The Seventh Period

Listening & Speaking

Listening and Speaking Step 1 warming up Background of English kings and queens

Step 2 Listening 1.Answer the questions (1) Which king on the list was one of the princess in

the tower?how do you know? (2)Who had the two princess killed? (3)Who was the brother of King Richard III?

2.Find out the main idea of the passage

Step3 Talking Imagine you are the reporter from BBC. Your par

tner will be the specialist who works in the National Library. Now you want to get some information about English Kings and queens. So here’s your conversation

Step4 Summary

Step5 Homework

Listening & Oral practice

Step1.Warming up Background

Step2.Listening (1)Fill in the three groups of British citizens

Group 1 Group 2 Group 3

Born I n the old British Empire and asked to be a British citizen

(2)Look at the information of these people below. Could they be English? Read the information and using what you have just heard,tick if they could become British.

1 Name: Rod Jones( ) Place born: Canberra,Australia Years in

England:1 Mother’s nationality: British Father’s nationality: British

2 Name: Mary smith( ) Place born: Reading, England Years in England:2 Mother’s nationality: Canada Father’s nationality: Canada

3 Name: Claude Lebon ( )Place born: London, England Years in England:3 Mother’s nationality: Spanish Father’s nationality: French 4 Name: John NkosiPlace born: Nairobi, Kenya Years in England:10

Mother’s nationality: Kenyan

Father’s nationality: Kenyan

Step3. TalkingWork in pairs facing each other.One studies map A and the other studies map B.You both need direction to find a differ-ent site in London. The place where you are and the site you Are looking for is marked on your paper.Take it in turns.Tell Your partner where you are and your destination and ask for directions,it is your partner’s turn.Be ready to do this role-play in front of the class.

Step4. Summary

Step5. Assignment

Step3. TalkingDo you think Guy Fawkes or King James were right to behaveThe way they did?There is no right or wrong answer.DiscussThis problem in fours and make notes of your ideas.Then decideWho gets your sympathy and give a reason.

Reasons for King James’ actions

Reasons for Guy Fawkes’ actions

1 1

2 2

3 3

You may begin with:I sympathize with…..because………Step4. SummaryStep5. homework