МБОУ «Средняя общеобразовательная школа №1 с углубленным изучением отдельных предметов г. Шебекино Белгородской области»
Урок в 10 А классе

по учебнику английского языка

под редакцией В.П. Кузовлева

Тема урока
:
The Political Systems of the UK, the USA, the Russian

Federation
Учитель английского языка Четверикова Наталья Валентиновна 2016 г.
Тема
:

The Political Systems of the UK, the USA, the Russian Federation

Цель урока:

Познавательный аспект
: расширение объема знаний в области политической сферы разных стран, развитие представления о поликультурности мира, развитие культуроведческой и речевой наблюдательности;
Развивающий аспект:
развитие умения понимать схемы, способности к продуктивным речевым действиям; развитие творческих способностей учащихся, способности к сравнению и сопоставлению полученных знаний, развитие умения формулировать и излагать логически свои высказывания.
Воспитательный аспект
: формирование представлений о политическом устройстве Великобритании, США, Российской Федерации и воспитание потребности и способности понимать менталитет людей другой культуры, воспитание толерантного отношения к представителям другой культуры.
Учебный аспект
: развитие речевых умений на основе прочитанного и услышанного.
Оборудование:
мультимедийный проектор, презентация к уроку, презентации учащихся, таблицы, тексты для чтения, моделированные ситуации общения. ХОД УРОКА.
I.

Начало урока. Организационный момент. Brainstorm activity.
Teacher: Hello, children and guests. I’m glad to see you today at our lesson. I’d like you to look at the slide and make your suggestions about the theme of our lesson. (уч-ся делают свои предположения) Teacher: Whether we like it or not but politics is a part of our lives. It is everywhere: in newspapers, on the radio and on TV. And today we are going to speak about it (about politics) a little bit. Exactly we are going to speak about democracy and the political systems of the UK, the USA and the Russian Federation. Look at the next slide. It’s a plan for your stories. You’ll have to speak about…
II.

Актуализация знаний учащихся. The political system of the United Kingdom.
a) So, democracy. What is it? b) The government policy is of great importance for any country. Look at the table and match the two columns. c) We are preparing to talk about the political system of the UK: - match the two parts (слайд); - fill in the table (заполняют таблицу); - stories about the UK.
III. Развитие умений устной речи. Pair work: situations for speaking.

Situation #1
You are talking to your friend about the role of the Queen in the political life of the UK. - Complain about the amount of homework you get at school; - Speak about the topic you study at History (Social Studies, English); -
Give some details about the role of monarchy today;
- Find a good reason for finishing your dialogue.
Situation #2
You are talking to your friend about the role of the Queen in the political life of the UK. - Complain about the amount of homework you get at school; - Speak about the topic you study at History (Social Studies, English); 2
-
Give some details about the Queen’s functions today;
- Find a good reason for finishing your dialogue.


IV. Развитие умений аудирования и чтения с различными стратегиями .The Political

System of the USA. Просмотр видеофрагмента “How is power divided in the United States

government?”
You will watch the video. Be attentive: after watching and listening you’ll have to answer some questions and make a story shorter. (слайды) а)
Watch the video and fill in the gaps:
1. When the American Revolution ended in 1783 the US government was … 2. A new US Constitution was adopted in… 3. The legislative branch is … of the US Constitution. 4. The legislative branch is comprised of …. 5. Each state has … depending on how many people live in that state.
b) Answer the questions:
1. Who didn’t the Founding Fathers want ruling the United States in the late 1700's ? 2. When was the new constitution adopted? 3. Which branch of government is described in Article I of the Constitution? 4. Which branch of the government commands the US military? 5. Who determines if federal laws are constitutional?
Time for relaxation.
Let’s have a rest. Politics is a very tough topic to cope with. Please, sit comfortable, close your eyes and relax. Imagine you are near the sea. It’s so nice here. The weather is perfect, the sun is shining, the seascape is wonderful. Find a point in the far distant and watch it for a while listening to the amazing music. Open your eyes and here we are.
c) We go on working on the video. Make a soundtrack for this video.
Look! You have a script of this video. It’s rather long because the presenter spoke rather fluently. Let’s make a story shorter and sound the video.
Now imagine that you are working on one of the TV channels and you’ve got a task to sound this

film. So you are a TV presenter, try your best.

d) Fill in the table “The Political systems”
(about the USA)- 2 столбик


V. Развитие умений чтения с различными стратегиями.

What political system does

Russia belong to
? Работа с учебником. Ex. 1 p. 48-49 Choose the correct answer.
VI.

Обобщение материала по теме “The political systems of the UK, the USA and the

Russian Federation”
We have spoken about … The political system of the UK is … The political system of the USA is … The political system of the RF is …
VII

. Заключительный этап урока.

Подведение итогов урока в

ыставление оценок,

комментирование.
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Приложения к уроку

Приложение №1

The Political Systems of the Countries
(таблица для заполнения)
Приложение №2

Ситуации для диалогической речи

Pair work

Situation #1
You are talking to your friend about the role of the Queen in the political life of the UK. - Complain about the amount of homework you get at school; - Speak about the topic you study at History (Social Studies, English); -
Give some details about the role of monarchy today;
- Find a good reason for finishing your dialogue.
Pair work

Situation #2
You are talking to your friend about the role of the Queen in the political life of the UK. - Complain about the amount of homework you get at school; - Speak about the topic you study at History (Social Studies, English); -
Give some details about the Queen’s functions today;
- Find a good reason for finishing your dialogue.
Приложение №3

Script for the video “How is power divided in the United States government?”

Part 1
The political system of the USA is the presidential Republic. The President of the United States is the head of state but he does not act alone. In fact, he is only one piece of the power puzzle. When the American Revolution ended in 1783 the US government was in the state of change. The Founding Fathers did not want to establish another country that was ruled by a king. They agreed to have a strong and fair national government that protected individual freedoms of all people. A new Constitution was adopted in 1787. All the power was divided into three separate branches and the system of checks and balances. They agreed that these branches would work together to run the country. The powers given to each are balanced by the other two. Each branch is a check on the
The parts of the

political system

The UK

The USA

Russia

Head of State

Executive Branch

Parts of the

Executive Branch

Legislative Branch

Parts of the

Legislative Branch
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others.The legislative branch is described in Article 1 of the US Constitution. The legislative branch is comprised of 100 US senators and 435 US members in the House of Representatives. This is better known as the US Congress. Making laws is the primary function of the legislative branch. But it is also responsible for approving federal judges, passing the national budget and declaring war. Each state has 2 senators and the number of representatives depending on how many people live in that state.
Part 2
The execute branch is described in the Article 2 of the US Constitution. The leaders of this branch are the president and the vice president who are responsible for defense, laws, treasury and security. The executive branch appoints government’s officials and meets leaders of other countries. The executive branch employs a lot of people to do all the work. The third branch of the power is the judicial branch. It is detailed in Article 3. The judicial branch is made up of Federal District Courts, 11 Federal Courts and the Supreme Court. This court interprets the nation’s laws and punishes those who break them. The highest court, the Supreme Court settles state disputes, hears court appeals, and determines if the federal laws are constitutional. So the US Court can declare laws unconstitutional. There are 9 judges in the Supreme Court. Federal judges are appointed by the President for life and can only be removed from office through the process of impeachment and trial in the Congress. All democracy depends on participating people in all activities of the country’s government. So, the main branches of the American government are legislative, judicial and executive and they work together. Every person can be informed, involved and intelligent. 5