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для 9 класса по теме «People and places.London»

учителя МАОУ СОШ №33 А.В. Максаковой

Topic: People and places. London.

Objectives:1)to learn about London as internationally known centre of

tourism; 2)to develop critical thinking about London; 3)to respect foreign culture

and traditions.

Stages.

1.Introduction

The topic of the lesson is «People and places. London.» Our objectives are the

following 1),2),3).

2.Checking homework.

At the beginning of our lesson I’d like to listen to your stories about some places

of interest such as the Houses of Parliament, Big Ben and the Tower of London.

Tell us why they are so special.

P1 . The Tower of London is the oldest palace, fortress and prison in Europe. It’s

one of the most popular museums nowdays. The great central tower, the White

Tower, was built around 1090 by William the Conqueror on the site of a Roman

fort built there more than 1000 years earlier. Massive defensive walls and other

towers were added later. Through the centuries the Tower of London has been a

citadel, a palace, a prison for offenders against the state, the home of the Mint,

the treasury for the Crown Jewels, a menagerie and the first royal observatory.

Three queens of England have been beheaded within its walls. The Tower’s

guardians are the Yeomen Warders who wear splendid scarlet and gold uniforms

dating back to Henry VII’s time. P2.

The palace of Westminster usually known as the Houses of Parliament dates only

from 19 th century but it stands on the site of the palace founded by Edward the

Conffessor.It was used both as a royal residence and as a parliament house until

1512. On October 16, 1834 the old palace of Westminster was almost destroyed

by fire. After the fire, it was decided to erect a new palace of Westminster on the

old historic site. The modern palace was begun in 1840. The foundation stone of

the new building, designed by Sir Charles Barry and Augustus Pugin, was laid in

1840, and queen Victoria opened first parliament there in 1849.There are two

towers in the palace of Westminster: the Victoria Tower and the Clock Tower.

P3. The clock came into service in 1859 and was nicknamed Big Ben. It chimes

the hours to the tune of Handel’s music. Big Ben is the biggest clock bell in Britain.

It weights 13,5 tons and the hammer which strikes, it weights 8 tons. The Clock

Tower is 318 feet high. You have to go up 374 steps to reach the top. So the clock

looks small from the pavement below the tower. The clock bell was called Big Ben

after Sir Benjamin Hall who was given the job of having the bell hoisted up. Sir

Benjamin was a very tall and stout man, whose nickname was ‘’Big Ben’’. One day

he said in Parliament ‘’shall we call the bell Saint Stephan’s? Saint Stephan’s is the

name of the tower.’’ But someone joked, ‘’Why not call it Big Ben?’’.Now the bell

is known all over the world by that name. These

were small pieces of the British history. Let’s look at London as a famous tourist

centre in the world.

3.

Warming-up.

a)

challenging

Now look at the word ‘’London’’ and give your associations with it.

Ps. 1) the capital of Great Britain;

2) many residents;

3) many tourists/visitors;

4) the cultural centre: theatres, museums, galleries;

5) wonderful places of interest;

6) many rich people;

7) transport problems;

8) pollution, littering;

9) rock music;

10) modern multicultural centre.

Work in groups and write down sentences using word-phrases about London.

Ps. London is the capital of Great Britain. The amount of residents is 7 million.

London has over 25 million visitors every year.It’s a cultural centre of the world.

There are many galleries and museums. London has more than 150 theatres.

Londoners are rich enough. This city is a cradle of rock music. There are many

historic sites in London. It’s a modern multicultural centre. As many other big

cities London has got transport, pollution and littering problems.

b) thinking over during while-reading work through the text .

4. Reading.

Look at the pictures and match these sights with the number in them.

Q.--- Which of these places would you like to visit and why? Ps.

I’d like to visit Buckingham Palace (the British Museum, the Tower of London,

Westminster Abby, Tower Bridge, St. Paul’s Cathedral) because………….. Q.---

Are these positive factors for London?

Now let’s read the text (ex.2b,page24) and find more positive and some negative

factors for London.

Positive factors in the text:

1)

London plays the role of any great city throughout the ages-bringing

together in one place a critical mass of economic, scientific, cultural and

intellectual possibilities.

2)

It is the greatest multicultural centre in the world alongside with a long

uninterrupted history and traditions.

3)

London is the greatest melting pot that creates the city’s unique character

and attraction.

Negative factors in the text:

1)

London is a 24-hour city with nightlife, clubs, restaurants and

internationally known events.The capacity of such bars is 50000 people,

bringing with them noise, nuisance and crime.

2)

The very residents who make up the “lived-in-city” are being driven out.

3)

They need to act now to save the city.

b)

reflexing

Q.---Would you like to live in London or not? Why?

Q.---What do you think the author means by the word “brand” in the

title:

a) the sites London is famous for?

b) the internationally recognised image of London?

c) shopping facilities in London?

5. Speaking.

Now in pairs exchange your ideas about the following:

a)

What makes London unique today?

b)

What are the roots of this “uniqueness”?

c)

Why is it difficult to bring together tradition and a modern multicultural

centre?

6. Writing.

We’ve known many factors about London as a great international brand of the

world. Let’s make a cinquain using a new information from the text.

Cinquain.

a)

a general word a centre of the world’s tourism

b)

three ajectives cultural, scientific, intellectual

c)

three verbs creates, unites, integrates

d)

the main idea a great international brand of the world

e)

a synonym of the general word multicultural centre

Let’s make a conclusion and say which of these sentences below gives the

message of the text.

To manage London’s brand image carefully means:

a)

to preserve London’s traditions, historic sites and ceremonies.

b)

to enlarge the number of internationally recognized events.

c)

to strengthen London’s international character.

d)

to integrate all the features of the city.

e)

to develop modern forms of communication.

7. Vocabulary.

Fill in the gaps in this summary of the text, using the words from the box ….

unite

integrated approach

attraction

historic sites

key

8. Homework.

Exercises …, page …

9. Summing up.