Урок 18. Great minds of the UK and Russia
Предмет: Английский язык, 8 класс

8 класс

Lesson 18

Great minds of the UK and Russia

In this lesson

you will learn about the most famous scientists of Russia and the UK.

Ключевые слова: admire, was born, famous for, develop, discover, main, died, picture, Biology, improve, Physics, radio, achieve, radio, explore, include.

Речевой материал: введение новых лексических единиц, расширение словарного запаса, развитие умения логического мышления, использование изученной лексики в речи, рассказ про знаменитых ученых России и Великобритании.

Пояснения:

admire – восхищаться
be born – родиться
famous for – быть известным за что-либо
develop – развивать
discover – открывать
main – главный
died – умер
picture – картинка
Biology – биология
improve – улучшать
Physics – физика
radio – радио
achieve – достигать
explore – исследовать
include – включать

Основное содержание урока

Hello and welcome back to the Famous People on Channel 5. Today we have a special programme dedicated to the greatest minds of the 2 mighty countries. The UK and Russia. We’ll start with the UK.

Our first guest, Patric Billmore will tell us about Isaac Newton.

Isaac Newton was born on the January, 4 1643. He is famous for his works in Physics, Maths, and Astronomy. He discovered the basic laws of Physics, created new methods solving problems in Maths. There’s a famous joke about Newton. It is said that he had discovered the gravity when the apple had fallen near him from the tree.

Newton died in England in 1727.

Our next guest is Alex Philippov. He will tell us about one of the most famous scientists of Russia, Alexander Popov. He was born on the 16th of March 1859 in Perm. Popov is famous for inventing radio. Popov graduated from Saint-Petersburg University. He was always interested in Physics and electronics. Popov died on the December, 31 1905 in Saint Petersburg.

Let’s have a look at some words.

admire – like something very much
be born – start your life
famous for – known for
develop – grow/advance something
discover – find out something new
main – the most important
died – stop living
picture – drawing/photo
biology – science that studies all living things
improve – make something better
Physics – science that studies different forces of nature
radio – something that you can turn on to listen to music
achieve – complete the goal
explore – to learn something new
include – be a part of something

Тренировочные упражнения

Choose the correct answer.

This writer is _________ his amazing books.

1)

famous for

2)

admire

3)

include

He has _____________ an amazing plan.

1)

developed

2)

main

3)

famous for

This ___________ of nature is gorgeous.

1)

picture

2)

famous for

3)

include

Please, turn on the ____________.

1)

improved

2)

main

3)

radio

He ___________ a lot in Physics.

1)

achieved

2)

admire

3)

picture

Choose the correct answer.

The plan _________ the introduction, main body and conclusion.

1)

famous for

2)

includes

3)

admire

My grandfather ____________ three years ago.

1)

developed

2)

died

3)

admire

This is the __________ reason why I left yesterday.

1)

main

2)

include

3)

famous for

She is very interested in _________.

1)

Biology

2)

developed

3)

famous for

I ___________ my beloved teacher.

1)

admire

2)

main

3)

include

Choose the correct answer.

James was ________ in a small village near Brighton.

1)

born

2)

main

3)

include

He is __________ his research.

1)

famous for

2)

achieve

3)

admire

She really __________ in her English.

1)

main

2)

improved

3)

achieve

My grandma always listens to the __________ in the evenings.

1)

famous for

2)

radio

3)

main

This famous actor _____________ in a car crash yesterday.

1)

admire

2)

died

3)

include

Match the words.

famous

something

main

born

be

reason

turn on

for

achieve

the radio

Choose the correct answer.

He achieved/was born a lot in the scientific research.
She is famous for/main her role in this film.
Penicillin was discovered/radio many years ago.
The main/admire problem is that you are always being late.
My sister’s favourite subject at school is picture/Biology.

Choose the correct answer.

This is the picture/main of my beloved friend.
I would really like to improve/picture my knowledge in French.
I discovered/died that I had lost my wallet somewhere.
I have the best Physics/born teacher in the world.
Please, turn off/include the radio! I want to have some rest.

Match the words with their definition.

famous for

find out something new

develop

make something better

discover

the most important

main

known for

Improve

grow/advance something

Choose the correct answer.

I took a lot of pictures/discover when I was on holiday.
He likes exploring/developing nature.
My dinner always includes/admires fresh vegetables.
The explore/main problem is his nasty behaviour.
I have just discovered/admired that my friend is at hospital.

Контрольные задания

Вариант 1

1.

Choose the correct answer.

I took this __________ last year in Spain.

1)

picture

2)

explored

3)

develop

He is his __________ discoveries.

1)

famous for

2)

died

3)

born

I’m going to write an essay about the person I __________.

1)

admire

2)

Biology

3)

famous for

People don’t want to _________ the ecological situation nowadays.

1)

famous for

2)

discover

3)

Improve

She ________ the North Pole last year.

1)

radio

2)

admire

3)

explored

He has a got the Noble Prize in ________.

1)

explored

2)

Physics

3)

admire

2.

Choose the correct answer.

There are only three main/born subjects in our school.
Physics/Picture is my favourite lesson at school.
He was listening to the improve/radio yesterday at 5 o’clock.
He achieved/explores a lot by hard work.
I discovered/main that History is a very interesting subject.
I like travelling and exploring/famous for nature.
She was born/was died during the World War II.
He was famous for/include discovering America.
Turn up the main/radio. It’s my favourite song on air.

3.

Match the words with their definitions.

admire

known for

be born

like something very much

famous for

find out something new

develop

start your life

discover

grow/advance something

Вариант 2

1.

Choose the correct answer.

People started ___ space in 1950s.

1)

exploring

2)

famous for

3)

develop

This is our family ___________.

1)

picture

2)

born

3)

Biology

The __________ subject of our meeting is pollution.

1)

main

2)

Improve

3)

admire

Local authorities try to ________ the situation about water pollution.

1)

radio

2)

Physics

3)

improve

Did you ___ Mary into the invitation list?

1)

include

2)

picture

3)

explored

He ___ a new medicine.

1)

discovered

2)

admire

3)

mean

2.

Choose the correct answer.

I admire/born the way she performs on stage.
This actor was main/born in 1955.
Radio/Achieve was invented by Popov.
The main/develop purpose of this report is to talk about scientific achievements.
My admire/radio doesn’t work properly.
He is famous for/died his outstanding performances.
I have finally achieved/included my destination.
I was born/developed in June.
Christopher Columbus is achieve/famous for discovering America.

3.

Match the words with their definitions.

radio

be a part of something

achieve

make something better

explore

something that you can turn on to listen to music

include

complete the goal

improve

learn something new