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      Countryside is Great

      This lesson is about the countryside and, in particular, National Parks and UK rural tourist attractions. The lesson practises speaking and listening skills through discussion and an information-gap activity. The main text in the lesson provides practice of the sub-skills of reading for gist and specific detail.

      Level: B1+

      Age group: Older teens/adults

      Timing: 90 minutes (plus extension activities)

      Aims: Countryside is Great

      • To introduce and discover more about various aspects of the British countryside  
      • To identify the meaning of vocabulary in the context of countryside and National Parks
      • To practise reading for specific detail and gist 
      • To discuss the importance of the preservation of the countryside and attitudes towards rural areas and National Parks
      • To ask and respond to questions about countryside attractions in the UK


      Plan components

      Lesson plan: download

      Worksheet: download 

      Poster: download

      By Caroline Wilkinson

      The plans and worksheets are downloadable and in pdf format - right click on the attachment and save it on your computer.

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      Comments

      nicole renaut's picture
      nicole renaut
      Submitted on 4 April, 2012 - 20:13

      Thank you from an English-teaching  French teacher for your site, plans, lessons etc...! 

      Ruhiyye's picture
      Ruhiyye
      Submitted on 5 April, 2012 - 07:56

      Thank you Caroline, for the lesson plan, we can  practise our  students completely through this detailed information  about UK national and rural parks. 

      nablori's picture
      nablori
      Submitted on 21 May, 2012 - 15:56

      Thank you! I found it very interesting and useful!