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The Alaskan Climate

Урок английского языка в 5 классе

(УМК «Spotlight») Учитель: Кондаурова В.М.

«The world is a great book, of which they who never stir

from home read only a page»

St.Augustine

Let’s make a discussion!

• Why do people travel?

• Have you been abroad?

• Did your class go on a trip together?

• What do you know about passive travelling?

• Why do you travel?

• Where have you been?

• Where did you go?

• Is it good or bad?

The USA and Alaska

There are fifty states in the USA

Alaska is the largest state of the country (586,412 sq.mi.)

It is in the northwest corner of the USA

The main cities of Alaska are Anchorage, Fairbanks and

Sitka. Juneau is the capital city of

Alaska (population of 31,262)

Alaska was discovered by Vitus Bering in 1741.It was called Russian

America

But Russia sold Alaska to the USA in 1867

The population of Alaska is about 686,293 people. Many native tribes live in Alaska

Let’s pack our rucksacks!

I think, we must put a … into the rucksack.

Yes! No!

Let’s work out a plan!

• The focus of the lesson:

• The topic of the lesson:

• The project of our work:

• Repeat the facts about the USA and Alaska and learn to talk about the Alaskan climate

• The Alaskan climate• 1 Read the text about

the Alaskan climate• 2 Find the facts about

the Alaskan weather• 3 Discuss what clothes

the Alaskan people wear

Let’s listen to music!

• How do you feel when you hear the music?

Let’s listen for gist!

• Where’s Alaska?• What do you

know about the weather there?

• Alaska is in the northwest corner of the USA.

• The weather in Alaska varies all year round.

Let’s listen for specific information!

• Winter • t=-25C ?• Spring • t=-5-10C

cool• Summer• t=? warm• Autumn• t=-10-5C ?

Let’s join the Internet-club! A website to “Spotlight-5”

www.spotlightinrussia.ru

Let’s do the test!Is it true or false?

1. Washington DC is the capital of the USA.2. There are forty states in the USA.3. Alaska is in the south of the USA.4. Alaska is called “The Great Land”.

5. In summer it is cool in Alaska with a lot of rain.6. In winter it is cold in Alaska with a lot of snow.7. If it is very cold, people wear warm clothes.

Check up your work!Is it true or false?

1. True2. False3. False4. True5. False6. True7. True

Let’s make a project!

• What do you wear in different

weather:• in winter?

• in summer?• in autumn?• in spring?

Homework

You can choose:- SB exercise 4 page 91.

Prepare a web page for people who want to visit your country. Write a few words about the weather, then recommend clothes for each season;

- WB page 56. Writing a postcard. Read the text as an example, do ex. 1 and then write your own postcard according to the plan in ex. 2.

Thank you for the lesson!