HOLIDAYS IN GREAT BRITAIN

Introduction

Holiday is a day on which people lay aside their ordinary duties and cares. Having a holiday is great fun in many ways. Firstly people have a day off; secondly, it’s a variety and change from everyday routine. Every country has got its own national and religious holidays. There are several public holidays in Great Britain that are observed nationwide and are official days off.

What do you know about British holidays?
Do British holidays differ from Belarusian ones?

Task

In this web-quest you will

do on-line research on British holidays;
find out how British people usually celebrate them;
discuss with your classmates how British and Belarusian holidays differ;
make a Power Point presentation about holidays in Great Britain, tell about some of the British holidays.

Process

STEP 1

go through all the links below and study the information about holidays in Great Britain

1) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vnYLWxdHCUI – watch the video and write down the names of the most popular British holidays;

2) http://www.projectbritain.com/holidays.html

3) http://www.best-country.com/europe/great_britain/easter

4) http://www.reindeerland.org/christmas-traditions/christmas-traditions-in-great-britain.htm

5) http://www.worldofchristmas.net/christmas-world/great-britain.html

If you have found some useful links yourselves, don't forget to share them with your classmates.

STEP 2

find out the difference in British and Belarusian holidays.

STEP 3

discuss with your classmates how British and Belarusian holidays differ.

STEP 4

choose 1-2 British holidays, make a Power Point presentation, present it to your classmates.

Evaluation

Total score: 60

Activity/mark	3-4	5-6	7-8	9-10	Score
Research and sharing of information	Finds and shares little or no pertinent information with other team members	Finds and shares some pertinent information with other team members	Finds and shares important information needed to accomplish the task	Finds and shares a great deal of important information to accomplish the task, adding complementary details	10
Cooperation	Rarely takes part in group discussions, shares very few ideas and does not respect others' opinions	Occasionally takes part in group discussions, shares some ideas and respects others' opinions to a limited degree	Takes an active part in group discussions, shares ideas most of the time, and respects others' opinions	Takes the initiative in group discussions, shares ideas, and encourages others to do the same, respects others' opinions	10
Authorship License:	No links to all the materials	No links to the factual material	Some links to the materials used are not direct	All the links to all the materials used are direct	10

Content:	Doesn’t cover the questions studied	There are some factual mistakes	The information seems good but not sufficient or the language is too difficult	Covers topic completely, the language is understandable (adapted, not just copied from the Internet)	10
Organization of thought:	No structure, the information is disconnected	The information is organized, but there are no logical links between the parts	The information is organized logically but misses headings	The information is organized logically and has headings	10
Esthetic value:	There is difficulty in reading the information on the slides/pages, the photos are of low quality	Either the texts or the photos prevent comprehension	There is no unity in organizing the information	The presentation/ collage/booklet is done esthetically and creatively	10

Conclusion

That is the end of our webquest. I hope that now you are experts on British holidays and can speak about them.

Teacher Page

to incorporate the use of the Internet and computer programs (PowerPoint)
to teach the students:1) work collaboratively 2) give recommendations
to broaden students` outlook
to stimulate and develop their competences and speaking skills.