The English – speaking countries:

Canada, Australia, New Zealand

By the end of the lesson you should be able:to recognize, understand the words, word

combinations when reading the text;to identify the main ideas and details of the text

when reading;to develop your discussion skills,to activate your background knowledge of the topic;to improve your confidence as readers;to participate in common conversational exchanges

about the topic of today’s lesson.

The Aims and Expected Results:

Letter “s” gives sound [∫], when it stands before – ure, -ion:

Repeat : pleasure, treasury, decision, measure.Wordcombinations:th [ð] – leather, father, mother, brother,

weather, another.eer [iə] – career, deer, peer, steer, queer.ch [t∫] – chief, child, chess, bench, each.

a proverb: So many countries, so many customs

Phonetic drills

Where is Canada situated? What is the origin of the name “Canada”? What is Canada washed by? What country does Canada border on in the

south? What do you know about the climate of this

country? What are Canada’s national languages? What leaf is on the Canadian flag? What is the Canadian national anthem called?

Questions:

All Great lakes are situated in Canada. The north of Canada near the Arctic is tundra. There are two hot deserts in Australia. Australia is famous for its pigs. The greater part of New Zealand is well-

watered. New Zealand consists of four large islands. Machine-building became the first important

industry in Canada. New Zealand’s natural resources are not rich.

State whether the statements are True (T) or False (F):

Canada

This country is a member of the Commonwealth.

It has mountains, high plains and low plains.

It has several climatic regions. The people living in that country are fond

of baseball, football, volley-ball, ice-hockey, tennis and other games. What is it?

Relaxation

Australia

1. What images spring to mind when you hear the country New Zealand?

2. What is New Zealand famous for?3. What would you do if you could spend one week

in New Zealand?4. What do you know about different people who

live in New Zealand?5. What things about New Zealand do you think

New Zealanders are proud of?6. What do you know about nature of New Zealand?7. What would you like to ask a New Zealander

about New Zealand?

Special questions:

New Zealand

New Zealand was first inhabited by… (the/-) Maori who came to live there about… (a/the) thousand years ago.

Together with… (a/the/-) Captain James Cook some British people arrived.

…(An/The/-) outstanding British scientist, Ernest Rutherford, known for being…(a/the) first person to “Split…(an/the) atom”, was born in New Zealand.

…(A/The/-) great story writer, Katherine Mansfield, wrote this about New Zealand: “I want my own country leap in… (-/the) eyes of… (the/a) world”

1 Group

During… (the/-) 20th century, quite… (a/the) number of Maori writers made the literature of New Zealand distinctive.

… (A/The) top of… (-/the) Mount Everest was first reached by… (a/the/-) Sir Edmund Hillary, …(a/the/-) New Zealand mountain climber.

Rederick Alleyn,… (a/the/-) Scotland Yard detective, is… (the/-) best-known character of… (the/-) detective stories by… (an/-/the) internationally acclaimed Maori writer Dame Ngaio Marsh.

… (A/The/-) pride of motion pictures in New Zealand is”… (A/The/-) Piano”, … (an/the) Academy award-winning film directed by Jane Campion.

 

2 Group

Western Australia is 8 times the size of Britain, but it has only one million people. 900 thousand of them live in and around the state capital, Perth. The other 100 thousand people live in “the outback”, an area of 2 mln 500 thousand square kilometres. The area is hot and dry. Temperatures are usually over 30° C in summer, and sometimes over 40° C. It hardly ever rains. Sheep farming is the main occupation, and the farms are called “sheep stations” in Australia.    Life on a sheep station is very different from life in a town. Houses are sometimes hundreds of kilometres from towns. Some people never go to towns, and never see shops. The sheep stations are very big, and children often ride motorbikes and drive cars.    The children can’t go to school, and they hardly ever see a teacher. They have lessons from a two-way radio. It’s called “The school of the air”. The students can speak to the teacher and other children in the class by radio. They get work by post. The post doesn’t come very often, about once a week. Letter – boxes are on the roads, sometimes 5 or 6 kilometres from the houses.    There aren’t any schools or shops in the outback, but what about doctors? People can talk to doctors by radio, and in an emergency a doctor comes to them by plane. They are called the “Flying Doctors”.

“Western Australia”

1.Area _____________2. Summer temperature ________________3. Population of state__________________4. Capital____________

5. Population of capital area__________6. Population of outback_____________7. Main occupation_________________

Facts about Western Australia

Not going to towns for a long period;Having school lessons from a two-way radio;“Flying Doctors”A different kind of life. 

Life on a sheep station most probably means:

Children in the outback____________ see a teacher.They__________ talk to the teacher by radio.The post__________ comes once a week.The letter – boxes are_________ 5 or 6 kilometres

from the houses.Children__________ drive cars on the sheep stations.Children__________ drive cars in the towns.People___________ see a doctor.Some people ________ go to towns.The summer temperature is_______ over 30° C.It________ rains.

usually, often, sometimes, hardly, ever/never

p. 179 Write a report about New Zealand.Geographical position-oceans, seas washed

by, rivers and mountains;The influence of the sea on climate;Is the geographical position of New Zealand

suitable for the development of its relations with foreign countries.

Homework

Which activities have we done today?Was it difficult for you to read the text

about Western Australia?What have you to do to improve your

skills in reading and understanding the text?

Summarizing