Этапы урока

Содержание

I. Организация начала урока

- Good morning, young people. Take your seats.  

II. Сообщение темы, цели урока

Today we are again in the computer hall. We continue to prepare for the national Examination and we are going to work with the texts about the US political system.

III. Речевая зарядка

Проверка д/з

IV. Повторение культурологического материала

We know that the USA is a presidential republic. The basic law is the Constitution, adopted in 1787, which describes the structure of national government.

• The political system of the USA is divided into three branches. What are they? (Key: the legislative, the executive, the judicial branches)
• Who or what exercises each power? (the President – executive, Congress – legislative, The Supreme Court – judicial)
• Do you know the residences of those three branches?

V. Чтение текста и выполнение упражнений

1. Read the text and name the branch of power that works here. (Key: US Capitol – legislative)

Built on a hill popularly _____________ Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., the U.S.

Capitol _________________ the home of the House of Representatives and the Senate since 1800.

This is where Congress meets and _______ business.  It ________________ on the east end of the national Mail.

The Capitol covers a ground area of 175.170 square feet and _____ a floor area of about 16.5 acres.

It ________ also a museum of American art and history.

It stands as a focal point of the Government's legislative branch.

The Capitol contains the chambers of the House of  Representatives in the south wing and the Senate in the north wing as well as the offices of the congressional leadership.

Complete the text using the verbs in the right column in the given form.

VI. Гимнастика для глаз

A short break. Close your eyes, open your eyes. Look up, to the right, to the left, look down to the right, to the left. Closeyoureyes, openyoureyes.

VII. Закрепление грамматических навыков

Now, test. Take the Test Sheets. Complete the text using the right form of the verb from the right column. Remember that you write one symbol in one square. And lower you have a special area for correcting your mistakes.

• B4 The Supreme Court _______ the highest BE court in the United States. Its main duty is to interpret Constitution in order to uphold the law.
• B5 The Supreme Court ____ up of eight AssociateMAKE Justices and one Chief Justice.
• B6 The Supreme Court is located in Washington, D.C. near the U.S. Capitol. ThisBuilding ______ theHOUSE SupremeCourtsince 1935.
• B7 Before 1935, the Supreme Court ____ in NewLOCATE York City, New York and then Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
• B8 Sixteen marble columns frame the main entrance of the Court. Engraved above the entrance to the Supreme Court building appears the motto “Equal Justice Under Law”. Above this motto is a group of three figures that ______ Liberty REPRESENTEnthroned guarded by Order and Authority.
• B9 On either side of this group are three figures depicting Council and Research which _____ afterMODEL several prominent individuals concerned with the law or the creation of the supreme Court Building.
• B10 There are two marble figures ____ on either SEATside of the Supreme Court Building’s steps. On the left is a female figure, the Contemplation of Justice. On the right is a male figure, the Guardian or Authority of Law.

Key:

• B4 IS
• B5 IS MADE
• B6 HAS HOUSED
• B7 WAS LOCATED
• B8 REPRESENT
• B9 WERE MODELED
• B10 SEATED

VIII. Домашнее задание

SB p. 48 ex.1 get ready to talk about the political system of Russia

IX. Итог урока

Thank you. The results of the test you’ll get next lesson. Goodbye.