II семестр
UNIT 6. AROUND THE WORLD
LESSON 63
COUNTRIES AND CITIES
Цели: совершенствовать навыки чтения и устной речи, употребление новых лексических единиц; развивать языковую догадку, память; воспитывать интерес к иностранному языку, путешествия.
PROCEDURE
1. Warm-up
Look at the world map and answer the questions.
1) What is Italy washed by?
2) What is the capital of Greece?
3) Where is India situated?
4) What river does Washington stand on?
5) What sea is situated between Europe, Asia and Africa?
6) What is the biggest island in the world?
7) How many lakes are there in the Lake District between Canada and the USA?
8) What mountains are there in the west of South America?
2. Listening
Listen to the text and answer the questions.
Practise the new vocabulary.
mystery conquistador
destroy ruler
cover religious ceremony
храм magic
Machu Picchu is a place of magic and mystery and really a wonder of the world. It is an Inca city high in the Andes Mountains of Peru. The Spanish conquistadors destroyed other Inca cities, but never found Machu Picchu. It was only discovered in 1911.
Machu Picchu was built more than 500 years ago. It is said that the Inca ruler Pachacuti covered the buildings in the city with gold. About 750 people lived there and used the city for astrological and religious ceremonies.
The most important buildings in the city are the Temple of the Sun and the Room of the Three Windows.
1) What is Machu Picchu?
2) Where is it situated?
3) Why didn't the Spanish conquistadors destroy it?
4) When did people discover it?
5) When did the Incas build Machu Picchu?
6) How did the Incas use it?
7) Why did people want to find it?
3. Speaking
Practise the new vocabulary.
Write the new words (p. 98) on the board and practise them chorally and individually.
Western Europe, the eastern sky, southern Italy, Northern Europe.
Using a map make up as many sentences as you can.
4. Reading
Read the letters in Ex. 1, p. 98 and complete the information in the chart.
Country |
Capital |
Location |
Is washed by |
Language |
Attractions |
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Do Ex. 2, p. 98.
5. Writing
Practise the name of the countries and languages. Make up sentences and write them down.
6. Speaking
Work in pairs.
Do Ex. 3, p. 99.
7. Reading and writing
Do Ex. 4, p. 99.
8. Summary
Imagine a country where you come from and answer the questions.
1) Where do you come from?
2) Where is it?
3) Where is it exactly?
4) What does your city like?
5) What is the official language of your country?
9. Homework
Ex. 5, p. 99.