My Country: Discovering Russia

Слайд 1. My Country: Discovering Russia

English Lesson for the 6th Grade

Topic: Geography, Symbols, and Famous Places

Слайд 2. What do all these places have in common?

Look at the photos: Lake Baikal, Red Square, Caucasus Mountains

Question: Where are all these places located?

Problem: Can you describe these sights to a friend from the UK in English?

Слайд 3. Mind Map: What is Russia for you?

Central word: RUSSIA

Associations: Moscow, flag, big, forest, cold, bear, Matryoshka

Goal: Learn new words to describe geography and symbols

Слайд 4. New Vocabulary: Geography of Russia

Words to learn:

• territory

• border

• ocean

• mountain range

• deep lake

Example: Russia is the largest country in the world

Слайд 5. Task: Match the words with their definitions

1. The capital — a) a piece of cloth with special colors

2. A symbol — b) the main city of a country

3. A flag — c) a sign that represents something

4. Birch tree — d) a typical Russian tree

Слайд 6. Check your answers

1 — b (The capital is the main city)

2 — c (A symbol is a sign)

3 — a (A flag is a colored cloth)

4 — d (Birch tree is a typical tree)

Слайд 7. Reading: Discovering Russia

Russia stretches across two continents: Europe and Asia. It has 11 time zones! You can see the Ural Mountains, the long Volga River, and Lake Baikal.

Task: Find three facts you didn't know before.

Слайд 8. Task: True or False?

1. Russia is situated on three continents

2. Lake Baikal is the deepest in the world

3. There are 5 time zones in Russia

4. The eagle is a national symbol

Слайд 9. Check your answers (True/False)

1. False (It is on two: Europe and Asia)

2. True

3. False (There are 11 time zones)

4. True

Слайд 10. Lesson Summary

Today we learned: Geographical terms and Russian symbols

Now we can: Tell a foreign friend about our country

Homework: Write 5 sentences about your favorite place in Russia