THE UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND

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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
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deeply-rooted = profondement enraciné(e)(s)
world-wide known = connu(e)(s) dans le monde entier
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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
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to get ready = se préparer
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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
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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
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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.
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2.
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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