Lesson 1: My country

Warm - up

Which is the name of your country? Which is the capital city? Do you know any other European countries? What are their names in English?

Andrew's classmates, Nick and Sophia want to know about his country. Listen, read and find out: "Which city is Andrew from?"

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Sophia:	Well, Andrew, tell us about your country. Where is it?
Andrew:	It's in Europe, like Greece. Its name is the 'United Kingdom'. It's in the North-West part of Europe. And there are four parts in it: England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.
Nick:	And you are from Oxford, right?
Andrew:	Yes, it's a city near London, the capital. It's in England.
Sophia:	Can you tell us more about your country?
Andrew:	It's a beautiful country. There are a lot of mountains, rivers and trees.
Sophia:	Greece is beautiful, too. There are mountains, rivers, trees and beautiful beaches.
Nick:	Oh, yes! Beaches!......
Andrew:	The sea!......Greece is beautiful!

You've got 1 minute to find the secret word. It's a famous place in Oxford.

Write the word:...................................Then, count the letters and write

down your score:.......

Go to appendix IV. Look at map 1. Which is this country? What language do people speak there? Which is the capital city?

Country:............................. Capital City.............................. Language..............................

Now look at maps 2 and 3 in appendix IV and work in groups of 5. Look at the cities on the map. They are capital cities of five countries: Egypt, China, Italy, Albania and Cyprus. Match the capital cities to the countries and write your answers:

Country:............................. Capital City:...............................
Country:............................. Capital City:...............................
Country:............................. Capital City:...............................
Country:............................. Capital City:...............................
Country:............................. Capital City................................

Speak

Where are these children from? Match the children to the countries:


1. Robertina	2. Marina	3. Lee	4. Emily	5. Omar
a. *Italy,b. the United Kingdom,c. Egypt,d. China,e. Greece*
1) ………… 2) ………… 3) ………… 4) ………… 5) …………

Then turn to maps 2 and 3 in appendix IV and find the countries.

Now, you are one of these children. Draw his/her face on your finger, go around the class, introduce yourself and ask: Hello! I'm from Egypt. I'm Egyptian. My name is Omar. Where are you from?

Use these words: Italian, British, Egyptian, Chinese, Greek

Listen and write

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You are a postman and you've got letters for Andrew, Nick, Betty and Sophia from their pen friends, but you don't know which letter is for whom. Listen to the children talking about their pen friends and write the nationalities.

Andrew: my pen friend is . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Nick: my pen friend is . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Betty: my pen friend is . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Sophia: my pen friend is . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Listen and sing

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I'm from Greece, I am Greek. Where are you from, where are you from?
I am from Italy, I am Italian. That's who I am, that's who I am.

I'm from Egypt, I'm Egyptian. Where are you from, where are you from?

I am from China, I am Chinese. That's who I am, that's who I am.

I'm from England, I am English. Where are you from, where are you from?

I am from Albania, I am Albanian. That's who I am, that's who I am.

Find the country!

Here are the flags of these countries. Play the game in pairs. Think of a flag but don't tell your classmate which one. He/she asks questions about the colours of the flags to guess which one it is. Look at this example:

Student A: Is it blue?

Student B: No, it isn't

Student A: Is it white?

Student B: Yes, it is

Student A: Is it green?

Student B: Yes, it is

Student A: So, it's the Italian flag!

But remember! You've only got five questions!


United Kingdom	Greece	Italy

Albania	China	Egypt

Εικόνα

Remember!	Where are you from? I'm from (Greece). I'm (Greek)
	Where is Roberto from? He is from (Italy). He is (Italian)