1. The theme of the lesson: is «New Zealand»
Purpose: To develop the student’s knowledge using the new methods
Preparation for the exam based on country home reading. Learning objective: To hold a workshop of listening, reading, writing;

2. Educational goal:
education, tolerance, interest in the culture of other countries, broaden their horizons, stimulate the cognitive interest.

3. Material
- Didactic Equipment: computer, projector, board, card.

4. New Zealand Geographical position
It is a very interesting and beautiful country. It has got a total area of 269,000 sq. km. It is situated to the South East of Australia in the Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main islands:
North Island and South Island.
Population is nearly 3.5 million people

5. Government
It is an Independent state , yet formerly it was a part of the British Empire. The official language is English. The head of the state is the Queen. It is a self governing state. The Parliament consists of one House only, the House of Representatives. The Prime Minister is the head of the government.

6. The capital of New Zealand is Wellington
It is a financial centre too. The city was founded in 1840 and has been the capital since

7. Main cities There are some big cities such as Nelson Auckland
Wellington
Christchurch

8. Education
There are the University of New Zealand Victoria University, colleges and others. Victoria University was established in 1897

9. Animals and birds
The kiwi is rather an unusual  bird found only in New Zealand. It has no tail, almost no wings, and its  nostrils are situated near the end of its bill. No other bird lays an egg so  large in proportion to its size. Its egg is about one fifth of its own weight.  This is a tremendous size. In many countries. New Zealander too, are  known as Kiwis, for the bird is also the symbol of people of the two  islands.

10. The symbol of New Zealand is Kiwi

11. Inhabitants are Maori

12. Mountains and rivers
There are many mountains in New Zealand. The highest is Mount Cook.3,764 metres.
It has many rivers and lakes. The main rivers are Waikato and the Wairu.

13. Sports
Popular sports include netball, basketball, golf, tennis, rowing and a variety of water sports particularly sailing and surf sports
Winter sports such as skiing and snowboarding, indoor and outdoor bowles are also popular.
Rugby is considered to be the national sport.

14. Industry
New Zealand has got heavy industry. There are some major industries in the country, for example iron and steel industry.
The country has gas and petroleum

15. plants
There are many plants in the country. New Zealand is rich in minerals.
Paper and rubber industries are developed too.
New Zealand exports wool, meat butter.

16. Climate
The climate of New Zealand is moist. It has a temperate climate with moderately high rainfall and many hours of sunshine.
The North area has subtropical weather
The South Island can be as cold as 10C
New Zealand weather can change unexpectedly.

17. Relaxsation pause: Answer the questions using the sound «kee - wee».
. Kiwi Time
How do people call a small brown bird in New Zealand who cannot fly?
How do people call the New Zealand dollar?
How do people call fruit (green inside, brown outside)?
How do people call international symbol of New Zealand?
How do people call New Zealanders?