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- Good morning, children! Im glad to see you. How are you today? I hope that your mood is good. Show me, please, your todays mood using the faces

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Im glad you are all right and ready for our discussion of a very important problem Love of Motherland. We have finished learning some material about Ukraine, Kyiv, its sights and some facts from the history of our land. So, the motto of our lesson is He, who loves not his country, can love nothing. These wonderful words belong to the great poet Byron.

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And what is our country? Ukraine is our Motherland. And what synonyms to the word Motherland do you know? (Native land, Fatherland, home, Homeland, native country) There are lots of wonderful poems, songs about our Motherland, Ukraine. And while reading the paper English I came across a very nice poem: My land is so beautiful and free, Ukraine, the dearest land I can see! When down the river I go boating And birds are flying high above. I hear a song and it is flowing To those trees, the land I love. What is the main idea of this poem? (Love of Ukraine)
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Right you are and I would like to ask you what love is. P1: Love is the most beautiful feeling. P2: Love is a strong feeling, which fills our hearts and souls with light. P3: Love is a sacred feeling. P4: Love is a source of inspiration and beautiful feeling. P5: Love enriches our souls, hearts. Yes, love is a wonderful feeling. Now look at the screen and read what love is according to Dictionary for Advanced Learners: Love warm, kind feeling, fondness, affectionate and tender devotion; a mothers love for children; love of ones country; patriotism. Pay attention to the use of prepositions for, when we speak about smb and of when we speak about smth. And can you give the examples of passionate love of Motherland? P1: Robert Burns was a loyal son of his native land. His love was deep. He couldnt imagine his life without his Highlands. His famous words My heart is in the Highlands: become the motto of his bright life of a patriot. P2: And great Byron also devoted his whole life to his Motherland. His lines He who loves not his country can love nothing are topical nowadays. So, these poets loved their Homeland very much. Can you name any other adverbs, which describe how we can love our Motherland? passionately boundlessly dearly deeply greatly very much

Try to use these wonderful words as often as you can, OK? P3: Our forefathers loved our motherland deeply. For example, Yaroslaw the Wise did so much for Kyivan Rus. He reigned more than 30 years and contributed a lot to his Homeland. It was he who erected St. Sophias Cathedral, the pearl of our Ukraine. P4: The name of Taras Shevchenko symbolizes the generous soul of the Ukrainians. He is called the peoples poet for he served them with his poetic word. Shevchenkos lofe of Motherland was foundless. He wrote such wonderful words addressing his people: Love your Ukraine, love it!

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P5: Vasyl Simonenko, our contemporary, great poet passionately loved Ukraine. He loved it so deeply as he loved his Mother. These lines prove his devotion to Ukraine: - , , You see, our people always loved their Motherland passionately. Grown-ups and children were able to love their native land dearly and they did their best for our happy future. And we also love our Ukraine; our hearts are full of eternal love of it. And how would you explain these words by A. Malyshko?

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P6: These words are full of deep poets love of Motherland. He is need of everything that is connected with his Motherland. How do you understand the following lines by Petro Rebro, our countryman?

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P7: These lines demonstrate Petro Rebros deep love of his Zaporizhian land, the land of Cossacks, glory and wonderful people. He is proud of his land of glee. And now well translate some sentences from Ukrainian into English and youll get to know more about Petro Rebro and his love of Zaporizhian land and Ukraine as a whole country.

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Useful words and phrases: to devote smth. to smb. glorious to glorify loyal a sacred thing embodiment
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5. , , . 6. . As you see he loves his motherland, knows much about it. You love your Motherland if you know much about it. Lets form three teams (red, yellow and green). Each team has to discuss the name, do some tasks and get as more marks as possible. Now well see if you know much about Ukraine. So, lets have a quiz All about Ukraine. What is the territory of Ukraine? (603, 700 sq. km) When did Ukraine become an independent state? (1991) Who was the very first President of Ukraine? (M. Hrushevsky) What are the official symbols of Ukraine? (Emblem, Flag, Anthem) What is the Emblem of Ukraine? (The Trident) What colour is the flag of our country? (Blue and yellow) How is our countrys anthem called? (Ukraine hasnt died yet) Who was it written by? (Poet Pavlo Chubynsky, composer Mychailo Verbitskyi) When was it written? (1883) When was the great Kobzar born? (March 9, 1814) What is the longest river of Ukraine? (Dnipro) When was Zaporizian Sitch founded? (1557) Who founded it? (Dmytro Vyshnevetsky) What kind of state is Ukraine? (A democratic republic) How do our people meet quests? (With bread and salt)
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Count the marks. What team is the winner? We love everything if we love our Motherland. What cathedrals, monuments and historical places can you see? Lets read the description of one of them and match it with picture. They were built in 1037 by Yaroslav the Wise and were used on special occasions when the armies of the Prince left for a returned from military campaigns, or when honoured quests. (Golden Gates) th It was built in the 11 century. Nowhere else in Europe does one find so many frescos and mosaics. (St. Sophias Cathedral) This church was built in 1748 by architect Rastrell. (St. Andrews Church) This monastery is a spiritual and cultural treasury of the Ukrainian people. On its territory there are more than 80 buildings. (Kyiv-Pecherska Lavra) This monument is to one of the most famous hetmans of Ukraine. (Monument to B. Khmelnytsky) It is one of the places of interest in Kyiv. There are more than 50000 exhibits on display. The exposition tells us about the history of Ukraine and its culture from antiquity to the present days. (The State Historical Museum of Ukraine) Have you even been to Kyiv? Can you tell us about this city? Have you questions? Ask them to 1. Have you been in the biggest library of Kyiv? 2. What impressions did you have, when came on Bogdan Khmelnytsky Square? 3. Did you see the fresco of the St. Sophias Cathedral? 4. What atmosphere dud you feel during the excursion? Were have told a lot about Ukraine? And what meanings has the word Motherland for you? P1: First, it means my birthplace. P2: My Motherland begins with the dearest person in the world, my Mummy. P3: For me, to love Motherland means to love my family and my people. And what about you? P4: To love Motherland means to love the beauty of its nature. P5: I think to love Motherland means to love our mother tonque. P6: To love our country is to know its history.
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Youre right, dear children, your native country arent the country you live in. Its the country your heart belongs to. Id like to thank for your work at the lesson. But I want you to put points yourselves, thats why turn over your quiz-list and fill in the card. Show me, please, how you are now. Im very glad. Lets sum up. You have some coloured leaves in front of you: red, yellow and green. Write your attitude to the lesson. - green what you like at the lesson - yellow your wishes - red what you dont like After it stick them on our sum-up tree on the blackboard. The lesson is over. You may relax.

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