Great Britain and Ireland

We will work with Great Britain & Ireland and you will get the opportunity to experience these amazing countries. The work will be divided into three parts: Part one will be about looking at the map and learning what the difference is between the UK, Britain, Great Britain, and the British Isles. Also to get to know the countries by watching some videos and working with some exercises. Part two will be about you working with a friend where you find and put together information on different geographical and cultural areas. Part three will be about you working individually with a writing task.

Lgr 11, engelskämnets syfte och lärandemål Eleverna ska: förstå och tolka innehållet i talad engelska och i olika slags texter möta texter och talat språk för att utveckla förmågan att sätta innehållet i relation till egna erfarenheter, livsvillkor och intressen formulera sig och kommunicera i tal och skrift använda språkliga strategier för att förstå och göra sig förstådda anpassa språket efter olika syften, mottagare och sammanhang reflektera över livsvillkor, samhällsfrågor och kulturella företeelser i olika sammanhang och delar av världen där engelska används

 

What to do

- Participate in different briefings

- Watch videos about the countries and work with exercises

- Work with a friend and find information on geographical and cultural areas

- Make posters and present your work to the class

- Writing 

- Watch a series

- A listening test

 

Assessment

- How you work and participate in the classroom

- Your work with a geographical or cultural area

- Your work with the poster and your presentation

- Your writing task

- Listening test

 

Working material

- Go to Teams

Work schedule

Time	What to do	Remember
w.9	Part one Introduce the theme. Watch film clips Work with exercises to the film clips https://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/uk-now/video-uk/four-nations - four nations https://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/uk-now/video-uk/city-london -The city of London Read and work with a text about England	Homework make sure you have worked with all the exercises
w.10	Watch video about British accents https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FyyT2jmVPAk Work with exercises Watch video about British vs American accents https://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/study-break/youtubers/british-vs-american-accent-challenge Work with exercises Watch video about Ireland https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bQwdahZwe0M Answer questions Watch the video about school system https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I-d3L3F_ELo Answer questions	Homework:  if necessary work at home with exercises
w.11	Part two Group work with a geographical or cultural area Watch a series
w.12	Group work with a geographical or cultural area Watch a series Listening test
w.13	Easter
w.14	Group work with a geographical or cultural area Watch a series
w.15	Presentations Watch a series
w.16	Part three Writing Evaluation