Focus on English 9. PROVLEKTION: An Irish Quiz + Limerick Treasure Trove

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1 Focus on English 9 Focus on English är ett läromedel som gör eleverna i åk 7 9 redo att delta i det globala kommunikationssamhället. Serien har arbetats fram med Lgr 2011 som guide och utgångspunkt. PROVLEKTION: An Irish Quiz + Limerick Treasure Trove Provlektion Följande provlektion är ett utdrag ur ett kapitel om Irland från Focus on English 9. Det inleds med en frågesport om landet där eleverna ska söka svaren på internet. Därefter lyssnar ni på svaren och får samtidigt veta mer om Irland. Slutligen får ni läsa och arbeta med limerickar. Lektionen består av: Sidorna ur Focus on English 9 Textbook och sidan 31 ur övningsboken. En ljudfil på liber.se, sök på Focus on English och klicka på länken Smakprov. Focus on English 9 ( och ) Författarna och Liber AB Får kopieras 1

2 Så här arbetar du med provlektionen: 1. Kopiera och dela ut sidorna till eleverna. 2. Genomför quizzet på s Lyssna på de korrekta svaren på quizzet tillsammans, i ljudfilen som nämns ovan. 4. Läs limerickarna på s tillsammans. 5. Arbeta med uppgifterna på s. 41 och s. 31 (i övningsboken) i par. 6. Anordna gärna en uppläsning av de limerickar som eleverna själva har hittat (eller hittat på!). Focus on English 9 ( och ) Författarna och Liber AB Får kopieras 2

3 An Irish Quiz It s time for a challenge! You ve got ten minutes to do the quiz. You re allowed to use the Internet or any other available sources. Write your answers in your workbook, then listen and see how many points you scored. Don t be afraid to guess! Ready, steady, go! 1. Which of the following is the national symbol of Ireland? A. a harp B. a shamrock C. the Celtic cross D. a leprechaun 2. The flag of Ireland, or bratach na héireann, is often called the Irish tricolour. But which of the following is it? A. B. C. D. 3. What is Eire sometimes called? A. The Paradise Isle B. The Irish Isle C. The Emerald Isle D. The North Isle 4. Match the characters with the correct description. They are all from classic books by Irish authors. A. Count Dracula B. Prince Caspian of Narnia C. Gulliver D. Eliza Doolittle 1. Spends time with people that don t quite measure up. 2. Pretends to be somebody rich. 3. Comes from a world with talking animals. 4. Doesn t enjoy the sunshine much What is the capital of Eire? A. Cork B. Belfast C. Dublin D. Limerick the Irish you re allowed to available source shamrock leprechaun tricolour isle irländarna du får lov att tillgänglig, som du har tillgång till källa treklöver ungefär pyssling, liten tomte trefärgad; trefärgad flagga ö emerald character author count measure up smaragd person (i bok, på film) författare greve hålla måttet, ha storleken inne Focus on English 9 ( och ) Författarna och Liber AB Får kopieras 3

4 6. What is true about Eire? Only one alternative is correct. A. There are no lakes in Ireland. B. There are no snakes in Ireland. C. There are no mountains in Ireland. D. There are no lizards in Ireland. 7. What are you supposed to do to a baby on its third birthday, according to one Irish tradition? A. Give it a haircut. B. Pierce one ear if it s a boy, both ears if it s a girl. C. Hold it by its feet and bump its head three times. D. Put it to bed for three hours at 3 p.m. 8. What is false about Ireland? Only one alternative is false. A. There are more mobile phones than people. B. There are more sheep than people. C. Since 1960 Ireland has not won one medal in the European Football Championship. D. Most Irishmen are farmers. 9. Which of these buildings was designed by an Irishman? A. St. Peter s Basilica B. The White House C. Stockholm City Hall D. The Globe Arena 10. Which of the following is not something typically Irish? D. A Rolls Royce C. Potatoes A. A Red Setter B. A Pint of Guinness Listen and find out how many correct answers you have, and learn much more. 39 lizard according to haircut pierce bump p.m. championship was designed by ödla enligt hårklippning sticka hål på/ta hål i stöta, dunsa på eftermiddagen mästerskap ritades av, är ritad av LISTEN Gaelic rule lush giant developer stubborn gaelisk styre, herravälde frodig jätte exploatör envis Focus on English 9 ( och ) Författarna och Liber AB Får kopieras 4

5 Limerick Treasure Trove Time to have some fun and enjoy one of the most famous kinds of poems the limerick! The name limerick comes from the town of Limerick in the south of Ireland, but the funny thing is, nobody really knows why. In fact, limericks in their present form were first written in England in the 1860s! Limericks are supposed to be fun, crazy and entertaining. So, it s not strange that these poems are popular in Ireland, because Ireland has always been famous for storytelling, crazy stories and poetry. In fact, in the olden days poets were considered to be guardians of knowledge. A painter, who lived in Great Britain, Interrupted two girls with their knittin He said, with a sigh, That park bench well I Just painted it, right where you re sittin. A careless explorer named Blake Fell into a tropical lake, Said a fat alligator, A few minutes later: Very nice, but I still prefer cake. Ogden Nash ( ) There was a young man of Devizes, Whose ears were of different sizes, The one that was small Was no use at all But the other one won several prizes. A Marshall ( ) 40 treasure trove present are supposed to entertaining storytelling poetry ín fact in the olden days were considered skattkista nuvarande ska, förmodas underhållande historieberättande poesi faktum är på gamla dar, förr i världen ansågs guardian knowledge Devizes several interrupt knittin = knitting sigh careless explorer väktare kunskap namn på en ort åtskilliga, många avbryta virkning suck slarvig upptäcktsresande Focus on English 9 ( och ) Författarna och Liber AB Får kopieras 5

6 An elderly man called Keith Mislaid his set of false teeth They d been laid on a chair, He d forgot they were there, Sat down, and was bitten beneath. There was a young lady of Lynn, Who was so excessively thin, That when she assayed To drink lemonade She slipped through the straw and fell in. There was an Old Man with a beard, Who said, It is just as I feared! Two Owls and a Hen, Four Larks and a Wren, Have all built their nests in my beard! Edward Lear ( ) p. 40 p. 41 There was a young lady from Niger, Who smiled as she rode on a tiger. They came back from the ride With the lady inside, And the smile on the face of the tiger. prefer elderly mislay set of false teeth was bitten beneath Lynn excessively thin assay slip through straw föredra äldre förlägga uppsättning löständer blev biten i baken namn på en ort fruktansvärt smal pröva, försöka glida genom sugrör S After reading 1. Which of the limericks do you like best? Why? 2. Look at how the limericks are written. a. How many lines are there in a limerick? b. What information do you usually get in the first line? c. Which lines rhyme? 3. Work together with a friend. Search the web and find more limericks. Choose your favourite, learn it by heart and recite it with feeling. 4. Record your limericks or prepare a poetry reading in class. Have fun! beard fear owl hen lark wren nest by heart recite skägg frukta uggla höna lärka gärdsmyg fågel bo utantill läsa upp 41 Focus on English 9 ( och ) Författarna och Liber AB Får kopieras 6

7 Focus on Ireland Limerick Treasure Trove A. Last words? Vocabulary 1. Where do the words go in these limericks? a) nose toes removed Rose improved There was a young lady called Who had a large wart on her When she had it Her appearance But her glasses slipped down to her. b) true night shoe Peru fright There was an old man from Who dreamed he was eating his He awoke in the With a terrible To discover it was totally c) fall stuck small wall luck There once was a fly on the I wonder, why didn t it? Because its feet Kopiering förbjuden se sid Work in pairs. Practise reading the limericks out loud. Try to read them without looking at the last word of each sentence. Or was it just Or does gravity miss things so? Focus on Ireland 31 Focus on English 9 ( och ) Författarna och Liber AB Får kopieras 7