The famous travelers

Theme: “The famous travelers” / Present Continuous tense

 

The aim of the lesson:

Educational: to enlarge students’ knowledge on history and geography. To give the new information on the theme.

Development: to develop the understanding, listening, speaking skills.

Upbringing: to teach students’ to work in groups and be active and sociable.

 

The visual aids: interactive board, cards, handouts, presentation, ICT, world map, globe, flags

The type of the lesson: mixed

Inter subject connection: geography, history

 

 

1. Organization moment (1min)

• Good afternoon, students.
• Good afternoon teacher.
• How are you today?
• We are fine. What about you?
• I’m fine, too. Today I have some interesting games and competitions for you. You should do the exercises quickly than other teams.

 

I divide students into three groups with 4 students in each team. First of all I choose 4 students as captains of the «ship” then these 4 students should gather the teams. After that, all teams should choose the envelope with puzzles and collect it on the table (each puzzle has a picture of one country). Then they will be given flags of the country they have in the puzzle and picture of famous explorer from the same country. For every correct answer and completed task each team gets “money and coins” (not real) that I prepared for the lesson. 

Rules of the lesson are in the bottle (as in the pirate stories in sea). I open it and read for students. “Imagine that you are young explorers and you have a map which can help you to find a lot of treasure. You should compete with explorers from other countries to get more treasure.

 

1. So, let’s start our competition with QUIZ.

 

1. What the capital of Great Britain? (London)
2. What is the capital of France? (Paris)
3. What is the capital of Italy? (Rome)
4. Who is the head of the state? (President)
5. Who is the head of the United Kingdom? (The Queen)
6. Who is the first president of the USA? (George Washington)
7. The man on the board is was the great person in his country who worked a lot for independence. He served as President of South Africa from 1994 to 1999. He was the country’s first black head of state. What is his name? (Nelson Mandela)
8. What is the biggest lake in Kazakhstan? (Caspian)
9. Where are situated the sightseeing on the board? (Taj-Mahal, Louvre Palace Pyramid, Burj-Khalifa)
10. What is the longest river in the world? (Amazon/Nile)
11. Name the world’s largest ocean. (Pacific)
12. What is the names of the sightseeing on the board? (Empire State building, the Eiffel Tower, Sydney Opera House)
13. The largest ocean in the world? (Pacific Ocean)
14. Choose the extra option on the board. ( London, Paris, Moscow, New York)
15. Choose the extra option on the board. (China, France, South Korea, Kazakhstan)
16. Choose the extra option on the board. (Nursultan Nazarbayev, Donald Trump, John Kennedy, Theodore Roosevelt)
17. What city has a nickname “Big Apple”? (New York)
18. Which animal is known as the “Ship of the Desert?” (Camel)
19. How many consonants are there in the English alphabet? (21)
20.   What is the oldest university in the world? (Harvard)

 

III. Now I want you to look through the new vocabulary and learn by heart in 1-2 minutes. Then one student from your group will tell me the words with translations by heart (5min)

 

I team

Have to thank – должны поблагодарить – рахмет айтуымыз керек

was born – родился — туылды

Western Hemisphere – Западное полушарие – Батыс жартышары

send – отпралять — жіберу

call – называться — аталу

during that time – в течении того времени – сол уақытта

look for – искать — іздеу

spices – специи — дәмдеуіштер

across the ocean – через океан – мұхит арқылы

Iroquois – индейцы – үнді тайпасы

pumpkins – тыква – асқабақ

сorn – кукуруза —

beans – фасоль – ас бұршақ

hunt – охотиться – аң аулау

fished – ловить рыбу – балық аулау

 

II team

Sail – плавать — жүзу

еxisted – существовать — болу

land – приземлиться, высадка у берега — қону (ұшақ), жағаға тоқтау

spices — специи — дәмдеуіштер

silk – шелк — жібек

gem – жемчужина – маржан тас

mean – означать — мағынада

believe – верить — сену

across – через — арқылы

reach – достигать — жету

convince – убеждать — көндіру

prove  — доказать — дәлелдеу

persuaded — убеждать — көндіру

voyage – морское путешествие – теңіз саяхаты

 

III team

was born – родился — туылды

oldest of 12 sons – старший из 12 сыновей – 12 ұл баланың ең үлкені

Protestant – Протестант (Христиан дінінің ағымы)

іmagine – представить – елестетету

growing up – расти – өсу

tough – жесткий — қатты

navigator – мореплаватель – теңізде жүзуші

taste – попробывать – дәмін тату

waterways – водные пути – теңіз жолдары

trading goods – продажа товара — тауар сату

merchant – торговец — сатушы

privateer – капер – (Частное морское судно, во время войны нападавшее на суда неприятеля с ведома или разрешения своего правительства)

capture – захватить – басып алу

seizing – захватывать, арестовывать – басып алу, тұтқындау

illegally capture slaves – незаконно захватывать в рабство – заңсыз құл иелену

crew members – члены экипажа – экипаж мүшелері

corner – зажать в угол – қақпанға түсіру

hatred – ненависть – жек көру, ыза

desire for revenge – желание отомстить – кек алуды қалау

complete – завершить — аяқтау

attempt – попытаться — тырысу

feat – подвиг — ерлік

 

1. The students are given the cards with information of explorers.

Jacques Cartier — Explorer (1491 — 1557)

You probably have heard of the country of Canada, just north of the United States. But do you know how it got its name? We have Jacques Cartier and the Iroquois people to thank. Cartier was an explorer from France who made several trips to North America in the 1500s.

Jacques Cartier was born in 1491 in France, just one year before Columbus sailed to the part of the world called the Indies, which is the Western Hemisphere. Kings and Queens in Europe during that time were sending explorers to look for gold, spices, and a faster way to get to Asia. Cartier was one of these explorers.

King Francis I sent Cartier to explore the northern part of the Americas in 1534 with two ships. This was the first of three trips that he would make across the ocean. He explored Canada’s coast, found some new lands like Prince Edward Island, and met with the Iroquois, a Native American people who lived there. Many Iroquois were farmers who grew pumpkins, corn, and beans, and they also hunted and fished.

Christopher Columbus (1451-1506)

Columbus didn’t want to sail to North America. In fact, before he left, he didn’t even know North America existed. About 500 years ago, Europeans thought that the only other continents were Asia and Africa, since nobody had been to the Americas (or to Australia or Antarctica). Columbus wanted to land in India, not North America, because it was a source of riches like spices, silk, and gems.

Previously, Europeans had to sail all the way around Africa to get to India, and Columbus thought there was a better way. However, just because you have a good idea doesn’t mean that everyone will believe you.

Columbus had the idea of sailing across the Atlantic to reach India, but he couldn’t convince the richest Europeans to give him the money to prove it. He asked kings and queens and leaders of nations like Portugal, Venice, and Genoa. Finally, he went to the Spanish queen, Isabella and persuaded her to give him three ships for a voyage, or great journey. These ships were called the Nina, the Pinta, and the Santa Maria.

Francis Drake

His true date of birth is unknown, but many people believe that Sir Francis Drake was born between 1540 and 1544 in Devonshire, England. His parents were Protestant farmers, and Drake was the oldest of 12 sons. Can you imagine growing up with 11 brothers? As you will learn, Francis Drake grew up to be a tough sea navigator or explorer, and maybe his childhood had something to do with that!

Francis Drake’s first taste of sea life came when he sailed the waterways between England and France trading goods as a merchant. Then, at the age of 23, he took a job as a privateer, or armed ship officer, who had the right to capture enemy ships. For the next several years he sailed off the coast of France seizing other merchant ships. Then, in 1560, he began sailing ships with his cousin into Africa to illegally capture slaves. During one of these voyages, he was cornered by Spanish forces, and several of his crew members were killed. The experience left Drake with a hatred for the Spanish and a desire for revenge…  

In 1580 he was the first sailor to complete a voyage around the world as captain of the ship! Only one man—Ferdinand Magellan—had attempted the same feat before Drake; however, Magellan died before completing the trip. 

 

1. Grammar

The present continuous (also called present progressive) is a verb tense which is used to show that an ongoing action is happening now, either at the moment of speech or now in a larger sense. The present continuous can also be used to show that an action is going to take place in the near future.

The present continuous is formed using am/is/are + present participle. Questions are indicated by inverting the subject and am/is/are. Negatives are made with not.

Statement: You are watching TV.

Question: Are you watching TV?

Negative: You are not watching TV.

 

1. Exercises

 

1. Complete the sentences in present continuous with the verbs given.

 

1. The birds …………… (sing).
2. My sister …………… (watch) TV and I …………… (read) a great novel.
3. We …………… (have) a very good time on holidays.
4. She …………… (work) at the moment but she finishes at 6.
5. …… it …… (rain) now? Yes, it is.
6. James …………… (play) football in the park now.
7. Harry and Anne …………… (go) to the cinema.
8. They …………… (clean) the whole house.

 

2. Write these sentences in the negative (short form)

 

1. Mrs Thompson is watching her favourite series on TV. ……………………………………………………………………………….
2. That boy is eating an ice-cream.

……………………………………………………………………………….

3. I´m going to the mountain.

 ……………………………………………………………………………….

4. They are making dinner.

……………………………………………………………………………….

 

3. Ask questions as in the example.
4. Man / run Is the man running?
5. Mum / eat / cake ……………………………………………………………..
6. That man / read / the paper …………………………………………………
7. They / wear / T-shirts ………………………………………………………..
8. The birds / fly ………………………………………………………………….
9. You / listen / to me ……………………………………………………………

Well done, boys and girls! (prizes and diplomas will being written while students will listen to music and sing a song “Try everything”)

 

VII. Home Work

                           

To learn by heart new vocabulary, and to write your own story by your imagination on Present Continuous tense.  

                     

                                                                                       Оқытушы: Керимова Г.К