Тема: Tofalaria
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1. Hello! Let’s introduce myself! My name is Marina Evgenevna and I’d like to start our lesson with the words of sir Augustos John:” You may travel the world over, but you will find nothing more beautiful...”.And really this is a wonderful country. Now let’s watch a video and think about our theme.
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2. How do you think what theme is it? The theme of our lesson today is "Tofalaria”. We will speak about this wonderful country. We will get acquainted with its beautiful nature, rivers, lakes, mountains, people, their customs and traditions, with its animals and plants.
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4. You have listened to the text and I’d like you answer the questions:
-Where is Tofalaria situated?
-What is the territory of this country?
-What is the population of this country?
-What does the word "Tofalar” mean?
5. Now you will get and read the text. Divide into groups. You should be attentive. And after reading do the next exercise:
Make 6 questions using Blum’s method. It means that the first question should be a simple question, the second - specifying question, the third – explaining question, the fourth – creative question, the fifth - evaluative question, the sixth - practical question. There are some examples of these questions.
1. What……?
Where…….?
When…….?
How………?
2. I could be wrong but…..?
Can I understand correctly….?
3. Why……?
4. What would happen if ...?
How do you think…..?
What could be changed if…?
5. What is better….?
6. How you can use….?
What can be done from… ...?
CUSTOMS AND TRADITIONS IN TOFALARIA
There are a lot of customs and traditions in Tofalaria. It is forbidden for a woman to go behind the chum, go across rifles and other man's things. It should be very clean round the fire place. Fire woods must be very good.
Hunters have many secrets. For example, while hunting they do not call the dog " a dog". It is "chadih", that means "smelling".but at home it is called"jit". At a hunt an axe is called nose of woodpacker", a skin is called " a blanket". They do not say "I have found a bear", they say " I've gone mad'.
There is a secret of names. Before orthodoxy the Tofalars confessed Shamanism. And according to this religion the Tofalars kept veto on their own names. In life they used nicknames. They were very simple. " Tasol" meant "bald", "Semisol"- "fat", "Hodan"- a hair, "Hugu"- an eagle-owl.
The Tofalars eat meat and fish without salt, but they drink tea with salt. Instead of dishes they use a vessel made of a single piece of birch-bark. In Russia it is called " tuesok". People have sacred stones on their houses, magic things, protecting the family from evil forces. They do not live in houses, they live in chums, a kind of dwelling made of skins. Doe - deer is called " vazenka"
fire woods - дрова;
an axe - охотничий нож;
woodpacker - дятел;
orthodoxy - христианство;
eagle-owl - филин;
a vessel - сосуд;
birch-bark - береста;
evil forces - злые силы;
skin - шкура;
doe-deer - самка оленя.
VII
I’d like to continue our excursion with the words of Fyodor Tutchev:
We were to think that nature must be blind.
A face without a soul, you would be wrong,
She has a soul, and she has liberty,
And she has loved too, and she has a tongue…”
Can you give a Russian equivalent?
Не то, что мните вы – природа
Не слепок, не бездушный лик –
В ней есть душа, в ней есть свобода,
В ней есть любовь, в ней есть язык.
Приложение 3:
The world of animals and plants of Tofalaria is very rich and varied. It is a virgin corner of the earth.. Tofalaria has kept alive in the taiga sables, bears, heavy, but light footed elks, squirrels and lynxes, kabargas, roes, red foxes. About 80 species of birds have been counted living in Tofalaria. There are cranes, ducks, swans, geese, haxel-grouses, woodpeckers, owls, nut crecker birds.
I’d like to say some words about plants of Tofalaria. In the picture you can see Alpine meadows. There are rare edelweiss, Alpine poppies, snowdrops. Below Alpine meadows theris the kingdom of the taiga with its cedars, larchers, young birch-trees,fir trees, pine-trees. Tofalar’s whole world from sacred stones of Kastarma to Alpine poppies entered into the Red Book. You are so feathful of harming its soul, that you want to keep saying all the time: "Careful! This is Tofalaria!”
Task: IF I WERE AN ANIMAL
Have you ever wished you were an animal? I have!
I would be a—1 and would—-2 all day.
I would be a—3 colour.
I would live in a—4 .
On 5 nights I would hide in a 6 .
When people saw me coming, they would—7—..
I would eat 8 every day.
When I was feeling 9 —, I would 10 .
Word lists.
1. sable, bear, elk, kabarga, squirrel, lynks, roe, skunk bear, red fox.
2. sleep, eat, growl, run,, swim, hop, fish, roll in mud;
3. brown, grey, red, blue, orange, black, white, yellow, green;
4. mud, forest, cave, river, tree, hole, lair;
5. dark, warm, black, cool, quiet, moonlight;
6. cave, hole, tree, lair;
7. run, yell, clap,, smile, take pictures, giggle, cry;
8. Iceland moss, lichens, cedar nuts, berries, mushrooms, grass, rind, meat;
9. tired, lucky, happy, sad, hungry, playful, angry;
VIII Now I see that you have learned a lot about this wonderful country – Tofalaria, about its animals and plants, customs and traditions, nature and its people.
Now I’d like you make a cluster: describe your imagination of Tofalaria.
What will you tell your friends and relatives about when you return home? I want you to think what you would write down in the Response book.