KRAVCHUK I.M.

Topic: “ENGLISH-SPEAKING COUNTRIES”

Subtopic: “A TRIP TO SCOTLAND. EDINBURGH”LEVEL – PRE-INTERMEDIATE

Objectives: to develop students’ skills and habits of prepared and unprepared speech; to teach students to express their opinion; to develop students’ skills in reading; to develop students’ skills in listening; to develop students’ skills in writing; to teach students to respect the traditions of other countries; to help students to understand the culture of other countries.

Materials and aids: recording of different pieces of music (Scotland, India), a tape-recorder, “Welcome to English Study” coursebooks, pictures with the views of Scotland, video-film about Scotland (“Introducing Great Britain”, Longman).

PROCEDURE

He that travels far knows much.John Clarke

1. Greeting. Introduction to the lesson. T ClT.: Good morning, dear friends. I’m glad to see you. How are you today? I think every thing is O.K. Are you ready to start our work?

2. Warming up. T P1, P2, P3, … P CLT.: I want to draw your attention to the blackboard where the quotation from John Clarke is written: “He that travels far knows much.” I think these words can be the motto of our lesson. Let’s try to prove that Clarke was really right. What do you think about this quotation? How do you understand these words? What’s your opinion?

TRAVELLING

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(Students exchange their opinions and make a word-map using the expressions:I think …..To my mind ….In my opinion ….It seems to me ….)

Possible answers

P1: I think, it’s true. Travelling develops our outlook.P2: To my mind, if you visit different countries, you get acquainted with traditions and customs of these countries.P3: No doubt, traveling develops our imagination.P4: Naturally, traveling is exciting, because it means adventure and adventure is necessary.P5: That’s right. When we travel, we move from one place to another, so traveling gives us movement and keeps us from growing stale and old.P6: I want to add that travelling gives us knowledge.P7: I share your opinion and want to add that traveling helps us to study foreign language alive.P8: In my opinion traveling is great and exciting. You can see a lot of interesting buildings, castles, monuments and so on.P9: I support your idea. There is a proverb “Seeing is believing”. When I travel, I always try to make pictures of places of interest to enrich my album. P10: Don’t forget, if you travel, you meet different people and make friends. I think, it’s great to have many friends in the foreign countries.

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T.: Let’s summarise everything, you have said. P ClP.: To my mind traveling is exciting, because when you travel you have a chance to change your style of life, to visit new places and of course to see different historical places and places of interest, you learn more about the traditions and customs of this place. When you travel, you meet different people and make friends. Travelling abroard helps you to study foreign languages, speaking with native people. In general traveling develops our outlook.

T.: Why did I begin our lesson from this quotation?

P.: Maybe we shall travel today?

T.: Yes, you are quite right. We shall make an imaginary trip to one of the English-speaking countries. By the way, what English-speaking countries do you know?

Possible answers

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P1: Great BritainP2: IndiaP3: New ZealandP4: AustraliaP5: CanadaP6: AmericaP7: Some African countries

T.: As you ‘ve guessed, today we are going to speak about English-speaking country. But which one? Look at the blackboard. You can see a crossword there.

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T.: Let’s read the descriptions of the countries and try to guess, what country it is. Write down the answers into the crossword. If the answers are correct, you’ll find the name of the country, we are going to visit today. These cards are for you. Will you go to the blackboard and show us these countries on the map and write down the answers into the crossword? Let’s read the descriptions of the countries.

(Students read aloud the descriptions of the countries, guess the country and add more information about the country)

P1: This country is situated in the southern hemisphere. When it is midnight in Great Britain, it is midday of the next day in this country. Many people came to live here at the end оf thе sixteenth century.

T.: What country is this?

P: I think it’s Australia.

T: What do you know about Australia?

P1: Canberra is the capital of Australia.

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P2: I know that kangaroo is the symbol of the country.P3: Koala is the symbol of this country too.P4: Australia is a country of many sheep.P5: Australia is a very big and dry country.

P2: This country lies in the middle of the North American continent. Its area is over 9 million. square kilometers. The country consists of 50 states. Its national emblem is the bald eagle. The flag is called "The Stars and Stripes".

T.: What country is this?

P: I think it’s America, because it consists of 50 states.

T: What do you know about America?

P1: The full name of the country is the United States of America.P2: Washington is the capital of the USA.P3: America is a very large country.

P4: It is not a large country . It is situated in Europe. It is much smaller than France or Norway. It consists of four parts, but English is the national language in all parts of the country.

T.: What country is this?

P: I think it’s Great Britain, because it consists of four parts.

T: What do you know about this country?

P1: I know the full name of the country. It’s the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.P2: London is the capital of Great Britain.P3: The Thames is the Longest river in Great Britain.

T: Country number three. Listen to music. What country is it?

P1: To my mind it’s India.

T: You are quite right. It’s India. What do you know about this magic country?

P1: This is a country of tea and coffee.P2: This is a country of films.P3: This is a country of bright colours.P4: This is a country of elephants and tigers.P5: Delhi is the capital of India.

P.: This country is called the "upside down country". The hottest summer month is January and the coldest winter month is June. It lies in the southern hemisphere.

T.: What country is this?

P: I think it’s New Zealand, because it is called the “Upside down country”.

T: What do you know about this country?

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P1: Wellington is the capital of the country.

P2: The flightless bird kiwi is the symbol of the country.

P3: Maori man is the symbol of New Zealand too.

P4: Native people call it Long White Cloud.

P: It is a very large country. Its territory is about 10 million square kilometers, people speak English and French there.

T.: What country is this?

P: I think it’s Canada, because people speak English and French there.

T: What do you know about this country?

P1: A red marple leaf is a symbol of Canada.

P2: Red and white are the colours of the country.

P3: Ottawa is the capital of Canada.

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T: Read the name of the country, you have found.Ps: ScotlandT: You are right. It’s Scotland and the topic of our lesson is “A Trip to Scotland. Edinburgh”.

3. Practice: a) Brain Storming.

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T Cl T P1, P2, P3, …T.: By the way, what do you know about Scotland? Let’s read the factfile.

(One of the students reads the factfile)

COUNTRY: ScotlandAREA: 78,769 sq kmPOPULATION: 5,200,000CAPITAL: EdinburghPOLITICAL: the part of the United Kingdom; has its own parliament, legal system,

education system and even its own international football team.LANGUAGE: English, Gaelic

T.: What does Scotland mean for you? Is it worth seeing?T P1, P2, P3, …

Possible answers

P1: To my mind Scotland is famous for its beautiful large lakes. Everybody knows about a mysterious Loch Ness Monster. Maybe it really lives there? It seems to me this country is worth seeing.P2: In my opinion Scotland is famous for its art festivals, holidays, sport games and of course their national kilts and bagpipes. It’s worth seeing.P3: Scotland is the birthplace of a world-known poet Robert Burns. Every year on the 25th of January Scottish people celebrate his birthday. They recite his poems, sing his songs. I’d like to recite an extract from his poem.

My heart’s in the Highlands, my heart is not here;My heart’s in the Highlands, a-chasing the deerA-chasing the wild deer, and following the roeMy heart’s in the Highlands wherever I go.

This country is worth seeing.

T.: You are quite right. It’s worth seeing. But how can we get there? Choose the best means of transport.

Possible answers

P1: I think jet plane is O.K. It’s fast.P2: To my mind we can cross Europe and get to Scotland by train. Express trains are comfortable and you can have a good time with your neighbours.P3: Don’t forget, that Great Britain is the sea country. So we can go there by ship.

T.: Well, Great Britain is the sea country, and Scotland lies over the ocean, Scotland lies over the Sea… Can you recognize the famous Scottish song?Ps.: Yes. Of course. It’s “My Bonnie”T.: Let’s sing it.Ps sing the songMy Bonnie lies over the ocean,

My Bonnie lies over the sea,

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My Bonnie lies over the oceanO bring back my Bonnie to me.

Bring back, bring back,O bring back my Bonnie to me, to me.Bring back, bring back,O bring back my Bonnie to me, to me.

O blow ye winds over the ocean, O blow ye winds over the sea,O blow ye winds over the ocean,And bring back my Bonnie tome.

Bring back, bring back,O bring back my Bonnie to me, to me.Bring back, bring back,O bring back my Bonnie to me, to me.

T.: Your singing was great, thank you. But how can we get to this country/

P4: I support …’s idea. Plane is the best. You can quckly get from Rivne to Edinburgh by jet Airplane. It’s safe, fast, comfortable.

T.: All right. Today we’ll go on excursion and visit some places of interest in Scotland. We’ll go there by plane. In order togo by plane we need …

Ps: A pilot, a stewardess, passangers.

T: Of course we need a pilot and a stewardess. … Will you be a pilot? This card is for you. “You are a pilot. Greet the passangers, name your company and yourself. Wish them a pleasant flight.”

…. This card is for you. You are a stewardess. 1. “You are a stewardess. Greet the passangers. Name yourself. Give the datum of the plane (speed, high, temperature). Wish a pleasant flight. 2. Don’t forget to advise your “passangers” some water. 3. Tell the passangers about the Hadrian Wall.

4. Your plane is landing in Edinburgh. Ask the passangers to fasten their seat-belts and stop smoking.”

No doubt, that we need a guide, who meets us in Edinburgh. .….You are a guide. This card is for you. “You are a guide. Greet the guests and invite them on an excursion.”

T.: By the way… What do people do while traveling?P.: They speak.T.: You are right. The passangers talk about everything. There are different people in our plane. They are tourists. Everybody goes to Scotland for the first time, everybody but ….. It’s your second trip. This card is for you. “You are a tourist. It’s your first to Scotland. Your dream is to watch Nessie. Ask your neighbour about the possibility to watch the monster.”

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1. “ You are a mother and a daughter. The daughter is looking through the window and sees the sea. Ask your “mother” about this sea.”

2. “ You are a mother and a daughter. The naughty daughter wants to see the Hadrian Wall. It’s impossible. Ask the stewardess for help.”

“ You are a tourist. You are reading a book about the customs and traditions of Great Britain. Your neighbour wants to know what are you reading about. Tell him the legend about the thistle.”

T.: All right. Today we’ll go on an excursion and visit some places of interest in Scotland. Let’s start our tour. These cards are for you. Make up dialogues. Imagine, you are in the plane.

b) Role Playing.IN THE PLANEP ClP P1P2 P3

Possible answers

Pilot: Good morning, ladies and gentlemen. “British Airways” are glad to meet you. I’m your pilot, Mr. Smith and I wish you a pleasant flying.Stewardess 1: Let me introduce myself. I’m Miss Flint, a stewardess, and this is Miss Dove. Welcome to our plane. Our flight lasts for 6 hours and we’ll land in Edinburgh at 12 o’clock. The speed of the plane is 700 km/hour. The high is 2.000 meters. The temperature out is 12 degrees below zero. The temperature aboard is 20 degrees above zero. “British Airways” wish you a pleasant flight.

Won’t you have some water?

Tourist1: Is this your first trip to Scotland?Tourist 2: No, it isn’t. I was in Scotland several years ago. And what about you?Tourist 1: Oh, it’s my first trip. Scotland is the country of my dream.Tourist 2: Really?Tourist 1: Don’t be so sarcastic! It’s my dream to watch Nessie.Tourist 2: Nessie the monster? You are so imaginative?Tourist 1: I don’t think so, but mysterious creatures always attract me.

Tourist 3: Mum! Look, look! We are flying above the sea.Tourist 4: It’s not the sea. It’s La-Manche and English people call it the English Channel.Tourist 3: The weather is fine today and we are lucky to see the sea.Tourist 4: The weather is changeable in Britain. English people say: “ We have no climate, we have only the weather.”Tourist 3: It’s funny. Mum! I want to see the famous Hadrian Wall, mum. Tell the pilot to fly

lower.Tourist 4: It’s impossible, darling.Tourist 3: But I want …Tourist 4: Stop crying, please. You can’t see the Hadrian Wall, but you can listen to the

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stewardess’ story.

Stewardess: We are flying above the United Kingdom. Many centuries ago Great Britain was conquered by the Romans. But they couldn’t conquer Scotland. The Romans called it Caledonia – the country of wild. They built the Hadrian Wall in order to separate Roman territories from Scotland. If our plane flew lower, we could see a famous Hadrian Wall. It was built nearly two thousand years ago by Roman emperor Hadrian. In the middle ages Scotland became a united country. There were wars between England and Scotland. In 1603 the Scottish king, James VI became the king of England and a century later Scotland and England were united.

Tourist 5: What are you reading about?Tourist 6: It’s about the customs and traditions of the United Kingdom.Tourist 5: Is there anything interesting about Scotland?Tourist 6: To my mind the most exciting is about the thistle.Tourist 5: Really?Tourist 6: Don’t you know that thistle is the national emblem of Scotland?Tourist 5: I think everybody knows this. But I don’t remember the legend. Would you tell it?Tourist 6: Certainly, with pleasure. Listen. “In very ancient times the Norsemen landed on the east of Scotland. They wanted to settle in the country. The Scots waited for the enemy behind the river Tay, the largest in Scotland. As they arrived late, they didn’t expect the enemy before the next day. The Norsemen were near. They crossed the Tay, intending to take Scots by surprise in their sleep. To this end they took off their shoes so as to make the least noise possible. But one of the Norsemen stepped on the thistle. He cried of sharp pain. The alarm was given. The Norsemen were put to fight. For this help the Scots made thistle their national emblem.”Tourist 5: It’s too good to be true.Tourist 6: God knows.Stewardess 2: Ladies and gentlemen! Our plane is about to land in Edinburgh, the capital of

Scotland. We ask you to fasten your seat-belts. Stop smoking and don’t leave your seats up to the final stop of the plane. Our plane will arrive exactly in time and your guide is waiting for you in the airport.

Guide: Welcome to Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland. Our town is called the open air museum. While we are going to the hotel, I invite you to the bus tour across the city.

c) Watching and Listening.T Cl T P1, P2, P3, …

T.: We are in the capital of the country. I think you are lucky because you are going to see a lot of places of interest, among them:

workshops of bagpipes King Arthur’s Seatthe Royal Mile EDINBURGH Edinburgh Castlethe Palace of Holyroodhouse the Firth of Forth

(Students express their attitude – great, nice, fine, interesting, etc)d) phonetic drill

T.: In order our trip to Edinburgh will be successful, we need a specific vocabulary. Look at the blackboard, listen and repeat the proper names. Repeat the words again, one by

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one.Look at this route. Try to guess , what places of interest we are going to visit first.

Pupils express their ideas and make up their own route.

T.: And now Video-film “Edinburgh” will help you to make our excursion alive. Here is our route. While watching the film, try to arrange these places of interest in a logical order.

T.: What did you visit at first? Where did you go next? What was you impressed by later on?

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What did you watch after that? What did you admire finally?

Possible answers

P: At first we Visited famous Edinburg Castle. It is very old. It is on the top of the highest hill. We saw soldiers in kilts there. It’s funny.P1: He didn’t mention that Edinburg Castle was a home of Scottish kings till 1603, when James VI of Scotland became James I of England.P2: Then we walked along the Royal Mile. It’s an ancient street. We saw many shops there. Kilt shops and workshops of bagpipes.Can you imagine that they use 8 metres of tartain cloth in order to make a kilt?P3: Later on we were impressed by the palace of Holyroodhouse. It’s queen’s summer house, but tourists can visit it when the queen is not there. It’s great. I would like to have such a house.P4: After that we went to King Arthur’s Seat. It’s a high hill. The view was splendid.P5: Finally we admired the Firth of Forth. It’s a river. But what a strange name for the river.

T.: Were we right, making our route?Ps.: Not very..

T.: These cards are for you. Find out, is this right, wrong or may be you don’t know. Correct the statements.

1. Edinburgh is the city for those who like to walk.2. Edinburgh Castle is situated on the top of the lowest hill.3. Edinburgh Castle was a home of the English royal family until 1603.4. The famous road is called the Royal Mile.5. It takes seven metres of tartain cloth to make a kilt.6. A man’s kilt pocket is called a sporran.7. Bagpipes are made in every national workshop.8. The Palace of Holyroodhouse was built in 1601.9. You can visit the Palace of Holyroodhouse every time you want.10. The Fifth of Forth is the name of the bridge.

Possible answers

P1: Edinburgh is the city for those who like to walk. It’s true.P2: Edinburgh Castle is situated on the top of the lowest hill. It’s wrong . Edinburgh Castle is situated on the top of the highest hill.P3: Edinburgh Castle was a home of the English royal family until 1603. It’s not true. Edinburgh Castle was a home of the Scottish royal family until 1603.P4. The famous road is called the Royal Mile. It’s correct.P5. It takes seven metres of tartain cloth to make a kilt. It’s wrong. It takes eight metres of tartain cloth to make a kiltP6: A man’s kilt pocket is called a sporran.I agree with this.P7: Bagpipes are made in every national workshop. I don’t know. Maybe.P8: The Palace of Holyroodhouse was built in 1601. I don’t knoew.P9: You can visit the Palace of Holyroodhouse every time you want. It’s not true. You can visit the Palace of Holyroodhouse when the queen is not there.P10: The Fifth of Forth is the name of the bridge. It’s a mistake. The Fifth of Forth is the name of the river.

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e) Writing. T ClT.: Imagine. You are in the Café, having traditional tea or drinking famous Scotch whisky. You are listening to bagpipes. You are full of impressions. Write some words to you friends about your first impressions. These postcards are for you.

(Students write some words about their trip.)

Possible answers

1. Dear Max,I’m in Edinburgh now. I’m full of impressions. You see, Edinburgh is a city for those who like to walk. I visited many places of interest there. Edinburgh Castle was among them. I saw soldiers in kilts (skirts for men). It was unusial and funny.

Sincerely yours, …..

2. Dear Mary,As you know I’m in Scotland now. I’m in Edinburgh, the capital of the country. I’m in the pub and listen to strange music of bagpipes. At first it was boring, but now I can understand the beauty of this music. I’ve bought a souvenir for you. You will like it.

See you soon, …….Etc.

f) reading.T.: Read your postcards and put them into our mail-box

The pupils read their postcards.

5. Summing up. T Cl T P1, P2 …T.: Have you enjoyed our trip to Scotland? What was interesting for you to know?

Possible answers

P1: To my mind today’s trip was very interesting. We ‘ve learnt many interesting facts about Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland. P2: I liked Edinburgh Castle best of all. The changing of the guard was very interesting.P3: As for me, the bridges over the Firth of Forth are great.P4: It seems to me, the town itself is a museum.

T: It’s a pity, but time flies and our today’s trip is over. Your work today was good, your marks are …

6. Home Assignment.T.: Your hometask will be to write a letter to your friend about your trip to Scotland. See you soon. Bye.

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