Saturday 27 March 2010

THE BEHAVIOUR CHALLENGE FOR TEACHERS

www.teachers.tv/behaviourchallenge">www.teachers.tv/behaviourchallenge

Are you up for the behaviour challenge? Watch the video, choose a student and deal with their behaviour. Afterwards you'll see what would have been the best method.

Tuesday 23 March 2010

LEARN YOUR ABC

Life in 1903 in London



We can use this video to help our pupils understand how life was in the past in London, and exploit it so that they can practise using the simple past and the 'used to' form. We can firstly ask them to spot differences in the way people dressed then and what we wear now. Then we could ask them about the transport and the forms used then and what we use nowadays. We can ask them to construct sentences:
In the past people used to wear hats every day and now we don't wear them so often.
In the past the women used to wear long dresses and skirts and nowadays they wear jeans and trousers.
In the past the most common form of transport was horse and cart or walking, and nowadays we use cars.
This activity would be adequate for 5th and 6th year primary pupils but could also be used for older pupils who could expand more on the questions.

BEING A TEACHER

Monday 8 March 2010

Culture Club

http://www.learnenglish.de/britishculture.htm



Go to the above link and see if you can answer the following questions:

1. What is Bonfire Night?

2. Who was Robert Burns?

3. Who is the patron saint of Wales?

4. When is St Patrick's Day?

5. How old is Stonehenge?

Good luck!

Sunday 7 March 2010

Watch, listen and answer:

http://www.travelvideo.tv/videos/england/londonvideo.html

Go to this link and watch the video. Then answer the questions:

1. How many people live in London?

2. What is the name of the river which flows through London?

3.What is the name of the Abbey?

4. Why is there fascination for Kensington Palace?

5. What are the trademarks of the city?

How much do you know about Britain?

Use the link for British culture www.projectbritain.com and answer the following questions:

1.What is the name of the British flag?
2. Where does the Queen of England live?
3.Who built the Tower of London?
4.What are beefeaters?
5.Which countries are in Great Britain?
6.Which countries make up the United Kingdom?

Good luck!

Wednesday 3 March 2010

This blog is all about Great Britain and is intended for students wishing to improve their knowledge of Great Britain. I hope to include photos, videos, anecdotes, and news as well as exercises to help students improve in areas where they have problems. It is also intended to be useful for teachers of English, with links to sites with information about British culture as well as exercises which can be used in class.

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