Скука на уроке - один из самых неприятных и трудно устранимых
недостатков нашего учительского труда. На начальном этапе иностранный
язык хотят учить все и берутся за это с большим энтузиазмом. Потом
появляется усталость и скука. Все это, а также новое содержание
образования требует от учителей – практиков искать новые формы
преподавания. В своей работе для повышения мотивации и интереса
учащихся к изучению иностранного языка, на стадии формирования навыков
изучающего чтения, часто применяю метод «инсерт». С помощью данного
приема возможно решение целого спектра лексико - грамматических задач,
так как любой текст богат речевыми образцами и грамматическими
структурами. Этот прием работает и на стадии осмысления. Во время
чтения необходимо попросить учащихся делать пометки на полях, а после
прочтения текста, заполнить таблицу, где значки станут заголовками граф
таблицы:
- «v» - уже знал
- «+» - новое
- « - « - думал иначе
- «?» - не понял, есть вопросы.
Вашему вниманию предлагается газетная статья "Lake Baikal”, с
использованием заданий, побуждающих учащихся к активному поисковому
чтению, к оценочным высказываниям по прочитанному на тему "It’s a
Wonderful Planet We Live on” (учебник М.З. Биболетовой, Н.Н.
Трубаневой " Endjoy English”)
Ход урока
1. To begin with, try to predict the content of the article
by using the words and phrases in the box bellow:
oxygen-rich depth mineral-free volume at the bottom summer
resort
one-fifth of the fresh water the pitch-dark environment
the Zabaikalsky and Pribaikalsky national parks
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Lake Baikal, one of the most remarkable lakes in the world, is
located in the southern part of eastern Siberia. It is the oldest
existing freshwater lake on Earth (about 25 million years old), as well
as the deepest continental body of water, with a maximum depth of
1,637 meters. It is about 621 km long and varies in width from about 14
to 80 km. The lake’s area makes it the third largest lake in Asia, the
largest freshwater lake on the Eurasian continent and the eighth
largest in the world. It is also the world’s largest freshwater lake by
volume, containing about one-fifth of the water on the Earth’s
surface.
The Baikal is fed by the Selenge, Bargusin, and Verkhnaya Angara
rivers and more than 300 mountain streams.
Lake Baikal has several islands, the largest of which is Olkhon.
The Baikal is more biologically diverse than any other lake because
oxygen-rich water circulates from its surface to its deepest depth. The
lake’s mineral-free waters support an unusual population of organisms,
including many species endemic to the lake. More than 1,000 species of
animals and plants are not found anywhere else in the world.
The water of the bottom of the lake holds sufficient oxygen to allow
animals to live at depth of over 1,600 m where geothermal vents
provide warmth for communities of sponges, snails, worms, and fish that
live in the pitch-dark environment.
Industries along the shores of Baikal include mining, the
manufacture of cellulose and paper, shipbuilding, fisheries. A pulp and
paper mill built on Lake Baikal’s southern shore in 1966 drew strong
environmental protests from scientists and writers because its wastes
were polluting the water, and in 1971 the Soviet government adopted a
decree to protect the lake from polluting emissions.
The lake is a popular summer resort. There are many mineral springs,
and visitors come to Goryachinsk for the curative properties of the
waters.
A number of national parks and nature preserves have been
established along its shores to protect the environment. The largest of
them are the Zabaikalsky and Pribaikalsky national parks.
The Lake Baikal Coastal Protection Zone, covering the lake and its
environs (a total of 88’000 square km), was created in 1987, and the
same area was designated a UNESCO World Heritage site in 1996.
While reading
2. Answer the following questions related to the text.
- Where is Lake Baikal located?
- What are its length, width, depth and volume?
- How many rivers and streams flow into the lake?
- Why is Baikal considered to be one of the most biologically
diverted lakes in the world?
- What happened when the pulp and paper mill was built on Lake
Baikal’s shore?
- When was the lake and its environs proclaimed as a UNESCO World
Heritage site?
After reading
Vocabulary work.
3. Word-formation: match each word with a suffix. Do their
meanings change? How?
remark |
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- al |
low |
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-ment |
warm |
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- or |
geological |
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- er |
popular |
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- th |
visit |
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- tion |
nation |
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- y |
environ |
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- free |
mineral |
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- able |
discover |
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- ly |
Work with a partner. Ask each other in turn if you can find
the words and phrases which have the following equivalent meaning:
body of water
to exist
shore- line
diverse
include
unusual
distructive
species
provide
pollute
waste
property
national parks
preserve
establish
environs
4. Answer the questions on the introductory article.
- Can you spot the key sentence in each passage?
- What have you learnt about the geographical features of the lake?
- What have you learnt about its wild life?
- What is absolutely anxious in this article?
- What is the general message of the introductory article?
5. Give your reasons to support your opinion. |