OK, guys. You are right today we will speak about America. Especially we
will discuss its constitution.
2. Introduction.
Will you tell me please, what
information you know about the constitution of the USA? OK. Thank you. Today
you’ll know much more information about it. But first of all let’s make the
next task.
3. Warming up.Try to match the
words with its descriptions.
1. The President a) We elect the
Congressmen and the president.
2. The Vice President b) I am the head of
the US Administration.
3. The Secretary of the State c) We make laws and we
can introduce a new project
4. The Congressmen d) I can replace the
President in case his death or his impeachment.
5. The People e) I’m the
head of the Cabinet.
Keys: 1b, 2d, 3e, 4c, 5a
Ok. Now you can imagine what the Constitution
of the USA is. Can you tell us about it from all these descriptions?
4.
Developing reading activities.
The Constitution
The USA
Constitution was written by fifty-five men who met at Philadelphia Convention
in 1787. In four months they wrote the Constitution which has lasted over 200
years!The American Constitution is based on the doctrine of the separation of
powers between the executive, legislative, and judiciary. The respective
government institutions — the Presidency, Congress, and the Courts — were given
limited and specific powers; and a series of checks, whereby each branch of
government has certain authority over the others to make sure these powers were
not abused. Government power was limited by means of a dual system of
government, in which the federal government was only given the powers and
responsibilities to deal with problems facing the nation as a whole (foreign
affairs, trade, control of the army and navy, etc). The remaining
responsibilities and duties of government were reserved to the individual state
governments. The Constitution ratified by all thirteen states in 1791 already
contained ten amendments, collective known as the Bill of Rights (the freedoms
of religion, speech, and the press, etc), to protect the citizens against
possible tyranny by the federal government. So far only twenty-six amendments
have been made to the Constitution.
The
Constitution consists of a preamble, seven original articles, amendments, and a
paragraph certifying its enactment by the constitutional convention.
Preamble: Statement of purpose
We the
People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish
Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote
the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our
Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of
America.
The US government is consists of three branches:
1)
- Executive branch
2)
- Legislative branch
3)
- Judiciary branch
Now I want you guys divided into three teams.
I give you some information about each branch of the US constitution and you
should present it to the whole class in cluster. Use the information from the
book on page 91-92.
Then I want to ask you some questions to
understand how you understand the information about the constitution.
Questions:
1. What is the
American Constitution based on?
2. What powers were the
Presidency, Congress, and the Courts given?
3. How was Government power
further limited?
4. Which article allowed for
amendments to be made to the Constitution?
5. When was the Constitution
finally ratified?
6. How many amendments have
been made to the Constitution so far?
5. Conclusion: Give the homework.
Fill in blanks with the
necessary verbs.
·
The Supreme Court _______ (BE) the highest court in
the United States. Its main duty is to interpret Constitution in order to
uphold the law.
·
The Supreme Court ____ (MAKE) up of eight
Associate Justices and one Chief Justice.
·
The Supreme Court is located in Washington, D.C. near the U.S.
Capitol. This Building ______ (HOUSE) the Supreme Court since
1935.
·
Before 1935, the Supreme Court ____ (LOCATE) in New
York City, New York and then Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
·
Sixteen marble columns frame the main entrance of the
Court. Engraved above the entrance to the Supreme Court building appears the
motto “Equal Justice Under Law”. Above this motto is a group of three figures
that ______ (REPRESENT) Liberty Enthroned guarded
by Orderand Authority.
·
On either side of this group are three figures depicting Council and Research which
_____ (MODEL) after several prominent individuals concerned
with the law or the creation of the supreme Court Building.
·
There are two marble figures ____ (SEAT) on either side
of the Supreme Court Building’s steps. On the left is a female figure, the Contemplation of
Justice. On the right is a male figure, the Guardian or Authority
of Law.
Evaluation: Your
marks are …….. . The lesson is over. Good-bye.
Form: 11
20.01.
Theme:
Конституция РК.
Goal:
Совершенствование навыков употребления видовременных форм глагола и
ознакомление с основными главами конституции РК.
Objectives:
- ознакомить
учащихся с новыми лексическими единицами по теме и обеспечить их отработку в
устной речи;
-
развитие навыков чтения, письма, говорения и слушания;
-
воспитывать культуру общения на английском языке, патриотизм и уважительное отношение к законам РК, расширять
общий кругозор учащихся.
Lesson
procedure
1. Greeting.
Good
morning, dear friends! I am glad to see you, sit down, please! Today is the …th
of January, ………. I think we can start. So let’s get down to work. Let me tell
you a few words about the aims of our lesson. Today we are going to talk about
the constitution of the RK. It will be the subject of today’s discussion.
2. Warming up
Before we begin
our lesson, give me answers on some simple questions:
1) Give the full name
to our country. (The republic of Kazakhstan)
2) What is the
capital of it? (The capital of the republic is Astana)
3) What is the system
of ruling? (Presidential. The president is the head of the country)
4) What should not
every person break down in the country?(the rules)
5) Where can you find
all your rights? (in the constitution)
I have recently
read one saying and I liked it.
The
desire of the President is the happiness of people and prosperous Kazakhstan.
(
Стремление Президента – счастье народа, процветающий Казахстан.)
How can you
comment this saying? Tell your point of view.
3. Brainstorming:
Now let’s
enumerate the functions of our president. By the way what is his name? His name
is Nursultan Abishevich Nazarbaev.
appoints the
prime minister agrees
with the state programs
The head of
the country
reads
the speech about the
business in the country
appoints
elections
4.
Checking the home assessment.
Fill in blanks with the
necessary verbs.
Keys: 1. IS 2. IS MADE 3. HAS
HOUSED 4. WAS LOCATED 5. REPRESENT 6. WERE MODELED 7. SEATED
5.
Main part.
Now
I want you to match the questions with answers, they are mixed and you’ll now
much more information about the country and the system of ruling it.
Questions:
1. When were last
changes and additions accepted in the Constitution?
2. How many
innovations were amended to the Constitution?
3. What has
changed in the quantitative composition of Parliament?
4. What is the
role of political parties?
5. How has the
protective system of rights and freedoms of Kazakhstan citizens consolidated?
Answers: (remember, they
are mixed)
a) The party of parliament
majority has responsibility for Parliament
b) Last changes
were accepted on the 21st of May in 2007.
c) The commission
of human rights was founded at the President.
d) The
quantitative composition has enlarged from 116 to 154.
e) 7 innovations were
amended to the Constitution.
Keys:
1. Last changes
were accepted on the 21st of May in 2007.
2. 7 innovations
were amended to the Constitution.
3. The
quantitative composition has enlarged from 116 to 154.
4. The party of
parliament majority has responsibility for Parliament.
5. The commission
of human rights was founded at the President.
Lexical drill
Amendment-поправка
To appoint – назначать
To determine – определять
Differentiations – различия
A secret ballot – тайное голосование
To be eligible – быть избранным
To release – выпускать в
свет
Let’s discuss next point you should know. Answer: Can our
president make some amendments to the constitution? - Yes, you are right. So some
amendments were made in the constitution and now we should find them and try to
remember. You should work in pairs and help each other.
Task: Now
you must compare two variants of extract from the Constitution. The first
variant in English from the Constitution before the changing, the second one is
Russian from the current Constitution.
You must find and underline the changes and differentiations. I’ll
take you 5 minutes. Then we will check them out.
Methodical focus: Every pair of pupils gets
the task according to the level of knowledge and work in pairs. The stronger
pupil should help those who is weaker.
Article 2
3. The administrative and territorial division of the Republic of
Kazakhstan, location and states of its capital are determined by law.
Статья 2
3.
Административно-территориальное устройство Республики, статус ее столицы
определяется законом. Столицей Казахстана является город Астана.
Article
41
1. The
President of the Republic shall be elected by universal, equal and direct
suffrage under a secret ballot for a seven-year term in accordance with
the Constitutional Law by the citizens of the Republic who have come of age.
Статья
41
1. Президент Республики Казахстан избирается в соответствии с
конституционным законом совершеннолетними гражданами Республики на основе
всеобщего, равного и прямого избирательного права при тайном голосовании сроком
на пять лет.
Article
41
2. A
citizen of the Republic shall be eligible for the office of the President of
the Republic of Kazakhstan if he is by birth not younger than forty and has 99a
perfect command of the state language and has lived in Kazakhstan for not
less than fifteen years.
Статья
41
2.
Президентом Республики может быть избран гражданин Республики по рождению, не
моложе сорока лет, свободно владеющий государственным языком и проживающий в
Казахстане последние пятнадцать лет.
Article
42
4. One and the same person may
not be elected the President of the Republic more than two times in a row.
Статья
42
4.
Одно и то же лицо не может быть избрано Президентом Республики более двух раз
подряд. Настоящее ограничение не распространяется на Первого Президента
Республики Казахстан.
Article
44
1. The President of the
Republic of Kazakhstan shall:
2)
appoint regular and extraordinary elections to the Parliament of the Republic;
convene the First Session of Parliament and accept the auth of its members to
the people of Kazakhstan; call extraordinary joint session of the Chamber of
Parliament; sign laws submitted by Senate of Parliament within fifteen
working days, promulgate the law or return the law or its separate articles
for a second discussions and vote;
Статья
44
1. Президент Республики
Казахстан обязан:
2) назначает очередные и внеочередные выборы в парламент
Республики и его Палаты; созывает первую сессию Парламента и принимает присягу
его депутатов народу Казахстана; созывает внеочередную сессию Парламента;
подписывает представленный Сенатом Парламента закон в течение одного
месяца, обнародует закон либо возвращает закон или отдельные его статьи
для повторного обсуждения и голосования;
Article
50
3. The
Majilis shall consist of seventy-seven deputies. Sixty-seven deputies
shall be elected in constituencies having one mandate and formed according to
the administrative-territorial division of the Republic with an approximately
equal number of constituents. Ten deputies shall be elected on the basis of the
Party Lists according to the system of proportional representation and in the
territory of a unified national constituency.
Статья
50
3.Мажилис состоит из ста семи депутатов, избираемых в
порядке, установленном конституционным законом.
And now guys let’s
try to make the diagram. Who can be the president of Kazakhstan?
a citizen of the
republic for he
must be not younger than 40
he must be perfect
in a state language he
must live in Kazakhstan not
less than 15 years
6.
Giving home assessment.
At
home you should read the information at page 101 in your book and fill this
table till the end. Next lesson I’ll collect to check your works.
7.
Conclusion.
I thank everybody for the lesson. I hope
this lesson was interesting for you. Tell me what it was easy (difficult,
interesting) for you.
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