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MORE!
Herbert Puchta & Maria Cleary
With CD-ROM/Audio CD
HELBLING LANGUAGES
www.helblinglanguages.com
MORE Culture 1
by Herbert Puchta & Maria Cleary
© HELBLING LANGUAGES 2008
All rights reserved; no part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted
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Reprinted 2009
Acknowledgements
The publishers would like to thank the following for their kind permission to reproduce the following
photographs and other copyright material:
Alamy p 5, p 8, p 9 (Stonehenge, Westminster Palace, Industrial revolution), p 10 (lake district), p 12, p 14, p
19 (parent shouting, Tom) , p 22, p 24, p 25, p 26, p 27, p 28 (CD: Food Icons, CD: Ultimate Food, obese teen),
p 29, p 31, p 32, p 34 (Diane, Philip), p 35, p 36 (Diane, Philip), p 38 (football player), p 39, p 40, p 41, p 42
(bungee-jumping), p 44, p 45, p 48, p 49 (buy nothing day), p 50, p 52, p 54, p 55 (music class), p 57, p 58 (Gone
with the wind), p 59, p 62; AidAfghanistanp 22 (Afghanistan school); Christ’s Hospital School p 18 (Christ's
Hospital Uniform); Zefa/Corbisp 9 (boy and girl), p 10 (Loch Ness), p 14 (kids playing hockey), p 18 (Emma), p
19 (Terence), p 20, p 25 (spaghetti in tin), p 34 (kids playing hurling), p 36 (Rory), p 38 (Michael Jordan), p 42
(extreme sport), p 47, p 49 (girl), p 55 (Katie Melua), p 58 (The New World, Mississippi Burning), p 60; Penguin-
Puffin Books p 51 (Talking Turkeys cover); Benjamin Zephaniah p 51 (himself).
Illustrated by Lorenzo Sabbatini, Roberto Battestini.
Design and layout by Oxford Designers & Illustrators
Cover design by Capolinea
Edited by Deborah Friedland
Printed by Bieffe
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will be pleased to rectify any errors or omissions.
Contents
Module Level 1
Module 1
Geography The United Kingdom 4
Geography
London
➜
Cross-curricular Geography
links
Module 2
School School life 8
The education system
School subjects
➜
Cross-curricular Citizenship and Social
links Studies
Module 3
Food British food 12
Meals
Chocolate
Food from around
the world
➜
Cross-curricular Science
links
Module 4
Sports Ball games 16
Hurling
Football
Cricket
➜
Cross-curricular Physical Education
links
Module 5
Festivals Multicultural Britain 20
Chinese New Year
Saint Patrick’s Day
Notting Hill Carnival
Diwali
➜
Cross-curricular Social Studies and
links History
Module 6
Entertainment TV and music 24
Soap operas
Young people and
music
➜
Cross-curricular Social Studies and Music
links
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MODULE
The United Kingdom
Which of these countries is not part
of the United Kingdom?
Eire (Republic of Ireland)
Northern Ireland England
Wales Scotland
HIGHLANDS
Now listen to the CD and check. Loch Ness
Aberdeen
2 Write the countries on the map.
Then listen again and underline the
Ben Nevis
capital city of each country.
What is the capital of the United
Kingdom?
…………………………..……………
Glasgow Edinburgh
Derry Newcastle
SPERRIN
MOUNTAINS
Belfast
Lake
Lough
District
Neagh
PENNINES
Galway Liverpool Manchester
Dublin
R. Shannon
Snowdon
Birmingham
CAMBRIAN
MOUNTAINS R. Severn
Cork
Oxford
London
Cardiff
On the map find:
R. Thames
1 a lake in Northern Ireland.
……………………………
2 a mountain in Scotland.
……………………………
3 a river in Eire.
……………………………
4 a mountain range in England.
……………………………
5 a city in Wales.
4
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LEVEL
Postcard from London
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afthanemd toyouopsu. Tpclahanecre ess eaiern ea Ll3l2 otn hcdeaonps ufrleosm
apenodp lteh ienre eiasc hr ocoamp sfuolre .2 T5hat’s
800 people each time!
How are you?
Love to all in Glasgow!
Ali!
A view over London Trafalgar Square is north-west of
the London Eye. It commemorates
The London Eye is the biggest
Admiral Nelson’s victory in the
observation wheel in the world.
Battle of Trafalgar against
From the top, you can see for 25
Napoleon in 1805. Nelson’s
kms in each direction. Here are
Column is in the centre of the
some of the famous landmarks
square and it is 61.5 metres high.
you can see.
Covent Garden is north of the
Buckingham Palace is south-west
London Eye. It is a famous covered
of the London Eye. It is the
market. It is full of shops
Queen’s home. It’s really big.
and stalls with
There are more than 600 rooms,
lots of nice
including 52 bedrooms. There are
clothes and
also over 400 servants and 39
crafts.
royal guards.
The Globe Theatre is east of the
Where is it?
London Eye. It is one of London’s
most famous theatres. It is an Now add the
exact replica of the original Globe directions to
Theatre where Shakespeare first the landmarks
performed his plays. It is a round above on
theatre and there is no roof. the map.
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MODULE
What is the
EExxeerrcciisseess capital of Wales?
talk A Look at the map on page 4. It’s Cardiff!
In pairs ask and answer
questions.
Where is the It’s in the north-west
Lake District? of England.
B Answer true (T) or false (F) below. T F
Correct the false sentences.
1 Galway is the capital of Eire. ……………………………………………….
2 The Cambrian mountains are in Wales. ……………………………………………….
3 The Thames is a long river in Northern Ireland. ……………………………………………….
4 Ben Nevis is a mountain in Scotland. ……………………………………………….
5 Cork is north of Dublin. ……………………………………………….
6 Liverpool is close to Manchester. ……………………………………………….
7 Newcastle is close to the border with Wales. ……………………………………………….
8 Edinburgh is east of Glasgow. ……………………………………………….
C The Union Jack is the flag of the United Kingdom.It is made up of three flags.
3 Listen to the descriptions and draw the flags.
Saint George’s Cross Saint Andrew’s Cross Saint Patrick’s Cross
Saint George, Saint Andrew and Saint Patrick are the patron saints of three
countries. Find out the names of the countries.
1 Saint George is the patron saint of ………………………………………………………………………………….
2 Saint Andrew ………………………………………………………………………………….
3 Saint ………………………………………………………………………………….
D Look at the UK fact file then complete one for your country.
Name. The United Kingdom Name.
Anthem: God Save the Queen Anthem:
Capital: London Capital:
Largest city: London Largest city:
Founded: 1801 Founded:
Population: about 59 million people Population:
Area: 244,820 km2 Area:
Currency: pound sterling Currency:
talk Now talk about your country with a partner.
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E Look at the UK coat of arms and read the explanations.
The crownmeans a
Goldmeans generous.
king or a queen.
Redmeans strong.
The lionmeans bravery. Whitemeans honest.
Greenmeans hopeful.
The unicornmeans strength.
The shieldhas the symbols of The mottois the phrase that
the four countries in the UK. represents a country.The motto of UK
means ‘God and my right’
F Draw a coat of arms.
Here are some other symbols.
Drum – war Fox – clever Bear – strong Dog – loyal Snake – clever
Now choose colours and design
your coat of arms. Use colours and
symbols that represent you and
your hobbies. Invent new symbols.
Blood red – lucky in battle
Blue – loyal
Dove – peace
Purple – royal
Black – sadness
Dolphin – love Donkey – patient Cat – free Bee – busy Elephant – luck
talk G Play a guessing game.
In groups put your coats of arms This is Anna’s coat
on a table. Guess who each coat of arms because she
of arms belongs to. is patient and clever.
Is it yours?
H Portfolio
In groups of four decide on a motto for the
class. Then design a coat of arms.
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MODULE
School life
Primary School
Children go to primary school between the ages
In Britain, children must go to school between the
of 5 and 11.
ages of 5 and 16. This is called compulsory education
Age 5–7 Key Stage 1
and it is free. Schools must teach the National
Age 7–11 Key Stage 2
Curriculum, which is divided into Key Stages. Students
At the end of Key Stage 2, students choose a
must do tests at the end of each Key Stage.
secondary school.
Secondary School
Age 11–14 Key Stage 3
Age 14–16 Key Stage 4
At the end of Key Stage 4, students do GCSE
(General Certificate of Secondary Education)
exams.
When they are 16, students can choose to leave
school or to stay at school for another 2 years
and study for their A-levels or AS levels. You
need at least 2 A-levels in order to go to
university. You can study for A-levels at
secondary school or at Sixth Form College.
Children wear uniforms to school in Britain.
Students don’t usually wear a
Most students eat their lunch in
Most schools encourage sports uniform at Sixth Form College.
the school canteen. Some students
and have their own teams.
bring their own lunch, others buy
Popular sports are football,
a meal in the canteen.
hockey, basketball and athletics.
talk In pairs answer the questions.
Public schools
What age do children start school
In Britain, public schools are private and students have to pay
in your country?
fees in order to study there. There are more than 250 public
What types of schools are there?
schools and they are usually very expensive. The fees can cost
When does compulsory education
up to £5,000 a term.
stop?
The most famous ones are Eton and Harrow.
What tests must students do?
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What do you study? school. Students must study courses in career education, sex
English, ICT (information and education and vocational subjects
In Britain, students can choose
communication technology), which give practical work-related
what they want to study when
mathematics, science, citizenship, skills.
they are 14. The subjects that they
choose influence the jobs they are PE (physical education) and Students don’t have to study a
going to do when they leave religion. They must also do foreign language.
Thinkwell High Timetable
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
9.00 – 9.15 MORNING ASSEMBLY
9.15 – 9.55 French ICT Music History Citizenship
9.55 – 10.30 Maths ICT Maths French Maths
BREAK
10.30 – 10.40
10.40 – 11.20 Science English History Religion Careers
11.20 – 12.00 Science English Science Geography Science
12.00 – 12. 35 Religion French Science Maths French
LUNCH
12.35 – 13.10
13.10 – 13. 45 English Maths English English PE
13.45 – 14.20 History Geography Citizenship Geography PE
14.20 – 14.55 Art Geography PE ICT Drama
14.55 – 15.30 Art Careers PE History ICT
Homework
Listen to Bonnie and Jack.Answer the questions.
8 What homework have they got? Tick the
subject then listen again and write what they
have to do.
Art ……………………………………….
English ……………………………………….
History ……………………………………….
Maths ……………………………………….
Music ……………………………………….
Science ……………………………………….
What day of the week is it? ………………………………….
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MODULE
EExxeerrcciisseess
A Answer the questions.
1 When do children start school in Britain? ……………………………………………………………….
2 How many years do they stay at primary school? ……………………………………………………………….
3 How long is compulsory education in Britain? ……………………………………………………………….
4 When do students usually do tests? ……………………………………………………………….
5 What do students do after Key Stage 4? ……………………………………………………………….
6 What is Sixth Form College? ……………………………………………………………….
talk B Look at the Thinkwell timetable.Ask and answer questions.
How many lessons
How long is
do students have
their break?
every day?
How long do What time does
lessons last? school start/finish?
CCompare timetables.
Compare your timetable with the Thinkwell timetable.
Write the main similarities and differences.
Which timetable do you like best? Say why.
D Listen and fill in the table.
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Good at Bad at Likes Doesn’t like
Jack
Bonnie
Simon
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