Практическая работа
Тема «Известные деятели Великобритании»
Формируемые компетенции:
ОК 2. Организовывать собственную деятельность, выбирать типовые методы и способы выполнения профессиональных задач, оценивать их эффективность и качество.
ОК 4. Осуществлять поиск и использование информации, необходимой для эффективного выполнения профессиональных задач, профессионального и личностного развития.
Цель: совершенствование и развитие навыков устной и письменной речи, навыков чтения и перевода текста профессиональной направленности на английском языке.
Знать: грамматический минимум по теме, необходимый для чтения и перевода (со словарём) текстов на иностранном языке.
Уметь: находить информацию по теме, переводить (со словарём) иностранные тексты профессиональной направленности, общаться устно и письменно на профессиональные темы.
Уровень работы - продуктивный
Время выполнения - 1 час
Содержание работы
Задание 1. Прочитайте текст.
Outstanding People of Great Britain
Great Britain made a great contribution to the science, literature, music and arts of the world. It gave mankind a lot of outstanding scientists, writers and poets, musicians and painters.
Thomas More, who lived in the 15th century, was an outstanding humanist, scientist and statesman. His work “Utopia” brought him worldwide acknowledgement. Many prominent people were influenced by his ideas of a free democratic state described in “Utopia”.
William Shakespeare is one of the most famous writers in the world. His plays “Romeo and Juliet”, “Hamlet, Prince of Denmark”, “King Lear”, “Macbeth” were translated into almost every language and staged in every theatre. He described the characters and feelings, which can be called international and living forever.
Daniel Defoe, Robert Burns, Walter Scott, Charles Dickens, Lewis Carroll are only a few names well-known all over the world.
William Hogarth, Sir Joshua Reynolds, Thomas Gainsborough, John Constable contributed to the world’s painting treasures.
Great Britain has also given the world many outstanding scientists. Alexander Fleming, the discoverer of penicillin was born in Scotland. He spent his working hours almost entirely in hospitals and laboratories. His discovery of penicillin did more to help suffering people than anything else for centuries. When he died in 1955 his old friend said: “… by his work he relieved more suffering than any other living man”.
Ernest Rutherford, a famous English physicist worked in the field of radioactivity. His brilliant researches established the existence and nature of radioactive transformations. He was one of the founders of the atomic theory of physics and creators of the first atomic model.
M. Faraday made his major discovery in the field of electricity — the electromagnetic induction. He also made several important observations on the conductivity of different materials. Enjoying world-wide popularity, Faraday remained a modest man, who rejected high titles.
All of them considered hard labour and love for mankind to be the main reason of their success.
Задание 2. Заполните таблицу «Outstanding People of Great Britain», используя задание 1.
| Name | Profession | Famous for |
Задание 3. Match the names of the famous British people (A-F) with the sentences (1-5). One name is extra.
A. William Shakespeare
B. Sir Isaac Newton
C. Princess Diana
D. Paul McCartney
E. Daniel Defoe
F. Horatio Nelson
1. All the British admire that man. He was a brave and skillful admiral. He won the battle of Trafalgar.
2. The British called her “the Queen of people’s hearts”. She was well-known for her charity; she helped people with dangerous diseases. At the age of 20 she married Prince Charles and they had two sons.
3. His name is well known all over the world. He acted at the London theatre called “The Globe” and wrote tragedies, historical plays, comedies and poetry. His plays are still popular – not only in England but in the whole world.
4. He is one of the greatest men in the history of science. He was born in a small village in England in 1642, studied mathematics and physics at Cambridge University. He discovered the universal law of gravitation.
5. He was a famous English writer of the eighteenth century. He wrote his famous book when he was nearly 60 years old. His book was based on the real adventures of a sailor, who had lived alone for four years on a desert island. For this book he was called “the father of English prose”.
Задание 4. Match the names of the famous British people (1-10) with the information about them on the right (a-j).
1. Robert Burns
2. Agatha ChristieA Scottish poet
3. Sir Isaac NewtonThe Prime Minister
4. Joseph Turner
5. Paul McCartney
6. Margaret Thatcher
7. William Shakespeare
8. Daniel Jacob Radcliffe
9. Horatio Nelson
10. Charles Darwin
a. A famous biologist
b. A well-known scientist
c. A famous singer and musician
d. A writer of detective stories
e. A famous actor
f. A famous artist
g. An English admiral
h. A famous writer of plays and a poet
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4. Интернет – ресурсы.