What’s this about???
Greece
Objective: you will use your noticingand capitalising skills to expand yourknowledge on Greece and write apostcard to a friend.
Key words:
Culture
Traditions
Facts
Level 4
You describe someinformative factsabout Greece
Level 5
You begin to write ina persuasive style.
You describe someaspects of Greece inreasonable detail.
You use sometechnical terms andvocabulary
Level 6
Your writing style isvery persuasive forthe audience.
You describe and insome cases explainsome facts andhistory about Greecein some detail.
You use lots oftechnical terms andvocabulary
Where do you want to be?
What have I learnt about Greece so far?
Greece
Where is it?
What language do they speak?
Do I know what their currency is?
What are the
Greek people like?
What is it famous for?
Do I know any Greek
dishes?
What is the climate
like?
What do I like
about Greece?
Watch the video on Greece...
And jot down (or use the worksheet) any facts you findout on Greece. This will be used for your other tasks sotry and pay as much attention as possible.
Match the word with the meaning
In pairs, choose one person to read out the definitions of
Greek things/traditions/facts on the cards while the other
person tries to guess what it is you mean
What could it
be?
Your next activity...
With nine of facts you have found out today, make a diamond rank, putting thefact you thinks is most important about Greece at the top and the leastimportant at the bottom.
Most important
Second most important Second most important
Third most important Third most important Third most important
Fourth most important Fourth most important
Fifth most important
Once you have ranked them, write a few sentences to explain why you have rankedthem in that order.
Athens is 7000 years old and the capital of Greece
Greece has 2000 islands
20 million tourists come to Greece every year
Both the concept of Democracy and the Olympic games were started in Ancient Greece
Greece has the largest coastline in Europe
98% of Greeks are Greek Orthodox
Greece has the lowest crime rate in Europe
The Greek language is 3000 years old
Greece’s currency is the Euro
Write a postcard to afriend telling them a littlebit about Greece
Dear Lisa,
I went to Greece this year on holidayand found out that....
Greece’s capital is.... It is ..... years old
In Greece, like in many other Europeancountries, the currency is the Euro.Greece joined the EU in 1981.
Greece has 2000 islands and 250 daysof sunshine.
It is a beautiful country and I think youshould come and visit it.
Take care, Ms Curtis
Try and include as many facts you mayhave learnt over the past two days...
Try and join up facts e.g. Greece’scurrency was the Drachma but in2001 it adopted the Euro.
or
Greece has 2000 islands and alsoenjoys 250 days of sunshine
or
Athens is the capital of Greece andalso the birthplace of democracy. It is7000 years old and one of the oldestEuropean cities.
Level 4
You describe someinformative factsabout Greece
Level 5
You begin to write ina persuasive style.
You describe someaspects of Greece inreasonable detail.
You use sometechnical terms andvocabulary
Level 6
Your writing style isvery persuasive forthe audience.
You describe and insome cases explainsome facts andhistory about Greecein some detail.
You use lots oftechnical terms andvocabulary
What level am I today?
20 questions!
You can ask me 20 yes/no questions to try and guess what it is
I’m thinking about....
For example....
Is it a human?
Is it an object?