Классический урок английского языка в 6 классе

Автор: Головачева Евгения Михайловна

Организация: МАОУ Академический лицей им. Г.А.Псахье

Населенный пункт: г.Томск

The purpose of the lesson: To form students' general understanding of the United States of America

1. Warming up (time: 2 min)

Greeting. Ask questions and listen to students’ answers.

• Hello everyone!
• How are you today?
• Do you like to travel?
• What transport do you prefer for travelling?
• What countries have you ever been to?
• Today we will travel to the USA (show the flag).

2. Basic part (time:

1. Oral practice. Answer the questions. (time:2 min)

First, I want to check your knowledge you learnt in the 5^th grade.

• Who can show the USA on the globe? (show the globe)
• What do you know about the USA? (listen to answers)

2. The teacher shows presentation with general facts. (time: 10 min)

-Now we are going to look through some information about the USA. But before I want to give you the list of unknown words. (appendix)

Students look through the words.

4.3 After reading the presentation students are given distributing material. The students try to answer questions about the USA. (time: 15 min)

The teacher asks the students to divide into 3 groups and try to answer 15 questions (True or False) on the papers. (appendix)

5. Quiz “ General facts about America” (time: 7 min.)

Questions on the screen: 1. What is the full name of America?

1. How many states are there in the USA?
2. How many stripes are there on American flag?
3. When do Americans celebrate Independence Day?
4. Where is the State of Liberty situated?
5. Who discovered America?
6. In what year Christopher Columbus discover America?
7. Who was the first president of America?
8. What is the capital of the USA?

-You are all great!

 

1. Conclusion. (time: 3min)

 

• So, our lesson has come to the end. We have fixed some new information about GB and you have done all exercises very well.
• Let's sum up. What new information about the USA did you learn from today's lesson?

Listen to different replies.

• Thank you for your answers!

Explanation of homework (time: 1 min)

• Open your diaries and write down your homework. You need to prepare a letter to your pen friend. All information you have known today you can also use. Next lesson you will exchange the letters and read them.
• Thank you for the lesson. Our lesson is over. Goodbye.

 

 

Appendix

List of unknown words:

Prefer- предпочитать

Situated- расположен

North- север

Pacific Ocean- Тихий океан

West- запад

East- восток

Include – включать в себя

Borders- граничит

South- юг

Total area- общая площадь

Settled- обосновавшийся

Developed- развитый

Generations – поколения

Mostly- по большей части, в основном

Temperate- умеренный

 

Arctic- арктический

Important- важный

Mountain chain- горная цепь

Deep- глубокий

Independent- независимый

Each- каждый

Own- собственный

Government – правительство

Law- закон

Proclaimed- провозглашённый

Executive branch- исполнительная власть

Citizen- гражданин

Elected- избираемый

Fairy- сказка

Hold – держать

Torch- факел

 

Task. Are these facts about the USA true or false? Mark 'T' if the statement is true and 'F' if it is false.

•The United States of America is the fourth largest country in the world

• It is situated in both North and South America

• The US is made up of 50 states

• The USA is the third most populous country in the world with a population of over 330 million people

• The USA borders on Canada in the south

• New York is the capital of the USA

• The United States has no official language but the most common language spoken in the country is English

• The second most common language is French

• The US capital is situated on the Potomac River

• The largest city in the country is Washington, D.C.

• The current US flag was designed by a 17-year-old school student

• There are 13 stripes and 50 stars on the American flag

• Abraham Lincoln was the first president of the United States

• Texas is the largest state in the US

• President George Washington never lived in the White House

 

 

Опубликовано: 29.11.2025