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    I N S P I R AT I O N 2

    Welcome to Cockney London


    Aim
    This lesson looks at the culture of the East End of
    London and the people who live there Cockneys.
    Students will read about Cockneys and then learn
    about Cockney rhyming slang. Students will learn
    new vocabulary and work on pronunciation through
    some fun rhyming activities.
    Warmer
    Draw a circle on the board and write London in it.
    Ask students where north, south, east and west are.
    Mark this on the circle. Highlight east and tell
    students they are going to learn about the people
    from the East End of London.

    1 Reading

    Pre-teach any vocabulary you think your students


    wont know. Words may include the following:
    investigate; suit; pearl buttons; orphan; orphanage;
    raise money for; charity. Students answer the
    comprehension questions true or false.
    Answers
    1 False the East End is a poor part of London.
    2 False People born in the East End of London are
    called Cockneys.
    3 True.
    4 False Pearly Kings and Queens raise money for
    charity.
    5 True.
    6 True.

    2 Vocabulary

    Allow students time to read the introduction to


    Cockney Rhyming Slang. Ask the class the following
    questions to check comprehension: Where did
    Cockney Rhyming Slang start? (in the East End
    markets) Who first used it? (thieves and
    pickpockets) Why did they use it? (so people
    couldnt understand them)
    Hold up a book and ask Whats this? Elicit a fish.
    Ask the students why because book rhymes with
    fish hook. Draw some stairs on the board and ask
    What are these? Elicit apples. Ask students why
    because stairs rhymes with apples and pears. Show
    a picture of Mickey Mouse and ask Whats this?
    Elicit house. Ask students why because house
    rhymes with mouse.
    Ask students to complete the matching activity.
    Answers: April showers = flowers; plates of meat =
    feet; Britney Spears = tears; rabbit and pork = talk;
    dog and bone = phone; loaf of bread = head;
    teapot lids = kids; china plate = mate; bread and
    honey = money.

    Teachers Notes
    (Note mate means friend in British English.)
    Ask students to translate what the person is
    saying. Answer: Im at home when the phone rings.
    It is my kids. They want some money so they can
    buy their mum some flowers.

    3 Speaking and writing

    Put the students into teams of four or five


    depending on your class size. Ask them to write
    three simple sentences using the Cockney Rhyming
    Slang they have been studying.
    Monitor and check that the sentences are correct.
    Each team should choose a name for themselves.
    Ask the teams to come to the front of the class one
    by one and read out their sentences. The other
    teams must guess the translation and bang on the
    table or make a noise when they have the answer.
    For each correct translation the team gets one
    point. Continue until all the sentences have been
    read out and you have a winning team.

    Homework ideas
    Here are some more examples of rhyming slang.
    boat race runner beans
    bacon and eggs lemon and lime
    Ask the students to guess what they mean. If your
    students have a good dictionary on CD-Rom, like the
    Macmillan English Dictionary, they will be able to search
    for words using a pronunciation search facility. If they
    dont have one, they can try one of the online versions
    listed under the websites below. (Answers: boat race =
    face, runner beans = jeans, bacon and eggs = legs,
    lemon and lime = time.)
    Websites
    http://www.unscramble.net/rhyme.html online
    rhyming dictionary
    http://www.wordcentral.com/ online rhyming
    dictionary
    http://www.fun-with-words.com/crs_example.html
    more examples of Cockney Rhyming Slang.
    http://www.cockneyrhymingslang.co.uk/ a good
    dictionary of Cockney Rhyming Slang, but you may
    not want to send your students to it as it does
    contain words of an adult nature.
    http://www.historicuk.com/CultureUK/PearlyKingsQue
    ens.htm you can download pictures of Pearly Kings
    and Queens from here to show your students.
    http://www.citynoise. org/article/930 more pictures
    and information on Pearly Kings and Queens.

    This page has been downloaded from www.macmillanenglish.com/inspiration


    It is photocopiable, but all copies must be complete pages. Copyright Macmillan Publishers Limited 2005.

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