Парламентарская демократия. Как она работает

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Задачи урока:

  • Предъявление новой лексики по теме "Политическая система Великобритании"
  • Повторение грамматического материала (модальные глаголы can, could).
  • Развивать критическое мышление через чтение текста и схемы.

Ход урока

Стадия вызова (Evocation)

Our topic today is "A Parliamentory Democracy in Great Britain . How does it work?"

Of course, the idea of democracy plays a great role in politics.

-What do you think "democracy" means?

Pupils read the following sentences and choose the necessary ones.

People do what they want.

People rule the country.

People do what they want within the framework of law.

People elect their representatives to rule the country.

People elect the head of state directly.

People say what they think.

People can live in any place they want.

The head of state guarantees the rights of citizens.

All people and authorities follow the constitution.

Pupils chooses the necessary sentences and express their opinions.

Стадия осмысления (Realization of meaning).

1. Phonetic activities. Ex.2(1), p. 40.

Teacher: Whether we like it or not but politics is part of our lives. It is everywhere : in newspapers, on the radio and on T V. When you listen to a politician who speaks English you can understand some words without translation. These words are international.

-Which words do you understand ?

You should match the Russian equivalents with their English words.

A minister а) оппозиция
A cabinet b) министр
A department c) церемония
A constitution d) кабинет
An opposition e) премьер-министр
A Prime-Minister f) депатамент
To coordinate g) монархия
To control h) конституция
Ceremonial i) демократия
Monarch j) координировать
Monarchy k) контроливать
Democracy l) монарх
Parliament m) парламент
Policy n) демократический
Politician o) политический
Democratic р)политик
Political с)политика

2. Lexical activities. Ex. 2 (2), p. 41.

Teacher: What activities are the queen , lawmakers, the Prime- Minister, the members of the opposition and ministers are involved in?

Match the words from lists A and B.

Ex. 2(3), P.41

Teacher: Which words come from the sphere of politics?

Read the words and choose the necessary ones.

3. Teacher : Today it is time to learn something new.

Let,s put on our white hats.

Listen and read the text ex. 3 (8), p. 325 about the British political system.

Then fill the table. There are four columns in the table.

"V" You should put a tick if you knew this fact before. "+"

New information

"_"

Thought differently

"?"

Don,t understand have questions.

       

This method is called INSERT

Teacher : Now let,s discuss in groups .

- What facts did you know before ?

- What new information have you found in the text?

- Are there any facts in the text you don,t understand?

4. Teacher: The UK is a constitutional monarchy and a parliamentary democracy.

Read the following scheme ex. 3 (2),p. 42 and then fill the table.

There are two columns in the table.

Thick Thin
Give a detailed answer. Give a simple answer.
   

This method is called "Thick and Thin questions"

Teacher: And now works in pairs and ask each other "thick and thin" questionsю

5. Teacher: Do ex. 3(3) p, 43.

- What functions do the representatives of power perform?

Use the scheme on p. 42 to find the correct statements.

6. Teacher: It is time to check up your grammar and of course add some new facts about political system of Great Britain. We shall speak about a modal verb "can".

We use "can" to say that someone has the ability to do something.

E. G. The House of Commons can make laws and discuss political problems.

Ask each other questions using modal verb "can".

Who can sign the bill?

Who can rule the country?

Who can control the House of Commons?

Who can have the power to delay bills for one year?

Who can coordinate the work of the government departments?

Стадия Рефлексии (Reflection).

Teacher: Make up cinquains about democracy.

It is a kind of poem, which consists of 5 lines.

Examples.

Pupils, cinquains.

Democracy 1. Democracy
republic, free 2. folk, state
to rule, to elect, to say 3. To live, choose, can
people say what they think. 4. People can live in any place they choose
Peoples, power 5. Freedom

1. Democracy.

2. presidential, civil.

3. to guarantee, to follow, to want.

4. The head of state guarantees the rights of citizens.

5. Civil society.

Подведение итогов урока.

Teacher : The topic of our conversation was very serious. We have spoken much about the political system of Great Britain and we have also discussed the question about democracy.

I ,d like to thank you for your good work at the lesson. I give excellent marks to:, good - :, ets.

Next lesson we,ll speak about the monarchy in Great Britain.

Your homework: (R) ex. 1, 2, p. 16 - 18.

The lesson is over.Good - bye!