The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland


Lesson plan of 25.12.2012
Theme: The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Grammar: Reported Speech (affirmative and orders/requests)
Aim: to consolidate the country-study information about the UK
Objectives: 1) Educational – revising Reported Speech, working on the text “The Land and the People of Great Britain”
2) Developing – developing the skill of scanning
3) Bringing up – teaching children to work in groups
Skills: reading, speaking, listening, writing
Equipment and Media: computer, TV-projector, slides, a map of the UK, books, cards
PROCEDURE
1. Organizational moment and warming up
Good afternoon! I’m glad to see you today. Sit down, pls.
What day is it today? What date is it today? What holiday is it today? In what English-speaking countries do people celebrate Christmas? (s1)
2. Aiming
And today we shall speak about one more English-speaking country. That’s it (s2). We shall sum up your knowledge on it and train your Reported speech.
3.Practice in pronunciation
ex. 15 p. 159 (slides with audio). Children read, repeat and show on the map:the United Kingdom
the British Isles
the Irish Sea
the English Channel
the Atlantic Ocean
Northern Ireland
Wales
Scotland
Edinburgh
Cardiff
Belfast
England
London
the North Sea
the Union Jack
4. Checking homework
At home you had to read the text “The Land and the People of Great Britain”. And now you are ready to answer my questions. (slides)
What is the full official name of the United Kingdom?
United Kingdom of England and Wales
United Kingdom of Great Britian and the Republic of Ireland
United Kingdom of England and Scotland
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Where is the United Kingdom situated?
on the British Isles
on Eurasia continent
on the continent of Australia
in Asia
What kind of state is the United Kingdom?
monarchyrepublicpooryoungWhich of these bodies of water does not surround the UK?
the Irish Sea
the English Channel
the Baltic Sea
the North Sea
The capital city of the United Kingdom is…
Birmingham
Edinburgh
Cardiff
London
The United Kingdom shares a land border with one other country. Which is it?
Republic of Ireland
France
Wales
Scotland
What are the four countries of the United Kingdom?
Scotland, England, Wales and Orkney
Northern Ireland, London, England and Wales
Yorkshire, England, Scotland and Wales
Wales, England, Northern Ireland and Scotland
5. The history of the National emblems
As you know, every country has its own national emblem and patron saint. And which of them and why you are going to know now. Listen to your classmates Nikita and Liza.
6. Matching the information on the parts of the UK
There are the flags, the capitals, the emblems and the names of the patron saints. Children fill in the table:
Capital Flag Emblem Patron Saint
England London A red rose St. George
Scotland Edinburgh A thistle St. Andrew
Wales Cardiff A daffodil St. David
Northern Ireland Belfast A shamrock St. Patrick
7. The story of “the Union Jack”
And now, if we’re speaking about the flags, I will tell you the history of the Union Jack.
This is the popular name given to the flag of Great Britain. Actually, it is called the Union Flag and it is a mixture of several flags.
It all began in 1606 when Scotland was joined to England and Wales. The Scottish flag, St Andrew's Cross, blue with a white cross from corner to corner, was joined to the English Flag, St George's Cross, white with a red cross.
Later, in 1801, when Ireland was joined to the Union, the Irish Flag of St Patrick's Cross was added, white with a red cross from corner to corner.
So, the English people got the Union Flag, which is red, white and blue. King James the Third ordered that the Union Flag must be put on all British ships. A “jack”, by the way, is an old word for the sailor. Here the flag was put at the front of the ships and so it got the name of Union Jack.
8. Work on Reported Speech
And now it’s the very time to work a little on our grammar – “Reported Speech”.
1) Grammar questions: Что такое косвенная речь? С помощью каких глаголов она передается? Как мы переводим из прямой речи в косвенную?
2) Report the sentences:
Bob:” I like ice-cream.”
Polly:” Bring me a cup of tea, Marry.”
Suzy:” I can’t play tennis.”
Bob:” I don’t want any milk.”
Sofia:” Don’t take these pens, Nelly.
9. Summing up. Giving home task
At home you will write an essay “The Land and People of the UK”