🗊Презентация История и цивилизации. 9-й класс

The Presentation for Review Lesson “HISTORY and CIVILIZATIONS” level – 9 teachers: Polyatykina I. Kershengolts N. school № 1242 Moscow 2010 - 2011

Agenda: 1. Why is history taught in schools? 2. How well do you know ancient civilizations? 3. The most important inventions. 4. Every minute of our life is history in the making.

Match the words with their definitions: 1. mankind a. to begin to create, to start to happen; 2. to achieve b. modern or relating to the present time; 3. contemporary c. all humans; 4. generation d. to succeed in doing what you planned to do 5. to establish e. belonging to the same time

Why is history taught in schools? to understand today’s events? to understand the past? to avoid making mistakes? to contribute to our cultural identity? other ideas?

You and your friend want to go to a museum. Discuss and choose the most attractive option: a) The History Museum b) The Museum of Science and Technology c) The Russian Army Museum d) The City Picture Gallery

Before civilizations. Watch the episode from the film “The Flintstones” and tick the modern gadgets represented in a humorous way. A CAR A VAN A TRAIN THEATRE CIRCUS DRIVE-IN-MOVIE A MOTORBIKE A TWO-WHEELED BICYCLE A THREE-WHEELED BICYCLE A HELICOPTER A PLANE A SPACESHIP

Fill in the gaps with the words: art, advanced, political, religion Civilization is an ________________(1) stage of human development marked by a high level of ____________ (2), ___________(3), science and social and _______________(4)organization. “Dictionary of English Language and Culture”

Where were the ancient civilizations? Match the maps with their names: the Babylonians the Egyptians the Romans the Greeks the Incas 1. 44. 5 22. 33. xxxxxx

How well do you know the greatest achievements of ancient civilizations? Describe civilizations without giving their names and let the others guess. Artistic and intellectual Social and administrative material Ancient Rome Ancient Egypt Ancient Incas Ancient Greece Ancient Maya

Egyptian? Greek? Roman? 1. The Trojan horse 4. gladiator 2. Public baths 3. Excellent roads 5. The Sphinx

Greek? Egyptian? Roman? 6. legionary 7. mummy 8. Coliseum 9. the first theatre 10. Spartan warriors

Egyptian? Greek? Roman? 11. papyrus 12. sport games 13. Mount Olympus 14. pharaoh 15. emperor

Watch the film and tick seven wonders of Ancient Greece: The first city of Maya The lost city of Atlantis Minotaur Dinosaur The Highland Games The Olympic Games Delphi Oracle Speaker in the senate The first movies The first theatre The Nelson’s Column The Colossus of Rhodes The Parthenon The Coliseum

Compare early civilizations. Which ancient civilizations do you admire most of all? The Egyptians The Maya

Can You Read in Ancient Egyptian?

What is the most important invention of the humankind in your opinion? Now comment on the statement “Necessity is the Mother of Invention”

Conclusion: * ancient civilizations contributed a lot into the modern society; * knowledge of history gives us cultural identity; * every minute of our life is history in the making.

Which team is the best? 1 team 2 team 1. Matching the words and definitions 2. Mini-talk “Why is history taught in schools?” 3. Dialogue “Visiting Museums” 4. Listening 1 (Video “The Flintstones”) 5. Filling the gaps in the definition of a civilization 6. Matching the maps to the ancient civilizations 7. Mini-talks (riddles) about civilizations/ guessing the names 8. Which belongs to Egyptian, Greek or Roman civilization? 9. Listening 2 (Video “Seven Wonders of The Greek World”) 10. Dialogue-comparison of ancient civilizations 11. Decoding of the proverb 12. Mini-talk “The Most Important Invention” 13. Mini-talk “Necessity is the Mother of Invention” TOTAL

HOMEWORK: prepare a two-minute talk on one of the themes: “The History Repeats Itself” or “Without the Past there Is No Future”

1. lived in the north of Africa on the banks of the Nile 2. located in the south of Balkan peninsula. 3. controlled lands from Persia to Libya 4. the civilization appeared in the southwest Europe on the Italian Peninsula or Apennine Peninsula 5. developed in the Andes of present-day Peru