Розробка уроку англійської мови "Television in the USA"

Конспект уроку "Television in the USA" + презентація стане у нагоді під час планування уроків англійської мови.

TOPIC: Television in the USA

AIMS:

- To consolidate the acquisition of the words for the topic “Television”

- To practise writing a short report of an interview.

- To practise reading for specific information on television in the USA.
- To practise speaking on television in the USA.

EQUIPMENT: textbooks, handouts, pictures, interactive blackboard, computer

PROSEDURE:

I.INTRODUCTION:

1. Greeting

Hello, I`m glad to see you. I hope you`re fine today.

2. Aim:

Today`s lesson is about television in the USA. We`ll learn some information on TV channels, popular programs and the largest TV networks in the USA.

3. Warming-up

Why do you think people watch TV? For news? For entertainment? For another reason?

Are American TV programs shown in this country? Which ones? What are your favorites?

4. Check on homework

II. MAIN PART:

1. Vocabulary practice

Translate the following words into English. Then take the first letters of this words, put them together. What word have you got?

популярний -

реаліті-шоу -

звичайний -

досягти удачі -

результат -

наркоман -

більшість -

музичний -

навчальній -

популярний - popular

реаліті-шоу – reality-show

звичайний - ordinary

досягти удачі – gain a fortune

результат – result progarmme

наркоман - addict

більшість - majority

музичний - musical

навчальній - educational

2. Reading

1. Pre-reading task

Look through the text on page 67 of your textbooks and answer the question “What is this text about?”

1. While-reading task

Read the text and fill in the words from the box

You may look at the monitor and check up the results

1. majority 7. commercial

2. soap operas 8. television

4. viewers 9. however

5. advertisings 10. society

6. source 11. source

1. Post-reading task

Read the statements below the text and decide which of them are true and which of them are false ones. Check up your answers

a) True e) False

b) True f) False

c) True g) True

d) False

3. Relaxing

Game “Find a pair’.

You’ve got a card with the word on it. You have to find another word to make up a word combination.

4. Speaking and Listening

Listen to Shelley, who`s American, talking to Francis, who`s English, about television in the USA. Find out what the following abbreviations stand for: ABC CBS NBC PBS CNN HBO FCC.
There are a lot of commercial and non-commercial stations. Most commercial stations are affiliated with one of the national commercial networks: ABC (American Broadcasting Company), NBC (National Broadcasting Company), CBS (Columbia Broadcasting System), or Fox Broadcasting Company. They are not licensed to broadcast. Networks are essentially. They buy programs from independent television production companies and sell these programs to individual television stations.
On the average, American viewers watch TV four hours a day, usually tuned to one of the national commercial networks: ABC, NBC, CBS, or Fox Broadcasting Company. These stations attract about 98 percent of TV audiences.
The commercial networks broadcast a variety of shows: news, drama, soap operas, comedy, sports, music, movies, children`s programs, game shows, and talk shows. There is a lot of competition for viewers, especially during prime time, from 7 to 11 p.m.
PBS (Public Broadcasting Service), supported by government and private funding, is the only noncommercial network. It broadcasts more serious drama, performing arts, science, public-affairs documentaries, and educational children`s programs. Sesame Street, the most popular children`s show on PBS, appears on TV stations all over the world.
Some viewers pay to receive a wider selection of programs on cable television. There are up to 500 cable stations. Two well-known ones are HBO (Home Box Office), which shows movies, and CNN (Cable News Network), which specializes in news.
All television stations in the US, public or private, must be licensed to broadcast by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), an independent federal agency. Each license is given for a few years only.

4. Writing

Look at photos and say what kind of programme is it. Fill in the table.

III. CONCLUSION:

1.Hometask:Your home task for the next lesson is to prepare a report on television in the USA.

2.Summary:I hope you’ve learned a lot of interesting information about television in the USA. You’ve worked well today. Let’s remember what we’ve done at the lesson.