The land and the people of Great Britain

 Бойко  Ірина Ярославівна

Чортківська гімназія ім. М. Шашкевича

М. Чортків Тернопільська обл.

The land and the people of Great Britain

( pre-intermediate) Objectives:

•       to practise using the vocabulary;
•       to act out a role play;
•       to talk about the parts of the UK;

PROCEDURE:

I. Greetings. Warm-up.

You know, my friend is going to travel to Britain but he doesn’t know much about this  country. Let’s help him to find out some interesting facts about it.

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II. 1. Work with vocabulary

King- sta- -sist -te

Con-        surpri- -se

-dom -ly

Lone-        care- espe- -ful -daily

Key. kingdom; state; consist; surprise; lonely; careful; especially.

- Translate into English:

1. Що означає цей знак?
2. Це казка про чарівне королівство.
3. Він живе в  великому промисловому місті.
4. Яка офіційна назва цієї держави?
5. Будь обережним, коли переходиш вулицю.
6. Рік складається з 12 місяців.
7. Ми здивовані твоєю поведінкою.

2. 1 .What is the official name of the UK? What other names do you

know? 2. Where is Great Britain situated? 3. What parts does it consist of? 4. What are their capitals? 5. What is Great Britain washed by?

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (the UK) is the official name of the state which is situated in the British Isles. Thus,

Great Britain is often the same as " Britain ", " the United Kingdom "or just " UK". It consists of four countries which are England, Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales. You can see them on the map. Their capitals are London, Edinburgh, Cardiff and Belfast.

The UK is an island state. The two main islands are Great Britain ( where England, Scotland and Wales are situated) and Ireland. Northern Ireland and the independent Irish Republic are there. The two islands are separated by the Irish Sea.

The UK is separated from the continent by the English Channel and the Strait of Dover. Once the British Isles used to be the part of the continent. The nearest point to Europe is the Strait of Dover. The UK is also washed by the Atlantic Ocean in the north and the North Sea in the east.

3. As far as we have already mentioned there are four parts in the UK. Let's find out how well you know these parts. The pupils are divided into four groups and choose the card with the name of the country. Each group has to complete the chart choosing the right cards.

Pupils are given:

•       four cards of different colours : red, white, blue, green.
•       The pictures of a rose, thistle, leek, daffodil, shamrock.
•       The cards with the words and the dates ( see the key)

The key:

And now the representative of each group has to tell about the country using the chart.

4. There is no country without the people. As far as we see the UK is a
multicultural country.

I suppose it's interesting to find out some facts about its people. Let's

watch a TV show.

The pupils work in pairs acting out dialogues.

•                   With us in the studio today is …   .Good morning
•                   Good morning.
•                   We are really interested  to know some facts about Britain and its people.
•                   Well, the population of the UK is more than 56 million people. Many of them live in big industrial cities.
•                   We know that the UK is a multicultural country. What languages are spoken  there ?
•                  Everyone in Britain speaks English. But in some parts of Scotland and Wales people speak different languages as well. The welsh are especially proud of their language. They like to speak Welsh, to sing songs in Welsh and when they travel you can see road signs in Welsh.
•                  Is it easy to understand people in the UK?
•                  Everyone in Britain speaks English, but they all speak it differently. A Scottish person has to listen carefully if he wants to understand a Londoner or a Welsh person.
•                  Thank you very much…

•            -    Imagine you've just watched the show. Tell your friends about it.

5. Writing. Complete the text ( using the present or the past passive) and
read it to your classmates:

England (separate) from Scotland by mountains. It (wash) by the North Sea. The main cities of England (situate) in the center of the country. London, its capital (found) many centuries ago. It is a port now too. A lot of goods (bring) to London from many countries. Many different things ( sell) in the shops and streets of London. London ( visit ) by many tourists.

III. Home assignment.