- •A view on britain
- •Contents
- •Part I the united kingdom of great britain and nothern ireland unit I
- •A) Look at the pictures. What parts of the uk do you think these plants symbolize?
- •Watch the sequence and match the parts of the uk with the national flags.
- •Watch the sequence again and fill in the missing information.
- •Watch the sequence, identify the places: Edinburgh, Stratford-upon-Avon, York, Liverpool, Cambridge and Oxford and make notes on each place.
- •Watch the sequence, tick the true sentences and correct the false sentences.
- •8. Read the text and check yourselves. Great britain
- •9. A) Unscramble the words.
- •10. Fill in the words from the list and then make sentences about your country using the completed phrases.
- •11. Name the tenses of the verbs in bold (1-5), and then match them to the uses (a-e)
- •16. These lines are from the email. Where do they go?
- •17. Write an email to book a room at the hotel.
- •1. A) Guess some political items.
- •A) Complete the scheme about the uk political system.
- •Political life
- •Match the numbers to the letters.
- •Use the words in bold to complete definitions 1-7.
- •Answer the questions using new vocabulary.
- •Part II london unit I
- •Complete the speech bubbles.
- •Watch the sequence and answer the questions.
- •Fill in the gaps with the names of popular attractions in London.
- •What are the parts of London?
- •Read the text to find out if your guess is correct. London
- •Now read the text again and for questions 1-5 choose the best answer: a, b or c.
- •13. Find words, phrases or expressions in the text which mean:
- •14. Match the numbers to the letters.
- •15. Put the verbs in brackets in the correct form.
- •16. Group work.
- •17. A) Listen to the directions, note them down and mark the route on the map.
- •Unit II
- •1. How much do you remember about London? Look at the pictures and try to match the names from the box with the sights.
- •2. Try to answer the questions about London sights, then listen and check your answers.
- •3. Play the part of a tourist guide. Show London sights to a group of tourists. Use the prompts:
- •4. Join the sentences with which or where.
- •5. Read about London and complete the text using the words in the box.
- •6. Write four paragraphs about your capital city. Begin each paragraph with the same words as in the text about London. Write 100-150 words.
- •Part III british towns bath
- •Supply the words with synonyms.
- •Make a choice between Present Participle and Past Participle:
- •Watch the film and arrange the statements in order of their appearance.
- •4. A) Watch the film and decide whether the statements are true or false.
- •Watch the film with sound turned off and make it sound yourself. Oxford
- •1. Fill in the blanks with the words from the box.
- •2. Watch the film and check your answers.
- •3. Watch the film and match the places of interest with the sets of words describing them.
- •Describe the sights using the active vocabulary.
- •You have a ticket to Oxford. Choose the places you want to visit and explain why. Cambridge
- •Match the words with their definitions.
- •Watch the film and complete the sentences with the active vocabulary.
- •Describe the sights enlisted below.
- •4. Show your friend round Cambridge.
- •Giving directions
- •A map of london
- •1. Say where in London you can:
- •2. Choose the best option.
- •3. Do the quiz. Choose a, b, c, or d.
- •4. Match beginnings to the endings.
- •5. Mark the statements as true or false.
- •6. Complete the article about the London Eye with the verbs in the brackets in either the active or passive form.
- •Vocabulary bank
- •Vocabulary bank
- •References
9. A) Unscramble the words.
Rasuninec
Wrocdervonig
Tneninivonec
Sibovou
Gisnodela
b) Fill in the sentences with them.
1. Every big city faces the problem of ….
2. When tourists go abroad they are required to have a health ….
3. The differences between Britain and Russia are ….
4. A long journey by bus is ….
5. Britain fought … with France, Turkey and Sardinia during the Crimean War.
10. Fill in the words from the list and then make sentences about your country using the completed phrases.
North-west, British, predominant, popular, foggy, city, public, European, invading, attractive
… suburbs
the … language
a … land
the … coast
… transport services
the … mainland
a … belief
… Romans
the …isles
… countryside
Grammar
11. Name the tenses of the verbs in bold (1-5), and then match them to the uses (a-e)
PRESENT SIMPLE PAST SIMPLE FUTURE SIMPLE
She works as a nurse.
I’m afraid I’ll be a little late.
The plane leaves at 6.05.
He will be ten next year.
Shakespeare wrote a lot of plays.
action which happened at a definite past time;
hopes, promises, comments, fears;
permanent situations or states;
timetables and programs (future meaning);
actions which we can’t control and will inevitably happen.
12. Open the brackets using Present, Past and Future simple.
1. When (to be) your birthday?
2. Who (to create) Mickey Mouse?
3. What mark she (to get) in her exam last week?
4. Every other day he (to meet) his friends.
5. Queen Elizabeth II (to be) born in 1926.
Go to GRAMMAR BANK pp. 38-39
Communication
13. Make up the dialogues in groups of three. Two friends have decided to visit the UK and the tourist agent helps them to make their final decision.
Use ESSENTIAL COMMUNICATION 1 p.33
Project
14. Research one of the following topics and make a short presentation to describe the style of life.
Wales
Scotland
England
Northern Ireland
Writing
Filling in forms Booking a hotel
15. Read the email.
Who is it from?
Who is it to?
What is it about?
How does it begin and end?
From: p.west@uktel.com To: bookings@liverpoolarms.co.uk Date: 17 March Subject: booking a room |
Dear Sir or Madam, I would like to book a single room at your hotel for the nights of 12, 13, and 14 April. (1) ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––
I understand you have a restaurant. (2) –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––
My details are: 15 Monarch Road, London, NW1 2TS. Tel: (0207) 566 4945. Please let me know if you need a deposit or a credit card number.
Thank you very much. (3) –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––
Yours faithfully,
Peter West. |