Materiały do kursu języka angielskiego

Poziom A1/2
 It’s
the sound of waves,
It’s the memory of my father,
Who taught me patience and trust
My name is Mark,
It means I believe in working hard and never giving up.

Now create your own poem

(Your name) _____________________________________________________________ It

means (write three adjectives to describe you)___________________________
It is the sound of (any sound you choose)__________________________________
It’s like (give your favourite colour or colour description)___________________
It is like (funny situation you remember)___________________________________
It’s the memory of (name an important person to you)______________________
Who showed me how to (activity someone taught you)______________________
My name is_______________________________________________________________

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It means (what your name means to you)_____________________ _____________

ALL ABOUT ME GAME

Sit in groups of 3 – 4.
Determine who goes first and then go clockwise or counterclockwise.
Roll the dice in turn, move your game pieces along the path and finish the
sentence written on the space.
The game continues until one or all the players reach the “Finish” line.

Variations:

1) A Lie about Me
Finish the sentences following the clues, but do not tell the truth. Tell a
lie, e.g. Something I really enjoy doing is cleaning and going to the
dentist.
2) Opposites
Finish the sentences but make them state the opposite or the negative.
Example: Something I really don’t’ enjoy doing is waking up early.
3) My Friend Says
Play the game again. This time say what another student said previously,
e.g. Tom says school is his favourite place.

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Hobbies and interests

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A: What are your hobbies?
B: I like reading books.

Grammar box
I love He/she loves I love books.
I (really) like He/she (really) likes
I enjoy He/she enjoys
I quite like He/she quite likes + noun He likes films.
I don’t mind He/she doesn’t mind
I hate He/she hates She hates
French.
I can’t stand He/she can’t stand

I love He/she loves I love reading.

I (really) like He/she (really) likes
I enjoy He/she enjoys I enjoy playing
football. He
I quite like He/she quite likes + quite likes
-ing watching
I don’t mind He/she doesn’t mind films.
I hate He/she hates
She hates
I can’t stand He/she can’t stand learning French.

Finish the sentences:

I really like ______________________________________ .

I hate _________________________________________ .

I enjoy _________________________________________ .

I don’t mind _____________________________________.

I quite like _______________________________________.

I can’t stand _____________________________________.

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Draw your hobby or play Pictionary with other students:

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Rewrite the sentences:
Example:
He goes to the gym every day.
like)
(
He likes going to the cinema every. day

They go to the cinema at weekends

enjoy)
(
………………………………………………………………………………………………

I never get up early

hate
( ).
……………………………………………… ………………………………………………

I think the dentist is OK. ( mind)

don’t
………………………………………………………………………………………………

Interview your friend

1. What’s your hobby?
……………………………………………………………………………………………………… .
2. How often do you
……………………………… ?
…………………………………………………………………………………………………… ….
3. Where do you usually… ……………………….. ?
……………………………………………………………………………………………………….
4. When do you usually………………………….. ?
……………………………………………………………………………………………………….
5. Do you think that bird watching is boring?
Why or why not?
…………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………
……………………………………………………………………………………………………..

Vocabulary activities:
Match the picture with its description

rollerblading scuba diving hiking sunbathing cycling bungee

jumping

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Label these pictures of activities as quickly as you can:

bungee jumping, bird watching, scuba diving, sunbathing, building

sand castles, rollerblading, reading books

Work in groups. Name as many objects and actions portrayed in the

pictures above as you can.

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Which group has the longest list? 😉

playing video games/bungee jumping/bird watching/

watching TV/building sand castles/rollerblading/
reading books/playing football/horse riding/cycling/
scuba diving/sunbathing/hiking/having a picnic

Which activities are indoor and which are outdoor?

Indoor activities Outdoor activities

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Can you think of other activities typical for summer and typical for
winter?

Summer activities Winter activities

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 Similarities and differences between British and Polish food

Warm up

Label these pictures of food as quickly as you can

ice cream /bacon and eggs/cereal/spaghetti/yoghurt/tea

hot dog/fish and chips/biscuits/juice/hamburger/milkshake/

chicken/salad/sandwich/fruit

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Draw your favourite meal and write the list of ingredients:

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 Match the following food items with their taste:

biscuits/lemons/grapefruits/sugar/candies/lollypops/
chips/cakes/chocolate/jelly/oranges/cupcakes/
marshmallows/cotton candy/popcorn/

SOUR

SWEET

SALTY

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 Make a list of healthy and unhealthy food

Healthy food Unhealthy food

Grammar box
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Countable/uncountable nouns

There are some nouns we can count.

They are called countable nouns.

Examples: One banana – two bananas; one apple – two apples

There are some nouns we cannot count.

They are called uncountable nouns.

Examples: Some sugar, tea, water

Countable or uncountable? Decide!

egg countable/uncountable chicken

countable/uncountable tea
countable/uncountable salad
countable/uncountable yoghurt
countable/uncountable hot dog
countable/uncountable fish
countable/uncountable cereal
countable/uncountable ice
cream countable/uncountable pizza
countable/uncountable
sandwich countable/uncountable
meat countable/uncountable coca cola
countable/uncountable water countable/uncountable
soup countable/uncountable You are going to make a
cake! What will you need? Make a shopping list!

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 1. _________________ 2.
_________________ 3.
_________________ 4.
_________________ 5.
_________________ 6.
_________________ 7.
_________________ 8.
_________________
9. _________________
10. ________________
11. ________________

12. ________________
13. ________________

What am I?

1. I’m very sour and yellow. I am a fruit. What am I?

I’m a ___________________________
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2. I am yellow and long. I am a fruit. Monkeys eat me. What am I?
I’m a ___________________________

3. I am green and when you cut me open I am red. You eat me in the
summer time. I am a fruit. What am I?
I’m a ___________________________

4. I am round and red. Some people think I am a vegetable but I am

really a fruit. People like to use me in salads or put me on
sandwiches. What am I?
I’m a _____________________
5. I am very sweet. You get me on Halloween. I am bad for your
teeth.
What am I? I’m a
_____________________

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Describe the picture using there is/there are.

Example: There are three bottles of

water.

1 _____________________
2 _____________________
3 _____________________
4 _____________________
5 _____________________
6 _____________________
7 _____________________
8 _____________________
9 _____________________
10 ____________________

Why did the student eat his homework?

The teacher told him it was a piece of cake.

What do cats call mice on skateboards?

Meals on wheels

What starts with “t” ends with “t” and is filled with “t”? A
teapot!

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Visiting Great Britain

Design a typical British daily menu. Then complete your daily menu in
Poland.

In England:

Breakfast Lunch Afternoon tea Dinner/supper

In Poland:

Breakfast Lunch Afternoon tea Dinner/supper

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Answer yes or no to the following questions and compare your answers
with a friend.

Food Poland Britain Same? Yes/No

Do people eat
roast beef
and
Yorkshire
pudding?

Do people eat
takeaways?

Do children
take packed
lunches to
school?

Are there fish

and chips
shops?

Draw a typical Polish meal and describe it to your friend.

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____________________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________________

Find the following words in the box below.

salad/pudding/apple pie/candy/chicken/
hamburger/roast beef/ketchup/spaghetti

P U D D I N G A D X C A F
J U H K E T C H U P R W C
C H A M B U R G E R Q D O
H M P U P R Y S D J P H G
I OKLCORTVBAFDCANDYAHGSXZL T
KS ARUSALADUSNEADCBTJMZSIJE
N K H X Z B G H N L O P A
F A P P L E P I E X D N O
P W V S Z E Q R J K I A J
U S G S E F Z Y D G T R M
S P A G H E T T I Z C B L

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 Boil ________________________________________________________
in / a kettle / the / water
 Pour the tea _________________________________________________
milk / and/or sugar / if desired / and add
 Steep ________________________________________________________
the tea / 5 minutes. / at / least
 Enjoy ________________________________________________________
5 o’clock / tea / your
 Add _________________________________________________________
and/ water / to / the teabags / the pot.

Now write your own instruction how to make e.g. scrambled eggs / a
sandwich / coffee.

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1. How would you name your restaurant?

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 2. Where will it be?
3. When will it be open?
4. What kind of menu will be there? Prepare your menu.
5. Draw a picture of the restaurant.
Put your menu on a poster.

A holiday to remember, a mini-guide to London, a postcard

from Britain, a guidebook

Warm up
Label these pictures as quickly as you can

plane/ ship/train/ tram/ car/coach/ bike / motorbike/ boat

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Choose the correct answer.
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GRAMMAR BOX
Present Simple

Positive:

I get up at 8 a.m. every day.

She often calls me late at night.
He never swims.
They always go on holiday to the UK.

Questions:

When do you usually get up?

Where do they live?
Does she like holiday?
Do you learn English every day?

Negations:

I don’t like movies.

She doesn’t go to the cinema very often.
They don’t watch TV in the evenings.

We use Present Simple for repeated actions and habits.

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5. My mother teach/teaches in a primary school.
6. I don’t copy/copies their homework.
7. They finish/finishes work at 8.30 in the evening.
8. We don’t/doesn’t think that English is easy.

5. Write the questions in the correct order. Then, write short

answers.

1. your teacher/does/English/speak?
______________________________________________________
2. does/use/a computer/your mother?
______________________________________________________
3. ask/your teacher/a lot of questions/does?
______________________________________________________
4. CDs and DVDs/copy/do/you?
______________________________________________________
5. on Saturday/ to school/go/you/do?
______________________________________________________
6. do/you/French/understand?
______________________________________________________ 7.
does/your school/at half past three/ finish?
______________________________________________________

6.Write questions.

1. Bella practises English every day.

(her friends?)____________________________________________________

2. We go to school at nine o’clock.

(you?)___________________________________________________________

3.My father studies French.

(study/Italian?)__________________________________________________

4. We live near the school.

(your teacher?) __________________________________________________

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5. My sister plays volleyball.
(she/football?) __________________________________________________

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Unscramble the words:
BUKCINGAHM LAPACE …………………………………………………..
UEEQN……………………………………………………………………….
NEB GIB ……………………………………………………………………..

Match the words with their definitions:

It is a big clock tower. It is The Tower of London

famous all over the world. It is
one of the symbols of London.
It was a palace and a prison. Tower Bridge
Now you can see Crown Jewels
there.
It is a very famous bridge over Big Ben
the Thames. They open it when
a big ship comes.

Label the pictures as fast as you can.

a horse guard/Bobby/Downing Street/Madame Tussauds

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Read the e-mail from your friend and answer the questions.

Hi!
Thank you for your last e-mail! I am very happy I went to Poland! I spent a
wonderful time with you. Your country is beautiful, especially Warsaw.

It is great you will come to London in August!

Where would you like to go? What would you like to see?

Love and kisses,

Your Danielle

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Answer yes and no to the following questions and compare your
answers with a friend.

In the capital Poland Britain Same?

city (Yes/No)

Are there a lot

of famous
shops?
Can you go on
a boat?
Is there a
castle?
Do people eat
ketchup?
Can people
travel by tube?
Does the
King or

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Queen live
there?

Write about the capital of Poland.

The capital of Poland is __________________________________________

There are a lot of

____________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________
_
____________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________

Draw a picture of a famous landmark in the capital of Poland.

Your teacher will describe the countries which make up Great Britain
and their most famous places. Mark them on the map. Use a
different colour to mark each country and match it to the right
symbol.
London (England)

Oxford (England)

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Cardiff (Wales)
Edinburgh (Scotland)

Belfast (Northern Ireland)

DAFFODIL (a symbol of __________) SHAMROCK (a symbol of __________)

ROSE (a symbol of _________________) THISTLE (a symbol of _____________)

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Imagine you are on holidays in the UK. Write a postcard to your
friend in Poland telling him or her about it.

Making a newspaper

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Look at the magazine covers and match them with 1-6

1. This magazine is for

kids who love
animals ____________________
2. You can read about your favourite football players in __________
3. This magazine is for kids who like cartoons ___________________
4. This magazine is for teenage girls _____________________________
5. You can learn how to make your own decorations from
______________________________________________________________
6. You can find yummy recipes in
_______________________________________________________________
You will get a newspaper from your teacher. Find the following
information. Work in pairs.

1. Write the full name of the newspaper.

___________________________________________________

2. Write the biggest headline on the first page of the newspaper.

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___________________________________________________

3. Write a headline from the first page of the newspaper.

___________________________________________________

4. Write the name of your favorite comic strip in the newspaper.

___________________________________________________

5. Write a headline from the sports section of the newspaper

about a sport you like.
___________________________________________________

6. Write the title of the last article in the newspaper.

___________________________________________________

7. When will the sun set today (you can find this in the weather
section).
___________________________________________________

8. Write the name of the author of the first article.

___________________________________________________

Read the comic below:

Let’s get creative! Complete the comics with your own

ideas!

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Guess the meaning of some English idiomatic expression 😉
Do you know similar ones in your mother tongue?
It’s raining Let the cat out
cats and of the bag
dogs

Meaning: to give away a secret

Meaning: to rain heavily

A bird is hand is worth two in the Write an English idiom you know
and draw a picture that will help
you remember it.

bush

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Meaning: be content with what you
have, sometimes if you want more
you may loose what you already
have

Google more English idioms and find out what they mean.

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 Question formation

Grammar box

Stories about people are often the best news of all.

To get answers a reporter has to talk to people and as questions.
That’s called interviewing. We use question words to ask certain
types of questions. We often refer to them as WH-words because they
include the letters WH.

Question Word Function Example

What asking for What is your name?
information
When asking about time When do you leave?
Where asking in or at what Where do they live?
place or position
Which asking about choice
Which colour do you
want?
Who asking what or Who is your teacher?
which person or
people
Why asking for reason Why
do you like football?
How asking about How does this work? manner

How asking about How do you feel? condition

Ask questions:

1. They live in London. Where __________________________________?

2. Those girls sell newspapers in the park.

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Step 1 : Complete the questions with the correct question words.
 Where _______________________________________________________?
3. She speaks French very well. What ___________________________?
4. She wants to learn English because she wants to go to London.
Why _________________________________________________________?
5. They meet at school every morning.
Where_______________________________________________________?

Imagine you are a famous pop star. An interview with you will be
in a local newspaper. Answer the following questions:

1. What are you interested in?

___________________________________________________________ 2.
What clothes do you like wearing?
___________________________________________________________ 3.
What was the best Christmas present you have ever got?
___________________________________________________________ 4.
What is your favourite country?
___________________________________________________________ 5.
Do you have any pets?
___________________________________________________________
6. Would you like to be an actress/actor?
______________________________________________________________

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Favourite school subject: _______________________________________
Favourite sport and team: ______________________________________
Favourite movie or TV show:____________________________________
Favourite computer game:______________________________________
Favourite actor: ________________________________________________
The most interesting book: _____________________________________
The most annoying teacher:_____________________________________
My best friend:_________________________________________________

Number of brothers/sisters:_____________________________________
Pets:____________________________________________________________
Height:__________________________________________________________
Eyes (colour):____________________________________________________
Hair

(colour):____________________________________________________
Draw a picture presenting each headline.

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Group work
Make your summer camp magazine.

Work in group.

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Decide what kind of magazine you want to make. Choose topics
which you think are interesting.
Think of sections of your magazine (hobby, news, music, sport,
interviews, etc.)

How much do you know about the UK?

Read the questions and decide or guess whether they are true or false.

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Compare with a friend.

Then, read the text and find out if you were correct.

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Preparing a show, illustrating and telling stories

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 Verb Tales

Your teacher will give you a piece of paper with a verb on it. Make
a sentence with it. The next person selects another verb and
continues the story.

Actor’s workshop

One person acts out an action verb. The other members of the
group try to guess the verb. The person who identifies the verb
correctly takes the turn.

Do you know these legends and fairy tales? What do you

remember about them? Where do they come from? Match
each title to the right picture.

The Legend of the Mermaid/The Legend of the Wawel Dragon/

The Little Red Riding Hood/The Ugly Duckling/Cinderella/ Puss in
Boots/ The Hare and the Tortoise

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Think of an evil character from a fairy tale. Design this wanted
poster!

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Complete the text with the
words:

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later, finally, soon, this is how, once upon a time, then, and at last,
one day

(1)…………………..there was an
awful dragon, who lived in a cave near the Wawel Royal
Castle. He ate people and destroyed their houses. He also ate
animals. The people of Cracow tried to stop him but they did
not know how.
(2)…………………….. the King said: “The brave man who kills this
terrible creature will marry me beautiful daughter.”
(3)………………….a poor shoemaker had a clever idea. He put a lot
of sulphur into a sheepskin sack. (4)……………………….. he put
the sack near the dragon’s cave.
(5)…………………… the dragon found the sheepskin and ate it
because he thought it was a sheep. (6)……………………. he started
to feel very, very thirsty. He drank half of the water from Vistula
River (7)………………………. he exploded with a loud BANG!
(8)………………………..the shoemaker saved the city of Cracow.
They boy married the Princess and they lived happily ever after.

Read the legend again. Are these sentences TRUE or FALSE?

1. The dragon lived in a cave near the Wawel Royal Castle.

2. He was a very friendly dragon.
3. A poor shoemaker had a clever idea.
4. The dragon ate the sheepskin full of sulphur.
5. He drank half of the Vistula River and felt great.
6. The shoemaker married the Princess.

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Put the paragraphs in a correct order.

a) The next morning, Jack saw a large beanstalk growing up to the

sky. He went up the beanstalk. When Jack reached the top, he
saw a large castle and went in.

b) Once there was a poor woman and her son Jack. All they had
left was a cow. One day Mother sent Jack to town to sell the
cow. He met a man on the road to town. Jack sold the cow to
the man and got a magic bean.

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c) On his second trip up the beanstalk, Jack took a sack of gold
from the sleeping giant.

d) Soon a giant came into the castle. Jack hid. He saw the giant
with a hen that laid golden eggs. When the giant fell asleep,
Jack took the hen and ran home with it.

e) Jack went up the beanstalk one more time. This time he took a
singing harp from the sleeping giant and ran from the castle.
The singing harp woke up the giant. He chased Jack down the
beanstalk.

f) When Jack returned home, Mother asked, “What did you get for
the cow?”. Jack gave the magic bean to his mother. She became
angry and threw the bean out of the window. Jack was sent to
bed with no supper.

g) When Jack got down to the bottom of the beanstalk, he grabbed

an ax and chopped down the beanstalk. The giant fell to the
ground and was never seen again.

Answers:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.

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 Read the text and answer the questions.

Paddington arrived in England from Peru. He traveled in a ship’s

lifeboat. Mr and Mrs Brown noticed him at Paddington railway
station in London. He had a label on his coat with the words:
“Please look after this bear. Thank you.”
The Browns invited him and called him Paddington. The Browns’
children, Judy and Jonathan, were very happy. Paddington had a
lot of wonderful adventures.

If you want to know more about him, read a book A Bear Called
Paddington by Michael Bond.

1. Where did Paddington Bear arrive from?

____________________________________________________________ 2.
Where did the Browns notice him?
____________________________________________________________ 3.
Why did he get the name Paddington?
____________________________________________________________

SHOW TIME:

Work in groups. Prepare posters illustrating the story.

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Practise saying these tongue twisters to improve your
pronunciation.
Make a contest among your friends and try saying them super
fast (and correctly!) Who is the winner? 😉

1) Give papa a proper cup of coffee from a proper copper

coffee pot.
2) A big black bag bit a big brown bear, and the big brown
bear bled badly.
3) Dotty couldn’t decide which day to drive down to Dover.
4) Six quick cricket critics.
5) Nobody knew Nina when Nina was a nobody.
6) How much wood would a woodchuck chuck if a
woodchuck could chuck wood?
7) Sitting and thinking or swimming and singing.
8) Six saints sat in silence in the sunshine.
9) Fred fries fresh fish on Fridays.
10)Cheap cheese tastes like chalk.
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Queen Elisabeth II
 Born: 21 April 1926
 Queen since 6 February 1952

Queen Elisabeth II (Elisabeth Alexandra

Mary) was born on 21 April 1926 at 17
Burton Street, London. Her birthday is celebrated in Britain on the second
Saturday of June each year. This day is called the Trooping of the Colour.
Queen Elisabeth II is a constitutional monarch, which means that the country
is actually run by the government, led by the Prime Minister.
Queen Elisabeth II lives at Buckingham Palace in London. Her Majesty The
Queen’s title is “Elisabeth the Second, by the Grace of God of the United
Kingdom of Great Britain AND Northern Ireland”.
The Queen is married to His Royal Highness Duke of Edinburgh. They married
on 20 November 1927.
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 The Queen does not normally use a surname, she does not need a

passport or a driving license, but when it is necessary, she uses the

surname Windsor.

Selfies are super popular these days, but if you meet the Queen, asking to take a
photo with her is an absolute faux pas.

When meeting the Queen, a handshake must be initiated by her—don’t stick

your hand out first. And aside from that first handshake, at no time should you
touch the Queen, or you’ll be breaking serious protocol.

Queen Elizabeth II has very famously been a dog lover from a young age. The
Queen hasn’t only owned corgis—she has also owned several dorgis. What’s a
dorgi, you ask? It’s the product of crossing a Pembroke Welsh Corgi and a
Dachshund.

In addition to corgis, the Queen is often given animals as gifts during state visits.
She has been given two sloths by Brazil, black beavers by Canada, and an
elephant by Cameroon—plus two tortoises, a chameleon, a Russian bear, a
crocodile, and two pygmy hippos. Any live animals given to the Queen are often
housed in the London Zoo.

A statute from 1324 that’s still legally on the books gives the Queen ownership
over all the dolphins in the UK and in British waters.

Should the Queen decided to order a pizza to Buckingham Palace, she’d never be
caught without cash on hand. Buckingham Palace has its own ATM for use by the
royal family.

Do not look at the text. How much do you remember?

When and where was the Queen born Where
does the Queen live?
What is the official title of the Queen?
What is the Queen’s surname?

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How much do you know about Australia?
Brainstorm what you already know about Australia. Create a
mindmap in small groups.

Grammar:
Have a look at the next page. Read the facts about Australia and
practise asking questions, e.g. What is the capital of Australia? Who
discovered Australia?

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 The United States of America
Identify the following tourist attractions in the U.S.:

The Strip - Grand Canyon - Smithsonian Museum - Disney World -

Statue of Liberty - Golden Gate Bridge - Mardi Gras - Mount
Rushmore - Sears Tower

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VOCABULARY:

These words are used to talk about film awards. Which of them do
you already know?

SPEAKING:

Have you seen any films recently? Which ones would you like to see?
Discuss with a partner or in small groups:
1) What sort of films do you enjoy watching?
2) Are there any types of films you do not like? If so, which ones
and why?
3) How often do you visit the cinema?
4) What is your favourite film of all the time? What is it about? 5)
How often you visit the cinema?

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 6) Have you ever walked out during a film? If so, which film did
you go out of and why?

Work in pairs. One student takes worksheet A, the other one worksheet B. Do not
show each other the worksheet while doing the exercise.
Ask each other questions to find the missing information on your worksheet.

STUDENT A

Movie Directed by… Starred… Won the Oscar in…

Black Swan Natalie 2010

Portman

A Star is Born Bradley 2019

Cooper

Alejandro Leonardo 2016

González DiCaprio

Iñárritu

La La Land Emma Stone 2017

Silver Linings David O. Jennifer

Playbook Russell Lawrence

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The Theory of James Marsh Eddie 2015

Everything Redmayne

STUDENT B

Movie Directed by… Starred… Won the Oscar in…

Darren Natalie 2010

Aronofsky Portman

A Star is Born Lady Gaga 2019

The Revenant Alejandro Leonardo

González DiCaprio

Iñárritu

La La Land Damien 2017

Chazelle

Silver Linings David O. 2012

Playbook Russell

The Theory of James Marsh Eddie 2015

Everything Redmayne

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Choose a topic related with an English speaking country, i.e. a
holiday, or a famous person. Google as much information about the
topic and consult your teachers.
Make a short video in which you present the topic in an interesting
way.

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