Разработка урока и презентация по английскому языку на тему "British Queen"

1) to activate pupils` vocabulary by theme;

2) to develop pupils` interest in teaching English; to develop pupils` grammar and speaking skills;

3) to bring up foster teamwork.

British Queen Celebrates Diamond Jubilee (7th February, 2012)

Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II celebrated 60 years as a monarch on February 6th. She ascended to the throne of the United Kingdom in 1953, when she was a 25-year-old princess. The 85-year-old queen spent the day on official duties. She toured the town of King’s Lynn in the east of England.

The local mayor opened the celebrations to mark her diamond jubilee. Queen Elizabeth herself launched a new website that shows how much the world has changed during her six-decade reign. Bigger celebrations are scheduled to take place in the U.K. in the summer. There will be a 1,000-ship pageant on the River Thames and a concert at Buckingham Palace.

During Her Royal Highness’ reign, there have been 12 British prime ministers, 12 American presidents and six popes. She has also owned 60 corgis (her favourite dog). The diamond jubilee website says she has answered approximately 3.5 million letters. The queen promised her citizens that she would "dedicate myself anew to your service".

She also said: "I hope also that this Jubilee year will be a time to give thanks for the great advances that have been made since 1952 and to look forward to the future with clear head and warm heart." The queen is still very popular with British people, despite a downturn in her popularity after the death of Princess Diana in 1997.

WARM- UPS

1. KINGS AND QUEENS: Walk around the class and talk to other students about kings and queens. Change partners often. Sit with your first partner(s) and share your findings.

2. CHAT: In pairs / groups, decide which of these topics or words from the article are most interesting and which are most boring.

celebrated / monarch / princess / spent the day / official duties / a new website / prime ministers / presidents / answering letters / citizens / great advances / popular

Have a chat about the topics you liked. Change topics and partners frequently.

3. MONARCH: What’s it like being one? Complete this table with your partner(s). Change partners and share what you wrote. Change and share again.

Change partners again and talk about your conversations.

5. CELEBRATE: What’s the best way to celebrate? Rank these and share your rankings with your partner. Put the best at the top. Change partners and share your rankings again.

party

create a website

quiet evening with friends

alone

going overseas

buy yourself a big present

just think and reflect

other __________

6. QUEEN: Spend one minute writing down all of the different words you associate with the word ‘queen’. Share your words with your partner(s) and talk about them. Together, put the words into different categories.

1. TRUE / FALSE: Read the headline. Guess if a-h below are true (T) or false (F).

a. The queen of England is celebrating her 60th birthday.

b. Elizabeth became queen when she was 25 years old.

c. She spent the day with her family at a big party in her palace.

d. British people will celebrate the diamond jubilee next month.

e. There have been 12 U. S. Presidents during the Queen’s reign.

f. She has owned 26 corgis (her favourite breed of dog).

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