A_journey_around_the_UK

1.

What do you know about the UK?
In pairs, think of two or three facts.
Compare your ideas as a class.

2.

Read and listen to the text about the UK.
Answer the questions.
1 What is Stonehenge and how old is it?
2 What sport do people play in Wales?
3 Where can you learn about a famous
ship?
4 What lives in a lake in Scotland?
5 What are “bagpipes”?
6 Where were the Beatles from?
7 Who was William Shakespeare?
This circle of stones is
5,000 years old. But
what was it for? Nobody
knows. It’s a mystery!
8 Where do England’s kings and queens
live?

3.

Listen to Anna, Mark and Jessica.
Which place in the UK do they want to visit
and why?
This circle of stones is
5,000 years old. But
what was it for? Nobody
knows. It’s a mystery!

4.

Work in groups of three.
Ask and answer the question below.
Make notes and share the results with the
class.
Which place in the UK would you like to visit
and why?
Two people in our group would like to visit …
because …
This circle of stones is
5,000 years old. But
what was it for? Nobody
knows. It’s a mystery!