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Lesson 3:

Let's talk about Greece
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Crosscurricular Project

Work in groups. Look in books or atlases and find an area or a city/town in your favourite part of Greece. Draw or find a map of this area/city/town and look for information about it. Make a poster.

 

Here are some questions you can answer:

  • Where is it? (Is it near the sea, near a lake or a river or on a mountain?)
  • Is it in the southern/northern/eastern/western part of Greece?
  • If it is a large area, which are the important cities/towns in it?
  • Are there any mountains, lakes, rivers in this area?
  • Which sights can you see there?
  • What can you eat there? Are there any famous products of this area?
  • Are there any festivals that you can go to?
  • Are there any rare animals that live there?
  • Are there any rare trees, plants that you can see there?

 

You can look at the website of the Greek National Tourism Organisation (GNTO). It is www.gnto.gr. You can also look at the website of the Ministry of Culture. It is www.culture.gr.
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Look at this example:

Name: Central Macedonia

Capital city: Thessaloniki

Other important cities: Katerini, Serres, Kilkis, Edessa, Veria, Naousa, Polygyros

Sights: the Royal Tomb of King Philippos of Macedonia in Vergina, the White Tower in Thessaloniki, the Macedonian Tombs at Pella, the ancient city of Dion near Katerini

Mountains: Olympos, Athos, Vermio, Paggeo, Pieria

Lakes: Volvi, Doirani, Kerkini

Festivals: the Carnival in Naousa

Rare animals: the brown bear on the mountains near Florina, the Greek wolf on Pindos

 

(Simplified and abridged from www.gnto.gr and www.culture.gr)
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Μπορείς να πας στο glossary και να συμπληρώσεις τις σημασίες των καινούργιων λέξεων στα Ελληνικά και στο grammar corner για να δεις τη γραμματική αυτού του κεφαλαίου.
LESSON 3 Let's talk about Greece

Self-Assessment test

1  Look at the flags and write the countries:

Εικόνα Εικόνα Εικόνα
1.................................... 2.................................... 3....................................
Εικόνα Εικόνα Εικόνα
4.................................... 5.................................... 6....................................
Points:       / 6

 

2  Write the nationalities:

1. Amir is from Egypt. He is .........................................................

2. Claudio is from Italy. He is .......................................................

3. Tina is from Albania. She is .....................................................

4. Yang is from China. He is ........................................................

5. Julia is from the U.K. She is.....................................................

6. Giorgos is from Greece. He is .................................................

Points:        / 6

 

3 What can you see in this picture? Find the hidden words:

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1. hsoue=....................,   2. psot oifcfe=..................................,   3. tehrtae= ....................,

4. meusum= ............................,   5. cfaé ....................,   6. cenima= .........................,

7. sophnipg cnerte= .................................,   8. boclk of ftals= ............................................,

9. sorpts cnerte= .....................................................,   10. cruhch= ............................,

11. bnak= ....................,   12. serpmurekat= ........................................,

13. prak= ....................,   14. sohcol= ....................

 

Points:          / 14

 

 

 

 

 
THIS IS WHERE LIVE

Self-Assessment test

4  Read the information and write the missing words/phrases in the empty boxes. Use these words/phrases:

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Robin's house,
bank,
Patrick's house,
Rita's house,
Simon's house,
post office

 

  • Maria's house is next to Robin's house
  • Carol's house is between Peter's house and the bank
  • Patrick's house is on the corner of Silver street and
    Oxford street, next to the cinema
  • Rita's house is between the cinema and Mark's house
  • Simon's house is next to Peter's house
  • The post office is next to the church

 

Points:       / 6

 

5  What's your dream city like? What is/isn't there in it? Write about it.

 

In my dream city there …………………………….…………………………….............……

…………………………………………………………………… but there …………………………………………………

……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

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Total:       / 40
Points:       / 8

 

 

 

CIRCLE THE CORRECT FACE AND TALK ABOUT WHAT YOU CAN DO

 

Εικόνα I can use the names of countries, capital cities and nationalities
Εικόνα I can talk about places/buildings in a village/town/city
Εικόνα I can talk about important places in my country

 

 

 

 

 

 
Το παρόν αποτελεί μέρος του ψηφιακού εμπλουτισμού των σχολικών βιβλίων (Ψηφιακό Σχολείο) και διατίθεται μόνο για εκπαιδευτική χρήση και στο πλαίσιο για το οποίο διαμορφώθηκε.