Course : English for year 9 students (Junior High Schools of Evosmos and Stavroupoli) (CEFR: B1+, B2)

English for year 9 students (Junior High Schools of Evosmos and Stavroupoli) (CEFR: B1+, B2)

G529174 - Ioanna Zafeiriou

Course Units

Lesson 3: British culture and traditions

from 4/21/20 
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In this lesson we will explore British culture and traditions. As you know, we've studied some relevant content in Unit 6.  Now we're moving one step further, exploring the British mentality, customs, traditions and in general everything that makes up the culture of Great Britain.

Bear in mind that Great Britain consists of England, Scotland and Wales. Great Britain together with Northern Ireland constitute the United Kingdom (UK for short).

1) Start by watching two short videos. You can watch them again and take notes if you wish:

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British traditions

2) Next visit Symbaloo, an online application which gathers all our bookmarks (favourites) on a desktop with tiles that facilitate access to them.

The link I'm giving you contains my own bookmarks organized in 3 categories, each in a different colour. On the left, on a purple background, there are bookmarks related to British culture (English Language & Culture for short). You can select them by clicking on the Symbaloo tiles and each webpage opens in a new tab.

https://www.symbaloo.com/mix/englishandictwebmix

Here's a screenshot:

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Symbaloo screenshot

Visit any pages you want which are related to our topic. I recommend some you can visit, you can see them on the left hand side of the page (eg Project Britain, English Heritage, 79 fun UK facts, Visit Britain, British Culture, 20 cultural facts about London etc). Browse through the pages and explore them in depth. Of course you can also search for pages of your own choice if you want.

3) Write a paragraph about an event, custom, tradition or cultural element you find interesting from what you've read. You can also make a new post and talk about another one if you want.

Write your paragraph on Padlet:

https://en.padlet.com/iozaf/uk5lpox9bjdp

Click on the + in the bottom right hand corner to open a text box. You can upload an image or link if you want. Do not forget to write your name and class at the end of your post.

You can comment on or rate your classmates' posts.