Didactic project

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Date: the 12 of December

Teacher: Bodiu Claudia
Time: 45 min.
Form: 7th form
Topic: The United Kingdom
Type: communicative
England is the paradise of individuality, eccentricity, hobbies and humour.
Competences:
~ Spoken Interaction:
identifying the main ideas of the text;
-participating in simple oral communication (the teacher or colleagues) on familiar topics;
~ Reading competence:
reading an unknown text with appropriate stress, fluency and intonation;
acquiring new words on the topic;
~ Writing competence:
matching the definitions to words;
- writing short logically structured and coherent texts about activities, people, and events;
-finding the administrative structure of the UK.;

Methods and techniques:

warm up activities; pair-work; brainstorming; creative-work; team-work; matching; worksheet; visual aids;
scanning; description;
stages

Sub
competences

Warmingup.
Motivation.

Evocation

~maintaining a
conversation
about England

Introducing
and learning
the new
vocabulary
items
Watching a
power point
presentation.

Teachers activity

Pupilsactivity

Teacher greets the pupils.

Good morning!
The teacher asks: What do you remember
about the UK?

Pupils greet the teacher.

Good morning!
Pupils brainstorm some facts about the
UK and predict the theme of the lesson.
2m

The teacher presents the pupils the quotation

written on the board and asks them to
comment on it England is the paradise of
individuality, eccentricity, hobbies and
humour
George Santayana
Teacher presents the new words through
visual context and definitions.(monarch,
highland, lowland, royal, navigable, rock,
area, picturesque, narrow, dense, to
surround, to appoint, to crown.)

Pupils comment the quotation.

3m

Conversation

Pupils read, repeat giving synonyms and

antonyms. after that make some
sentences orally. Matching words with
their definitions helps pupils to check
comprehension and pronunciation of new
words.
Pupils watch the film very attentive and
try to find the answers.
Pupils answer the questions from the
papers and write them in their exercise
books.

7m

Matching;
Make up
sentences;
Group work;

5m

Watching a short
video

5m

pair-work

Teacher directs the pupils to the screen for

watching a Power Point Presentation about
Great Britain. Before watching the video,
the teacher gives each pair of students a
question. Questions:
~ What does the UK consist of?
~ What separates Great Britain from
Europe?
~ Where was born W.Shakespeare?
~How many people live in Great Britain?

time

Methods and
teckniques
Brainstorming;

2m
Visual aids;

evaluation

~What is the capital of the UK?

~ What is the population of England?
~Who is the head of the state?
~ What are the names of the famous cities?
Silent reading
Reading

Reading aloud
the text with
appropriate
fluency, stress
and intonation.

Now the teacher asks pupils to read the text

from their books: The United Kingdom

Pupils read the text by themselves.

4m

Meaning
realization

Consolidation
the new
vocabulary

Teacher asks pupils to find in the text

sentences with new words learned at the
beginning of the lesson.

Find sentences with new words, read and

translate them.

5m

Reading;
Translating;

Identifying the
main ideas of
the text;
Selecting from
the text the
necessary inf-n
to solve a
certain task.

Teacher gives pupils some worksheets to

complete a short passage with missing
words from the read text.
Teacher listens and corrects where it is
necessary.

Pupils scan the text once again and fulfill

the task.
Each group read the information loudly.

5m

Writing,

Consolidation
the whole
lesson

Teacher directs pupils to watch another

presentation about the places from England
and asks them to imagine that they are
guides in London, then to present an
excursion around the city.

Pupils try to summarize todays lesson

through some posters, drawing pictures,
presenting the information as guides of
London.

5-7m

Extention

Group work;

Project work;
Group work:

1m

Evaluation

Giving
homework

Anexa

Teacher asks pupils to retell the text: The

United Kingdom

Pupils write down the homework.

Images of United Kingdom

Places of London
Let us go sightseeing in London and visit the main places of interest. Well start our tour from Trafalgar square, which is the geographical
centre of London. Trafalgar Square is also a historical place. In the middle of it is the famous Nelson Column, which was built in memory of Admiral Nelsons victory
at Trafalgar. Here is also the National gallery with its collection of works from the British, French, Italian, Dutch and Spanish schools.
Now we go down Whitehall, and turn to the right to a quit street. This is the famous Downing Street and house 10 is the residence of the Prime Minister of Great
Britain.
And now we are in Westminster. It is the most important part of London. Here you see the Houses of Parliament. It is a beautiful building with two towers: the
Clock Tower with Big Ben and the Victoria Tower with the national flag over it. Opposite the Houses of Parliament is Westminster Abbey. Many English kings
and queens were crowned and are buried there.
Another interesting sight in the West End is Hyde Park. It is the largest of London parks and is famous for its Speaker Corner which attracts a lot of tourists. The
West End full of museums, art galleries, the best theatres, cinema, expensive clubs and shops.
Now we take a bus and go to the City, which is a small area but is the business and commercial heart of London. Very few people live there. All the main banks
and offices are situated in the City. In the centre of the City is the Tower of London and St. Pauls Cathedral. The Tower has a very long history. It is used to
be a fortress, a royal residence, then a prison, and now it is a museum.
A visit to London is full of surprise. If you are in Piccadilly Circus you can meet very strange - looking young people wearing all kinds of fancy clothes,
speaking different languages.
Welcome to England
England is the largest part of the ___________ ___________.
There are three parts in England: _____________________, ___________________, ________________________. They are very ____________________. The capital of England
is _________________.The most important _________________ in England are London, Liverpool, Plymouthetc. Oxford and Cambridge are famous for their
___________________. The birthplace of W. Shakespeare is ____________ _______ _________. He is a famous English poet and _____________.
The longest river is _________________. London is situated on the river _________________.
Welcome to Wales
The capital of Wales is __________________. Wales is a __________________ country of old hard rocks. It is the _________ of song and poetry. It is well-known for its
musical festivals. The symbol of _____________ is the yellow daffodil. Welsh and English are both official _________________. The __________________ is over 3 million
people. Wales is _________ in coal mines and full of ruined ______________.
Welcome to Scotland
Scotland is the land of _________________ and ___________. The capital is _________________. Edinburgh is a cultural ____________. There are a lot of valleys and _________
in Scotland. The best known _____________ is Loch Ness. The greater part of the country is surrounded by sea. The highest mountain is ______ ____________. Glasgow is an
industrial ________ and an important ____________ in the United Kingdom. The symbol of _____________ is the thistle
Welcome to Northern Ireland. Northern Ireland occupies one of the sixth of the territory of the ______________ _____________. The capital of
Northern Ireland is _______________. Ireland is the _____________ of stories. Storytelling is a part of the Irish tradition. The national ______________ is shamrock. The official

______________ is English. Northern Ireland is washed on the north by the ______________ ___________. On the northeast by the
Irish Sea and on the south and west is surrounded by the Republic of Ireland.
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North Channel, on the southeast by the

Questions:
How many people live in Great Britain?
What is the capital of the United Kingdom?
What does the U.K. consist of?
Who is the head of state?
Where does the queen live?
How many islands are in Britain?
What are the colors of the flag ?
How many people live in England?
Who is the head of the government?
What are most famous towns in the United Kingdom?
Match the words with their definitions and make up sentences:
Monarch ; Monarchy; Highland; Lowland; Government ; To appoint; To surround; To crown; Picturesque; Royal; Rock; Navigable; Area; Dense; Extreme north;

The king or queen who reigns over a country.

A system of government by a monarch; a country governed by such a system.
A region of high land, mountains.
An area of land that is fairly flat and not very high above sea level.
A group of people governing a country or state.
To choose someone for a job or position of responsibility.
To move into position all round sb/ sth; to circle.
To give royal power to.
Attractive, interesting, charmful and pretty place.
A very small distance from one side to another.
Belonging to a king, a queen or a member of their family.
A piece of stone sticking out (a iei nafar) of the ground or the sea.
Suitable for ships, boats to sail on.
A region or part of the world, a country, a city; a particular surface.
Crowed together in great numbers.
As far away as possible, esp. from the centre or beginning.