IV. Активизация лексического материала по теме сша.

How much do we know about the USA? Read the sentences and find the right answer. (Слайд 6)

1.Christopher Columbus discovered America in…

a) 1402 c) 1492

b) 1482 d) 1432

2.The American flag is often called…

a) Union Jack c) The Stars and Stripes

b) The Red Dragon d) The White Eagle

3.There are… stripes on the American flag.

a) 7 c) 50

b) 6 d) 13

4.The capital of the USA is…

a) Washington, D.C. c) New York

b) London d) Los Angeles

V. Чтение текста с извлечением необходимой информации.

1. Работа по книге и. В. Цветковой «Английский язык для школьников и поступающих в вуЗы».

Open your books on page 87 and find the answer to the question:

Is the USA a very large country? (Слайд 7)

2.Чтение информации о символах сша. (Слайд8)

The flag of the USA is often called “The Stars and Stripes”. There are 50 stars on it: one for each state.

The flag has 13 stripes. There are 7 red stripes and 6 white stripes: one stripe for each of the first 13 colonies of the USA.

The eagle became the official national symbol of the country in 1782. It has an olive branch (a symbol of peace) and arrows (symbols of strength). You can see the eagle on the back of the dollar bill.

One of the most famous symbols of the USA is the Statue of Liberty. France gave the statue to America in 1884 as a symbol of friendship. The Statue is in New York on Liberty Island.

“Uncle Sam” is a cartoon symbol of the American Government. He has appeared in magazines and newspapers for last 150 years. In 1812 Samuel Wilson sold meat to US Army. Everybody called him Uncle Sam. The first letters of his name US were the same as the first letters of the United States.

T: Answer my questions:

How many stars and stripes are there on the American flag?

What is the official symbol of the country?

Who gave the Statue of Liberty to America?

What was “Uncle Sam” by profession?

T: And now listen to the melody of the National anthem of the USA.

(Звучит мелодия Национального гимна США)

3. Беседа о географическом положении сша.

T: Find the information about the geographical position of the USA.(Слайд 9)

Работа по учебнику Цветковой.

What countries does the USA border on? (Слайд 10)

Call the largest rivers of the USA. (Cлайд 11)

Are the lakes of the USA very deep? (Слайд 12)

Name the highest mountains of the USA. (слайд 13)

Describe the climate of the USA. (Слайд 14)

Т: What places of interest would you like to visit in America? Look at the list of the best places to visit in the USA.

4.Чтение информации о штатах сша.

Используются сведения из Интернета.

T: How many states are there in the USA? (Слайд 15)

Now read the Internet information and count the states. (Приложение 2)

There are 51 states there.

Name the largest states and give the transcription to the names.

Ha доске прикрепляются названия штатов, к ним подбирается транскрипция.

T: Name the Largest cities of the USA.

What is the capital of the country? (Слайд 16)

What places of interest would you like to visit? Read the Internet Information.