Britain Today
Age: 15+
Level: B1/B1+
Suitability
This course is for students who have done three or more years of English and would like to combine a week of English learning with the opportunity to discover more about everyday life in Britain.
Sample ‘can do’ statements
- I can identify typical British behaviour
- I can go shopping for clothes
- I can share my opinions with others
- I can talk about major British sporting events
- I can talk about British society, colonialism and multiculturalism
- I can give information about different cities in Britain
Why choose this course?
This course is ideal for learners who want a week of communicative language practice but with a strong cultural element. It is also a great option for intermediate level classes who may already have taken a general English course, but would like a week that incorporates a range of different topics and content.
Learning activities include:
- Rank-ordering activities
- Board Races
- Role plays
- Surveys
- Presentations
- Jigsaw readings
- Creative design sessions
- Discussions
- Dialogue writing and acting
CORE WORKBOOK LESSONS
- Understanding Britain
- Shopping With Style
- Come Dine With Me
- Iconic Britain
- If Britain Were A Village
- Keep Your Eye on the Ball
- School's In
- What's On?
- Music Festivals
- The Royal Family
- What is a Briton?
- Beyond London
GENERAL ENGLISH COURSES – WEEKLY PROGRAMMES OF STUDY
| Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | |
| Lesson 1 | Icebreaking Activities | Iconic Britain | School's In | The Royal Family | Revision activities
End of course games
Learning review |
| Lesson 2 | Understanding Britain | If Britain Were A Village | What's On? | What is a Briton? | |
| Lesson 3 | Shopping With Style | Keep Your Eye on the Ball | Music Festivals | Beyond London | |
| Lesson 4 | Come Dine With Me | Tailored lessons | Project completion | ||
| Lesson 5 | Project groups and topic choices | Initial project preparation | Ongoing work on projects | Ongoing work on projects | Afternoon show performance or preparation for evening performance |
| Lesson 6 | Preparation and rehearsals for end of course show or presentation | ||||
