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English-Speaking Countries

Objectives:

– to provide opportunities for developing speaking skills based
on the topic;

to develop pupils’ memory;

to teach pupils to collect information and make the conclusions;

to teach pupils to respect our native country and the countries the
language we are learning;

Supplies: cards, map, pictures

Type of the lesson: speaking lesson

Procedure

I. The beginning of the lesson

1. Greeting.

– How do you do!

– How do you do!

Aim.

The topic of our today’s lesson is “English-Speaking Countries”. By
the end of the lesson we’ll be able to speak about English-Speaking
countries.

Warming up.

Match the names of the English-speaking with their flags.

The UK

The USA

Canada

Australia

New Zealand

II. The main part of the lesson

Look at the map of the world and say what countries The UK ( the USA,
Canada,Australia, New Zealand) borders on.

Work in group. Each group get the map of one of the English –speaking
countries.

Look at the maps and find out the facts and fill in the table. After
that it is necessary to represent the country.

The full name of the country

The total area

Population

Capital city

Large cities

Mountains

The highest peak

Rivers

Use the map of the world and read the paragraphs below. Try to guess
what English-speaking country each of the following paragraphs tells
about.

1. It is not a large country. It is situated in Europe. It is much
smaller than France or Norway. It consists of four ports, but English is
the national language in all the parts of this country.

2. This country lies in the middle of the North American continent. Its
area is over 9 million square kilometres. The country consists of 50
states. Its national emblem is the bald eagle. The flag is called ‘The
Stars and Stripes’.

3. This country is a very large country. Its territory is about 10
million square kilometres, people speak English and French there.

4. This country is called the ‘upside down country’. The hottest
summer month is January and the coldest winter month is June, it
lies in the southern hemisphere.

5. This country is situated in the southern hemisphere. When it is
midnig in Great Britain, it is midday of the next day in this country.
Many peo came to live here at the end of the 16th century.

You are going to read a magazine article about people in Britain. Six
sentences have been removed. Choose which sentences (A-G) fit into the
gaps (1-6). There is one extra sentence you do not need to use.

A. A red dragon is probably the oldest symbol of Wales.

B. They like to speak Welsh, to sing songs in Welsh and when you travel
you can see road signs in Welsh all over Wales.

C.Green is one of the symbols of Ireland and everybody wears green on
St. Patrick’s Day, the Irish national holiday.

D.The English are also famous for their love of animals.

E. People from Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland are not English.

F. Traditional tartan skirts are called kilts and many Scotts them –
women and men!

G. Every country in the UK has got its own symbol.

People in Britain

The symbol of England is a red rose, and English people are crazy about
gardening.

1.____________________________________________________________

A lot of families have pets. English football is famous, of course, but
there is another national sport too, cricket. English people like to
talk about the weather.

2.____________________________________________________________

Scotland is very famous for its beautiful scenery and the lakes called
Lochs. An important symbol of Scotland is a special kind of material
called tartan.

Another Scottish symbol is the thistle. People in Scotland play very
unusual musical instruments called bagpipes.

3.____________________________________________________

Another symbol of Wales is a vegetable called the leek. People wear them
on their coats on St. David’s Day, the Welsh national holiday, although
some people wear another symbol of Wales – the daffodil. Welsh people
are famous for their singing and their musical festivals. Rugby is their
national sport.

The most famous symbol of Ireland is the shamrock. In Ireland you may
see different shades and tones of green.

4._____________________________________________________________________

The Irish are famous for their playing, singing and dancing. People in
Britain are reserved and conservative. They have kept their traditions
alive for centuries.

Everyone who was born in Britain is British. People from England are the
English.

5. _________________________________________________________

They are the Scottish or the Scotts; the Welsh and the Irish. People
from Scotland and Wales don’t like it when they are called the English.

Everyone in Britain speaks English. But in some parts of Scotland and
Wales people speak different languages as well. The Welsh are especially
proud of their language.

6.________________________________________________________

Everyone in the UK speaks English but they all speak it differently.

III. Finishing the lesson

Summary of today’s work at the lesson.

Homework.

Project Work.

Teacher of English: And now you’ve got the last task. I’ll divide you
into three groups. Imagine a situation I am a tourist. I want to visit
any English-speaking country. The groups will persuade me to visit one
of the best English-speaking countries.

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