Educational:

 - to give information about the unique Wonders of the World

 - to enlarge the students’ outlook 

 - to use inter-subject connections in teaching English language 

Developing:

- to improve the students’ skills and habits in speaking, listening,  writing and reading  

 - to develop the students, cognitive and creative skills

 - to develop students’ skills of analyzing and making conclusions 

Upbringing:

- to bring up personal qualities of the students, for example, confidence in answering, ability of defending own point of view 

 - to stimulate the students’ interest in English language

The type of the lesson: integrated

Цели урока: 
Образование: 
  - Дать информацию об уникальных чудес света 
  - Чтобы увеличить прогноз студентов 
  - Использовать межпредметных связей в преподавании английского языка 
Разработка: 
- Улучшить навыки и привычки студентов в говорение, аудирование, письмо и чтение 
  - Разработать студентов, познавательные и творческие способности 
  - Развивать навыки студентов из анализа и делать выводы 
воспитание: 
- Воспитывать личностные качества студентов, например, уверенность в ответа, умение защищать свою точку зрения 
  - Стимулировать интерес студентов в английском языке 
Тип урока: интегрированный

The methods of teaching: explanation, demonstration, presentation

 

Inter-subject connections:

History, Geography, Informatics.

 

Equipment:

An interactive board, computer, multimedia projector

 

 Epigraph: “Wonders will never cease” 

(Sir Henry Bate Dudley)

The structure of the lesson:

I. Organization moment.

II. Brainstorm.

III. Introducing the new theme with the help of History teacher.

IV. Presentation: “Wonders of the modern world”

V. Matching exercise.

VI. Listening comprehension. Text: “Seven wonders of the ancient world”

VII. Grammar activity.

VIII. The word about the seven natural wonders (Geography teacher) 

IX. Reading the authentic text about auroras. Quiz.

X. Creative works.

XI. Conclusion.

XII. Evaluation.

XIII. Homework.

   

  The stages of the lesson:

I. Organization moment. 

Teacher: Good day, students.

Students: Good day, teacher.

Teacher: Take your seats, please. I’m glad to see you today. How are you?

Students: We are fine, thanks. And you?

Teacher: I’m OK too. Thank you. Today our task is to get acquainted with some unique masterpieces of the world using multimedia technologies. So, let's start.

II. Brainstorm.

Teacher: There are many magnificent places on the Earth with origins that sometimes can't be explained. The more we look around us, the more wonders we see in the world.

 

XIV. Giving some information about historical wonders ( History teacher).

 

IV. Acquaintance with the new theme (Teacher shows the location of each wonder of the modern world, using interactive geographical map accomplished in MS Power Point).

V. Matching exercise. 

Teacher: Match the names of the seven wonders of the Ancient World.

1. The Pyramid(s) of Giza                       a) a tomb of The Anatolian king built   

                                                                 by his widow in the middle of the 3rd 

                                                                 century B.C.

2. The Hanging Gardens of                   b) a giant statue of the Greek god 

Babylon                                                   Helios or Apollo roughly the same size        

                                                                as today’s Statue of Liberty in New  

                                                                 York

3. The Statue of Zeus                            c) the tomb of Fourth dynasty  Egyptian 

                                                                Pharaoh Khufu built on the Nile River

                                                                near the city of Cairo

4. The Temple of Artemis                      d) a series of landscaped terraces

 

5. The Mausoleum of                                e) a shrine dedicated to one of the  

Halicarnassus                                              Greek goddesses which was burned                                                                                  

                                                                    down by Herostratus in an attempt to

                                                                    achieve lasting fame

6. The Colossus of Rhodes                      f) a structure that occupied the whole 

                                                                  width of the aisle of the temple that 

                                                                 was built to house it and  the was 

                                                                  about 12 metres tall

7. The Lighthouse at Alexandria           g) a structure between 115-135 metres 

                                                                 tall, it was among the tallest

                                                                 man-made structures on Earth for

                                                                many centuries and kept a fire burning

                                                                nightly which could be seen many 

                                                                miles out in the Mediterranean 

 

 

VI. Listening comprehension.

Teacher: Listen to the text “The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World “ and say which of the statements below are true, false or not mentioned in the text.

1. The wonders of the ancient world were created to attract tourists from Ancient Greece.

2. It was a must for people from the Middle Ages to see the Seven Wonders. 

3. The list which contains the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World was made in Ancient Greece.

4. Nowadays people can see only one wonder of those seven.

5. The archaeologists are not quite sure that the Hanging Gardens really existed.

6. The Mausoleum of Maussollos was about 140 feet high.

7. The English word mausoleum originated from the first name of a king.

 

 

VII. Working with the book. Ex. 43, page 161

Teacher: Open your books at page 161, ex.43. Read the text and change the words in brackets or form new words on their basis to make the text grammatically and logically correct.

The Lighthouse of Alexandria

  On the island of Pharos, (guard) (enter) to the harbour of Alexandria, Ptolemy II of  the (construct) of one of the (one) lighthouses in history.

 Sostratus of Cnidus designed and (build) the 400-foot high tower, which (complete) about 270 B.C. Of white marble, in set back stories of (vary) shapes, the lighthouse kept a fire (burn) nightly. That fire could (see) many miles out on the Mediterranean.

 This lighthouse, one of the (great) buildings of the ancient world, stood for almost 1,600 years. It (destroy) by an earthquake in 1303. 

VIII. The word about the seven natural wonders (Geography teacher) 

IX. Reading the authentic text about auroras. Quiz.

Teacher: Now students we are to read the interesting text about auroras. Do you know what aurora is? It is a beautiful, dynamic display of shifting colored lights. We'll read and translate a small passage about the physical explanation, locations and peculiarities of this natural phenomenon. After that we'll do a quiz with the help of the interactive board. 

                                                                   T e s t

1) What is Aurora?

a. a strong wind in the northern parts of our planet

b. a dynamic display of shifting coloured lights

c. coloured lights from the space

2) Where do Auroras occur?

a. in the part of the medium atmosphere

b. in the part of the lower atmosphere

c. in the part of the upper atmosphere

3) Where can Auroras be seen?

a. in the high latitudes of the Northern and Southern hemispheres

b. in the low latitudes of the Northern and Southern hemispheres

c. both in the high and low latitudes of the Northern and Southern hemispheres

4) Aurora Polaris is a general name for...

a. the northern and southern lights

b. only the northern lights

c. only the southern lights 

5) What is the physical explanation of Auroras?

a. It occurs because of differences in atmospheric pressure

b. It occurs because of differences in temperature

c. It is the result of electrical particles flowing out from the sun

6) What do the colours of the aurora depend on?

a. the altitude at which the atomic collisions occur

b. the type of atoms that are struck

c. both the altitude at which the atomic collisions occur and the type of atoms that are struck 

 

X. Multimedia presentations about other natural wonders.

Teacher: As homework I gave you creative tasks. According to the scheme you are supposed to tell us about the location, uniqueness, wildlife, area, origin and protection of natural wonder. Try to be short. After multimedia presentations we’ll discuss your reports.

XI. Conclusion.

Teacher: Thank you very much for this interesting lesson. Today we've learned about magnificent wonders of the world. Also you've worked a lot with multimedia technologies including interactive board. You've done various assignments which, I hope, will enlarge your scope, vocabulary, develop your practical and grammar skills. So, enjoy and take care of our wonders, get surprised at the beauty of our world. Remember the following saying: «Those who dwell among the beauties and mysteries of the Earth are never alone or weary of life».

Thank you. See you next time. 

 

XII. Evaluation. 

Teacher: All of you have worked very hard, very actively. Let’s calculate your scores.

 

XIII. Hometask. 

Teacher: Here is your homework. Look at the categories below and decide what wonders you’d like to include in each of the lists