Заняття 9

Тема: «Канада. Географічне положення. Клімат.»

Вид заняття: лекція.

Мета: правильно мотивувати необхідність вивчення іноземної мови, ознайомити з

іншомовною інформацією щодо теми, формувати соціокультурну компетенцію розвивати логічне мислення, повторити граматичний матеріал за попередній курс, працювати над закріпленням розмовних навичок.

Обладнання: дошка, книги, словники, роздатковий лексико-граматичний матеріал , магнітофон, відео.

Література: О.Литвинюк “Bright English”, “Digest for English learners`” (журнал)

Структура заняття

1.Вступ.Організаційний момент. Повідомлення теми та мети уроку.

Dear students! I'm very glad to congratulate you on the beginning of the new academic year. This year and this term we’ll speak about some new grammar categories, some new lexical topics. But today we’ll have a talk about the geographical location of second largest country in the world. It will help us to broaden our outlook, to enrich our vocabulary and, of course, to improve our English.

2. Уведення в іншомовне середовище: читання та прослуховування гімну Канади

“O Canada” was proclaimed Canada’s National anthem on July 1,1980, 100 years after it was first sung in 1880. The music was composed by C.Lavallee, a well-known composer. The lyrics were written in 1908 by Mr. Justice Weir. French lyrics to accompany the music were written by Sir Routier. The official English version includes changes recommended in 1968 by a special Joint Committee of the Senate and House of Commons. The French lyrics remain unaltered.

O, Canada! Our home and native land!

True patriot love in all thy sons command.

With glowing hearts we see thee rise,

The True North, strong and free!

From far and wide,

О Canada,

We stand on guard for thee.

God keep our land glorious and free!

О Canada,

we stand on guard for thee.

О Canada,

we stand on guard for thee.

3. Основна частина заняття: learn some facts about Canadian symbols.

The motto of Canada is in Latin A Mari Usque Ad Mare - From Sea to Sea.

July 1^st is National holiday in Canada

On June 24, French Canadians honor their patron saint Jean Baptiste. The province observes legal holiday Quebec National Day.

The beaver attained official status an emblem of Canada when an “act to provide for the recognition of beaver as a symbol of sovereignty of Canada” received royal accent on March 24,1975.

Canadian Symbols.

Put the words in the brackets in the correct form and find out some new things about National Flag of the country.

1. The National Flag­______/adopt/______by Parliament on October 22, 1964.

2. It is a red flag /contain/______in the center a white square with a red maple leaf.

3. Red and white /be/______the official colours for Canada.

4. The official colours /declare/______by King George V in 1921.

5. The maple leaf first /associate/______with Canada as early as the 1700s.

6. In 1834, St. Jean Baptiste Society /make/_______the maple leaf its emblem.

7. By 1860, the maple leaf_______/ incorporate/ _into the badge of the 100th Regiment.

8. The maple leaf _­­­_________/use/ in decorations for the visit of the Prince of Wales.

9. Alexander Muir /write/__________ the Maple Leaf Forever in l867.

10. It _______/regard/_________as the national song for several decades.

11. The coats of arms of Ontario and Quebec both /include/_______the maple leaf.

12. Since 1965, the maple leaf______/become/______the most prominent Canadian symbol

After reading the text try to answer the questions:

What is population of Canada?

Is Canada a rich country?

Are Canadians a bilingual nation?

O Canada! Where pines and maples grow, From east to western sea

Great prairies spread and lordly rivers flow, Thou land of hope, for all who toil!

How dear to us thy broad domain, The true North, strong and free!

Canada /Indian "kanata" - a village/ is a magnificent land. It has an area of nearly

10,000,000 square kilometers and population about 28 million; 550,000 Indians, and

36,000 Inuits. 23% of population live in rural areas. The majority of the Indians live in

reservations. Canada has two official languages: English and French a small part of Canadians

speak Italian, Chinese, German and Portuguese.

Within its borders lies a diversity of life, landscape and climate that few countries can rival. Bordered on three sides by oceans, Canada possesses a variety of terrain, from rainforests to nearly deserts. Its mountains range from the peaks of the western Cordillera to the peaks of the Laurentians. Canada has 7 land regions. The Canadian Shield, the Hudson Bay-Arctic lowlands, Arctic islands, the Appalachian, the Great Lakes lowland, the Western Interior and the Western Cordilleras.