Презентация по английскому языку на тему Political sуstem of Canada

The theme of the lesson: Political system of Canada

The lesson's aims: To teach pupils to speak about political system of Canada

To develop pupils' abilities in speech

To bring up pupils' interest to English language and to Canada

The visual aids: slides

The procedure of the lesson:

1. The organization moment

2. Checking the home task

3. The new lesson: Political system of Canada

Exercise 1. Write three good question about politicians in the table. Do this in pairs. Each student must write the questions on his/her own paper. When you have finished, interview other students. Write down their answers.

1. What do you know about the political system of Canada?

2. What do you know about the Legislative and the Executive branches of Canada?

3. What is the Prime Minister responsible for?

Exercise 2. Now return to your original partner and share and talk about what you have found out.

Exercise 3. Read the text about the political system of Canada.

Answer the questions.

1. How many houses has Parliament of Canada?

2. How many members has the House of Commons?

3. What is the difference between the Upper House and the Lower House?

4. What do you know about the functions of the Upper and the Lower Houses?

Exercise 4. Match the highlighted words from the text with their definitions.

1. The part of government who carries out what has been planned or decided - executive

2. To formally end a parliament - dissolve

3. To choose someone to do a particular job or have a particular position - appoint

4. The power to make decisions or tell people what to do - authority

5. Most of the people or things in a group - majority

6. Relating to laws or to the process of creating new laws - legislative

Exercise 5. Complete the sentences.

1. Canada is an independent federal parliamentary state.

2. Each province has its own government and parliament.

3. Parliament of Canada consists of two houses, the Upper House called the Senate, and the Lower House called the House of Commons.

4. Senators are appointed by the Governor General on the recommendation of the Prime Minister.

5. The cabinet system of Canada units the legislative and the executive branches.

6. The cabinet consists of 20 or more ministers, chosen by the Prime Minister from leaders of the majority party in the House of Commons.

Exercise 6. Now cover the text and talk to your partner about

The Upper house, the Lower house, the Senate, the Cabinet, the Prime Minister

Exercise 7. Talk to your partner

What springs to your mind when you hear the word "politician"?

What kind of politician would you be?

Why do people enter politics?

How many holidays should politicians have and when?

Do you agree with the statement "all politicians tell lies"?

4. Giving homework and marks.

Exercise 8. Look in your dictionary or find collocations, other meanings, synonyms for the words financial and crisis.