Welcome to your first quest! Are you ready to talk about England and explore how life in England is like?
Hop on the ferry and let's start discovering!
Hop on the ferry and let's start discovering!
Just to calm down your nerves for this exciting adventure, we are going to give you the planning of the next hour:
- What do you already know about England? Get your brains working !
- General group discussion
- Watch a video on British culture
- Memory game! Can you make the correct pairs?
- Fill in the gaps and learn how to talk like a real Brit
- Final assignment! Challenge your inner actor!
Of course there are some goals we have to reach at the end of the lesson:
- By the end of the lesson, students will be able to identify, explain, and discuss two common etiquettes observed in the UK
- By the end of the lesson, students will confidently recognize, apply, and integrate three commonly used British expressions into their vocabulary.
Activity 1
What do you already know about England?
Comment your thoughts on the padlet!
Comment your thoughts on the padlet!
Finished putting your thoughts on the Padlet? Talk about with someone else!
Activity 2
Look at the title and the thumbnail (picture) of the video, what do you think it is about?
Watch the video on British culture and write down important things you notice.
Keep the following things in mind while watching the video:
Keep the following things in mind while watching the video:
- Try to find out what the main point is, sometimes the video gives multiple examples but only 1 is true
- The video might go a bit fast, there is no shame in watching the same video twice; you can also adjust the speed of the video
- Write down important things that you think you have to remember; pausing the video gives you time to do so
Activity 3
Fill in the gaps
Use one of the following words to complete the British expressions. The expressions are explained in the document added! You are allowed to google the meaning of the words and make a glossary for yourself before filling in the gaps. If you feel like you don't need a glossary, move straight to the fill in the gaps.
Your options to fill in are:
Use one of the following words to complete the British expressions. The expressions are explained in the document added! You are allowed to google the meaning of the words and make a glossary for yourself before filling in the gaps. If you feel like you don't need a glossary, move straight to the fill in the gaps.
Your options to fill in are:
- "Knackered"
- "Alright"
- "Quiet as a mouse"
- "Raining cats and dogs"
- "Blowing his own trumpet
- "Pushing the boat out"
- "Beat around the bush"
- "Happy as Larry"
- "Under the weather"
- "Dodgy"
Find the explanation on the answers in the file!
explanation_expressions_.pdf | |
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Activity 4
Play the memory game and learn more about British Etiquette
Final assignment
- Make pairs with someone and think of a typical British situation. You are allowed to do the video alone, just make sure there is a clear difference in your characters; use different clothes for example.
- Keep the video and your own knowledge about Great Britain in mind
- Film a sketch on typical British behaviour
- You may use the vocabulary learned during the lesson, or find more information on your own.
- The video should be around 2-3 minutes long
- Your teacher will given you feedback on what you have handed in. You can hand in your video on our teams page.
When you are completely finished with todays lesson, fill in the ExitTicket