Let's talk about the UK (still with Scotland) At the beginning of the new school year teachers usually explain to their students what they are going to study. Sometimes efl teachers not only teach grammar but also British culture, so one of the first cultural topics they discuss with their students are the geography of the UK and its form of government. Here you can find an interactive mindmap, a digital poster and a collection of useful websites, just to simplify the work. Click on the Glogster digital poster below, you will find general information about the United Kingdom and some videos. Now take a look at my Cacoo mindmap below about the UK form of government. I have edited it with Thinglink to make it interactive. You can also click on the following link to enlarge the above image: Last September, 18th Scottish people voted for Scotland independence. Scottish referendum explained for non-Brits If you want more general information about the Uk government, the Queen and the Royal Family, open my Blendspace lesson.
Listening: A Tour of London Tower Bridge, London (Copyright: Getty) When you visit a city for the first time, a good way to explore it is to go on an organised sightseeing tour. The tour will give you an overview of what there is to see and also provide you with some historical background. A popular way of seeing London is to go in one of the red double deck buses. This tour will take you around London by bus. Activity Check how well you know London. a Madame Tussaud’s is a famous wax museum. b Bond Street is where the detective, Sherlock Holmes, once lived. c Marble Arch is a gate which was built in 1827. d Hyde Park used to be the royal hunting grounds. e Buckingham Palace is the London home of the Queen. f Piccadilly Circus is the largest circus in the world. g Fleet Street once housed the national newspapers. h St Paul’s Cathedral is a small but beautiful church. i The Tower of London is more than 900 years old. j The Globe is the world’s oldest restaurant.
airasia QZ8501 blackbox Geography of the UK The official title of the UK is the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland . Great Britain (the formerly separate realms of England and Scotland, and the principality of Wales. ) Northern Ireland (also known as Ulster) Numerous smaller islands including the Isle of Wight, Anglesey, and the Scilly, Orkney, Shetland, and Hebridean archipelagos. The UK is an island nation in Western Europe just off the coast of France. The UK lies between the North Atlantic Ocean and the North Sea, and comes within 35 km (22 miles) of the northwest coast of France, from which it is separated by the English Channel. The UK has a total area of approximately 245,000 km², almost a quarter-of-a-million square kilometres. The UK is made up of several islands. The UK is bordered by four seas: to the south by the English Channel, which separates it from continental Europe to the east by the North Sea to the west by the Irish Sea and the Atlantic Ocean Lakes Find out more about the landscape of England
« Qui veut gagner des millions ? » sur le thème de Londres Dans la perspective d'un voyage linguistique à Londres, cette séquence a pour but de familiariser les élèves avec ses attractions célèbres et réactiver un certain nombre de structures langagières utiles au séjour. This sequence of lessons is designed for use prior to a language-learning trip to London. It aims to familiarise students with both the famous attractions they will visit and language structures applicable to the tourist context. Rédacteurs : Isabelle Touch Collège Emile Zola (Sotteville lès Rouen, Académie de Rouen) Références au programme Cette séquence renvoie au programme culturel du palier 2 "l'ici et l'ailleurs" qui a pour objectif d'approfondir la connaissance du monde anglophone. Niveaux de compétence en langue Niveau visé par la séquence Niveau A2/A2+. Principaux supports documentaires utilisés lors de la séance Tâche finale Mise en scène de bribes d'émission « Qui veut gagner des millions?» Fiche analytique Dimensions culturelle/interculturelle/interdisciplinaire Prérequis 1.
airasia black box Liverpool History Animation Teacher4U » Blog Archive » Webquest 21 février 200918:10 cecileclavelGames Découvrir des lieux et des personnages célèbres du monde anglo-saxon grâce à «Une quête sur Internet» ou encore «WebQuest», qui te guide vers des ressources sur Internet . Découvrir l’époque de Shakespeare- Webquests Shakespeare and his works- Niveau 3° : shakespeareweb Correction : correction-shakespearer Shakespeare and his theatre – Niveau 3° : globeexpo09 Correction : correction-shakespearer1 Life in Shakespeare’s time – Niveau 3° : elizabethan-timesweb Correction : elizabethan-timescorrect Découvrir le pays de Galles : Correction :wales-correct Découvrir des auteurs : J.K Rowling – Webquest:Niveau 3°- jk-rowling Correction :jk-rowling-answers Roald Dahl, his life- Webquest. Corrections :rdahls-workscorrection rdahls-life-c Découvrir des villes : Oxford – webquest : Niveau 3°-oxfordweb Correction :oxford08correction
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