Scoala Gimnaziala Buteni

Scoala Altfel- Sa Stii Mai Multe, Sa Fii Mai Bun

Demonstrative lesson

Theme: United Kingdom of Great Britain and

Northern Ireland
Elaborated by:
Ghergar Denisa
English teacher

2014

Subject: English
Teacher: Ghergar Denisa
Topic: The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Type: teaching-learning
Key-competences:
2. The competence of seaking in a foreign language;
3. The competence of learning;
6. The digital competence, domain of informative and communicative technologies.
Specific Competences:
Civic competence sensibility in forming attitudes and values (Community Area);
Communicative competence receiving written messages (Reading);
Communicative and pragmatic competence producing oral messages and interaction
(Spoken Interaction);
Social competence knowing customs, traditions, historical and cultural personalities
(Culture);
Interdisciplinary competence knowledge of interlingua and intercultural resemblances
and differences (Integrated Skill Combinations).
Subcompetences:
2. Participating in simple oral communications (with the teacher or colleagues) on
familiar topics (Community Area);
3.1. Selecting from a text the information necessary to solve different tasks (Reading);
2.3. Reading a text with appropriate fluency, accent, intonation, to confirm the
understanding of it (Spoken Interaction);
7. Describing some geographical aspects of the English Speaking Countries (Culture);
5. Finding on the map some important cities of English Speaking Countries (Integrated
Skill Combinations).
Operational Objectives:
O1 to recognize on the world map the USA and the UK.
O2 to find the difference between Great Britain and United Kingdom.
O3 to select the information from the text to solve different tasks.
O4 to hold a conversation on the topic by answering the questions given by the teacher.

Strategies: direct method, communicative method, double choice method, fill-in-the-gap

method, questionnaire, transcription, discussion, presentation, frontal work, group work.
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Lesson
stages
Evocation

Realization
of the
meaning

Reflection

Obj

Teaching Activities
-organizational moment.
-worming up. Questions: What
language do we study? (English)
What countries that speak English do
you know? (USA, Great Britain,
Australia, Canada, New Zealand).
-discussion.
Is the USA and Great Britain the
same Country? No. Where is situated
the USA, but Great Britain? Show on
the map.
- Topic The United Kingdom.
- transcription (on the board): United
Kingdom - [ju:naitid kidm],
English Chanel - [igli tnl],
British Isles - [briti ailz], Europe [jurp], Northern Ireland [no:n
ailnd].
- vocabulary (on the board):
shamrock (trifoi alb), castle (castel),
thistle (ciulin), daffodil (narcisa),
rose (trandafir), highland (zona
muntoas), lowland (zona de
cmpie), rock (roca), monarchy
(monarhie), narrow (ngust).
-text The United Kingdom. Annex
1. Read and translate.
-slides about UK.
- go to the board and show on the
map the component parts of the UK.
- exercise 1. Complete the sentences.
Annex 2.
- exercise 2. Choose the right answer.
Annex 3.
-crossword. Annex 4.
-homework.

Resources

Strategies

Questionnaire
Frontal work

map

Board
Chalk
Transcripts
Vocabulary
Text
Slides
Projector
Computer

Transcription
Discussion

Frontal work

Group work
Presentation
Communicative method

Exercises
Crossword

Direct
method
Exercising
Double
choice

Time

Annex 1
The United Kingdom
Great Britain consists of England, Scotland and Wales, which are situated to the north-west of
Europe. Great Britain is separated from the continent by English Channel.
The United Kingdom includes Great Britain and Northern Ireland. The official name of the country is
the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. The UK is washed by the North Sea in the
north-east, by Atlantic Ocean in the north-west and by English Channel and the Strait of Dover in the
south. The Strait of Dover is the narrowest part of the English Channel.
England is the largest part. It is famous for its Lake District. There are many rivers in England: the
largest is the Severn, but the most important is the Thames, which is navigable. London is the capital of
England, Great Britain and the United Kingdom. The symbol of England is the red rose.
Scotland, a part of Great Britain, consists of highlands and lowlands. The highlands are the oldest
mountains in the world. There are a lot of valleys and lakes in this region; the best known lake is Loch
Ness. The capital of Scotland is Edinburg. The symbol of Scotland is the thistle.
Wales is the land of song and poetry. Welsh and English are both official languages in Wales now.
Wales is a highland country of old, hard rocks. Its capital is Cardiff. The symbol of Wales is the yellow
daffodil. Wales is rich in coal mines and full of medieval ruined castles.
Northern Ireland is the land of stories. Storytelling is a part of the Irish tradition. The national symbol
of Northern Ireland is the shamrock. Its capital is Belfast.
The national flag of the United Kingdom is called the Union Jack.
The United Kingdom is a constitutional monarchy. The official head of the state is the king or queen.

Annex 2
1. You can see, England, ____________, __________, and Northern Ireland on the
map.
2. London is the capital of ________.
3. Edinburg is the capital of ___________.
4. __________ is the capital of Wales.
5. __________ is the capital of Northern Ireland.
6. The English Channel separates the British Isles from the __________.
Annex 3
1. The largest part of the United Kingdom is ___________.
a) England
b) Wales
c) Scotland
2. The symbol of Wales is ____________.
a) the shamrock
b) the red rose
c) the daffodil
3. Loch Ness is in ___________.

a) England
b) Wales
c) Scotland
4. Wales is famous for its _________ castles.
a) modern
b) medieval
c) big
Annex 4
1. The abbreviation of the United States of America.
2. The largest part of the United Kingdom.
3. The flag of the United Kingdom, first part of its name.
4. England is famous for Lake __________.
5. The land of song and poetry.
6. The national symbol of Wales.
7. The masculine head of a monarchy.
8. The United Kingdom includes Great Britain and Northern _________.
9. The best known lake in Scotland is Loch _______.
10.The capital of Scotland.
11.The Great Britain is separated from the continent by the Strait of _________.
12.In the north-west the United Kingdom is washed by the Atlantic _________.
13.What kind of castles are there in the Wales.
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