THE UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND
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THE UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND
EngliSHip, www.engliship.fr THE UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND Deeply-Rooted1 BRITISH STEREOTYPES A. Write here all the stereotypes you can think of when you think about the U.K. – brainstorming: B. Can you put a name on all these world-wide known2 British stereotypes? British stereotypes OR 1 2 deeply-rooted = profondement enraciné(e)(s) world-wide known = connu(e)(s) dans le monde entier 1 EngliSHip, www.engliship.fr 2 ENGLAND? GREAT BRITAIN (G.B.)? The UNITED KINGDOM (the U.K.)? What’s the Difference? WHAT DO YOU KNOW ABOUT THAT? England Northern Ireland Scotland Wales Great Britain The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland The British Isles The Republic of Ireland/ Eire GAME NO 1: RIGHT or WRONG? - Get ready3 for it! 1. Is the sentence RIGHT or WRONG? 2. Correct the five wrong sentences. Vocabulary for GAME no 1 Q1 located = localize(e) Q3 full = entire Q5 to lie = (ici) se trouver Q5 island = île Q9 to belong = appartenir Q6 own = personnel Q6 capital city = capitale Q11 peninsula = presqu’île, peninsule 3 to get ready = se préparer EngliSHip, www.engliship.fr 3 GAME NO 2: WHO WANTS TO BE A MILLIONAIRE? - Get ready for it! north rose EDINBOURGH thistle east west BELFAST daffodil LONDON CARDIFF leek THE CHANNEL south shamrock Fill in4 the table with the information above5: The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ENGLAND SCOTLAND WALES NORTHERN IRELAND Emblem/Symbol Capital city Vocabulary for GAME no 2 4 5 to fill in = remplir, compléter above = ci-dessus Q1 to be made up of = être formé de Q 2, 3, 4 to mean = vouloir dire EngliSHip, www.engliship.fr 4 1. DISTRIBUTE ITEMS THAT MAKE NOISE (e.g. A PAN and A FORK, A BELL, A WHISTLE, A GLASS and A SPOON etc) TO ALLOW STUDENTS SIGNAL THEYARE READY TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION. 2. READ THE SENTENCES ALOUD AND LET THEM ANSWER ACCORDING TO THE MODELS OF “WHO WANTS TO BE A MILLIONAIRE” or “LE JEU DE MILLE EUROS”. GAME NO 1 RIGHT or WRONG? Correct the five wrong sentences. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. The U.K. is located in the north-east of Europe. The U.K. is governed by a king or a queen. The full name of the country is The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. The present queen of the U.K. is Queen Victoria. England, Scotland and Wales lie on the same island. Scotland, Wales and the Northern Ireland have their own capital cities, different from London. The Republic of Ireland is an independent country. “Eire” is another name for Northern Ireland. Northern Ireland belongs to the Republic of Ireland. Northern Ireland is part of the U.K. Great Britain is a peninsula. GAME NO 2 Choose the correct answer. Repeat the item entirely, don’t just say a, b or c! 1. Great Britain includes: a) England, Scotland, Wales b) Wales, Northern Ireland, England c) England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland 2. The short for The United Kingdom is a) the U.S.A. b) the G.B. c) the U.K. 3. The United Kingdom is made up of a) England, Scotland and Wales b) England and the Republic and Ireland c) England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland 4. In French “Wales” means a) Angleterre b) Pays de Galles c) Ecosse 5. In French “Scotland” means a) Angleterre b) Pays de Galles c) Ecosse 6. In French “England” means a) Angleterre b) Pays de Galles c) Ecosse 7. The U.K. is a) a republic b) a federal state c) a parliamentary monarchy 8. The British flag is called a) stars and stripes b) the Union Jack c) tricolore 9. Northern Ireland a) is part of the U.K. b) is an independent country c) lies on the island of Great Britain 10. Lochness is a) a lake in Scotland b) the capital city of Ireland c) the name of the queen’s palace 11. British people pay in a) dollars and cents b) euros and cents c) pounds and pence 12. In Scotland, what they call “Nessie” is a) a famous whisky distillery b) a pure mineral water c) a monster living in Lochness 13. The British flag is a) red, white and green b) red, white and yellow c) white, blue and red 14. The capital city of England and the U.K. is a) London b) Southampton c) Birmingham 15. Wales lies in the a) south-east of England b) south-west of England c) north of Scotland 16. The capital city of Wales is a) Edinburgh b) Manchester c) Cardiff 17. The symbol of Scotland is a) the thistle b) the rose c) the shamrock 18. The capital city of Scotland is a) Aberdeen b) Edinburgh c) Glasgow 19. The symbols of Wales are a) the rose and the shamrock b) the daffodil and the rose c) the daffodil and the leek 20. The capital city of Northern Ireland is a) Dublin b) Belfast c) Cork 21. The emblem of England is a) the leek b) the thistle c) the rose d) the shamrock