01.06.2011 12:51Teaching tip: 'Network Now' postcards ('York city attractions', 'Sir Winston Churchill stamp')
This month's two postcards both have a very historical feel to them. York was a Roman town and has played an important part in the politics and history of England over the centuries. It still has many lovely medieval streets which are worth a visit. Sir Winston Churchill was, of course, the British wartime Prime Minister. The British voted him the greatest of 100 great Britons in a BBC poll in 2002. The ideas below look at the history of both and add some fun to your lesson.
Postcard 5: York city attractions
1. Introducing the topic with hangman
Write _ _ _ _ on the board and ask students to call out letters of the alphabet. If they call out Y, O, R, K, fill them in to write York. If they call out other letters, draw a line for each letter until you have the figure of a hangman.
Ask whether anyone has been to York and what they know about it.
2. Multiple choice quiz on York
Pass the York postcard aorund the class so that everyone sees it. Then give out a piece of paper with the questions below (Do you know York? etc.). Students won´t necessarily know the answers but will hopefully have some fun trying to answer the questions (Key: 1b, 2c, 3a, 4a, 5b).
To find more information as well as photos of York just click here:
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Do you know York? 1 Where is York? 2 What is York Minster? 3 What is / are The Shambles? 4 How old is the castle in York? 5 What does the word Centenary mean? |
Postcard 6: Sir Winston Churchill stamp
1. Famous stamps
Hold up the postcard and ask the students to tell you who the man is (Sir Winston Churchill) and what they know about him (Prime Minister of Britain during the Second World War - 1940 - 1945; famous for smoking cigars).
Ask the students who else is on the stamp (Queen Elizabeth) and whether they know when she became Queen (1952).
Ask the students whether they know which country had the first official stamp and when (UK in 1840 – it was called 'The Penny Black').
To find out more about Sir Winston Churchill click here:
Write Winston Churchill on the board and ask the students to make as many works as they can from the name. Give them an example: son. Give them five minutes and then collect the words they have made. (Some ideas are: win, won, church, hill, on, in, his, how, who, run, ill, son.)
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