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Peter Stork, 2009 1 Introduction: Sightseeing in Britain 1 textbook 3 Cities, population and countryside 3 textbook 5 Unification and division in Britain 5 textbook 6 Festivals and Holid

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- British studies textbook – compiled by Dr Peter Stork, 2009

1 Introduction: Sightseeing in Britain 1 (textbook)

3 Cities, population and countryside 3 (textbook)

5 Unification and division in Britain 5 (textbook)

6 Festivals and Holidays

Folklore traditions and other festivals

Hand-outs

Subject objectives: The specific objectives of this subject are to help students to get familiar

with some aspects of British Culture, focusing on those which may be more appealing for

the students: sightseeing in Britain, major cities, history, festivals and holidays, British cuisines, etc

Language objectives: The students deal with the four skills of the

language: listening, speaking, reading and writing

Assessment for all students

- Final test : 50%

- Mid-term test: 50%, including:

- 30% of total mark: group presentation

- 10 %: a revision test

- 10 %: individual writing assignments after some lectures

1 A group of 5 students formed by themselves will be working together and given an

individual mark based on their group performance and internal assessment of individual participation:

- Group performance: good organizations of slide (a clear introduction right at the beginning of which parts your group members would present; not many words shown in each slide- should generalize ideas by key words; not many animation effects used in a

presentation – possible for quiz designs; equal division of work to each member’s parts; a deep understanding of issues presented)

- Individual presentation: clear and good pronunciation, a clear introduction of which parts you are in charge (a clear outline), interesting or creative presentation, a deep

understanding of issues presented

Please read the sheet of assessment criteria for presentation below:

Teacher Evaluation Form

Group Number Date

a clear introduction of which parts you are in

charge

Content: 6 points

_ variety of reference resources

_ understanding of the issues presented

cooperation (mutual assistance) for

an understanding of the common issues

presented in groups equal division of work to each member’s parts

interesting and creative design of group presentation _ providing class games or activities to

3 Use hand-out materials as an additional reference source for presentation

Other reference sources: - projectbritain.com

- British studies textbook – compiled by Dr Peter Stork

- Oxford Guide to British & American Culture- by Johnathan Crowther – Oxford University Press- 1999 – 599 pages

- British Culture: an introduction – by David Christopher – Routledge – 2006 – 292 pages

CHAPTER 1: SIGHTSEEING IN BRITAIN

I Introduction to England-Scotland-Wales

1 Pre-listening activity 1: Matching the pictures with their names before watching the

video: The Changing of the Guard, Royal Mile (Edinburg), White cliffs of Dover,

Wallace Monument-Stirling- Scotland, Edinburg Castles, Cardiff Castles, Minster

(York), Snowdon (Wales), Edinburgh (Scotland)

2 Pre-listening activity 2: Read the descriptions and fill in the gaps with these words

above

• _ : is one of the greatest cathedral churches in Great Britain

• : starts at 11.30 and lasts about 45 minutes

• is a succession of streets which form the main thoroughfare of the Old Town of the city of Edinburg in Scotland

• _: is a city and former ancient burgh in Scotland, and is at the heart of

the wider Stirling council area Stirling is Scotland’s newest city and one of its most historic cities The city is clustered around a large fortress and medieval old-town beside the River Forth Historically it was strategically important as the "Gateway to the Highlands", with its position near the boundary between the Scottish Lowlands and Highlands, and its crossing of the Forth, the nearest to the river mouth

mountain south of the Scottish Highlands

• is the capital city of Scotland, the second largest city in Scotland

after Glasgow and the seventh-most populous in the United Kingdom

is a castle fortress which dominates the skyline of the city of Edinburgh, from its position atop the volcanic Castle Rock It is said that many people have heard the sound of ghostly drums within it

• : form part of the British coastline facing France Their face

reaches up to 107 metres (351 ft) and spread east and west from the town in the county of Kent, an ancient and still important English port They have great symbolic value for Britain because they face towards Continental Europe across the narrowest part of the English Channel, where invasions have historically threatened

- Listening activity: Use the textbook Watch the video and fill in the gaps with the words given

London short tour:

Houses of Parliament

Westminster Abbey Churchill

Guard

Cavalry = Life Guards + Blues & Royals

Pre-listening: Recognize these guards and these things

Listening activity: Use the textbook Watch the video and fill in the gaps with the words given

II Scotland:

- Watching the video (1st time)

- Before watching the video again: notice these questions

• People mentioned in the video: Mary, John Knox, William Wallace,

Robert Bruce, Mel Gibson Who are they?

• What is special about them?

• What places are mentioned?

• What are other things about Scotland?

• What is the nickname of Edinburgh for its neoclassical buildings?

- Listening for the 3 time: Use the textbook and fill in the gaps with these

• Rye (or Barley)

• Brave heart (movie)

IV Oxford - More of London- The Bloody Tower:

- Watch the video (1st time): Oxford

- Before watching the 2nd time: What things about Oxford are mentioned?

Things about Oxford

- Watch the video (1st time): More of Lodon

- Before watching the 2nd time: What things about London are mentioned?

- Watch the video (1st time): The Bloody Tower

- Before watching the 2nd time: What things about the Bloody Tower are

mentioned?

Things about London

Things about The “Bloody Tower”

King Henry Tudor (8th)

CHAPTER 2: GEOGRAPHY AND CLIMATE OF BRITAIN

I The British Isles:

- Read the description in the textbook

- Exercise 1: Label the map with the correct name or phrase from the definitions (textbook)

- Exercise 2:

- Exercise 3: Listening and Watching the video

Activity before listening: Match the words and phrases in the table to their definitions

Activity after listening: Comprehension task (Multiple choices and Matching)

Name each territory of the British Isles (darkened part) in the maps below

II Physiographic features of England

Mountain ranges or mountains

e.g Lake District e.g Pennine

Flatland

Watch the video: Yorkshire: North York Moors known as “Garden of England”

Describe the features of moorlands in England as you can see

III Physiographic features of Scotland

- Read the text and fin dout the main physiographic facts of Scotland: Edinburgh,

Glassgow, Ben Nevis, The Tay, The Clyde, Loch Lomond, Loch Ness, The Hebrides,

Orkneys, Shetlands

- What is the general statement best describing Scotland’s physiography?

English landscapes Elevated plateau Barren uplands

Moors e.g Bristol Channel

Scottish landscapes

1

2

3

Scottish landscapes

3

‘About three quarters of Scotland is made

up of bog, rock and heather and peat

soils’

Match the words bog, peat and heather to

the pictures and their descriptions

- Read the text and find out the main physiographic facts of Wales

- What is the general statement best describing Wales’s physiography?

Exercises:

‘Scotland has a very irregular coastline

with inlets from the sea called firths…

The Highlands contains narrow lakes or

Lochs….’

Match the words irregular coastline firths

and Lochs to the pictures

Exercise 2: Fill in the blanks for the paragraph below using the following words

Atlantic Britain Britain canals Cambrian Devon Downs England England English Channel Cornwall Fens Highlands Ireland Irish island firths lochs North Northern Ireland Pennines rivers Scotland seas Uplands

The Geography of Britain

Britain is an _ country that is surrounded by three seas: the Sea, the Ocean and the

IV The Climate and weather in Vietnam and in Britain:

- Read the text

- Understanding vocabulary: mid-latitude oceanic climate, the Gulf Stream, fogs, mist,

overcast skies, rain, drizzle, tropical monsoon climate, moist (Discuss in pairs)

- Exercise 1: (Discuss in groups)

(v) How do you think that the climate of Britain and Vietnam influence its people?

- Exercise 2: Fill in the blanks with the words given

- Exercise 2: Writing assignment

Use the graphs in the textbook, compare and contrast the climate in an essay of 150 words

You can choose to compare your major cities in Vietnam with those in Britain

Here is an example:

CHAPTER 3: CITIES AND COUNTRYSIDE

I Major cities in Britain

Activity 1: Group work

- Ss work in group of 5 In the hand out, there are 5 excerpts on 5 major cities of Britain,

including London, Cardiff, Edinburgh, Manchester & Birmingham, Belfast Each

member reads an excerpt of information on a major city of Britain After reading, they

report to the whole group about key points The group has to take notes

- Ss make questions to other groups about what they have found from reading and

reporting in the groups

Activity 2: Ss read the text in the textbook

Exercise 1:

Exercise 2: Writing assignment

II Living in Cities and Towns – Village life

- Ss read the text

- Discuss in groups the questions:

Question: What does the distribution of major cities, other cities, financial centres, arts and

tourism centres across the United Kingdom imply? Write a 3-paragraph essay of

approximately 180 words

1 Name the 6 Major cities of United Kingdom and 12 Other Interesting Cities on the map

2 Name the 9 major Financial and Commercial centers of United Kingdom starting from the top of the map, ie, from Scotland

3 How many 1 Major cities and 2 Other Interesting Cities are financial and commercial centres

4 Which of the three regions of Britain has the most financial centres?

5 Name the 8 major centers of tourism and the arts in the United Kingdom starting from the top of the map, ie, from Scotland

6 How many Major cities and Other Interesting Cities are centres of tourism and arts?

7 Which of the three regions of Britain has the most centres of tourism and arts?

- Find out the meaning of these terms: Home counties, Greater London, Outer London,

Inner London, City of London

- Explain the statement: “A commuter-based village society has also led to the decline of essential facilities and services in the village”

III The countryside

- Ss read the description of area in Britain Watch the video and identify these landscapes

of Britain on the map

Cheviot Hills

North Pennines Yorkshire Dales South Pennines Peak District

Lake District North York Moors

Shropshire Hills

Cotswolds

Chiltern Hills North Downs

3.6 Identify locations 1 to 17, using your knowledge from Chapter 2 and 3 including videos 3A to 3H

CHAPTER 4: HISTORY OF BRITAIN

Key features in each period of history timelines:

Activity 1: Answering these questions

- List some major stages of British history in chronological order

- Name some monarchs in British history

- Who were ancient people living in Britain ?

- What is Stonehenge ?

- In Wales what languages are used together with English?

- Who gave England its name – Who gave Britain its name ?

- What is The Hadrian’s Wall ?

- Who are the Vikings – the Normans ?

- Which events were associated with the victory of the English against the French?

- What has been the official religion of Britain?

- What was the significant thing that Henry did to England?

- What made Henry form Anglican Church?

- Who contributed to the firm establishment of the Protestant religion ?

- What is Magna Carta and its significance to British history?

- What was the greatest disaster in British history?

- What event marked the birth of parliament in ruling the country in partnership with English monarch?

- Why is it called “The sun never sets on British Empire”?

Activity 2:

- Read the text in the textbook on some important events in British history

- Listen to the conversation and fill in the blanks with the words you hear

Activity 3: What is Britain?

- Listen to these interviews: People talk about the places, the people from different regions

of Britain Fill in the blanks, Fill in the tables, and Answer some questions

CHAPTER 5: UNITY IN BRITAIN

Read the text

Discuss these questions in groups:

• What is the difference between the terms ‘British’ and ‘English’?

• Explain the misleading assumption: British are a homogeneous society with a single

identity

CHAPTER 6: FESTIVALS AND HOLIDAYS IN BRITAIN

Activity 1: Group work

Work in groups of 5 Each Student reads these excerpts (hand-outs):

Easter Day (part 7 10) Remembrance day, Guy Fawkes Day, Harvest Festival Valentine day, Christmas day

New Year Day, Twelfth Night National Days

 Report in the group

Activity 2: Answer the questions

1 What terms for holiday are there in UK ?

2 What is the differences among these terms ?

3 National day:

- What are the national days of England, Wales, Scotland, N.Ireland (or Ireland)?

- Are they normal working day?

- Do people of each region celebrate their day?

- Why are “patron saints” so-called ?

- Why were they honoured by the Britons ?

- What is the national symbol of Scotland ? Why was it chosen as a symbol in its national flag ?

- What image is associated with St George? What symbol is on the national flag of

England?

- What are national emblems of each part in UK? Why were they chosen to be national emblems in Scotland, Ireland, Wales, England?

* Distinguish the differences: Union Flag, National flag, Saint’s flag

4 New Year Day

4.1 In New year celebration, what song is sung to celebrate the new year What do you know about the song?

4.2 What do people do to celebrate the upcoming moment of the new year?

4.3 In the old days, what custom is similar to ours?

4.4 What is new year’s resolution on your own words?

4.5 What do Welsh people traditionally do on new year days?

4.6 What do Yorkshire people say as their first utterance of the new year?

8 Halloween

- Why does Halloween have such a name?

- What did ancient people believe to witness on this night?

- How did and do people celebrate Halloween?

9 Guy Fawkes Day- Bonfire Night

- Who was Guy Fawkes and why is Guy Fawkes Day an unforgettable event in British history?

- How do children celebrate this day?

10 May Day

- Why do British people celebrate May Day?

- What do May Day celebrations traditionally include ?