Мухамеджанова Эльмира Хасеновна
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Мухамеджанова Эльмира Хасеновна
Unit 3. Step 3. Trains. Part 2.
Articles with Geographical names
Objectives: to introduce new grammar, to practice using the articles with geographical names, to form pupils’ communicative culture, to develop speech ability and listening skills; to form cross-cultural literacy, to strengthen knowledge of country studying, to train skills of planning and skills of working in an optimal mode, to develop of abilities to compare and comparison.
Grammar:Articles with Geographical names
Material: computer, interactive board, video, presentation, course book 9th grade (Ayapova T.)
Methods: listening, watching video, reading, questions, work with multimedia presentation; dialogue, comparison, doing exercises, role play, mimic game, group words, explanation, make up sentences
Procedure of the lesson
I. Introduction. a) org moment
II. Main part. a) Warm-up
Ex1. P116. Watch the video. Read the dialogue, complete this dialogue. Find out mistakes.
Video. (Dialogue between Akmaral and Regina)
Akmaral: No __Africa, no __South America. They’re very hot.
Regina: Akmaral, what are you doing? Have you decided what kind of places would you like to visit?
Akmaral: Well, I’m thinking of going to__ England next month. I’m really looking forward to it.
Regina: Oh, fine! You’ll enjoy it.
Akmaral: Yes, I think. If I go in summer, I should have nice weather. Mm. What places would you recommend me to visit?
Regina: Mm.., I think, you’d like _London. That’s the biggest city. And _ Manchester’s nice, too. Then I’d try to see as much of the countryside as possible..
Akmaral: Yes, of course. It’s a small country but there are a lot of mountains, beaches, lakes and everything. I’d like to see _ Thames, _Loch Ness (I want to see Nessie), _Ben Nevis. I’ll see some beautiful places of London: _Buckingham Palace, _Houses of Parliament, _British Museum…
Regina: .. __ Hyde Park, __ St. Paul’s Cathedral. E-e-e. Where would you like to stay? Hotels are very expensive.
Akmaral: At my brother’s home. But I dream about __ “Hilton». And you? Which country would you like to go?
Regina: Me? Mm, I’m going to fly to _USA. I want to see _Rockies and __ Los Angeles.
Dialogue(correct variant)
Akmaral: No __Africa, no __South America. They’re very hot.
Regina: Akmaral, what are you doing? Have you decided what kind of places would you like to visit?
Akmaral: Well, I’m thinking of going to__ England next month. I’m really looking forward to it.
Regina: Oh, fine! You’ll enjoy it.
Akmaral: Yes, I think. If I go in summer, I should have nice weather. Mm. What places would you recommend me to visit?
Regina: Mm.., I think, you’d like _London. That’s the biggest city. And _ Manchester’s nice, too. Then I’d try to see as much of the countryside as possible..
Akmaral: Yes, of course. It’s a small country but there are a lot of mountains, beaches, lakes and everything. I’d like to see the Thames, the Loch Ness (I want to see Nessie), the Ben Nevis.
I’ll see some beautiful places of _London:_ Buckingham Palace, the Houses of Parliament, the British Museum…
Regina: .. __ Hyde Park, __ St. Paul’s Cathedral. E-e-e. Where would you like to stay? Hotels are very expensive.
Akmaral: At my brother’s home. But I dream about the “Hilton». And you? Which country would you like to go?
Regina: Me? Mm, I’m going to fly to the USA. I want to see the_ Rockies and __ Los Angeles.
B) Grammar. Definite article THE
Explanation: The is used to refer to specific or particular nouns;
For example, if I say, “Let’s read the book,” I mean a specific book.
If I say, “Let’s read a book,” I mean any book rather than a specific book.
Here’s another way to explain it: The is used to refer to
a specific or particular member of a group.
For example, “I just saw the most popular movie of the year.”
There are many movies, but only one particular movie is the most popular. Therefore, we use the.
The definite article is used before singular and plural nouns when the noun is specific or particular. The signals that the noun is definite, that it refers to a particular member of a group.
For example:
“The dog that bit me ran away.” Here, we’re talking about a specific dog, the dog that bit me.
“I was happy to see the policeman who saved my cat!” Here, we’re talking about a particular policeman. Even if we don’t know the policeman’s name, it’s still a particular policeman because it is the one who saved the cat.
“I saw the elephant at the zoo.” Here, we’re talking about a specific noun. Probably there is only one elephant at the zoo.
Using the multimedia presentation the teacher explains the new theme “Definite article with Geographical names”
Some specific rules for using the with geographical nouns
• Don’t use the before:
1. names of continents(Asia, Europe) But: The Antarctic
2. names of cities, towns or states (Seoul, Manitoba, Miami)
3. names of single mountains: Mount Everest, Mount Fuji
4.names of most countries/ territories: Italy, Mexico, Bolivia
5. names of islands (Easter Island, Maui, Key West)
6.names of streets: Washington Street, Baimukhanov Str.
Do use the before:
1. names of rivers, oceans and seas: the Nile, the Pacific Ocean, the Ural, The Caspian Sea.
2. with ranges of mountains like the Andes, the Rockies or unusual names like the Matterhorn
3. deserts: the Sahara
4. island chains like the Aleutians, the Hebrides, or the Canary Islands
5.a group of lakes like the Great Lakes
6.. the names of countries where you can find the words: federation, kingdom, state.
( the Russian Federation, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland)
7.the names of countries in plural form.
8. geographical areas: the Middle East, the West
9. points on the globe: the Equator, the North Pole
c) Doing exercises.
Ex7,p88. Read these sentences carefully. Some are correct, but some need “the”.
Correct the sentences where necessary.
1. We visited __Canada and __United States-wrong. The United States.
2.__- Africa is much larger than ___Europe.- correct.
3. ___South of _____England is warmer than ___north-
4. Tom has visited most countries in __western ___Europe.-
5. In ___Spain we swam in ____Mediterranean.-
6. My friend used to work as a reporter in____ Middle East.-
7. Next year we are going skiing in ___Swiss Alps.-
8. ___Malta has been a republic since 1974.-
9. __Nile is the longest river in ___Africa.-
10. The UK consists of __Great Britain and __Northern Ireland.-
Task 2. Read the words. Group them into two.
Great Britain, Caucasus, Caspian Sea, Thames, Indian Ocean, Africa, Russia, Urals, Antarctic, Italy, Baikal, Crimea, Asia, Europe, Venezuela, Atyrau, British Isles, Russian Federation.
| With “the” | Without “the” |
| Caspian Sea, Thames, Indian Ocean, Urals, Antarctic, Crimea, British Isles, Russian Federation | Great Britain, Africa, Russia, Italy, Baikal, Asia, Europe, Venezuela, Atyrau, |
Test
1. _ Milan is in _ north of __ Italy.
A) -, the, the B) -,-, the C) -, the, –
2. __Africa is much larger than __ Europe.
A) the, the B) -, the C)-,-
3. Last year I visited _ Mexico and _ United States.
A) the, the B) -,- C) -, the
4. _ south of _ England is warmer than _ north.
A) the, -, the B) -,-,- C) -, the, the
5. _ highest mountain in _ Africa is _ Kilimanjaro.
A) the, the, the B) the,-,- C) -,- the
6. _ United Kingdom consists of _ Great Britain and _ Northern Ireland.
A) the, the, the B) the, -,- C) the,-, the
7. _ Ural flows into __ Caspian Sea.
A) the, – B) -,the C) the, the
D) Reading and Speaking.
Ex8,p88. Study these activities. Explain the meanings of these phrases using mimic.
Standing in crowded buses
Chatting on the telephone
Borrowing money
Looking after children
Getting up early
Watching horror films
Writing tests
Wasting time
Sunbathing
Arguing about money
Making new friends
Waiting at the doctor’s
Doing examinations
Sleeping late
Smoking
Ex9,p89. Make sentences about yourself.
- You usually try to avoid. I usually try to avoid standing in crowded buses.
- You dislike_____________________________________
- You enjoy______________________________________.
- You often feel like ________________________________.
- You would like to give up__________________________.
- You don’t mind ___________________________________.
- You often try to put off______________________________
- You don’t like to risk ______________________________
Ex10,p89. Interview a partner.
What do you like to do? What don’t you like to do?
For example:
Omar: The person I interviewed enjoys watching horror films.
But he dislikes writing tests and doing examinations.
III. Conclusion of the lesson: a) marks. B) Home task: Ex11,13 p90-91
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