II семестр
UNIT 6. AROUND THE WORLD
LESSON 65
IT'S TIME FOR READING
Цели: формировать лексические навыки и навыки произношения; развивать умение читать и пересказывать; совершенствовать навыки устной речи; развивать логическое мышление.
PROCEDURE
1. Warm-up
1) Do you enjoy looking round cities?
2) What kind of places do you enjoy visiting?
3) What is the most interesting city that you have visited? Why?
4) cities Which would you most like to visit? Why?
2. Listening
Listen to the text and answer the questions.
Practise the new vocabulary.
deep in the heart a peninsula
ancient civilization construction
century a temple
staircase steep
The Egyptians were not the only people who built pyramids. The Maya built them too.
Deep in the heart of the Yucatan Peninsula in Mexico lies Chichen Itza, a former centre of the ancient civilization. Although scientists know little about the Maya (they had no written language), it is believed that the construction of Chichen Itza began around the 7th century and continued for about 200 years. The city had pyramid-shaped temples and palaces, large squares, markets, baths and an astronomical observatory. One of the pyramids was a Mayan calendar with 92 steps on each side. Though this staircase is quite steep thousands of tourists from all over the world try to climb up to the top of the pyramid.
1) Where is Chichen Itza situated?
2) What ancient people lived there?
3) Could the Maya write?
4) When did the construction of the city start?
5) How long did it last?
6) What were there in this city?
7) What attracts people there?
3. Reading
Before you read
Look at the pictures and say what means of transport you can see. How do you think if they are safe?
Practise the pronunciation of the proper names
Thor Heyerdahl Barbados
Norway the Pacific Ocean
South America Egypt
the Atlantic Ocean the River Nile
the Ancient Egyptians Morocco
Ask pupils to read the text (p. 102) for gist and answer the questions:
1) What is the story about?
2) Who is the main character?
Ask pupils to read the story again and match the following words with their Russian equivalents.
1) |
notice |
a) |
оба |
2) |
the same |
b) |
расти |
3) |
wooden |
c) |
тонуть |
4) |
raft |
d) |
камыш |
5) |
similar |
e) |
замечать |
6) |
both |
f) |
такой же |
7) |
reed |
g) |
в направлении |
8) |
grow |
h) |
подобный |
9) |
towards |
i) |
плот |
10) |
sink |
j) |
деревянный |
Fill in the gaps.
the same raft both towards noticed similar |
He___ two policemen coming ___ him.
I saw two__ temples in different countries.
The pyramids in ___ countries are built many centuries ago.
People are____ all over the world.
We made a small_____ to cross the river.
After you read
Answer the questions in Ex. 2, p. 103.
4. Speaking
Try to retell the story very shortly. Use the pictures in Ex. 3, p. 103.
5. Summary
What do you know about other travellers and their discoveries. Say a few sentences using the words in Ex. 4, p. 103
6. Homework
Write a short paragraph about a traveller you wish using Ex. 4, p. 103.