Curriculum Connection: დ. II.3,
დ.II.4, დ.II.6, დ.II.12, დ. II.13, დ. II.15,დ.II.16.
Class Context and Needs: Elementary level learners
Materials: Handouts, pens , pencils,
blackboard, chalk, projector,
colored sheets of paper, glue, small
cards of national symbols.
Activities: warm up (singing Georgian anthem),
Ask and answer activities,
True or False activity,
Matching activity,
Silent reading activity,
Presentation- (making hats)
Assessment: Formative
Overall Objective: Ss will learn
vocabulary to describe national symbols of different countries.
Language Objective: Ss will be able to
describe national symbols of USA, The UK and Georgia.
Civic Objective: Ss will be able to describe a national site as a
cultural symbol.
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Stage
of Lesson
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Activity
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Time
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Warm Up
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Ss
sing the anthem of Georgia.
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2m
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Activity 1
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T
asks Ss which national symbols they
know. Then T shows flags of different
countries and Ss name them.
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2m
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Activity 2
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T
shows the USA flag and let Ss listen to the USA anthem, Ss explain the
meaning of each symbol and colors on the flag.
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2m
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Activity 3
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T
shows pictures of other symbols of America, which are on the wall, T points
to them one by one and Ss name them and tell some more information about
them.
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2m
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Activity 4
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T
gives handout 1, Ss do matching task individually, then T checks answers on
the blackboard.
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3m
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Activity 5
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T
shows the map of the British Isles and then a slide show about the Great
Britain and Northern Ireland and about the origin of the UK flag. Ss listen to the UK anthem at the same time.
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5m
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Activity 6
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T
gives handout 2 - charts. Ss fill them individually then check them with
their partner and then T checks them.
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7m
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Activity 7
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T
shows a slideshow about London sights, T gives handout -3 and Ss do True or
False task. T checks
them on the blackboard.
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7m
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Activity 8
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Ss
speak about Georgian national symbols and
the legend about Tbilisi, T
gives handout 4 and Ss look through them. Then Ss answer the
question (handout 4) according to the text , then T checks answers.
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10m
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Activity 9
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T devides the class into three groups (I- the
USA group, II – the UK and III -Georgia
group). In each group Ss prepare presentation (they stick given small symbol
cards of appropriate country to the hats, which they had made before).
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5m
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Assessment
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Formative
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Handout 1
Slideshow 1
Handout 2
Put the words and phrases in the right column:
Thistle, St. Andrew, Scotland, red griffon, Wales, St. George, red cross
on white field, Northern Ireland, rose, white X-shaped cross on blue field,
England, St.David, shamrock, daffodil, red X-shaped cross on white field, St. Patrick.
The United Kingdom
of Great Britain
and Northern Ireland
Country
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Flag
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Saint Patron
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Floral Symbol
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England
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White X-shaped
cross on blue field
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St. Andrew
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Red griffon
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Daffodil
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Northern
Ireland
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St.Patrick
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Slideshow 2
Handout 3
. Read the statements.Write true or false.
1)You can travel through London on the river
Thames. ---
2)Inside the
tower there is a clock. -----
3)River
boats go under the London Eye. -------
4)Tower
Bridge opens and ships pass through.-------
5)Admiral Nelson’s
column is in front of the Backingham palace.-------
6)The statue
of Queen Victoria is in the middle of Trafalgar Square.--------
Handout 4
How Tbillisi Got its Name
Tbillisi is the capital of Georgia. There is legend about it.
The place where Tbillisi is now, was
covered with thick woods. Once, when he king was hunting he wounded the pheasant. It fell into a hot spring. By the
time king came to pick the pheasant up, the bird was boiled.
“Tbili” is the Georgian word for
“warm”. The king built a town
in this place and called Tbillisi.
legend - ლეგენდა
wounded – დაჭრა
was covered – იყო დაფარული pheasant – ხოხობი
was
hunting – ნადირობდა was boiled – იყო მოხარშული
Mother of Georgia
It is the emblem of Georgia. It is a
figure of a woman, she is wearing the Georgian national dress. She is holding a
bowl of wine in her left
hand and a sword in her right hand. The bowl of wine means that Goergians
welcome friends with wine. The sword means that Georgians meet their enemies with a
sword.
sword - ხმალი
means - ნიშნავს
bowl -
თასი
enemies - მტრები
Questions:
How Tbilisi Got its Name
1) What is the capital of Georgia?
2) What was there on the place,where Tbilisi is now?
3) What happened while hunting
4) How the city got its name
2) What was there on the place,where Tbilisi is now?
3) What happened while hunting
4) How the city got its name
Mother of Georgia
1) What is “Mother of Georgia”?
2) What is she wearing?
3) What is she holding?
4) What does the sword mean?
5) What does the bowl mean?
Assessment
