Розробка плану-конспекту уроку "London. The famous places of interest"
By the end of the lesson pupils will be able:
to develop communicative skills, using active lexis on the topic;
to practice speaking;
to improve their confidence as listeners and speakers.
Type of the lesson: the excursion to London.
PROCEDURE
І. Introduction
Greeting and Aim
Т:Today we are having an unusual lesson: some guests are present at our
lesson. Greet them, please.
P: Good morning, dear guests! We are glad to meet you.
Т: Today we are having a summary lesson devoted to the most significant
historical places of London. So, we’ll summarize the material about this city and your knowledge about interesting places of London. Today we will practice your speaking and listening skills. By the end of the lesson we’ll be able to practice speaking about our topic, to operate facts about this country. Now, let’s begin our lesson. As you know, the theme of our lesson is the famous places of interest in London. We’ll revise some material about the most significant historical places of London. You prepared some presentation about London and then you’ll show them.
II. Main part of the lesson Speaking Practice
Oral Practice 1. Застосування на практиці отриманих знань.
Warm-up «Question Time Activity».
What is the capital of Great Britain?
What are the main parts of London? (The City of London, the West End, the East End).
What is the City of London? (It is a commercial and trade centre).
What do you know about the West End? (It’s the historical centre of London).
What is the East End? (It’s a place where workers live).
What river does London stand on?
What places of interest are most popular in London?
Where can you see the British Prime Minister?
Which building has got the memorials of many famous men?
What palace is the living place for the British Queen?
Where would you go to watch beautiful paintings?
Which London’s square is round?
What is London famous for?
What is the Globe?
Who is William Shakespeare?
Generalizing 2. Узагальнення вивченого матеріалу про Лондон та визначні
місця. (Демонстрація учнями презентацій та розповідей про визначні місця Лондона).
Comprehension
check 3. Перевірка знань учнів. Game “Do you know London?”
Т: As you can see, London is a great historical and cultural centre of the country. It is one of the largest and the most interesting cities in the world. You have got a lot of interesting and useful information about sights of London. There is so much to see in London that even Londoners can always find new places of interest in their capital. They like to say: “When a man is tired of London, he is tired of life”. Do you know the sights of London?
We’ll play a game “Do you know London?”. Guess what place of
interest it is.
This is the place where all English kings and queens were crowned. Many of the kings and queens, scientists, poets are buried here. (Westminster Abbey)
This building stands unchanged on the Thames for nearly 1000 years. Many centuries it has been a fortress, palaсe, prison. They say that London is the key to England and this building is the key to London. Today it is a national monument and museum. (London Tower).
It is the London home of the Queen.The changing of the Guard takes place every day in front of it. (Buckingham Palace).
It has a very big clock on one of two Towers. It’s the most famous symbol of London. (Big Ben).
It is the best-known square in the city. In the centre of this square there is a monument knows as Nelson’s Column.(Trafalger Square).
It is the greatest of all English churches, dates back to the 17th century. It took the architect Sir Christopher Wren 35 years to build this magnificent building. (St. Paul’s Cathedral).
Grammar
T: Put the verbs in brackets in the Past or Present Simple Passive form.
The London Eye (to design) … by British architects 15 years ago. London … (to visit) by lots of tourists every day. Westminster Abby … (to found) in the 11th century. St Paul’s Cathedral … (to open) in 1697. English … (to speak) in many countries in the world. The play Hamlet … (to write) by Shakespeare.
ІІІ. Заключна частина уроку.
Summarizing 1. Підведення підсумків уроку. Виставлення оцінок.
T: Dear friends! Our lesson is coming to the end. Thank you for the interesting lesson. London is really a wonderful city. There’s so much to see in London. In conclusion I’d like to say that we have learned a lot about the British capital and I’m sure that you’ll be able to tell about its sights. You all really did your best and I am very pleased with your answers. Go ahead and never stop learning!
Homework 2. Домашнє завдання.
Your home task is to to do test about London.





