Частное образовательное учреждение «Санкт-Петербургская гимназия «Альма Матер» Центрального района Санкт-Петербурга Учитель английского языка высшей категории Кисель Ангелина Ивановна
Конспект урока по теме:

«Natural Disasters»

в 10 классе (с использованием ИКТ и

исследовательской технологий)
Домашнее задание предыдущего урока - найти информацию о природных катаклизмах, найти значение лексических единиц (floods, earthquakes, volcanoes, etc.) и представить информацию в монологической речи о природных катаклизмах.
Задачи урока:
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практическая
– формирование исследовательских навыков, навыков монологической речи по теме аудитивных навыков; -
воспитательная
– формирование интереса к исследовательской работе, расширение знаний о природных катаклизмах.
Оборудование:
компьютер, интерактивная доска, постеры.

Ход урока

1) Организационный момент и речевая разминка.
- Good morning, everybody. -I am glad to see you. -How are you today?
2) Сообщение целей урока.
I have planned three things today. First, we are going to revise and practice new vocabulary, then I am going to listen to your dialogues, at the end of the lesson we are going to listen to the text and do some tasks about the text.
3) Проверка домашнего задания.
Nowadays the numbers and scale of natural disasters such as flooding, wild-fires, and earthquake rise. But as you know some disasters are natural and some are caused by human error. Look at the blackboard. You can see some headlines. Complete the gaps with the words which refer to man-made and natural disasters. (Ученики заполняют пропуски).
Man-made disasters in newspapers headlines. Completing the gaps.
Oil Stick Pile-up Train Crash Fire Plane Crash Shipwreck Damaged Rail Tracks result in Terrible ___________________. Careless Smoking Causes Disastrous ____________ in Apartment Building. _____________ Recedes. Terrifying ___________ Caused by Pilot Losing Control. 10-car ___________ Closes Motorway. Two People Lost at Sea after Mysterious ____________. At home you have prepared the dialogues on having witnessed an airplane crash, shipwreck, a car crash etc.
Let’s listen to the dialogues. Who will be the first?(Ученики отвечают). Thank you for your dialogues. They were really interesting.
4) Повторение лексики. Просмотр слайд-шоу.
Well, we have already learnt the words dealing with the disasters. Look at the pictures and say what they are. ( Ученики просматривают слайды и называют природные катастрофы). As I see you know the words. Answer the following questions : 1. What is the biggest danger in the mountains in winter? 2. What do people do to prevent floods? 3. What do they call the tropical storms that start in the Atlantic Ocean? 4. Where can volcanoes generally found? 5. Can scientist tell the exact time and location where an earthquake may occur? Now, let’s check up how you can use them in sentences. Look at the blackboard.
Task1. Fill in the correct word.
typhoon avalanche dust storms volcano hurricane forest fire Typhoon Amanda hit Southern China yesterday and killed at least 200 people. 1. An ____________ is a large mass of snow and ice crashing down side of a mountain. 2. A _____________ has erupted in Indonesia. Hundreds are feared dead. 3. Saharan ______________ have increased approximately 10-fold since the 1950s. 4. Whenever there is a __________, aeroplanes drop water over the burning the area. 5. A _______________ has swept the area of Miami, leaving the coastline completely destroyed.

Task B. Choose the correct word to fill in the sentences, then say what type of

natural disaster is described in each sentence.
(Ученики вставляют слова и рассказывают о природных катастрофах). struck measured the Richter scale eg. The tremor struck at 3.35 p.m. local time. It measured 7.5 on the Richter scale. 1. flood rain burst Heavy _______ has caused the River Ouse to ________ its banks and _________ the city of York. 2. storm clean-up damage The _________ caused considerable _________. The Red Cross are sending representatives to help with enormous ___________ work. 3. winds injured destroyed The _________ were so strong that they blew away many rooftops. Many building were _________ and 20 people were seriously ____________. 4. debris shook collapsed This morning an earthquake _________ a small village in Portugal. A lot of houses were destroyed and many people were trapped in _________ from the _________ buildings.
Task C. Complete the gaps in the using the correct form of the verbs. Use Past

Simple, Past Continuous and Past Perfect Tenses.
I _________________ (work) in the field next to the house when I __________ (see) it. The tornado _____________ (move) toward me very fast. I ___________(manage) to get into the storm shelter next to the house. When I ___________ (come) out two hours later, the house ____________ (be not) there. The tornado ___________just _________(blow) it away! Fortunately, no one __________ (be) hurt.

5) Развитие навыков аудирования.
Now students, listen to the text and complete the table. (Ученики слушают текст и заполняют таблицу). Natural disasters Why do earth quake happen? Where do volcanoes happen? Can we predict earthquake and volcanos? Have you done the task? So, you are ready to discuss it. Answer the questions, please. 1. Mention forms of natural disasters. 2. What is tsunami? 3. Based on CD you have listened, how many active volcanoes are there in the world?
6) Обсуждение текста.
Why are volcanoes and earthquakes more dangerous now? What human activities in your opinion affect the emergence of natural disasters occurring nowadays? (На доске слова:
In my opinion I think I’d like to say On the one hand, on the other hand)
7) Подведение итогов и домашнее задание.
What can we do as individuals to improve the environment and help victims of natural disasters. Your hometask is: St.b.,p.88,Ex.5, p.89, Ex.8.