2.

Let’s remember Columbus
In fourteen hundred and ninety — two
Columbus sailed the ocean blue …
Let’s sing together this old song
About the voyage that took him long,
About the sailors, those strong brave men
Let’s sing and remember them all again.

T. Very well, thank you. Sit down.  Now look at the blackboard,
you can see the map. I want you to go to the map and show me

1. Where is Italy (India, South America, Spain, Asia, North America, San Salvador)
situated?

S3: Italy is situated in the south- west. Etc.

Now I want you to remind the text “The discovery of America”. Open your books on
page 312.
But before reading let’s practice in reading proper names. (Exercise 11, page 312)

11. Practise in reading proper names.

America, Central America, North America, South America, Christopher Columbus, the
United States of America, the USA, the States.
(Students read the text in a loud voice, by chain)

12. Read the text and say what Christopher discovered in 1492 – a country or
a continent. (Before reading the text be sure you can read the words of Exercise 6
properly).

THE DISCOVERY OF AMERICA

In our days everybody knows what the word “America” means. First of
all it is the name of the country – the United States of America – or just America.
And then America is the name of the two continents – North America and South America.
These two continents, North and South America, form the part of the world called America.
Christopher Columbus discovered America in 1492.
“In fourteen hundred and ninety-two Columbus sailed the ocean blue…”
This is a song that many children learn about Christopher Columbus and his journey to
America.
We don’t know much about the man. He was born in Italy but lived in Spain for a long
time. He was a seaman and made many sea voyages. In 1492 the King and the Queen of Spain
gave him money to go to India. He decided to sail west as he was sure that our planet was
round. And after sailing 4000 miles (6400 kilometers), he reached some land. Columbus
thought that it must be India but it was not. It was America – Central America in fact.
People began to speak about the land as “the New World”.

Now look at the exercise 13 and say what is true, false or you don’t
know, according to the text.

13. True, false or don’t know?

1. The world America means the name of the country and the name of the two continents.
2. Christopher Columbus discovered the new continent America.
3. Christopher Columbus discovered the new continent in 1492.
4. Nobody remembers Columbus’s voyage.
5. People know everything about this famous discoverer.
6. Columbus was born in Spain.
7. Columbus lived all his life in Italy.
8. “The New World” was the name of the new land.

T. I have prepared the presentation about Christopher Columbus.

(DEMONSTRATION OF THE PRESENTATION)   Приложение
1

I have got some questions about Columbus. Answer them.
1. Where was Columbus born?
2. Where did he live?
3. What was Columbus profession?
4. Who gave Columbus money for his voyage to the West?
5. Where did he have to go?
6. Why did he decide to sail west?
7. Did Columbus find India? Was the discovered land a new land?
8. When did he do his second voyage?
9. Did he ever land on the mainland of North America?

T. Now, dear guests and students look over here, please. You can see
an exhibition of compositions about Christopher Columbus. Our students have written them
while they were studying the theme Columbus.

We shall continue our lesson talking about the life of Christopher Columbus. You will
work on a computer. And your task is to choose the right answer.  (Выходим в
Интернет, и ребята выполняют задание)

www.ac-nancy-metz.fr/…/Henry/columbus.htm

T. The next point of our lesson is Christopher Columbus’s voyages.
Be so kind and read the story of Christopher Columbus’s voyages from the beginning up to
the end.

Christopher Columbus’s voyages

Columbus made some more voyages to the New World. He discovered some more islands in
Central America. Spain was very much interested in this land, in this territory and had
some Spanish settlements in South and Central America and in the South of North America
too.
The second great voyage of Christopher Columbus began in September in 1493. He had
seventeen ships with him. On this voyage he reached Cuba, but didn’t know it was an
island. Columbus made four trips in all to the New World but he never landed on the
mainland of North America.

True, false or don’t know?

1. Columbus made 12 sea voyages.
2. Columbus had fifteen ships during his second voyage to the New World.
3. Columbus visited North America several times.
4. Columbus made four trips in all to the New World.

Now try to retell this text. You will do it like snowball.

(S1 tells the first sentence, S2 retells the fist student’s sentence and adds his
own, S3 retells the fist student’s sentence, the second student’s sentence and adds
his own, and so on.)

ЗАКЛЮЧИТЕЛЬНАЯ ЧАСТЬ. ИТОГ УРОКА

T. I like your today’s work.  I hope it was interesting to know
more about one of the greatest discoverers Christopher Columbus and the discovery of
America. Thank you very much.  Your marks today are…

Домашнее задание не задаю т.к. тема закончена.

Цели и задачи:

1. Образовательные.-проверить знания учащихся основного  страноведческого материала;
2. Развивающие.- развивать артистические способности учащихся.
3. Воспитательные.- воспитывать «чувство локтя» -умение работать в команде; повысить мотивацию к изучению предмета.

Содержание . Всё мероприятие сопровождается компьютерной презентацией “The USA”

 Ведущий: In our days everybody knows what the word “America” means. First of all it is the name of the country – the United States of America and then is the name of the two continents – North America and South America. Christopher Columbus discovered America in 1492.

A poem “ Let’s Remember Columbus” #76(4)

Выходит ученик в образе Колумба:

 I decided to sail west to find a new way to India. After sailing 4 thousand miles we reached some land.

It was not India, it was a new land –a new continent. It was America – Central America in fact.

People began to speak about the land as “the New World”.

Tribe music. Появляется индейское племя, садятся полукругом, «курят» трубку мира.

Native Americans had lived in the New World before Christopher Columbus arrived there.

We are  very peaceful. We want to live happily with nature and each other.

We  believe in many gods and think  that gods live in trees, stones, water and fire.

We are skilled in hunting, fishing and farming.

We often have special ceremonies with dances and music.

Another famous tradition is smoking of a peace pipe. When we smoke this pipe together it means friendship.

 A little bit of tribal dancing

Дети в образе первых переселенцев едут на корабле “Mayflower”

England became interested in the New World too. The first English settlements appeared in America at the beginning of the seventeenth century.

The song “We shall overcome”#78 (4)

 On the 6-th of September in  1620 we left England for the New World on board the ship the “ Mayflower’

We want to start a new happy and rich life .

After three months’ voyage we have landed in the North-East of America.

We have set up a colony and called this pert of the country “New England”

Ведущий:There were 13 colonies in 1733. The Americans began to fight for their independence from England and got it . George Washington became the first president of the United States.

The Song “ America” or Madonna’s “American Pie”

1.

2. Maintenance

1. The discovery of
America.
2. American flag.
3. American coat of
arms.
4. The Statue of
Liberty.
5. Traditional
American clothes.
6. Traditional
American food.

3. The map of America

4. The discovery of America

In our days everybody
knows what the word
«America» means. First of
all it’s the name of the
country — the United
States of America — or just
America.
And then America is the
name
of
the
two
continents
North
America
and
South
America.

5.

These two continents,
North
and
South
America form the part
of the word called
America. Christopher
Columbus discovered
America in 1492. “In
fourteen hundred and
ninety- two Columbus
sailed
the
ocean
blue…”

6. American flag

The American flag is often called
«The Stars and Stripes». There
are three colours on the flag of
the United States — red, white, and
blue. As there are fifty states in
the United States, there are fifty
stars on the American flag: one
star for each state. The American
flag has thirteen stripes. The
stripes are red and write. The flag
has seven red stripes and six
white stripes. There is one stripe
for each of the first thirteen
colonies of the United States.

7. American coat of arms

The eagle became the
official national symbol
of the country in 1782.
It has an olive branch
(a symbol of peace)
and arrows (symbols
of strength). You can
see the eagle on the
back of a dollar bill.

8. The Statue of Liberty

One of the most famous
symbols of the USA is
the Statue of Liberty.
France gave the statue
to America in 1884 as a
symbol of friendship.
The Statue is in New
York on Liberty Island.
It is one of the first
things people see when
they arrive in New York
by sea.

9. Traditional American clothes

One of the traditions from
the Wild West is a cowboy
clothes. As cowboys spent
much time outdoors, they
usually wore hats, boots and
jeans. Hats protected their
faces and eyes from the hot
sun and boots made riding a
horse easier. As for special
clothes – strong trousers
called jeans, a tailor Levi
Strauss made them in the
middle of the 19-th century
in the city of San Francisco.

10. Traditional American food

The USA is most famous
for «fast foods». The
first fast food restaurants
served hamburgers, but
now they serve other
kinds of food too. Inside
there is often a «salad
bar», where you can help
yourself to as much salad
as you want.

11.

Most American now
have a light breakfast
instead
of
the
traditional
eggs,
bacon, toast, orange
juice and coffee. But
on weekends there is
more time, and a large
late breakfast or early
lunch («brunch») is
often eaten with family
or friends.