Урок по теме ‘PRINCE ALEXANDER NEVSKY’ (7 класс)

МБОУ «Средняя общеобразовательная школа №23 с углублённым изучением английского языка», г. Псков

Учитель

Урок по теме ‘PRINCE ALEXANDER NEVSKY’ (7 класс)

Учебные цели:

1)  Совершенствование навыков чтения.

2)  Активизация лексического материала, связанного с историей.

3)  Совершенствование грамматических навыков (When-вопрос).

Воспитательные цели:

1)  Пробуждать у учащихся любознательность;

2)  Воспитывать чувство гордости за родной город.

Оснащение урока:

·  видео-фрагмент ( http://www. /watch? v=eWJ5HEOoXeA);

·  стихотворение об Александре Невском (отдельные строки);

·  слова на карточках;

·  текст с заданиями;

·  иллюстрации на доске.

Литература:

. Учебно-методическое пособие “Bilingual excursions around Pskov for children”. Псков, 2011.

1.  INTRODUCTION.

Hello, dear students! I’m glad to see you. Let’s start our the way, it deals with a famous person.

To guess the topic of the lesson, you have to look at the blackboard and read the following words:

knights, enemy, ice, lake, battle, prince, defeat, brave

Absolutely true! The topic of the lesson today is Alexander Nevsky.

(video-fragment)

You know, tomorrow we’re going on an exursion to Alexander Nevsky monument. Therefore, we have to learn more about this outstanding personality.

2.  WORK WITH THE POEM.

a)  Lots of poems about Alexander Nevsky have been composed since that great historic event. Here is one of them, written by Tatyana Ryzhova. Unluckily, the lines have been mixed. Let’s try to restore the poem. Look at the lines and put them into logical order.

In people’s hearts, in legends and old frescoes

The memory for hundred years is kept,

Of how famous Alexander Nevsky

Crashed enemies so hard that ice got cracked!

And here again, with warriors all honoured

He stands near Pskov – its guard on horse-back set.

Like this he stood on the Vorony stone,

Like then, triumphantly, he faces west!

(расставляют строчки в правильном порядке)

Now could you read the poem aloud? (ученик читает вслух) Well done!

b)  By the way, you’ve come across a few new words while reading the poem. Could you explain their meaning? Follow my example, please:

Honoured means ‘respected, admired’;

Guard means ‘a group of soldiers who protect something or somebody’;

Triumphantly means ‘with joy because of one’s victory or success’.

legend, fresco, to crash, to crack, warrier

(учащиеся объясняют лексику)

Excellent!

3.  WORK WITH THE TEXT.

a)  Well, Alexander Nevsky lived a short but bright life (1220-1263). The Battle on Ice is just one of his great heroic deeds. To know more facts about this Russian hero, read the following story and answer the question:

Why did Prince Alexander get the name of Nevsky?

Then read it again and choose the most appropriate word for each gap.

Saint Alexander Nevsky was the greatest (1)_____ of (2)_____ Russia who saved his country many times in battle against (3)_____. Born in 1220 in Pereslavl-Zalessky, Alexander was the fourth son of Prince Yaroslav Vsevolodovich. After he had (4)_____ the Swedish Army (1240) at the Neva River, he (5)_____ the name of Nevsky. After Russia had been invaded by the Teutonic Knights of Germany, the Novgorod (6)_____ sent for Alexander Nevsky. He faced the enemy on the ice of Chudskoye Lake and (7)_____ the Teutonic Knights during the (8)_____ on Ice on April 5, 1242. Nevsky proved to be a wise politician. Thanks to his friendship with the Grand Khan, Alexander was installed as the Grand Prince of Vladimir (the supreme Russian ruler) in 1252. Ten years later, Alexander died in a town of Gorodets-on-the-Volga on his way back from Kublai Khan. He was (9)_____ in Vladimir and canonized by the Russian Church in 1547. 

1.	1) chief	2) leader	3) representative
2.	1) historic	2) late	3) ancient
3.	1) rivals	2) warriors	3) enemies
4.	1) defeated	2) won	3) struck
5.	1) gave	2) was given	3) was giving
6.	1) parliament	2) government	3) rulers
7.	1) destroyed	2) beaten	3) struck
8.	1) fight	2) struggle	3) battle
9.	1) buried	2) had buried	3) was buried

b)  Read the other part of the story and answer the question:

What does Alexander’s phrase from Einstein’s movie symbolise?

Read the story again and for each gap make a suitable word.

In the late 13th century, people wrote a chronicle
called Alexander Nevsky’s Life, in which he is
(1)_____ as an ideal prince-soldier and	1) SHOW
(2)_____ of order of Peter the Great,	2) DEFEND
Nevsky’s remains (3)_____ to the	3) TRANSPORT
Alexander Nevsky Monastery in St Petersburg
where they remain to this day. In 1725 the Tsar
(4)_____ the Order of Alexander Nevsky, as one of the	4) INTRODUCE
(5)_____ military awards. During the Great Patriotic	5) HIGH
War, the Order of Alexander Nevsky (6)_____	6) INTRODUCE
to revive the memory of Alexander's fight against
the Germans. Sergei Eisenstein (7)_____ one of his	7) MAKE
(8)_____ movies, Alexander Nevsky, about the prince	8) GREAT
and his victory over the Teutonic Knights. Alexander's
phrase from the movie, "Whoever (9)_____ to us	9) COME
with a sword, from a sword will perish," (10)_____ a	10) BECOME
slogan of Russian patriots.

c)  Now look through both parts of the story, focus your attention on the information box with some certain dates. Work in pairs.

Make ‘When’-questions and answer them.

When-question	Date	Answer
When …	1220
When …	1240
When …	1242
When …	1252
When …	13th century
When …	1547
When …	1725

Great job!

4.  CONCLUSION.

Well, students, what new facts have you learnt today? So, I guess we’ve prepared for the excursion to Alexander Nevsky’s monument. I also hope that the information you’ve learnt will be of great help to you at your History classes. Thanks a lot for your work today. I am pleased with you.

Your marks are …

Your homework for tomorrow is to make a story about Prince Alexander Nevsky.

The lesson is over. Goodbye!