Literary Britain

1. Theme: “Literary Britain”

2.

Aim:
Introducing to the most famous
British writers and their birthplaces

3. Objectives:

By the end of the lesson you will be able
to listen to the text and find out the
specific information about famous British writers.
to use new words and word
combinations to describe the places, where the writers
were born.
New vocabulary:
to be associated with, to be well known, to inspire, to produce

4.

What famous British writers do you know?
W. Shakespeare
R. Burns
D. Swift
British writers
W. Scott
Ch. Dickens
R. Kipling
L. Carroll

5. Literary Britain

Presenting new vocabulary:
to be associated with, to be well known, to inspire, to produce.
1. Stratford-upon-Avon
2. London
3. Wales
4. Bath
5. Walsall
6. Oxford
7. Alloway
8. Cambridge
Task 1

6. Complete short dialogues:

e.g. :
- Do you know what writer Stratford - on - Avon is
associated with?
- Stratford -on -Avon is associated with the name of W.
Shakespeare.
or
- Do you know why Stratford - on - Avon is well known?
- Stratford -on -Avon is well known because it is
W. Shakespeare’s birthplace.
Production:
What places in Great Britain, connected with the names of
famous British writers, would you like to visit?
Explain why. Work in small groups.

7.

Learn Some More Information
The Bronte
The short, tragic and unhappy lives of Charlotte Bronte
and her literary siblings,
Emily and Anne produced some of the best-loved and popular
classics ever written.
Robert Burns
Scotland's most celebrated bard Robert Burns is
renowned the world over.
Author of famous poems such as Auld Lang Syne and
Tam O' Shanter, Burns was born in Alloway.
Lewis Carroll
One day in the summer of 1862, Lewis Carroll took
Alice Liddell, the ten-year old daughter
of the dean of Christ Church College, Oxford and
her two sisters on a boating picnic.
William Shakespeare
The world's most performed playwright enriched British
culture with new words and dazzling imagery as
no author before or since. From knockabout comedy
to searing tragedy.

8. Conclusion and comments:

Self Evaluation
1. I … listen to the text and find out
the specific information about famous
British writers.
2. I … use new words and word
combinations to describe the places,
where the writers were born.
I can’t ...
I can …, but not very well
I can … very well

9. Hometask:

Find the information in the Internet and begin preparing
presentations about one of famous British writers.