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NATURE & ECOLOGY

ECOLOGY:
Man and Natural World

План – конспект открытого урока в 7 классе
(O.V. Afanasyeva, I.V. Mikheeva textbook English VI)

Aims:

1. To learn the vocabulary on the topic.
2. To discuss the problem in monologues and dialogues.
3. To enhance listening comprehension.
4. To enhance reading skills.
5. To enhance students’ active attitudes over environmental problems.

Оснащение урока:

Учебник, кассета с записью текста для аудирования. Класс оформлен плакатами.

Ход урока:

1 этап: Приветствие.

Teacher: Good afternoon, children.

Pupils: Good afternoon.

Teacher: Sit down, please. The theme of today’s lesson is “Man and the Natural World”. We are going to discuss the thesis: “Man is the destroyer, man is the creator”. Listen to the text and answer the questions to it. Read the text and make up the dialogues. Let’s begin. Your task for today was to learn new words and to prepare to give your answers: “Is Man a destroyer? Is Man a creator?”

2 этап: развитие навыков монологической речи.

Примерные высказывания детей.

Pupil 1: I thought that ancient people were “environmentally friendly” and lived in harmony with nature. Some people (such as the American Indians) did indeed respect and protect their environment. But there are many examples of ancient people who destroyed land they inhabited.

Pupil 2: I’ve read that the great city of Ur was destroyed by floods after the inhabitants had removed the trees around the headwaters of the river Euphrates to use as fuel for their fires. Although the Bible says that the cause of these floods was the anger of God, the real cause of the floods was probably environmental damage caused by man.

Pupil 3: The dodo was a large bird, rather like a turkey, that lived on the island of Mauritius in the Indian Ocean. When the first humans arrived in Mauritius in the early 16th century, they found that the dodos were quite tame. The settlers killed the dodos partly for food and partly for sport. By 1680, less than 200 years after the first human settlement on Mauritius, the last dodo was dead. Only the expression “as dead as a dodo” lives on in the English language.

Pupil 4: People are cutting down rainforests. And they control the world’s weather. They act as the lungs of the planet. Our ocean and seas are polluted. The reason is that Man uses them as dumps.

Pupil 5: True, some people cut down the forests; but some people plant and grow trees, that protect the environment. People develop new, safe technologies that don’t harm or destroy the environment.
People have made many great discoveries. People can cure many diseases. In this sense Man is a creator.

3 этап. Аудирование.

Teacher: Now you will listen to the text. Then you will answer these questions (указывая на вопросы, написанные на доске). Make sure that you know this expression: to set to work – приниматься за работу.
Let’s listen to the text twice.

(Включается запись первой части текста “Clean Up the Countryside” society)

Questions:

1. Where was Vicki coming from?
2. What was the weather like on that day, one of the last days of the term?
3. Why was Vicki shocked when she was passing through the grove?
4. What idea did Vicki have when she saw the mess?

Teacher: Now answer these questions please. The first question.
Pupil 1: Vicki was coming from her country school.
Teacher: Good. The next question please.
Pupil 2: The weather was nice. The sun was shining.
Teacher: Good. The next question.
Pupil 3: Vicki was shocked to see that the grove looked terrible. It was piled with rubbish.
Teacher: Good. And the last question.
Pupil 4: She had an idea to start her own “Clean up the Countryside” society.
Teacher: Good. You have understood the text very well. Now let’s read this story to the end to find out more about Vicki and her friends.

4 этап. Чтение и работа над текстом
(Дети читают продолжение текста в учебнике.)

Teacher: Now read the phrases corresponding to their Russian equivalents. Приниматься за работу.
Pupil 1: To set to work
Teacher: Good. Люди, устраивающие свалку на природе.
Pupil 2: Rubbish dumpers.
Teacher: Correct. Привести к глобальной катастрофе.
Pupil 3: Bring to a global disaster.
Teacher: Right you are. Страдать от нехватки еды и чистой воды.
Pupil 4: To suffer from shortages of food and clean water.
Teacher: Right. Что надо и что не надо делать.
Pupil 5: Do’s and Don’ts.
Teacher: Good. Создать законы для защиты от загрязнения воздуха, воды и почвы.
Pupil 6: To make laws to protect air, water and soil.
Teacher: Right. Развивать международное сотрудничество.
Pupil 7: To develop international cooperation.
Teacher: Right you are. Экономить воду, газ, энергию.
Pupil 8: Save water, gas and energy.
Teacher: Right. Содержать города в чистоте.
Pupil 9: Keep your towns and cities clean.
Teacher: Good. Решить вступить в Общество защиты окружающей среды.
Pupil 10: To decide to join “Protect the Environment” society.
Teacher: Very good. You know these phrases. And now it’s time for drama. Make up and act out the dialogues between Vicki and one of her friends, between Vicki’s friends, and between Vicki and one of the picnickers.

5 этап. Развитие навыков диалогической речи.
Примерные диалоги.

Vicki: Is that you, Alice? It’s me, Vicki. Our grove looks terrible. It’s piled with rubbish. I was shocked to see that.
Alice: Calm down! Have you got any ideas?
Vicki: Yes. I have an idea. We have to do something about this mess. I’d like to start our own “Clean up the Countryside” society. How do you like this idea?
Alice: I think it’s great. Let’s meet tomorrow and discuss it.
Vicki: OK. I’ll give a call to Rosie and Jane. Would you phone Cathy?
Alice: Sure. Let’s meet after classes.

Alice: Hi, Cathy! It’s me, Alice. Vicki has an idea to start our own “Clean up the Countryside” society. The grove is in a terrible mess. And we are going to clear away all the rubbish that has been left by rubbish dumpers. Will you join us?
Cathy: Sure. That’s a great idea. I agree we have to clear away the mess. When and where shall we meet?
Alice: After classes. At the grove. Don’t forget to bring plastic bags for the rubbish.
Cathy: All right. I’ll be at the grove after classes.

Vicki: Excuse me. What are you going to do with all this litter? Are you going to leave it here?
Picnicker: What do you mean, young lady?
Vicki: I mean that you should put all your rubbish into a plastic bag and take it away. You just can’t leave this rubbish here. You turn this beautiful place into a rubbish pile.
Picnicker: Why do you think so? I’m not going to leave these empty bottles and cans here. I enjoy spending time here and I’ll never spoil this lovely place.
Teacher: Thank you very much. You have acted your dialogues well.

6 этап. Подведение итогов урока путем тестирования.

Teacher: Now you will write a test on our lesson today.

Каждому ученику раздается тест, который включает в себя задания, отражающие работу на уроке. После выполнения работы учащимся предлагается обменяться тестами и на доске даются правильные ответы и параметры выставления оценок. Учащиеся получают оценку за урок.

TEST TO THE TOPIC “MAN AND NATURAL WORLD”

1. Complete the sentences using the words

a) a little bit, b) spoiled, c) personally, d) disasters, e) piled, f) society, g) international, h) term, i) accent, j) cooperation, k) crisis

1. The environmental _______ we are facing today may cause damage to the planet.
2. It was one of the last days of the winter ______.
3. Greenpeace is an ___________ environmental organization.
4. The members of Greenpeace acted fast and bravely. They were thanked for their _________.
5. This man speaking with an _________ is a Russian member of Greenpeace.
6. I wanted to know who __________ had dumped all that waste.
7. Would you like to join the “Save the Animals” ________?
8. They found a lot of litter ________ under the trees.
9. Rainstorms and floods are __________.
10. He has ________ the final result of our action.
11. There are many foreigners here. Could you speak _______ slower?

2. Match the phrases with their Russian equivalents:

1. global crisis a) быть в ужасном беспорядке
2. international cooperation b) дальнейшее развитие
3. nuclear disaster c) ядерная катастрофа
4. a pile of boxes d) глобальный кризис
5. to be in a terrible mess e) груда ящиков
6. further development f) международное сотрудничество
7. to govern the country g) населять территорию
8. to test nuclear weapons h) сбрасывать отходы
9. to populate the area i) проводить испытания ядерного оружия
10. to dump rubbish j) управлять страной
11. to damage the environment k) наносить вред окружающей среде

Ключ к тесту.

1. 1. k, 2. h, 3. g, 4. j, 5. i, 6. c, 7. f, 8. e, 9. d, 10. b, 11. a

2. 1. d, 2. f, 3. c, 4. e, 5. a, 6. b, 7. j, 8. i, 9. g,  10. h, 11. k

Teacher: Now you know your marks. Tell me please what we have done today.
Pupil 1: We have discussed the phrase “Man is the destroyer. Man is the creator”.
Pupil 2: We have listened to the text and answered the questions to it.
Pupil 3: We have read the story of Vicki to the end.
Pupil 4: We have learnt some phrases from the text.
Pupil 5: We have acted out the dialogues.
Pupil 6: We have done a test.
Teacher: What was the most interesting/ enjoyable/boring/difficult?
Pupil 1: The text was not boring.
Pupil 2: We have learnt many useful expressions.
Pupil 3: The test was not difficult.
Teacher: Thank you very much for your work. Good-bye.

By Youdif Boyarskaya