British Language & Culture

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Course Summary

B1

With its bias towards British culture, this course is suitable for students in their early or middle years of secondary education who are interested in a week of intensive English practice, but who would also like to discover more about everyday life in Britain.

During the course a number of aspects of British culture are explored, including home and family life, television, sport and music. Students will also learn how to interpret various forms of body language and why certain codes of behaviour and manners are so important to the British.

Students will enjoy participating in numerous fun activities in English, including simulations, role plays and information sharing tasks. They will even have an opportunity to design their own school uniform and will compete against each other in the great British picture quiz!

For learners who want a week of communicative language practice, but with a strong cultural element, this is the perfect course. It is also a strong option for intermediate level classes who may have already taken a general English course and would like a week that incorporates a range of different topics and content.

Intermediate

British Language & Culture

Target Age

12-16 years

Leisure and Tourism

Level

B1

Matura Booster

Length of Course

1 Week

Succeed in IELTS

Hours per Week

25

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'Can do' Outcomes

Core Contents

I can ask for and give personal informationI can compare and contrast life and culture in the UK with that in the country where I liveI can identify key areas, cities and places of interest in the UK and relate some basic facts about these placesI can identify and name a range of family relationships beyond the basic family unit and use these terms to describe my own relatives and the relationships between members of the British royal familyI can describe various types of housing in the UK using appropriate vocabulary I can match an estate agent’s description of a residence with its pictureI can describe various types of TV programme, and discuss TV watching habitsI can interpret a TV schedule and devise a fictional one of my ownI can match a text describing an unusual sport to a related imageI can design an eccentric sport of my ownI can describe in some detail a range of different clothes and their featuresI can match descriptions of clothes to imagesI can design and describe an outfitI can discuss my musical preferences and use a range of vocabulary related to music festivalsI can participate in a simulation of a series of financial negotiations relating to the booking of bands for a music festivalI can interpret accurately various gestures and culturally related body language, and can act out a dialogue utilising these appropriatelyI can identify a range of formal and informal rules for behaving in a culturally appropriate mannerI can answer questions on various aspects of British culture relating to geography, history, the Arts, sport and everyday life in the UK

Similarities and differences between British culture and that of the students’ home country British geography and important landmarks Family in Britain and what it means British homes and housing TV in Britain Unusual British sports and pastimes School uniform Music festivals Cultural gestures and body language Codes of behaviour and manners The Great EiA British Picture Quiz

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