План урока на тему: Geographical position of Australia

Procedure of the lesson

Time

Teacher`s activity

Pupil`s activity

1 min

Organization moment.

Good morning, pupils!

Thanks. Sit down, please.Who is on duty today? Who is absent?

Good morning, teacher!

7 min

«Brainstorming»

Thanks. How do you spend your holidays? What did you do during the holidays? Ok. I`m sure that you`re ready start our lesson. Open your books and copybooks and write down.Do you know about Australia? Ok.Today we speak about geographical position of them. Let`s watch a video and listen to attentively. If you understand let`s do exercises.Our first method is named «Brainstorming».

1.What is the capital of Australia?

a. Sydney b. Melbourne c. Canberra

2.Which city is the oldest and largest?

a. Canberra b. Sydney c. Darwin

3. Which is a popular Australian animal?

a. bear b. kangaroo c. fox

4. Who are the Australian natives

a. Eskimos b. Aborigines c. Indians

5. Who discovered Australia?

a. Columbus b. Captain Cook c. Lewis and Clark

6. What is the official Language in Australia?

a. English b. German c. Spain

They learn new words.

They work individually and answer to brainstorming questions.

7 min

«Mat

ching»

Let`s do ex.2 The next method is named «Matching». Match the name of provinces with the names of it's capitals .

Pupils work individually and match the name of provinces with the names of their capitals.

7 min

«Complete

the sentence»

Ok. Do you learn about Australia? That`s right! Let`s do ex.3 it is checked your knowledge about them.This method is named «Complete the sentence». Complete the sentence about Australia.

• Geographical location: … south of Asia, between … and … Oceans. …in the southern hemisphere.

• Capital: …

• Total area: … square kelometres.

• Population: …people.

• Principal industries: … wool, metals and mineral producer.

• Head of State …

• Animals: …

They work individually and complete the sentence about Australia.

10 min

«Work with a text»

Let`s read the text ex.4 The next method is named «Work with a text». Work in groups, read the text and make a poster.

The geographical position of Australia

Australia occupies the continent of Australia, which lies south-east of Asia and the island of Tasmania with a number of small islands. It is washed by the Timor Sea in the north, by the Coral and Tasman Seas in the east, and by the Indian Ocean in the south and west. Australia is the most droughty continent on the earth. About one half of its territory is occupied by deserts and semideserts. It is also the land of great plains.The main part of Australia lies in tropics. Southwestern parts of the country are situated in subtropics. December, January and February are summer months in Australia. The average summer temperature there is from 20 to 30 degrees above zero. Winter comes in June, July and August. Then the average temperature is from 12 to 20 degrees above zero.Droughts are common in Australia. The rainfall in the country is rather small, and that's why a special plan was worked out for irrigation of plains.The largest rivers in Australia are the Darling and the Murray. In the middle part of Australia there are salt lakes, such as Lake Eyre and Torrence.Australia is an agricultural country. Cattle-breeding is highly developed in Australia. It exports sheep wool, wheat, meat, butter and cheese, and raw materials. Its major partners are Japan, the USA and Great Britain.

Pupils work in groups, read the text, make a poster and protect it.

6 min

«Find the right!»

That`s right! Let`s repeat our grammar and do exercises. Let`s work individually and do ex.5 Do the last method. It`s named «Find the right!». Please, find the right words.

1. 1. (To marry/Marrying) a knight in shining armor is the dream of many girls.

2. I shudder (to think/thinking) that I almost lost everything in the stock market.

3. We dislike (to drink/drinking) soda from a can.

4. The problem has been fixed. You may resume (to answer/answering) the telephones.

5. Sharon volunteered (to help/helping) the student with his math.

6. They studied at Beijing University. (To study/Studying) at Beijing University was a dream come true.

7. She paid the mechanic (to fix/fixing) the car.

8. My wife reminded me (to go/going) to the doctor's office today.

9. I would like (to thank/thanking) everyone for this award.

10. This store prohibits (to loiter/loitering) anywhere on the premises.

Pupils work individually and find the right words.

5 min

Assess

ment

Our tasks are over.Let`s assess each other with the formative asssessment «Main finger».

Now, let`s read your criterion list of assessment and watch your points, your summative assessments on todays lesson.

Pupils assess each other .

2 min Reflection

Write your impressions and tick in a different smilies.

Home task: prepare a ppt

Our lesson is over! Good - bye, pupils!

Pupils show their feelings by stickers.