Lesson plan on the theme The Whales

Grade: 8-grade Date: 06.03.2017
Theme: The Whales (part 2)
Aims: - to develop pupils’ learning about theme;
To enrich their grammatical knowledge;
To improve pupils’ skills: Listening, Reading and Writing
The procedure of the lesson:
I Organization moment Greeting. Checking absents. Asking some questions.
II Checking home task. III Warm-up activity. Answer the questions.
What do you know about whales?
Give short answers to these questions.
Example: Do you know the answer? –Yes, I do.
Do the whales live in the Oceans?
Are the whales strong animals?
Are they extinct?
Are they mammals?
IV Reading
(The Voice of the Whale) After Farley Mowat- part 2
b) Post-reading Read the text and do the tasks that follow it.
Comment on the following.
…and knowing how rapidly they were being destroyed I was afraid that I would never meet one of the lords of Ocean.
…then suddenly a heart stopping gigantic voice broke the foggy silence over our small ship.
Our small ship crawled … we were nearing the reefy shores.
…We understood that we should follow that “beacon” to be safe.
Questions:
Why was the author afraid that he would never meet one of the Lords of Ocean?
What happened to the two men after the furious winds?
What emotions did the gigantic voice raise in the author?
How did the whale help the people? Why do you think they trusted the whale?
What is your impression about the story?
What did the author feel about the whale and the Nature after that experience in the Sea?
What would have happened if the whale hadn’t helped the sailors?
Why are the whales being destroyed? What for?
Brush up: Perfect Passive Voice Perfect Passive – страдательный залог в совершенных временах
В группе Perfect формы страдательного залога имеют времена Present Perfect, Past Perfect и Future Perfect.
Present Perfect Passive 

I am not going to Peter’s party as I haven’t been invited – Я не пойду на вечеринку к Питеру, потому что меня не пригласили
The work has just been finished —  Работа была только что завершена
Have the flowers been watered today? – Цветы сегодня поливали? 
Past Perfect Passive
When we came home dinner had not been cooked yet. – Когда мы пришли домой, обед был еще не готов.
By evening all preparations for the trip had been finished. К вечеру все приготовления к поездке были завершены.
Had the essay been written by the time he returned? – Было ли сочинение написано к тому времени, как он вернулся?
Future Perfect Passive
By the time you return the office won’t have been cleaned yet. – К тому времени как ты придешь, офис еще не будет убран
Will everything have been prepared by 5 p.m.?  — Будет ли все приготовлено к 5 часам?
By the beginning of the court session all the documents will have been looked through – К моменту начала судебного заседания, все документы будут просмотрены
VI Phrasal verbs turn up - 1) чаще всего: появляться (приходить, приезжать); 2) найтись, обнаружиться; оказаться, подвернуться, появиться; и др.2. give up – quit. - сдаться, сдаваться, отступить(ся), отказаться3. make up - invent, lie about something- 1) выдумывать, придумывать, сочинять, создавать (рассказ, песню и т.п.); 2) восполнять, возмещать, компенсировать (потерянное время, силы, деньги, пропущенные уроки и т.п.); а) ~ for возмещать, компенсировать что-л./за что-л.; 3) гримировать(ся), накладывать косметику4. Bring up - 5. Come up - 1) появляться, возникать; и в перен. смысле тоже; 2) подниматься (вверх); 3) подходить, приближаться, приезжать; 4) выступать против и др.
VII CompreensionComplete the sentences. Use the following phrasal verbs in the correct form.
IX Home task Ex 4 (1) Read and translate.
Ex 4 (2) Crossword
X Conclusion Assessment. Reflection. Good bye, pupils!