Конкурс знатоков

«Австралия»

Цели: обобщение изученного материала по теме «Австра-

лия»; актуализация страноведческого материала; тренировка

навыков устной речи.

Оборудование: карточки с кроссвордами; задание на кар-

точках для конкурса «Города Австралии»; картинки или ри-

сунки животных; карточки с названиями австралийских го-

родов; карточки с заданием «Подпиши на карте».

Ход мероприятия

Good morning, boys and girls. I am glad to see you.

Today we shall know more about the Unknown Southern

Land, that is about Australia.

First of all we must divide into 2 teams. I shall give you a

sheet of paper. Those who have a red sheet of paper will sit

down near the windows. Think of the name of your team.

Учитель приветствует детей и сообщает им тему занятия.

Ученики делятся на команды и придумывают название ко-

манды.

I shall ask you some questions about Australia.

Команды по очереди отвечают на вопросы учителя.

1. What are three Australian deserts?

 (They are the Great Sandy Desert, the Great Victoria Desert, the Gibson Desert.)

2. In what places of Australia are fruit, wheat and potatoes

grown?

(Fruit is grown along the Murray River. Tasmania is

the producer of potatoes, pears and berries of different kinds.)

3. How many territories are there in Australia?

(There are two territories in Australia.)

4. What state of Australia is the largest?

 (It is Western Australia.)

5. What state does the capital of Australia belong to?

 (This city doesn’t belong to any state.)

6. What are the states of Australia?

 (They are New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland, Western Australia, South Australia, Tasmania.)

7. Is Australia a continent or an island?

 (It is both a continent and an island.)

Thank you, children. I see, you know many interesting things

about Australia.

I shall give you the maps and you must write down the states

of Australia. You have only 1 minute. Let us check up your

task.

Команды получают задание на карточках «Подпиши на

карте».

Учитель показывает правильный вариант карты и выстав-

ляет баллы.

Each of these states has their own cities and capitals. What

cities do you know?

Ученики называют австралийские города, а учитель выве-

шивает таблички с их названиями.

Now we’ll listen to you reports about the most famous cities

of Australia.

Ученики представляют свои сообщения о различных го-

родах Австралии.

1. Who can say what city is the capital of Australia?

 (It is Canberra.)

2. What city is the largest city of Australia?

(It is Sydney.)

I shall give you the cards. On the left side you can see some

descriptions. On the right side you can see the names of

some Australian cities. Your task will be to match the stories

and find the name of the city. So you will have 2 minutes

for doing this task.

Ученики выполняют задание в течение 2–3 минут, а затем

учитель проверяет задание и выставляет баллы.

Задание на карточках:

1. It contains a lot of government buildings 

  Built in 1923–1927, Its population is 310000 people  

  It is an important center of learning.

 1.  Canberra

 2.  Alice Springs

 3.  Brisbane

 4.  Hobart

 5.  Sydney

 6.  Perth

 7. Adelaide 

 8. Melbourne

2. It is founded in 1804. It is the oldest city of Australia. It is surrounded by a small agricultural area.

 1.  Canberra

 2.  Alice Springs

 3.  Brisbane

 4.  Hobart

 5.  Sydney

 6.  Perth

 7. Adelaide 

 8. Melbourne

3. Its population exceeds 1 million people .  It is a large center of the wine export    Famous for Adelaide’s Festival Arts held every 2 years

 1.  Canberra

 2.  Alice Springs

 3.  Brisbane

 4.  Hobart

 5.  Sydney

 6.  Perth

 7. Adelaide 

 8. Melbourne

4. Its population exceeds 1 million people.  It is the only large Australian city with 

  subtropical climate

  It’s a very beautiful city with a lot 

  of parks and gardens.

  An important export center.

  Its main exporting items are:

  wool, meal, wheat, sugar.

 1.  Canberra

 2.  Alice Springs

 3.  Brisbane

 4.  Hobart

 5.  Sydney

 6.  Perth

 7. Adelaide 

 8. Melbourne

5. It’s the largest city of Australia.  It’s population is about 3,5 mln people.  It was founded on the 26th of January in 1788.  It is the first European settlement in the

 country.

 1.  Canberra

 2.  Alice Springs

 3.  Brisbane

 4.  Hobart

 5.  Sydney

 6.  Perth

 7. Adelaide 

 8. Melbourne

6. It is the second largest city of Australia.  It’s population is about 3 mln people.     It’s the financial center of the nation.

 1.  Canberra

 2.  Alice Springs

 3.  Brisbane

 4.  Hobart

 5.  Sydney

 6.  Perth

 7. Adelaide 

 8. Melbourne

7. It’s the major west coast city. It’s population exceeds 1 mln people.  It’s the most beautiful Australian city, which citizens remind many Americans  of several cities in Southern California. A sea port.

 1.  Canberra

 2.  Alice Springs

 3.  Brisbane

 4.  Hobart

 5.  Sydney

 6.  Perth

 7. Adelaide 

 8. Melbourne A sea port

8. It is one of the most important city of the country. 

  It is a cattle center. It is connected with Adelaide by

  the railroad line.

 1.  Canberra

 2.  Alice Springs

 3.  Brisbane

 4.  Hobart

 5.  Sydney

 6.  Perth

 7. Adelaide 

 8. Melbourne

 Ключи:

1. – Canberra; 2 – Hobart; 3 – Adelaide; 4 – Brisbane; 5 –

Sydney; 6 – Melbourne; 7 – Perth; 8 – Alice Springs.

1. What can you say about the climate in Australia? Is it dry,

hot? What can you say about the deserts?

(It may rain at any time of the year and there are often long periods of drought.)

2. What animals and birds can live under such a climate?

(A lyrebird, a cockatoo, a buffalo, a rabbit, a dingo, an eucalyptus,

a koala, a rat, an anteater, a duckbill, an emu, a kangaroo.)

Now we’ll listen to the reports about the animals.

Учащиеся представляют рассказы о животных Австралии.

Свои рассказы дети могут проиллюстрировать картинками

или рисунками.

Доклады о животных:

a) Red kangaroo

The red kangaroo bounds along on its enormous back legs,

using its strong tail to help it balance. A big male kangaroo can

clear more than 9 m in one leap. Only the male has red fur. The

female is blue-gray in color. The kangaroo is able to survive the

high temperatures and dry conditions in the outback.

b) Wild dog

Dingoes are descended from the domesticated dogs brought to

Australia about 8000 years ago, but they have become wild again.

Dingoes yelp or howl instead of barking.

c) Emus

Emus cannot fly, but they have strong legs and massive feet and

can run at up to 48 k/h. The emu is the second largest bird in the

world. It usually eats grass, berries, fruit and insects, but they have

been known to swallow marbles, nails and even coins.

d) Echidna

The echidna’s long, sharp spines help it to be protected from

enemies. If it is attacked, it rolls itself into a ball or digs straight

down into the soil, this way it hides its soft face under the parts,

where there are no spines.

e) Koala

The koala has a very specialized diet – it eats only the leaves

of trees. The koala gets most part of its moisture from its food and

drinks water rarely. The koala is good at climbing trees.

f ) Flower feeder

The honey possum uses its long snout to probe into flowers for

getting pollen, nectar and insects. It has a long, thin tongue tipped

with bristles for soaking up its food.

Учащиеся представляют свои доклады. На доске вывеши-

ваются названия животных.

Now you will do the crossword. Let us check up the

crossword. How many words did you guess?

Across:

This animal has sharp spines, which help it to be protected

from enemies.

It is known as a flower feeder. It has a long, thin tongue

tipped with bristles for soaking up its food.

Down:

It is the largest bird of Australia. It is also one of the largest

birds in the world. It cannot fly but it is a good runner.

This animal spends most part of its life in eucalyptus trees

and eats only the leaves of these trees.

It is known as a wild dog.

Ключи:

По горизонтали: 1. echidna; 2. possum. По вертикали:

1. emu; 2. koala; 3. dingo.

Учитель организует проверку кроссвордов, для этого на

доске открывается заранее подготовленная запись ответов.

Let us count our balls. Who is the winner?

Команды подсчитывают баллы и выявляют победителей.

All of you were active and attentive today. Thank you. Good-

bye.

Учитель подводит итоги и прощается с детьми.