Born in 1732 into a Virginia planter family, he learned the morals, manners, and body of knowledge requisite for an 18th century Virginia gentleman. He was born on a big farm in Virginia. He was a very clever child. He had a possibility to attend school for 8 years. He liked to study. Especially he liked to study mathematics. He also like to study geography and history, because he wanted to know much about his country and other countries.
When he grew up he tried to apply his knowledge in his life. He was a commander-in-chief of an American Army during the War for American Independence. After that he was elected to be the first president of America. President George Washington signed an Act of Congress in December of 1790 declaring that the federal government would reside in a district "not exceeding ten miles square: on the river Potomac."
Many Americans do not associate George Washington with the Constitution, but instead remember him as the first president of the United States and the general who led American troops to victory during the American Revolution. Most people, moreover, do not think of Washington as a great political thinker because he did not leave a great body of political tracts for later generations - nothing on a par with the Declaration of Independence or the Federalist Papers.
Abraham Lincoln. He was the Man of the Hour. In those days this was almost as important as being Man of the Year or Book of the Month. Lincoln made extraordinary efforts to attain knowledge while working on a farm, splitting rails for fences, and keeping store at New Salem, Illinois. He was a captain in the Black Hawk War, spent eight years in the Illinois legislature, and rode the circuit of courts for many years. His law partner said of him, "His ambition was a little engine that knew no rest."
During his youth he lived in several different log cabins, a style of architecture favoured by his father.
Young Abe loved to read. Since he had no library card, he had difficulty borrowing books and obtaining advice about what to read.
Lincoln became known as Honest Abe when he was working as a clerk in a stove. Lincoln had one term in Congress and then ran for the Senate because, as he said in a famous speech, "The House is divided against itself and cannot stand".
As president, Lincoln was always travelling about the country to meet people. He issued the Emancipation Proclamation, which freed the slaves of the South.
J.F.Kennedy. After eight years of Eisenhower, many Americans wanted a change. The choice was between two men will qualified in this regard, Vice President Richard Nixon, who had come up from poverty, and Senator John F. Kennedy, who was born rich and stayed this way.
In 1956 Kennedy almost gained the Democratic nomination for Vice President, and four years later was a first-ballot nominee for President. Millions watched his television debates with the Republican candidate, Richard M. Nixon. Nixon and Kennedy carried on their campaign through a series of great Debates on television. And Kennedy won the election. He was the youngest president ever elected.
Примерные вопросы
1. Who was the first American president?
2. Who was the youngest American President?
3. Who issued the Emancipation Proclamation?
IV. The women in American history.
You know that it is woman who gives us life. And women take an active part in the history of each country. And the most famous American woman was Eleanor Roosevelt.
Пример рассказ учащихся, работавших в третьей группе.
Eleanor Roosevelt was one of the America's great leaders, who has a big impact on national policy toward youth, blacks, women and the poor. Unlike most other members of the Commission, Mrs. Roosevelt was neither a scholar nor an expert on international law. Her enthusiasm for her work at the United Nations was rooted in her humanitarian convictions and her steady faith in human dignity and worth.
After her husband death she was appointed delegate to the United Nations, where she helped write the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
3. Заключительная часть урока.
And now want to give you a test to check how did you understand the theme of our lesson. You have to put figures in the table.
Test.
1.He was the youngest president of the USA.
2.He framed the Declaration of Independence.
3.She was one of the America's great reforming leaders.
4.He issued the Emancipation Proclamation in 1863
5.He made it possible for congressmen to send their letters free
6.He instituted a system of taxes.
7.He was the first person to be elected the president of the USA.
| Jefferson | Roosevelt | Franklin | Washington | Hamilton | Lincoln | Kennedy |
Домашнее задание:
Your hometask will be to find information about the present USA president.
Подведение итогов урока.
Методическая разработка участника конкурса Августовского Педсовета
Пушкарева Елена Валерьевна
III.1.2
Урок английского языка для старших классов “Летающий Форд Англия” о премьере второго фильма про Гарри Поттера. Опубликован на сайте Европейской школьной сети www.eun.org. В урок включен раздел “Заметки для учителя и ключи к заданиям”.
Тема: Досуг. Поход в кино.
Виды заданий: Дискуссия; Словарь; Чтение-просматривание; Чтение для понимания деталей (ответы на тест); Ролевая игра; Дальнейшая работа по теме с использованием Интернета.
Грамматическая тема: Косвенная речь (повторение)
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Flying Ford Anglia
Pre-Reading Activities.
A. Discussion.
1. What did you find exciting when you were 7? 10? 12 years old?
2. Have you ever been to an amusement park? What's your favorite attraction?
Have you ever read any of Harry Potter books, or seen a film? Which is your favorite episode?
4. Do you have any phobias, e.g. giant spiders and snakes? Do you find some episodes which describe scary and unpleasant creatures frightening?
B. Vocabulary. Part 1.
Check that you understand all the following words from Part 1.
Revel (v.) to enjoy greatly
whomping (adj.) hitting hard
scour (v.) to search thoroughly
mint condition perfect condition
vintage (n., adj.) of high quality and lasting value; made between 1919 and 1930 (of a car)
drubbing (n.) a thorough defeat
rickety (adj.) likely to break
Reading Activities.
A. Cultural Note.
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang was a book and a film about a car which had a character of its own and could fly.
Now read the title of the article and explain to your classmates how you understand it:
Potter Flying Car the New Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
B. Reading. Part 1.
Read Part 1 of today's article and answer the following questions. Write F (False), T (True) or Not Mentioned (NM) after every question.
1. Chitty Chitty Bang Bang is the name of the new film.
2. The child actors liked the car scenes.
3. They would love to use such a car in real life.
4. The film crew used 2 cars.
5. They found a car in Great Britain.
6. The car will go into a museum.
Part 1.
Potter Flying Car the New Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. Sat Oct 26.
By Paul Majendie. LONDON (Reuters)
Forget Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. Here comes Harry Potter's Flying Ford Anglia to fight off giant spiders and battle a magical whomping willow tree.
The world's most famous wizard has taken to the skies aboard a rickety old car in "Harry Potter and
the Chamber of Secrets."
The child stars of the new blockbuster movie reveled in its special effects. "Filming in the flying car was
like being in a fun fair ride," said Daniel Radcliffe, who plays the wizard in the film being given
its world premiere in London on November 3.
"It was amazing. I don't think we ever stopped laughing," the 13-year-old actor said.
Co-star Rupert Grint who plays Potter's pal Ron Weasley, agreed: "Doing that car scene was so cool. It was like being on a theme park ride."
Special effects supervisor John Richardson's crew had to scour England for old cars for the spectacular flying sequences.
"We needed a total of 14 cars that we could dress in various stages from mint condition when the boys first steal the car and rescue Harry until it lands in the tree and eventually ends up going wild in the forest," he said.
"Most of the cars we found were not road worthy, and many were headed for the scrap heap, so we didn't destroy any vintage vehicles," he said.
The car in the film is given a severe drubbing by a magical "whomping willow tree" when landing in its branches. (Continued…)
Article © Reuters Limited, 2002.
Post-Reading Activities. Part 1.
Grammar. What did they say?
In Part 1 of today's article, direct speech is often used. Quotes show us what the actual words of the speakers were.
If the reporting verb is in the past tense, e.g. said, then the verb in direct speech usually changes from the present tense to the past tense, from the past tense into the past perfect tense, and from the simple future tense into the future in the past form.
A. Change the following quotes into reported speech. Don't forget to change the verb tense!
1. "Filming in the flying car was like being in a fun fair ride," said Daniel Radcliffe.
2. Co-star Rupert Grint who plays Potter's pal Ron Weasley, agreed: "Doing that car scene was so cool. It was like being on a theme park ride."
3. "We needed a total of 14 cars that we could dress in various stages from mint condition when the boys first steal the car and rescue Harry until it lands in the tree and eventually ends up going wild in the forest," he said.
4. "Most of the cars we found were not road worthy, and many were headed for the scrap heap, so we didn't destroy any vintage vehicles," he said.
B. Now write down a question for each of your reported sentences.
Remember that verbs in reported questions change in the same way as in reported statements.
We report yes/no questions with if/whether.
The word order in a reported question is the same as in a reported statement.
You may write your questions here:
1. _____________________________________________________________
2. ______________________________________________________________
3. _______________________________________________________________
4. ______________________________________________________________
Reading Activities. Part 2.
A. Reading for Gist.
Now read Part 2 of today's article and answer the following question:
What happened to the cars after the shooting had been done?
STUNT CAR PLACED ON DISPLAY
One of the bedraggled cars, its headlights still proudly blinking, was put on display at London's Guildhall for a press conference given by the cast and crew of the movie that will be launched in the United States on November 15.
Christopher Columbus, director of "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone" and now the second wizard saga, is fiercely proud of the advances made in special effects from one film to the next.
"To me as a filmmaker it was so exciting. I was like an eight-year-old kid again. I couldn't wait to get to the set," he said of the 11 months spent filming "Chamber of Secrets."
"I think the effects are much better in this film. I realized after doing the first film that you can basically do with technology today whatever you want," he said.
Columbus paid particular tribute to George Lucas' Industrial Light and Magic special effects company for creating the bedraggled and forlorn house elf Dobby for the new film.
This film is much darker and edgier than the first, with Potter being chased by fearsome snakes and spiders in some spectacular action sequences.
Columbus was worried that he might terrify children around the world. His fears proved unfounded.
"I was concerned the movie might be a little frightening, so we showed it to 500 people in Chicago. Two hundred and fifty were kids aged seven to 13. None of them raised their hands when we asked if it was too scary."
And then he won reassurance closer to home: "I showed it to my five-year-old daughter. She didn't have nightmares."
Article © Reuters Limited, 2002.
B. Vocabulary. Match the words with their meanings.
Words Meanings
launch an often dangerous act
saga a terrible dream
tribute a sign of admiration and respect
stunt to begin
bedraggled a long story
reassurance comfort
nightmare wet and muddy
C. Reading for Detail. Look at the following sentences and choose the correct ending:
1. The car was put on display at
a) the British Museum
b) the National Galley
c) Guildhall
2. The film director is proud of
a) the special effects
b) the actors
c) the scenery
3. Technology is needed in film-making because
a) you can create some effects
b) you can do a lot
c) you can do what you want
4. The film director was very grateful to George Lucas for creating
a) the car
b) the elf
c) the spiders
5. The children who saw the film were
a) not scared
b) slightly scared
c) very scared
6. Christopher Columbus is the name of
a) the film studio in Hollywood
b) the famous explorer
c) the film director
7. They showed the film to
a) adults
b) kids
c) both
D. Retelling. With a partner, look at Part 1 and Part 2 again. Now cover the article, and take turns retelling the main points.
Post-Reading Activities. You may one or more of the following activities.
A. Role playing. Choose a role you like best. You can be one of the characters in Harry Potter books, or an actor, or a member of the film crew.
Talk about the making of the film or an episode in a book. Offer your opinion about the character or episode.
B. Web Research. If you have access to Web facilities, try to find some more information about Harry Potter, author J.K. Rowling, director Christopher Columbus.
Share your findings with the class. Try to decide why Harry Potter is so popular!
Teacher's Notes and Answer Keys.
Pre-Reading Activities.
A. Discussion. Any answers should be accepted.
B. Be sure that your students understand all the words and meanings before they read. Keep a dictionary to hand if needed.
Reading Activities.
A. Please remember that Chitty Chitty Bang Bang is known mostly in English-speaking countries. You may wish to offer several examples of things and events which are known in your country, but are maybe unknown in other countries.
B. Reading. Part 1.
Read Part 1 of today's article and answer the following questions. Write F (False), T (True) or Not Mentioned (NM) after every question.
1. Chitty Chitty Bang Bang is the name of the new film (F).
2. The child actors liked the car scenes (T).
3. They would love to use such a car in real life (NM).
4. The film crew used 2 cars (F).
5. They found a car in Great Britain (T).
6. The car will go into a museum (NM).
Post-Reading Activities. Part 1.
Grammar. What did they say?
1. "Filming in the flying car was like being in a fun fair ride," said Daniel Radcliffe.
Daniel Radcliffe said that filming in a flying car had been like being in a fun fair ride.
2. Co-star Rupert Grint who plays Potter's pal Ron Weasley, agreed: "Doing that car scene was so cool. It was like being on a theme park ride."
Rupert Grint agreed that doing that car scene had been so cool. It had been like being on a theme park ride.
3. "We needed a total of 14 cars that we could dress in various stages from mint condition when the boys first steal the car and rescue Harry until it lands in the tree and eventually ends up going wild in the forest," he said.
He said that they had needed a total of 14 cars that they could dress in various stages from mint condition when the boys first stole the car and rescued Harry until it landed in the tree and eventually ended up going wild in the forest.
4. "Most of the cars we found were not road worthy, and many were headed for the scrap heap, so we didn't destroy any vintage vehicles," he said.
He said that most of the cars they had found had not been road worthy, and many had been headed for the scrap heap, so they hadn't destroyed any vintage vehicles.
B. Questions may vary. Keep a variant handy to help out if necessary.
1. What had it been like for Daniel Radcliffe?
2. Why had it been so cool?
3. How did the car end up?
4. Had they destroyed any vintage vehicles?
Reading Activities. Part 2.
A. Reading for Gist.
What happened to the cars after the shooting had been done?
The truth is, we don't know what happened to all the 14 cars!
One car was put on display.
B. Vocabulary. Match the words with their meanings.
Words Meanings
launch to begin
saga a long story
tribute a sign of admiration and respect
stunt a dangerous act
bedraggled wet and muddy
reassurance comfort
nightmare a terrible dream
C. Reading for Detail.
1. The car was put on display at
c) Guildhall
2. The film director is proud of
a) the special effects
3. Technology is needed in film-making because
c) you can do what you want
4. The film director was very grateful to George Lucas for creating
b) the elf
5. The children who saw the film were
a) not scared
6. Christopher Columbus is the name of
b) the famous explorer
c) the film director
7. They showed the film to
c) both
D. Retelling.
Encourage your students to retell their part of the article in their own words. Advise the rest of your class to ask questions and to add other details.
Post-Reading Activities.
A. Role playing. Role Playing is a good speaking exercise.
If your students don't want to act out any of the suggested roles, advise that they be a reporter, a photographer, or just a passer by.
B. Web Research.
Let your students browse the Web if possible. They may find news items, pictures, students and teachers projects, fan clubs. The more the merrier!
Lesson © Nina M. Koptyug, October 2002.