Развитие информационной компетенции учащихся средствами метода учебных проектов на уроках английского языка

In 1992 in the Barcelona Olympic Games a new world record in the 100 – meters race was set. Linford Christie finished the race in 9. 86 seconds. Linford was 32; he was the oldest runner who had ever won an Olympic sprint medal. He had won more medals than any other British athletes. In Barcelona the British team won two more gold medals. Colin Jackson set a new world record in 110 – meters hu

rdles. And Jacqui Agyepong from women athletics team won 100 – meters hurdles. John Regis got a silver medal in relay (Jackson, Jarrett, Regis, Christie). And women got a bronze in the same race (Keough, Smith, Goddard, Gunnell). It is a great success of British sportsmen.

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Следующее задание упражнение 8, на странице 119. Задание состоит в том что учащиеся должны ответить на вопросы, т.е чтение с детальным пониманием прочитанного (reading for detail).

8. Britain is famous not only for its athletes. There are many interesting and unusual competitions which attract a lot of people. Among them are the Highland Games.

a) How long have the Highland Games been held in Scotland?

b) Why are the Highland Games popular?

c) What equipment (инвентарь) is necessary for these competitions? (reading for detail)

Highland Games are a traditional festival of Scottish sports and music. The first games were organized at Braemar by Malcolm, king of Scotland in the 11th century. Now the Braemar Gatherings are very famous especially for their caber-tossing (толкание бревна) competitions. The Braemar Caber is 19 feet long and weighs 120 pounds. The Highland Games have been held (проводятся) since the 19th century. They are held at different towns in the Highlands. They are very popular.

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The Highland Games have been held since the 19th century.

The Highland Games are very famous especially for their caber-tossing competitions.

The Braemar Caber is 19 feet long and weighs 120 pounds.

С первым заданием справились большинство, а вот со вторым упражнением справилась только половина класса.

Вывод: с первым заданием учащиеся справились успешно, однако второе задание вызвало затруднения. Возможно, нужно было перед выполнением данного упражнения ответить на первый вопрос вместе с учащимися, подсказать им ключевые слова, по которым они могли бы правильно ответить на вопрос или перевести вопросы для понимания их значения.

20.01.2011

Цель: развить у учащихся умение критически мыслить.

Следующей нашей задачей стало развить у учащихся умение критически мыслить, т.е. находить ошибки в той или иной информации (в тексте, схемах рисунках), дополнять неполную информацию.

Для начала учащимся было предложено сделать упражнение 1 на странице 120 учебника Кузовлева для 8 класса. Упражнение состояло из трех частей, в первой надо было выдвинуть свои предположения относительно дат касающихся истории футбола, а вторая часть была на исправление данных ошибок, которые были совершены в первой части упражнения.

Many different sports have deep roots. Football is among them.

What are the main dates in the history of football? Write down your suggestions.

Football has been played for hundred of years

since 1863

since the 19th century

Football has been played with proper rules since yearly times

since 1863

since the 19th century

The FA Cup competitions have been held since the end of the 19th

century

since the middle of the 19th

century

since 1863

Read the text and find the correct answers in 2 minutes.

Football has been played in one form or another for hundred of years. First it was a very rude (грубая) and hard (жесткая) game. There were no rules. But since 1863 it has been played with proper rules. That year the Football Association (the FA) was started. Its first job was to get a set of rules for all teams. By the end of the 19th century almost every town had its own team. The modern game was introduced to other countries by British soldiers, seamen and businessmen. Nowadays, almost every country has its own football team. One of the main competitions of the football season is the FA Cup. It has been held every May at the famous Wembley stadium in London since the middle of the 19th century.

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Football has been played for hundred of years.

Football has been played with proper rules since 1863.

The FA Cup competitions have been held since the middle of the 19th century.

Следующее задание было взято из дополнительных источников и переработано в задание на аудирование с извлечением специфической информации (listening for specific information). Оно состоит из двух частей: первая часть предназначается учителю, т.е текст оригинала, где нет ошибок, вторая часть для учащихся, где они должны найти и исправить ошибки в тексте.

1 часть. (для учителя)

History of basketball.

Basketball is an extremely popular all around the world. The object is to put a ball through a hoop, or basket, and thus score more points than the opposing team. Teams comprise of ten players, with the maximum of five on court at any one time. Substitutions are unlimited during the course of the game. Although basketball can be played outdoors, it was invented to serve as an exciting indoor exercise for the summer months in a northern climate. It quickly became a spectator sport, however, and now attracts large audiences to gymnasiums and arenas, especially in the United States, South America, and Europe.

The sport is played on the amateur level by schools, colleges, other groups, and, since 1936 by national teams in the Olympics Games. It also is played by professional athletes, notably in the United States and Europe.