QUEEN ELIZABETH I

Цель: познакомить учащихся с эпохой правления королевы Елизаветы I.

Задачи: совершенствовать навыки чтения с извлечением нужной

информации, формировать навык пересказа с опорой на план.

Обеспечение: ксерокопии текстов.

Ход урока

I.

Организационный момент.

II. Речевая зарядка.

Teacher: Give your comments on the following proverb.

History repeats itself.

III.Проверка домашнего задания.

Пользуясь таблицей как планом, учащиеся делают устное сообщение о

монархах, правивших Британией с 1485 по 1558 гг.

IV.Целеполагание.

Teacher: As you know Mary I’s reign ended in 1558 when she died, and her

sister Elizabeth became queen. She became one of the most favourite British

queens, and I’d like you to see her historical age.

Today we’re reading about Elizabeth’s reign as much as possible and then you

should represent the information in a form of a summary.

V.Чтение текстов.

1.

Текст ”The Elizabethans”.

Введение новой лексики:

parish- церковный приход

almshouse-богадельня

treason- измена

riot-бунт

Elizabethan-современник елизаветинской эпохи, елизаветинец

Teacher: Read the text and match the extracts and these titles.

1.

A new queen came.

2.

People who had to survive.

3.

Crime and punishment.

4.

Some reasons for bad health.

5.

How the Elizabethans looked and entertained.

TEXT

A) There was a lot of crime in Tudor times. There was no paid police force,

so people had to look for the criminals themselves. Those who were

caught were punished very harshly as an example to others. The crime of

treason, rebellion, riot, murder and most kinds of stealing were all

punished by death.

B) During Elizabeth’s reign there was a great increase in the number of poor

people. There were fewer jobs so many people could not afford the high

food prices. They were hungry and were forced to travel to look for food

and charity. They were often joined by soldiers returning from wars

abroad. Large groups of these beggars brought terror to whole towns as

they attacked and robbed the townspeople.

People who were sick or old, could be looked after by their parish or

given food at an almshouse. Many Elizabethans thought that people who

were poor had only themselves to blame because they were simply lazy.

C) In 1558 Mary died and her sister Elizabeth became queen. The new

queen faced many problems. She was short of money. England was

threatened by Scotland, France and Spain. Elizabeth was a Protestant but

she tried to make the Church of England acceptable to Catholics.

D) The clothes of rich Elizabethans were much more splendid and

extravagant, partly because Elizabeth herself was very interests in fashion

and loved fashionable clothes.

The Elizabethans were very fond of dancing and music, and the theatre

was very popular in Elizabeth’s reign. In 1576, the first theatre was built

in London so that actors could perform their plays on the same stage all

year round. It was so successful that soon other theatres, like “the

Fortune”, “the Swan” and “the Globe” (where William Shakespeare once

acted), were built. All the women’s parts were played by boys.

Hunting for stags, deer and hares was very popular among landowners.

E) Rich Tudors ate a great number of meat, except on one day each week

when, by law, everyone had to eat fish instead. All meals, even those

eaten by children, were washed down with wine or beer.

Poor people mainly ate vegetables and bread. Exciting but expensive new

food such as chocolate and chili peppers were brought back from

America.

The Tudors suffered from bad teeth because they did not drink enough

milk and ate too many sweet things.

Учащиеся работают с текстами самостоятельно, затем выполняют

задание.

Ответы: 1c) , 2 b), 3 a), 4e) , 5 d).

Teacher: Now let’s read and translate these texts.

2.

Текст “Mary, Queen of Scots”.

Teacher: Of course, Elizabeth had to fight for the crown. One of the

claimants she was afraid of was Mary, Queen of Scots.

Here is the text that tells us about the two queens. Before you read pay

attention to the words.

Введение новой лексики:

rival- соперник

plot- заговор

death warrant- смертный приговор

Teacher: Read and translate the text and get ready to answer the questions.

Вопросы:

1)

Why was Queen Mary a rival to Elizabeth?

2)

What kind of protection did Mary seek in England?

3)

For many years Mary was imprisoned, wasn’t she? Why?

4)

What was the reason of Mary’s execution?

Учащиеся читают текст и готовят ответы на предложенные вопросы.

Текст.

Mary, Queen of Scots was a rival to Elizabeth. Mary was Elizabeth’s

cousin and would become queen if Elizabeth died without having any

children. Mary fled to England to seek Elizabeth’s protection after a

rebellion of the Scottish lords in 1568.

Mary was also a Catholic and many Catholics felt that she should be

queen instead of Elizabeth. For nineteen years Mary was imprisoned in

various castles.

Foolishly, she became involved in Catholic plots against Elizabeth. When

proof of Mary’s plotting was given to the Queen, she signed Mary’s

death warrant.

Mary was executed at Fotheringhay Castle in 1587.

VI.Объяснение домашнего задания.

Учитель задание по вариантам : 1) составить план-конспект по теме

«The Elizabethans»; 2) подготовить пересказ текста «Mary, Queen of

Scots».