1. Topic-
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2. Content-
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1.Indroducing the British Isles,
2.Which countries are there in the British Isles
3.Difference between the terms Britain and United Kingdom.
4.British national symbols.
Vocabulary:
daffodil
shamrock
red dragon
thistle
republic
grammar: national symbol of the..... |
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3. Goals: Aims/Outcomes-
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1.The students should know where are the British Isles
2.The students should know, which states lay on the British Isles
and their symbols.
3.They should know, how to use the preposition "of". |
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Materials and Aids-
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materials needed:
Textbook"I Love English 3 "
workbook "I Love English 3"
an old globe,
a map of the British Isles,
posters of national symbols.
stickers of national symbols or pins with tiny labels where are drawn
national flags and symbols.
Worksheets for the home assignment(For the strongest students) |
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Procedures/Methods-
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A. Introduction-
1.Asking through the discussion the students what they know about
Britain, England, the United States etc.
2.Explaining differences between the British Isles, Britain ,England
and the United Kingdom.
3.What is the national symbol and for what it's needed at all(asking
the students what are the national symbols of Estonia).
Telling that there are several states on the British Isles(using a
map)and their names. |
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B. Development-
1.Telling about Wales, Scotland, the republic of Ireland, North Ireland
and England and about their symbols( using a map)
3.using preposition Of in sentences(examples on the board) |
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C. Practice-
1.The students will show where are Wales, Northern Ireland,Republic
of Ireland, England and Scotland on the map.
2.While they will put the pins with national flags and symbols to
the right place on the globe they say the sentences. (Putting the
pin with Red Dragon into the right place(Wales), he or she will say,"Red
Dragon is the national symbol of Wales" etc.
3.The students will do an exercise from their textbook.
TB 11/1 they will hear the text and after each paragraph one student
matches the picture with the heard paragraph.
This material is taken from the Internet and helps me to introduce
the national symbols :
Inglise keel
Teema: The British Isles, the National Emblems
III-IV kooliaste
Autor: Ulvi Vetevood
Pärnu Koidula Gümnaasium
Sobib kasutamiseks koos õpikuga All the World`s a Puzzle.
NATIONAL EMBLEMS
THE ROSE
The red rose was the emblem of the Lancastrians, the white rose the
emblem of the Yorkists, the two contending Houses for the English
throne in the Wars of the Roses (1455-1485). All rivalry between the
Roses ended by the marriage of Henry VII, the Lancastrian with Princess
Elizabeth, daughter of Edward IV, the Yorkist. The red rose has since
become the national emblem of England.
THE LEEK, THE DAFFODIL
Welshmen all over the world celebrate St. David's Day, March 1, by
wearing either leeks or daffodils. The link between the leek and St.
David is the belief that he is supposed to have lived for several
years on bread and wild leeks.
The daffodil is also closely associated with St. David's Day, due
to the belief that it flowers on that day. It became an alternative
to the Leek as a Welsh emblem in the 20th century, because some people
considered the leek vulgar.
THE SHAMROCK
What the red rose is to Englishmen and the leek or daffodil to the
Welsh, the little shamrock is to the Irish. And no Irishman worthy
of the name fails to wear this national emblem on St. Patrick's Day,
March 17. It is worn in memory of Ireland's patron saint.
A popular belief is that when preaching the doctrine of the Trinity
to the pagan Irish St. Patrick used the shamrock bearing three leaves
on one stem as an illustration of the mystery.
THE THISTLE
The thistle is the national emblem of Scotland. Two thousand years
ago the Norsemen landed somewhere on the east coast of Scotland with
the intention of plundering and settling in the country. The Scots
took up their arms and gathered behind the river Tay. As they arrived
late in the evening, weary and tired after a long march, they put
up their camp and rested, not expecting the enemy before the next
day.
But the Norsemen were not far off. Noticing that no guards watched
the camp, they crossed the river Tay. They intended to take the Scots
by surprise and slaughter them in their sleep. They took off their
shoes so that the enemy might not hear them. But one of the Norsemen
stepped on a thistle. The sudden and sharp pain caused him to shriek.
The alarm was given in the Scots' camp and the Norsemen were put to
flight. As an acknowledgment for the timely and unexpected help from
the thistle, the Scots took it as their national emblem.
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D. Independent Practice-
1.TB 12/2 orally in take turns every student says a sentence
2.Exercise from workbook
3.Worksheet about national symbols. |
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F. Checking for understanding-
1.Next lesson I will take a little test(filling the gaps)-similar
for the given home task from workbook.
2.Showing the posters the students will match them with the countries
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G. Closure-
| One student will show the others where are these countries and which
are their symbols. At that time she or he must talk. If he or she
will not know something the classmates could help . |
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8. Teacher Reflection-
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The students were interested in that topic. At the end of the lesson
they really had a good understanding about the differences between
the terms
the British Isles, the United Kingdom , etc.
As that lesson took place in September I checked my students acknowledge
about that and I was pleased what they knew. I think this lesson plan
works. |
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