Famous statues 8

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Директор школы № 151

Зуфарова С.М.

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Famous statues

Искендеров Т.М.

2018-2019

Date_____ Form_____ Subject: English

Theme: Famous Statues

Aims:

Educational: - to talk about some famous statues in Uzbekistan, the USA and the UK; to practise talking about a statue they would like to have using ‘will’

Developing: - to practise comparing statues using the superlative; to practise listening for detailed information; to practise writing a description of a statue (homework)

Socio-cultural: - to learn about famous statues in Uzbekistan, the USA and the UK

Up bringing: - to enrich pupils’ knowledge of our tradition and nation

Learning outcomes for English competence C1, C2, C3, C4, C5, C6: At the end of the lesson pupils will be able to talk about famous statues in Uzbekistan, the USA and the UK

Type of the lesson: Mixed, group work, pair-work, individual work

Method of the lesson: nontraditional, mixed

Equipment of the lesson: Textbook “Fly High 8”, pictures, internet, computers, projector

TECHNOLOGICAL MAP OF THE LESSON:

Procedure of the lesson:

I. Organizing moment: Motivation, Greeting, checking attendance, season, weather, checking the preparation for the lesson.

II. Asking homework:

- Check for homework given on past lesson.

- Ask pupils all new words learnt on previous lesson.

III. Pre-activity:

Activity 1 Work in groups. Look at the pictures. Ask and answer.

Objectives: to stimulate PP ideas about the topic: to prepare for the next activity

P P look at the statues and answer the questions.

1 Have you ever seen these statues?

2 Do you know who made them?

3 Do you know where they are?

4 Do you know their names?

5 Do you like them? Why? /Why not?

IV. Main part

Activity 2a Copy the table. Listen to the guides talking about some famous statues and complete the information in the table for each statue.

Objective: to practise listening for detail

PP listen to the CD and complete the table. Before listening, write the words

‘unveil, weapon, tablet, at the foot of' on the BB and explain their meaning.

CD script

Activity 2b Work in groups of three. Ask and answer the questions.

Objectives: to practise superlatives; to enable PP to talk about sculpture

PP work in groups. They ask and answer the questions. When PP are getting

near the end, bring the class together and discuss some of the answers with

the whole class.

1 Which statue is the biggest?

2 Which statue is the oldest7

3 Which statue is the most interesting7

4 Which words do you like best?

5 Are there any statues in your place or near your place?

6 If you were in charge of the art budget for your place

would you build statues?

Activity 3a Work in groups. You are going to build a statue. Decide:

Objectives: to give an opportunity to work creatively; to revise the Future Simple;

• who or what it will be

• where it will be

• what it will be made of

• what size it will be

• what the words will be

3b Present your ideas to the class.

Objectives: to give further practice in talking about sculpture

Ask PP to work in pairs or groups to dicsuss their ideas and come up with a plan. They should note down their ideas and be ready to present them to the class. When some groups have finished, stop the activity and ask groups to tell the class about their sculptures.

V. Post-activity

Activity 4 Complete the sentences using the Active or the Passive Voice. You must either use Simple Present or Simple Past.

The Statue of Liberty

1. The Statue of Liberty (give)……………….. to the United States by France.

2. It (be) …………… a present on the 100th anniversary of the United States.

3. The Statue of Liberty (design) ……………….. by Frederic Auguste Bartholdi.

4. It (complete)………………………….. in France in July 1884.

5. In 350 pieces, the statue ………… then (ship) ………………. to New York, where it (arrive) ……………………. on 17 June 1885.

6. The pieces (put)……………………… together and the opening ceremony (take)………………….. place on 28 October 1886.

7. The Statue of Liberty (be) ………………. 46 metres high (93 metres including the base).

8. The statue (represent) …………………… the goddess of liberty.

9. She (hold) …………………… a torch in her right hand and a tablet in her left hand.

10. On the tablet you can (see) ………………… the date of the Declaration of Independence: July 4, 1776.

11. During the restoration completed in 1986, the new torch ……… carefully (cover) …………………. with thin sheets of 24k gold.

12. Every year, the Statue of Liberty (visit)……………………… by thousands of people from all over the world.

Activity 5 Let’s talk about superlatives

L et’s talk about SUPERLATIVES

Conversation cards

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Class survey

Match

Answer key:

VI. Evaluation. Giving marks

VII. Homework

Write about any statue you know and talk about it. (If you do not know one, find a picture of one in your school library.) Begin like this:

The statue of Amir Temur stands in a small park ... It was first shown in ...

1 Where is it?

2 Who is the sculptor?

3 What is it made of?

4 When was it first shown?

5 Why was it made?

6 What do you feel?