We are a part of the Universe 8 класс

part of the Universe”
Учитель – Храменкова В.Ф.
МОУ «Лицей №43»
г. Саранска

Республики Мордовия

Октябрь, 2009 г.

a part of the Universe” и обеспечить активизацию лексики в

языковых и речевых ситуациях;
формировать умение пользоваться изученным языковым материалом в стандартных ситуациях реального общения.

и умения учащихся;
выражать свое согласие и несогласие по поводу предмета

обсуждения;
выражать и обосновывать свое отношение к космическим иследованиям.

earthquake
A tornado
A flood
A drought
disasters
A hurricane
Repeat:

names:
Address:

Weight:

Age:

the Earth

the World, the Blue Planet

the Solar System, the Milky Way, the Galaxy, the Universe

597 thousand million tons

4,600 million years

often
white with clouds
the Moon
making happy people, animals and plants

space travel

2. How old is our planet ?
3. Why

do people call the Earth “ the blue
planet” ?
4. Where is the most of Earth’s water
found?
5. How much water do the oceans
contain?
6. What is the closest neighbour of the
Earth?

through space. Do you know the first famous people

who did a great research into space exploration?

space?








A.Leonov

listen to their comments, complete the following sentences. The first

letters of the missing words will help you.

1.Ann. And we s…… billions of dollars on s… research. This money should be used for medical
r… .
2. Felix. Bу e……… space we may find another
p… that we can l……on. We must learn to t…..
not only about this g………….. but about f……
generation as well.
3. Linda. Would we a…….. to ruin other p…….. for
our needs? Of course, we w……. People will think that
there is another planet for us in s…….

pend

pace

esearch

xploring

lanet

ive

hink

eneration

uture

gree

lanets

ould

pace

of __ Universe.
2. He looked at ___ sky.
3. ___ Moon

goes round ___ Earth.
4. I went to ___ country in summer.
5.___ Sun is one of many stars.
6. Half an hour ago___ sea was calm.
7. He was in____ space many times.

The

the

the

The

the

the

The

the

the

2.
3.
4.
5.

to travel

b) other galaxies

intergalactic

e) spaceship

to launch

d) a satellite

to wear

a) a spacesuit

to live in

c) a space station

happen on our planet. They destroy cities and towns, they

injure and kill people and animals.
Fortunately, now scientists can predict most natural disasters and warn people of possible danger in advance.

a hurricane, 3) a tornado, 4) a volcano, 5)

a flood, 6) a drought

… is a large amount of water which covers a place that is usually dry land.
… is a sudden shaking of the ground.
… is a very violent wind or storm.
… is a very violent wind in the form of a funnel of air that spins at great speed.
… is a mountain with a hole called a crater in the top. Sometimes lava and gases are thrown from the crater.
… is a long period of dry weather when there is not enough water.

A flood

An earthquake

A hurricane

A tornado

A volcano

A drought

a hurricane, a volcano, a flood and a drought. Use

the phrases in the box.

Example: A very violent wind is typical of a tornado.

Too much water; terrible fire; a violent storm; a very violent wind; heavy rain; lava and gases; not enough water; hot sun; shaking of the ground; spinning air; dry weather.

of water come over a place that is usually dry.

2. Yungay was a terrible … that happened in Peru. 3. Etha is a … in Italy. It’s a mountain with a crater on the top. 4. A … is continuous dry weather. People suffer from heat and then from hunger as the crops cannot be grow without water. 5. A … is a violent wind in the form of a very tall funnel. It goes over the land. 6. A … is a very strong wind that destroys houses, uproots checked trees, and can kill people.

of water come over a place that is usually dry.

2. Yungay was a terrible … that happened in Peru. 3. Etha is a … in Italy. It’s a mountain with a crater on the top. 4. A … is continuous dry weather. People suffer from heat and then from hunger as the crops cannot be grow without water. 5. A … is a violent wind in the form of a very tall funnel. It goes over the land. 6. A … is a very strong wind that destroys houses, uproots checked trees, and can kill people.