Сабақ жоспары «Outstanding people of Australia.» 11- сынып

11th form date:The theme: «Outstanding people of Australia.»Type of the lesson: revision, conclusionThe aims:To broaden pupils’ knowledge in linguistics and countrystuding.To develop skills of monological speech and memory, everydays’ speech andlogical way of thinking.To bring up the interest to the language. To increase their viewpoint.The aids: computer , interactive board, map,slidesI. The organization moment:

• dialogue with the pupils on duty.

II. Presentation of the new lesson. Dear boys!Today we have an unusual lesson. This lesson combines two school subjects -English and Geography. You have been studying Geography for several years and know many facts about different countries. Today you are studying Australia at your Geography lesson and we are studying Australia at our English lesson. That is why we combined both English and Geography into one lesson. Our lesson is unusual and the country we’ll speak about is unusual too. Why is it unusual? We hope that you’ll listen to everything very attentively and understand that Australia is really unique. And now let me introduce a group of our guests from Australia. They work at the tourist agency and want to invite you to their country. But they don’t speak Russian, so the pupils from your English group will be the interpreters. Let’s start.The slogan of the lesson: I’M AUSTRALIA!I’m a child of a dreamtime people,Part of the land, like an old gum treeI’m the river softly singingChanting our songs on the way to the sea,I awakened here when the Earth was new,There was emu, wombat, kangaroo,No other man of a different hue.I’m the land and this land is me.I’m Australia!III. Checking the hometask. When we want to learn something about any country, we begin with its geographical position. And today we’ll also begin with it. Now Maksim will tell us about geographical position and basic facts of his country. Please, Maksim, you are welcome!The next point of our lesson will be the presentation of Alexander, where he is going to show us the main big cities of Australia. please be very attentive!Ok. A good work, boys. I am very pleased, thank you!IV.Now its my turn to represent you some new facts about this country still unknown to you. Now please, look at the slides and listen to me very attentively.Famous AustraliansA number of Australian actors have found international success, including the Academy-winning Geoffrey Rush, star of Shine and The King’s Speech. Russell Crowe, Nicole Kidman and Cate Blanchett have also claimed the Best Actor honour. Action hero Hugh Jackman is also a Tony Award-winning singer and dancer. Other famous Australian actors include Naomi Watts, whose cut-through role was in Mulholland Drive, and Heath Ledger, who won a posthumous Oscar for his performance in The Dark Knight. Australian actors of international fame include Guy Pearce, Eric Bana, Toni Collette, Rachel Griffiths and Paul Hogan.Famous Australian singers and songwritersThere are famous Australian singers across every musical genre. Our greatest opera singers were Dame Nellie Melba and Dame Joan Sutherland. Australian country music stars have included Smoky Dawson and Slim Dusty, and more recently John Williamson, James Blundell, Kasey Chambers, and Keith Urban. Pop princess Kylie Minogue hit the international charts many yearsFamous Australians scientistsPharmacologist and pathologist Howard Florey shared a Nobel Prize in 1945 for his work extracting penicillin. Other Australian scientists have also made significant contributions in their various fields.Famous Australian inventors and famous Australian inventionsAustralia’s Aboriginal people invented the aerodynamic boomerang. Professor Ian Frazer 2006, Australian of the Year, invented a vaccine to prevent cervical cancer. Other famous Australian inventions include aspirin (1915), penicillin (1940) plastic disposable syringe (1949) and long-wearing contact lenses (1999).Famous Australian explorersFollowing Captain Cook’s 1770 landing, and the arrival of the First Fleet in 1788 a number of early explorers set out to discover Australia. Other famous people of AustraliaAustralia’s famous people include cardiac surgeon Victor Chang, who pioneered an artificial heart valve.IV. Consolidation of the lesson:V. evaluation.Hometask: to find some fact about famous achievements of Australia.

Chris Hemsworth is an Australian Actor best known for portraying the ‘Marvel Comics’ superhero, Thor, in the American flick ‘Thor’, a blockbuster that gave him international fame. While trying his luck in acting, he landed up with the role of Kim Hyde in the Australian drama series ‘Home and Away’. He essayed the character from 2004 to 2007 and made a mark. He was also one of the contestants of the Australian version of ‘Dancing with the Stars’. His film endeavours saw him essaying the role of George Kirk in the American science fiction adventure film ‘Star Trek’ (2009). He later gave voice over in the 12th installment in the Star Trek film franchise ‘Star Trek Into Darkness’ (2013). His big break came in 2011 with the super hit film ‘Thor’. The Australian heartthrob reprised the role of Thor, the crown prince of Asgard, in the sequel of the film, ‘Thor: The Dark World’ (2013) and also in ‘The Avengers’ (2012) and its sequel ‘Avengers: Age of Ultron’ (2015). Other remarkable films of Hemsworth include ‘A Perfect Getaway’, ‘Snow White and the Huntsman’, ‘Blackhat’, ‘Rush’ and ‘Vacation’.Childhood & Early Life

• Chris Hemsworth was born on August 11, 1983, in Melbourne, Australia to Craig Hemsworth and Leonie (née van Os) as their second child among three sons. He has English, Irish, Scottish, and German ancestry.

• His father is a social-services counsellor while his mother is an English teacher. His parents raised him and his brothers in Melbourne and in the remote interior of Australia called Outback, in Northern Territory.

• He studied at the well-known coeducational government secondary college ‘Heathmont College’ in Heathmont, Victoria. After a few years, his family relocated to south-southeast of Melbourne, Victoria, in an island called Phillip Island.

Career

• After college, he began doing bit roles in TV series including playing King Arthur in Canadian/Australian fantasy ‘Guinevere Jones’ (2002); as Jamie Kane in Australian series ‘Neighbours’ (2002); and as ‘The New Vet’ in Australian-Canadian children’s series ‘The Saddle Club’ (2003) among others.

• He auditioned for the part of Robbie Hunter in the 2004 Australian TV drama series ‘Home and Away’ which finally went to actor Jason Smith. He was later called back to play the role of Kim Hyde which made him relocate to Sydney.

• His first on-screen appearance as Hyde happened on February 17, 2004 and he ended up playing the part for 3 ½ years till July 3, 2007, featuring in 185 episodes before leaving the show to concentrate on his film career.

• The role of Hyde gave him name, fame and recognition fetching him several award nominations. He won the ‘Most Popular New Male Talent’ award at the ‘Logie Awards’ in 2005.

• He participated in the Australian light entertainment reality show ‘Dancing with the Stars Australia’ in its fifth season that premiered on September 26, 2006. His partner in the show was professional dancer Abbey Ross. He was eliminated being sixth on November 7, 2006.

• Embarking into films, he essayed a bit role of George Kirk, in the 2009 released blockbuster American science fiction adventure ‘Star Trek’ directed by J. J. Abrams. It was followed by August 2009 thriller adventure ‘A Perfect Getaway’ where he played Kale.