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*fzzt*

English

*pop*America

*click*

*rrrrg*England *zzt*

English *crack*

*zzzzt*

Cheerio!

Bring mea cupof tea,please.

Let’s

go

surfing,

mat

e!

Yeee Haw!Gonna getmyselfa burger!

CSI CHIEF INSPECTOR

MISSION:FIND OUT THE ANSWERS.

> Is it all English?

MESSAGE FROM:CSI CHIEF INSPECTOR

English...hmm...

Hello, my nameis Carl Walker and I’m from England.I’m 9 years old like my friend Mark from Scotland.

Hiya, my name is Mark McGregor and I’m from Scotland.I’m 9 years old like my friend Peter from Northern Ireland.

Hello, my nameis Peter O’Reily and I’m from Northern Ireland.I’m 9 years old like my friend Daffyd from Wales.

Hello, my nameis Daffyd Llewelyn and I’m from Wales.I’m 9 years old like my friend Connor from the Republic of Ireland.

Hi, my nameis Connor O’Maley and I’m from the Republic of Ireland.I’m 9 years old like my friend Leonard from the United States of America.

Hi, my nameis Leonard Goldberg and I’m from the USA.I’m 9 years old like my friend Mick from Australia.

Hiya, mate. My nameis Mick Dundee and I’m from Australia.I’m 9 years old like my friend Nelson from South Africa.

Hello, my nameis Nelson Botha and I’m from South Africa.I’m 9 years old .

I’m confused.There are so many countries, accents and cultures.

I’mconfused.

Can youhelp meon thismission?

ACTIVITY 1Work in pairs.

> Now that you have listened to some different “englishes”, try to play the role of one of them.

> Introduce yourself, choosing one of the accents.

ACTIVITY 2

> Help me locating English speaking countries on the map.

> Match them with their flags and names.

> On your map, colour theenglish speaking countries and write down their names.

ACTIVITY 3Individual work.

> Place the photos that Joe took in each country..

> There is a famous person, a tourist attraction, a monument and a curiosity.

Royal Guard

Daniel Radcliff(Harry Potter)

Bagpiper

Sir Alex Ferguson

Big Ben

Stonehenge

Loch Ness

Balmoral

Capital City: London

ENGLAND

Capital City: EdinburghSCOTLAND

Royal Guard

Daniel Radcliff(Harry Potter)

Bagpiper

Sir Alex Ferguson

Big Ben

Stonehenge

Loch Ness

Balmoral

Capital City: LondonENGLAND

Capital City: EdinburghSCOTLAND

Giant’s Causeway

Liam Neeson(Jedi Knight)

Leprechaun

Belfast City Hall

Christian Bale(Batman)Daffodils

Wales Millennium CentreGweynedd

Capital City: BelfastNorthern Ireland

Capital City: CardiffWales

Shamrock

Temple Bar

Niall Horan

Dublin Castle

Mount Rushmore

The White House

Capital City: Dublin

Republic of Ireland

Capital City: Washington, D.C.United States of America

Cowboys

Selena Gomez

Vuvuzela

Kangaroo

Sidney Opera House

Great Barrier Reef

Kruger National Park

Nelson Mandela

Castle of Good Hope

Hugh Jackman(Wolverine)

Capital City: CanberraAustralia

Capital City: Pretoria

South Africa

ACTIVITY 4

> Help me filling in the report and send it to Chief Inspector.

1) What’s the capital city of England? Pretoria Washington, D.C. London

2) The UK is formed by how many countries? 2 3 4

3) The countries in the UK are... USA and England Australia and South Africa England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland

4) What’s the capital city of the USA? Belfast Washington, D.C. Cardiff

5) What are the colours in the scottish flag? Green, white and red Yellow, black and red White and blue

6) What’s the name of the famous lake in Scotland that is said to host a monster? Loch Ness Lake Water Lake Hulk

7) When I see a shamrock, I think of... Ireland Australia South Africa

8) What’s the name of the creature in the welsh flag? Turtle Dragon Horse

9) The kangaroo is a typical animal from... England Northern Ireland Australia

10) Where was FIFA’s World Cup in 2010? South Africa Republic of Ireland Wales

11) How many english speaking countries have we visited in our mission? 5 6 8

ACTIVITY 5

> Research Project

> At home, with your parents, try to find another english speaking country. Bring to class images of the flag, the capital city, a famous person, a monument, a tourist attraction and a curiosity.

> Ask your teacher to send it to me...

Thank youfor your help!

I’ll be backfor more

adventures!