Конспект урока для 10 класса "Happy Chance"

МОУ «Кривцовская  средняя общеобразовательная  школа  Яковлевского района  Белгородской  области»











Интеллектуально – развлекательная игра             «Happy Chance.»



                                   для  учащихся  10 – 11 классов



                                                                               

               ( Из опыта работы  учителя  английского языка Шелковской  В.М.)

                                                                    



















2011 г.

        Задачи:

Активизация материала по темам: « How different the world is. », «Western Democracies. Are they democratic? »

Актуализация  страноведческого материала

Совершенствование навыков  аудирования  и устной  речи

Поддержание интереса к изучению  иностранного языка                                                       Оборудование:                                                                                                                                   -  объявление об игре                                                                                                                        - плакат  с названием  игры  «Happy Chance.»                                                                                   - плакат  с изображением  подковы – эмблемы  игры                                                                       -  плакаты с названием каждого гейма                                                                                             - «бочонок»  для  проведения раунда “ Puzzles out of  the Barrel”

Ход  игры

Teacher:                                                                                                                                                  Good afternoon, children! Today we are going to play the game « Happy Chance»                               Two teams will take part in it. Let’s greet and wish them good luck.                                                             And now let me introduce our judges (представляет членов жюри). We ask you, judges, not to be too critical and forgive our participants the mistakes they may make.                                                                                                                                   Now let me to explain how to play a question-and-answer game called « Happy Chance»                                    The game has 5 rounds; they are

“ Go on”

“ You ask  me, I ask you”

“ Puzzles out of  the Barrel”

“ A dark  horse”

“ The  race  after  the leader”

So, let’s begin

The 1-st  round

It is called “Go on!”  The task is to answer the questions at high speed. If you don’t know or don’t remember the answer, you should say “Go on!”, because your time is limited.                                                                                                                                 a) The questions to the first team                                                                                                    1.What river does London stand on? (The Thames)                                                                              2. How is the most important business part of London called?  (The City)                                                 3. How old is London?  (2000)                                                                                                              4. What is the largest park in London?  (Hyde Park)                                                                                5. Who is the head of state in Great Britain?  (A monarch)                                                                 6. How many countries does the UK consist of?  ( 4)                                                                           7. What weather is the most common in GB? (Rainy)                                                                         8. Where does the monarch of the UK live?  (Buckingham Palace)                                                    9. Name any national English game (football, cricket, rugby)                                                             10.What animal is the symbol of the English might or strength?  (The lion)                                          b) The questions to the second team                                                                                                   1. Who was the first American president? (G. Washington)                                                                        2. What is the America’s symbol of Freedom? (The Statue of Liberty)                                                      3. What is the flag of the USA called? (“Stars and Stripes”)                                                                      4. Who is the head of the state and government of the USA?  (The President)                                              5. What river is the capital of the USA situated on?  (The Potomac)                                                             6.  How many states are there in the USA?  (50)                                                                                          7. When is the Thanksgiving Day celebrated?  (On the fourth Thursday of November)                                                                                                                               8. Who was the youngest president of the USA?  (J. F. Kennedy)                                                               9. What is the address of the White House?  (1600, Pennsylvania Avenue)                                                10.  Whose portraits are printed on American dollars?  (American presidents)

The  2-d  round

It is called “You ask me, I ask you”.                                                                                                     Teams, be ready to ask questions to each other.

What are the names of the British Saints? ( St. George, St. Andrew, St. Patrick, St. David)

Which city has more people?  London, New York, San Francisco?  (New York)

What does the American Bald Eagle symbolize? ( Each individual’s independence and strength)

Name the most famous  Scottish  family  in Moscow  (  Mac Donald)

What city has the nickname “The Smoke”?  ( London)

What was the name of the English lord who first organized horse races?                                          ( Derby)

Who was the first English man in Russia?  ( R. Chancellor)

This forest is connected  with Robin Hood  ( Sherwood  Forest)

The  3 -d round

It is called “Puzzles out of the Barrel”. A good captain is the flag of the team.   This task is for the captains.  Captains, be ready to answer these questions

How many birthdays does the British Queen (Elizabeth II) have? (Two.  Her real birthday is April,21st , but it is a tradition to celebrate the Queen’s Birthday on the second Saturday in June)

You lived in London in 1890. You were a bad-reputed man and your behavior was so awful that soon everybody in London knew you and talked about you. When one began to behave badly, people said, Oh, he behaves like…” and called him your name. Nowadays, people, especially parents or teachers, use your name to call those children who behave disgracefully. Who are you?   ( Lord  Hooligan)

According   to the “status   symbol” an American men must have one wife, two…, three…, four …, five…, six…, seven and is lucky to have eight … in his pocket? ( pets, suits, children, cars, acres, credit cards, cents)

You are Paul McCartney. One morning you were preparing breakfast when a melody came to your mind. Later on it became one of the most popular songs of your group. Can you remember that morning? What were you cooking? What was this song?  ( I was making fried eggs and the song  was “ Yesterday”

You are William Webb Ellis. You are a student of Rugby School. What did you do once during a foot ball match? This made your school famous all over the world.  (During the game I took the ball in hands and carried it into the rival’ goal. So, a new game – rugby – came to life.                                                                                                                                               6. Shakespeare, Spencer was her contemporaries. She was called the “Virgin Queen”. She never washed herself. Who was she? ( Elizabeth I)

The 4 - th round

It is called “A dark horse”                                                                                                                       Teams, be ready to guess and say what it means

Демонстрируется  тарелка  с овсяной кашей, два яйца и банка джема.  Что это такое?  (  Завтрак английского джентльмена)

На огромном мешке, на котором написано «Шерсть» усаживается  джентльмен в парике ( ученик, играет роль  этого джентльмена) Кто этот  джентльмен?  ( Лорд – канцлер, заседающий  в палате  лордов британского парламента)

Выходит  ученик в красной шапочке. В таком головном уборе, как правило, изображают этого всемирно известного  героя. Кто он?                          ( Робин Гуд)

Черноволосый  молодой человек   (ученик играет роль этого  человека)  стучится в дверь. В руках у него кусочек хлеба, монетка и кусочек угля.  Дверь открывается, и хозяева, радостно всплеснув руками, встречают гостя. Что это означает? ( Существует поверье, что  черноволосый гость  принесёт  хозяевам  счастье в Новом году).

The  5 - th round

It is called “The race after the leader”

a) The questions to the first team

1.   What is the official name of Britain?  (The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland   )                                                                                                                                                                2. What is the national costume of Scotland? (The kilt)                                                                                            3.  What is Wales called? (A “land of Song”)                                                                                                4. When do the British celebrate Christmas? (On the 25th of December)                                                        5. What is the Traditional Christmas meal in Britain? (Roast turkey and pudding)                                        6. What channel lies between Britain and the continent Europe? (The English Channel)                                                                                                                                7. What is the highest mountain peak in Britain? (Ben Nevis)                                                             8.  What is the longest river in Britain? (The Severn)                                                                                    9. What is the most famous forest in England? (Sherwood Forest)                                                           10. What is the best and driest season in Britain? (Spring)                                                                          11. What is the London home of the Queen? (Buckingham Palace)                                                           12. What birds live in the Tower of London? (Ravens)                                                                                 13. What is there in the centre of Trafalgar Square? (Nelson’s Column)                                                   14. What is Hyde Park famous for?  (For its Speaker’s Corner)                                                          15. What park is London Zoo in? (In Regent’s Park)                                                                                  16. What is Big Ben? (The clock on the Houses of Parliament)                                                               17. What is Scotland Yard? (The name of the police force in London)                                                      18. What is the town of Oxford famous for?  (For its university)                                                             19. Where are the laws made in Great Britain? (In Westminster Palace)                                                       20. When did the Queen Elisabeth II    come to the throne? ( 1952)                                                           21. What are the main political parties in Great Britain? (The Conservative Party and the Labour Party)                                                                                                                                                    22. Who heads the government of Great Britain? (The Prime Minister)                                                   23. Who is the Prime Minister of Great Britain at present? (                                                                         24. What is the Tube? (The London’s Underground)                                                                                   25. What is the largest museum in London? (The British Museum)                                                              26. How many crosses do the British flag consists of? (3 crosses)                                                            27.  What ocean is the UK washed by? (The Atlantic Ocean)

b) The questions to the second team

1. The continental U.S. is divided into how many time zones?  (Four)                                                         2. What is the name of the first U.S.?  National park/ (Yellowstone)                                                            3. Which city in the state of Florida has the same name as a Russian city? (St. Petersburg)                                                                                                                              4. Name the largest library in the U.S. (The Library of Congress)                                                                5. What university is the oldest in the USA (Harvard)                                                                                               6. How long is Broadway? (about 21 km)                                                                                                                  7. What food is popular among Americans? ( Barbecue ribs)                                                                              8. What is the symbol of the Republican Party? (The Elephant)                                                                     9. Where are laws made in the USA? (In the Capitol)                                                                                    10. How many senators are there in the Senate?  ( 100)                                                                                11. How many rooms are there in the White House?  (132)                                                                            12. Who created Donald Duck? (Walt Disney)                                                                                              13. What is America’s national sport? (Baseball)                                                                                          14. What is the largest American state? (Alaska)                                                                                                 15.  What is the largest port of the USA?  (New York City)                                                                   16. Who chose the place for the American capital?  (G. Washington)                                                        17. Who discovered America?  (C. Columbus)                                                                                         18. What is the nickname of the US government?  (Uncle Sam)                                                                19. What is the longest river of the USA?  (The Mississippi)                                                                             20. What tea party is a historical event? (Boston Tea Party)                                                                   21.Who is believed to have sewn the first American flag? (Betsy Ross)                                           22.Which of the US Presidents was a Hollywood actor? ( R. Reagan)                                                        23.  Who invented   the soft drink Coca – Cola? (J. Pemberton)                                                                    24. Where are the main headquarters of the United Nations? (In New York City)                                           25. What city is the home of CNN? (Atlanta)

Подведение итогов                                                                                                                                           Let’s add up the score of the game.                                                                                                                    The score is … to …in somebody’s favor. The team … is the winner. My best wishes!                                                                                                                  Победителям игры ставятся отличные оценки в журнал.



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