Module:	Cultures of the World
Unit:		Customs, Clothes and Food of Different Places
Task 1: 		Eye on the World

Description
Learners are staff working in a theme park called “Eye on the World”. There are different sections in the park. Each section shows the customs, clothes, food and some special features of a different country or place. 
In Part 1, learners read a pamphlet about the section on Japan and complete the floor plan attached. In Part 2, they listen to a commentary on the USA section and make some notes.
In Part 3, learners form groups of six. They take turns to be tourist guides and take the other members of the group through one of the sections. They may make use of drawings, photos, magazine cuttings or even actual food items to aid their commentaries. 

5 Fundamental Intertwining Ways of Learning and Using Knowledge
	Communicating 	(Learners read or listen to information about the 						 theme park.)
	Conceptualizing 	(Learners organize their knowledge about the way 					            		of life in different places.)
	Inquiring 	(Learners find out, construct and use knowledge about the customs, clothes 
and food of different places.)
	Reasoning
	Problem-solving

Learning Targets (KS3) (Only relevant parts of the Learning Targets in the syllabus are presented below.)
To develop an ever-improving capability to use English
•	to find out, select, organize and present information on familiar and less familiar topics (KDa)
•	to interpret and use more extensive information through processes such as describing, explaining (KDb)
•	to converse about feelings, interests, preferences, ideas, experiences and plans (IDb)

Learning Objectives
•	Text-types
floor-plans
pamphlets
speeches

•	Vocabulary
Names of food:		sushi,  fugu,  noodles,  ketchup,  mustard,  tacos, 
		roast turkey,  pumpkins
Names of clothes:	kimono,  jeans
Names of events or activities: exhibition,  sword fights,  Thanksgiving

•	Language Items & Communicative Functions (KS3)
e.g.	Use adjectives to make comparisons and give descriptions of processes and situations	
	Mount Fuji is the most famous mountain in Japan. 
Our games stall shows the latest electronic games from Japan. 
(Talking about tacos) They look like pockets.	
e.g. 	Use the simple present tense to make general statements about the world and “universal truths”	
	Children love Halloween.	
e.g. 	Use imperatives to refer freely to events in the future and to the frequency with which things occur	
	Take part in an exciting sword fight.	

•	Language Skills
1.	Listening (KS3)
	Listen for intended meanings, feelings and attitudes
•	identify key ideas in a passage, discussion or conversation
•	extract information and ideas in spoken texts
•	identify the sequence of events, causes and effects
•	make connections between ideas and information with the help of discourse markers
2.	Speaking (KS3)
	Present information, ideas and feelings clearly and coherently
•	convey ideas and information in conversations
•	describe the sequence of events
•	use words and expressions appropriate to the context
•	use appropriate discourse markers
•	use correct pronunciation, intonation and register for different purposes
3.	Reading (KS3)
	Understand, interpret and analyze different written texts
•	make use of  knowledge of the world to make sense of the written text
•	acquire, extract and organize information relevant to specific tasks
•	understand the use of discourse markers
•	know what a word or phrase refers to in the previous or subsequent context

•	Language Development Strategies (KS3)
-Develop information skills
•	employ graphic forms (charts, tables, time-lines, etc) to aid the presentation of ideas
-Develop reference skills
•	use a dictionary to find out about pronunciation, usage and grammar

•	Attitudes
•	Keenness to participate in activities leading to improvement of knowledge and skills in the language (KS1)
•	An awareness of English as an international language of communication (KS2)
•	Respect for the different cultures of the English speaking world (KS2)

Task 1 Part 1

You work as a tourist guide in “Eye on the World”. You are preparing some notes on the Japanese section. You read the following pamphlet about Japan and complete the floor plan.

Mount Fuji is the most famous mountain in Japan. Many visitors go there every year.

Take a photo in front of the sakura trees. The flowers are white and pink. 

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Eye on the World 

JAPAN

	Don't miss our foodstall! 

Try sushi - rice rolls with fish and vegetables. Children love them.

 Try our dried fugu pieces. It’s the fish with a poisonous sac. 

There are different kinds of Japanese noodles. Some come in a bowl of hot soup and some are eaten cold. 

Finish your meal with a cup of green tea or some green tea ice-cream. Enjoy the refreshing feeling!	
Visit our mini-cinema for a 3-D show. 

Feel an earthquake!

Take part in an exciting sword fight!

Our games stall shows the latest electronic games from Japan.	Watch the celebration of the mountain festival. 
Join the parade. Take part in the singing and dancing. 

Performances:

10:30 a.m.
11:30 a.m.
  3:00 p.m.
  4:00 p.m.	

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Don’t miss our exhibition of beautiful kimonos. Take a photo in a kimono! 

Task 1 Part 1:  Floor Plan

Make notes on the floor plan below. They will help you remember important facts.

Floor Plan: Japan

__________ Exhibition

take __________ here

	
Parade for the 

mountain ___________

__________ Stall

latest__________ games

                                  

__________-cinema

____________ shows 

sword __________

	
Mt __________

___________  trees 

with _________ and 

__________ flowers

	
Food Stall

__________

__________

   noodles  

__________

Task 1 Part 2

You are now preparing for the section on the USA. Listen to the tape and complete the notes below.

(Tapescript)

Ladies and gentlemen, please follow me to the next section of the park. Yes, we’ve arrived at the USA. Let’s go in. 

On your left is the Food Stall. You see, Americans love hot dogs. There are many hot dog stalls in the streets. Most people add ketchup and mustard to their hot dog. Well, it is easy to see their difference. Ketchup is red and mustard is yellow.

Then there are hamburgers. You can eat them with French fries. They are potatoes cut into long, thin pieces. Yes, you eat them with ketchup too. Many Americans like to add ketchup to their food. 

And this big bird here is a turkey. Well, it looks like a big hen but we call it a turkey. Every November, American families get together for Thanksgiving. They give thanks for the good things in their lives. For dinner, they have roast turkey and lots of other food.

What are these? Oh these are tacos. How do you spell them? T-A-C-O. Yes, they look like large pockets. It’s Mexican food but it’s very popular in America. You can put any kind of food in the pockets. I usually put beans and meat. You want to put eggs, Jackie? Fine. You make your own tacos. 

Follow me please to the next stall. This is a Halloween party. Halloween is on 31st October. Yes, it’s the same day every year, 31st October. Children love Halloween. They dress as ghosts and witches. They paint their faces and dress in white or black cloths. Then they go round the houses. They knock on the door and say “Trick or Treat?” “Trick or Treat?” People give them sweets and the children are very happy. What are these? These are pumpkins. Yes, on Halloween, children make special lamps. They carve faces on pumpkins and put candles inside. Look at that pumpkin over there. 

In front of you is the White House. The president of the USA lives and works here.

And next is Hollywood. Many films are made here every year. You see Batman over there? He’s very strong and brave. That’s Wonder Woman. Yes, she’s beautiful and strong. Of course you can take photos with them.

Let’s go to the next stall. Wow, we have cowboys here. They send cows from the farm to the market. Look at their jeans. Cowboys like to wear jeans because they are very strong. Now, they are worn by people all over the world. 

*Teachers may make use of the following pictures to help learners: 

                        

Task 1 Part 2:  Worksheet

Complete the following notes.  

Notes on (1) __________

(2)	Which of the following can you find in the Food Stall? Circle the right answer.
	a.	sandwiches
	b.	hamburgers
	c.	milk shake

(3)	On Thanksgiving, families eat roast __________.
	a.	turkey
	b.	hen
	c.	peacock

(4)	Americans love __________ which look like big pockets.

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Halloween
(5)	Date:  __________
(6)	Children  __________  their faces and dress as  __________ .
(7)	They say 	a.	“Trick or Treat?”
			b.	“Thick or Thin?”
			c.	“Chick or Cheat?”
(8)	People give them  __________ .
(9)	People carve __________  on pumpkins.

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(10)	The __________ House.
(11)	The president of the USA lives and __________ here.

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(12)	__________ are made in Hollywood.
(13)	Visitors can take photos with ____________________ here.

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(14)	Cowboys wear __________ .
(15)	They are __________ .

Task 1 Part 3

Form groups of six. Take turns to be tourist guides and take the other members of your group through one of the sections. You may make use of drawings, photos, magazine cuttings or even actual food items in your commentaries.

*Teachers’ notes
1.	Teachers may ask learners to present either the Japanese or USA section.
2.	Learners may be asked to introduce a stall instead of the whole section.
3.	Alternatively, teachers may provide some essential information and vocabulary for a new section. The following information sheet takes Scotland as an example.	

Information Sheet :  Scotland

You are a tourist guide working in “Eye on the World”. You will take your group around the Scottish section. Use the hints on this page.
•	Edinburgh is the capital city. Every summer there is an arts festival there. 
•	Food:	shortbread: a kind of biscuit made from flour, sugar and butter
		smoked salmon 
		butterscotch:	a hard sweet that tastes like toffee. It is made from butter 					 and sugar.
(*Teachers may bring samples of these types of food and let learners taste them in class.)
kilt

		

The men wear kilts on special days.		They play the bagpipes on special days.	
		Castles
	
There are many lakes in Scotland. The most famous of these lakes is Loch Ness. Many people claim they have seen a monster there.		There are many castles in Scotland.