Урок з теми "Multicultural Britain"

Topic:  MULTICULTURAL  BRITAIN

Objectives:

·        to activate students’ knowledge on the subjects

·        to practice students’ reading, speaking and listening skills

·        to develop imagination and creativity

·        to teach to work in groups and feel responsibility for doing job well

Outcomes:  by the end of the lesson students will be able:

·        to enrich their knowledge about a modern multicultural society of Great Britain

·        to conduct a dialogue with another person taking an interview                             

·        to participate in common conversational exchanges about the topic

Equipment:

·        textbooks;

·        a presentation;

·        cards for writing.

·        Video

Procedure

І. The beginning of the lesson. Greeting and aim.

II. Introduction

Mind map

-         Today we have an unusual lesson. You have to work actively and don’t be afraid to express your individuality.

-         Look at the screen and read the words written on it.

                            European Union

Festival                                                     Immigrants

                                 BRITAIN

Food                                                           Former colonies

                             Ukrainian diaspora

-         Can you guess what we are going to speak about today?

-         Yes, you are right. The topic of our lesson is “Multicultural Britain”

III. Main part

1.     Vocabulary Review

-         To explain the subject of our lesson first look at the photos in your books and try to describe them. What can you see? Where are the people? What are they doing?

     ( Exercise 1, page 90)

Example:  I can see a lot of people in the street. They are from different countries. But they are all happy. They have got a lot of flowers in their hands. We can see the flags of different countries there.    In Britain people of other nations and nationalities can do a lot of things they like according to their hobbies and interests. I think all of them consider Great Britain their home because it gives young people hope for the future.

-         I agree with you. But from the very early period of its history Britain has always been a mixed society. And now let’s have a short excursion in the past.

 Celts, Romans, Saxons, Vikings, Normans

-          They are the names of different tribes. How are they connected with Britain? 

       (They are settled in Britain in different periods)                                                                                 

       Ireland

-         What about Ireland? What was in the 1840s?                                                         

      ( There was famine in Ireland. A million people died and a million more left Ireland and never returned. Most went to the USA, but many came to Britain.)

      Britain’s Former Colonies

-         You know that Britain was a very powerful state. It had a lot of colonies all over the world. What did the British government do in the 1950s and 1960s?                       

      ( In the 1950s and 1960s the British government invited people from Britain’s former colonies to live and work in Britain. The majority were from the West Indies, Pakistan, India and Hong Kong.)

-         Central and Eastern Europe                                                                               

      In the last few years a lot of people have arrived from Central and Eastern Europe. Why?

( People from countries in the European Union are free to travel, live and work in any other EU country. Recently a lot of people have arrived from Central and Eastern Europe)

2.     Complete the sentences with the words: colonies, famine, immigrants, recently, settled, the majority.

1.     A lot of people came to Britain from Britain’s former _______ .

2.     The _________ of people who arrived in Britain in the 1950s and 1960s were from the West Indies, Pakistan, India and Hong Kong.

3.     ________ a lot of people have come to Britain from Eastern European countries.

4.     The Romans _________ in Britain 2000 years ago.

5.     There was a terrible _________ famine in Ireland in the 1840s.

6.     _________ from Ireland have opened a lot of Irish pubs in Britain.

III. Watching a video

1.     Pre- Watching Activities

-         We are watching a short film about immigrants and their life in Britain. Then be ready to answer if people have some problems when they go and live in another country. For your better understanding let’s look through the unknown words: ethnically diverse, different communities, refugee, flee (fled), in search of work.

2.     Watching the video “Multicultural Britain”

3.     Post-Watching Activities: answer the questions

-         Do you like this film?

-         What is this film about?

-         Is the UK ethnically diverse country with different communities?

-         What city has one of the largest Asian population?

-         Where did they come from?

-         Why have they arrived there?

-         What problems did they face there?

IV.  Group work

-         I want you to explain the situation: “ If you had a chance to visit Britain, what would you do there?” You must discuss it in your groups and be ready to answer in a few minutes. Pay attention to the problems you can face.

1.     Group 1 – We would like to study in Britain.

2.     Group 2 – We would like to visit the sights of London.

3.     Group 3 – We would like to taste different food.

4.     Group 4 – We would like to watch different festivals.

V. Listening

1. Pre-Listening Activities

- Make lists of things which make the life of immigrant difficult.

(1. Communication. It’s difficult to understand when people speak very fast. 2. People can be racists. 3. You can feel homesick. 4. It’s difficult to find jobs. 5. Different experience, culture, habits.)

2. Listening

- Let’s listen to two people talking about life in Britain.

3. Post – Listening Activity

Students discuss questions of  the exercise in small groups.

1.     Do you know anyone who has gone to live in another country? Why did they move? What are they doing there?

2.     Do you know anyone from another country who has come to live in your country? What are they doing here?

3.     What problems do people face when they go and live in another country?

4.     Would you like to live in another country? Why? / Why not?

VI.           Summing up

-         What have we talked about today?

-         Have you learned anything new about immigrants in Britain?

-         And now can you talk about living in a foreign country? 

VII.        Home task

Write a few sentences about people who have settled in or left your country in the past.

-         Where did they come from/ go to?

-         When did they move?

-         Why did they move?