What about the UK? BRITISH CULTURE CROSS-CURRICULAR PROJECT in Year 1 (7th graders)

BRITISH CULTURE CROSS-CURRICULAR PROJECT

As you we have already stated in previous blog entries, a language is not just made up of isolated chunks of grammar, but it is a whole (spider) web where everything is connected and where everything matters. Culture matters in the Literacy Approach to learning. We learn a language, we learn a culture, we USE THE LANGUAGE, we can understand the culture: we keep our minds open. This is the rationale behind this perhaps somewhat ambitious Project on British Culture.

 BRITISH CULTURE PROJECT

HISTORY

SPORTS:

Football's modern origins began in England more than 100 years ago, in 1863: Football, Anfield, Standford Bridge, 

MUSIC: 

1. The Cure.
2. Oasis.
3. The Smiths.
4. The Rolling Stones.
5. Pink Floyd.
6. Radiohead.
7. Led Zeppelin.
8. The Beatles.
9. Muse
10. Pulp

ACHIEVEMENTS/INVENTIONS: 6 British Inventions that Changed the World

1. Toothbrush (William Addis, 1780) ...
2. Vaccines (Edward Jenner, 1796) ...
3. Steam locomotive and passenger railway (Richard Trevithick, 1802, and George Stephenson, 1825) ...
4. Programming (Ada Lovelace, 1842) ...
5. Sewage systems (Joseph Bazalgette, 1865) ...
6. World Wide Web (Tim Berners-Lee, 1989).

FAMOUS PEOPLE

Famous writers

1. William Shakespeare - most famous writer in the world.

1. Brontë sisters (Charlotte, Emily, and Anne), Jane Austen, Agatha Christie, J. R. R. Tolkien and Charles Dickens.

Famous Poets: Lord Byron, Robert Burns, and Thomas Hardy.

The Greatest Britons of all Time chosen by the people of Britain.

FOOD

While known for hearty dishes of stews and meats, people in England enjoy a variety of foods.

1. Yorkshire Pudding. This light and airy bread is a true staple in English cuisine. ...
2. Fish and Chips. ...
3. English Pancakes. ...
4. Shepherd's Pie. ...
5. Black Pudding. ...
6. Trifle. ...
7. Full English Breakfast. ...
8. Toad in the Hole.

listening activity