Cultural cities of the UK

Атырау қаласы, Атырау селосы,
Ф. Оңғарсынова атындағы орта мектептің
ағылшын пәні мұғалімі Абилтаева Гүлхат

Theme: Cultural cities of the UK
Form: 10
Aim: Give information about cultural cities of the UK. Reading the text. Working with vocabulary. Revision of articles.
Type of the lesson: New lesson
Equipments: slide, video about sightseeing of London
Procedure of the lesson:

I Organization
II Warm - up. Look at the pictures. Match the places with their names.
London eye
Tower of Bridge
Stonehenge
The Giant’s Causeway
Edinburgh

Which of these places would you like to see? Why?

III Presentation
Read about Stonehenge and answer the questions.
New words:
Icon
Mystery
Temple
Observatory
Bones
Medieval
Antiquary
Archeologists
Plain
Sacred

Stonehenge
Stonehenge is Britain’s greatest national icon, symbolizing mystery and power. Its original purpose is unclear to us, but some people think that it was a temple, others think that it was an astronomical observatory.
Stonehenge was built before metal began to be used in Britain. We know from animal bones that people who constructed Stonehenge is unanswered even today. In the early medieval period writers thought they knew who had build Stonehenge – Merlin. In 1620, an architect Inigo Jones thought it was based on classical geometry and constructed by Romans. John Aubrey, an antiquary, thought that the Druids were the builders of Stonehenge.
1) What does Stonehenge symbolize?
2) 2) What was its original purpose?
3) 3) When was Stonehenge built?
4) Who built Stonehenge?
5) 5) What is Stonehenge for people?
IV Work in groups. Tell each other what you remember about Stonehenge.
Divide students into two groups and give them points to each answer.

Vocabulary
V Match the definitions a - j with words from the text.
a) hard parts inside the body of a person or animal that are covered with muscle, skin (bone)
b) an expert in archeology (archeologists)
c) a building where people pray (sacred)
d) connected with the period in history between about 1100 and 1500 AD (medieval)
e) a large area of flat land with few trees (plain)
f) a thing that you cannot understand or explain (mystery)
g) a person who studies, collects or sells antiques (antiquary)
i) a symbol of something (icon)
Grammar: Articles
We use a/an before singular countable nouns.
We cannot use singular countable nouns alone (without a/ the/my)
We use a/an to say what kind of thing or person something/ somebody is

VI Put in a/an or the.

1) I enjoyed my holiday. __ hotel was very nice.
2) ‘Can I ask ___ question?” “Of course. What do you want to ask?”
3) She looks very tired. She needs __ holiday.
4) “Where’s Mary?” “She’s in ___ kitchen.
5) Sam is __ interesting person.
6) ‘Excuse me, can you tell me how to get to ___ city center?”
7) Arman is __ student.
8) My aunt has got two children, __ boy and __ girl.

VII Complete the text with articles where necessary.
(1)__ Romans invaded Britain in AD 43 and, chasing ancient Britons along (2)___ Thames, they came to (3) ___ first place where it was easy to cross. They built (4) ___ garrison there – and London was born. They also erected (5) ___ bridge over (6) __ river.
VIII Result of the lesson
How do you think, is it important visiting another culture?
What are the information have you learnt from this lesson?
Which of places do you want to visit?

IX Home task. Find information about one of the places from exercise 1 and report to the class.