Georgian B(Language and Culture)

The Course description

Academic Year 2015/2016, Semester II January 11- June 10 (20 weeks)
Georgian B lessons - 3 times a week.
Consists of three parts.
Part Ilessons -- Georgia and its culture. (Once a week ,Total 20 lessons)
Part IIlessons-- Georgian Language (grammar and vocabulary). (Once a week ,Total 20 lessons)
Part IIIlessons-- Readers theater( reading together)Reading Georgian Literature books in English.(Once a week ,Total 20 lessons)

CourseAimsandOutcomes:
Bytheendofthiscourse,studentswill:
Discover natural and historical memorials of Georgia. Its folklore, literature, cuisine traditions and costumes. Natural attractions part of protected territories, caves, mineral waters, resorts and
cities. From historical sightseeing locations churches and monasteries, fortresses and towers and houses of worship of different eras, architectural styles and importance.

After completing A1 level the learner will be able to conduct the following activities in the Georgian language: provide important information about oneself, ones activities, ones life;
communicate about ones everyday life; write and understand simple letters, cards; fill in different application forms; participate in slow, simple conversations on simple, familiar topics
connected with ones everyday life.
Learn about Georgian literary traditions thought reading Georgian Literature books in English.
Recourses
http://www.geofl.ge/, The Manual "Aghmarti" (ascent) A1

http://www.uta.edu/faculty/cmfitz/swnal/projects/CoLang/courses/Ped_Grammar/georgian_a_learners_grammar.pdf
http://learn101.org/georgian_grammar.php
100 sights of Georgia
Georgia A Sovereign Country of the Caucasus Roger Rosen Author
http://georgiaabout.com/

Georgian Language and Culture

WEEK
Januar
y
Week 1

Lesson

1
2

Januar
y
Week 2

1
2
3

Introduction
Georgian Alphabet
( Historical facts)

Georgian Alphabet
Video about Georgia
Getting known each other
Georgia Location /Anthem/Flag

Januar
y
Week 3

1
2
3
1
2
3
1
2
3
1
2
3

Golden Fleece, Dmanisi

At School
My Family and Family tree
Georgian Cuisine
School subjects
Timetable
National Costumes Dresses
School subjects
Georgian Wine
Georgian Dances
Field Trip to National Museum
Lesson 1 Georgian Alphabet

Februa
ry
Week 4
Februa
ry
Week 5
Febru
ary
Week
6
Februa
ry
Week 7
March
Week 8

MYP 3
Introduction
Georgian Alphabet
( Historical facts)
Georgian Alphabet

MYP 2
Introduction
Georgian Alphabet
( Historical facts)
Georgian Alphabet

Video about Georgia

Getting known each other
Georgia Location /Anthem/Flag

Video about Georgia

Getting known each other
Georgia Location /Anthem/Flag

Video about Georgia

Getting known each other
Georgia Location /Anthem/Flag

Golden Fleece, Dmanisi

At School
My Family and Family tree
Georgian Cuisine & Wine
Subjects
Timetable
National Costumes
Subjects Cont
Review
Dances
Field trip
Reflection

Golden Fleece, Dmanisi

At School
My Family and Family tree
Georgian Cuisine
Subjects
Timetable
National Costumes
Wine + Reflection
Review
Lesson 1
Lesson 1
Dances

Golden Fleece, Dmanisi

At School
My Family and Family tree
Georgian Cuisine
Subjects
Timetable
National Costumes
Wine + Reflection
Review
Lesson 1
Lesson 1
Dances

Taxi
Lesson 1
Lesson 1
Georgian Songs

Dances Cont
Field trip
Reflection
Restaurant

Lesson 1 cont
Dances Cont
Lesson 2/ or taxi
Restaurant

Menu/ Lesson 2
Lesson 2
Field Trip
Lesson 2
Lesson 2/ At the shop

Restaurant making menus

Georgian Songs
Restaurant
Restaurant making menus
Field trip

Restaurant making menus

Field trip
Restaurant making menus
Lesson 2
Lesson 2/ Georgian Songs

(Letters: , , , , , ,
, , , , , , , )

1
2
3
1

March
Week
10

2
3
1
2
3
1
2
3

April

March
Week 9

MYP 4/5
Introduction
Georgian Alphabet
( Historical facts)
Georgian Alphabet

Field Trip to National Museum

Taxi
Lesson 1/2
Lesson 2 Georgian Alphabet
(Letters : , , , , , , , , ,
)
Georgian Singing

Working On Presentation Cities

Week
11
April
Week
12
April
Week
13

2
3
1
2
3
1
2
3

April
Week
14

1
2
3

May
Week
15

2
3

May
Week
16
May
Week
17

1
2
3
1
2
3

Working On Presentation Cities

Field trip to Tbilisi Historical

Museum
Face, parts of the Body
Appearance
Clock. Plan of a day.
Counties. Background

Season of the year

Months
Shopping
Famous Kings/ Queens of
Georgia
Where do we live? Famous
People / Street addresses
-------Informal letters
Jobs and professions
Leisure
Famous Georgians in Sports/
Painters/ Actors
-------Revision & Quiz
Field trip to an
ethnographical Museum
-------House, Apartment

May
Week
18

1
2
3

Regions of Georgia - Group

Work
-------Desire and ability

June
week
19

1
2
3
1

Regions of Georgia - Group Work

Regions of Georgia - Group Work
Revision
Working on -Regions of Georgia

June

week
20

2
3

Presentation
Presentation
Revision & Quiz

Culture
WEEK
January Week 1
January Week 2
January Week 3
February Week 4
February Week 5
February Week 6
February Week 7

Topics
Introduction and Review
Georgian Alphabet ( Historical facts)
Georgia Location / Anthem/ Flag
Legend about Georgians
The Golden Fleece /DmanisiZezvaMzia
Video about Georgia
Georgian Folklore
Georgian Dance
Georgian Cuisine
National Costumes Dresses

March Week 8
March Week 9

Field Trip to National Museum

Review Discussion

March Week 10
April Week 11

Review Discussion
Tbilisi the capital of Georgia National Park of Tbilisi,
Tbilisi Sea, The sulfur bath, botanical garden
TbilisiMtatsminda and Mamadaviti ,
Old Tbilisi, Metekhi Cathedral and Narikala

April Week 12

April Week 13
April Week 14

TbilisiSioni and Kashveti, Sameba

Synagogue, Mosque and Catholic Church
Tbilisi- Museums
Georgian National Museum
Museum of Georgia
Museum of Fine Arts
Tbilisi History Museum
National Center of Manuscripts
Field trip to Tbilisi History Museum
Working on a Project TBILISI

May Week 15

Presentation TBILISI
Famous Kings/ Queens of Georgia
Where do we live? Famous People / Street addresses

May Week 16

Famous Georgians in Sports/ Painters/ Actors

May Week 17

Field trip to an ethnographical Museum

May Week 18

Regions of Georgia
Imereti
Dinosaurs Tracks
Gelati,
Bagrati,
Katskhi
Mostsameta
Ubisa
Vani
Geguti Palace
Colchis lawland
Guria / RachaLeckkhumi
Lake Paliastomi

June Week 19

June Week 20

Shemokledi Monastery Complex

Nikorstsminda
Barakoni and Khotevi
Samegrelo /Svaneti
KolkhetiNantional Park
Dadiani Palace in Zugdidi
Martvili
Nokalakevi
Inimitable Summits of Svanet (Tetnuldi, Shkhara and
Ushba)
UshguliSvaneti Tower
MtskhetaTianeti
Kazbegi, GergetiSameba
Dariali Gorge
Samtavro and Shiomgvime
Ananuri
Lomisa
Ajara/Apkhazia
Kintsvisi and Mtirala Protected Territories
Bichvinta-Musera Sanctuary
Ritsa Protected territories
Cave of Akhaliatoni
Bedia Cathedral
Kartli
Dmanisi and ManglisiSioni
Betania
BolnisiSioni
Algeti National Park
Samtavisi and AteniSioni
Uplistsikhe and Kintsvisi
Rkoni
Kakaheti
Vashlovani Reserve Territories
Lagodekhi Preserved Territories
Bodbe
Tsinandali
IakloShuamta
Alaverdi
Gremi and Nekresi
David Gareja
SamtskheJavakheti
Protected Territories of Javakheti

Javakheti Volcanoes
Alkskuri
Vani Caves
Vardzia
Sapara and Zarzma

Grammar+ Vocabulary (Once a week)

WEEK
January
Week 1
January
Week 2

Vocabulary

Georgian Alphabet
(Letters: , , , , , , ,

Georgian Alphabet
Georgian Alphabet
(Letters: , , , , , , , , ,

Grammar

: ...
( -)

January
Week 3

February
Week 4
February
Week 5

February
Week 6

February
Week 7
March
Week 8

March
Week 9

, , , , , , )

, , , , )

Negative form: ...

Georgian Alphabet
(Letters : , ,
, , , , , , ,
)

Greeting
Introducing
cities and countries
Yes & No ! !

Affirmative and negative forms

Form of Question
Verb to be ""
Numerals

Revision & Quiz

Georgian
Alphabet(letters: ,
, , , )
Food and Beverages
(I)

Food and Beverages

Jobs and Professions

Georgian
Alphabet(letters: ,
, , )
Food and Beverages
(II)

Food and Beverages

Question words Who? What?
? ?

Who" and "what" of the

words;Identification and
profession-related
questions and answers
(positive and negative

Revision & Quiz

One and Money

Quantitative numerals (1-10);

Words with no plural
Adverbs of Place
Question words : How many?
How much? Where? ?
?

Family & Family

Members

Family and relatives.

Possessive pronouns
Question word: Whose? ?
Numerals (11-100, 1000,
1000000);
Greeting /Saying good bye
Sir/Madam
Revision & Quiz

Face, parts of the

Body Appearance

parts of the Body Appearance

Shoes, Clothe Daily items
Colors- Adjectives
Particle""

March
Week 10
April
Week 11

Identification;
Verb to be ""in the second
person singular form;
Interrogative and negative
formulation of the sentence

Singular and plural;

a verb ""third person
(I, II, III) in the singular
and plural;
Showing place: , ...
The wording of questions
Forms of possession
Expression of age;
Asking and answeting the
questions related to age.

Present tense forms of

possessive verbs ( Single and
plural)
common nouns

April
Week 12

Clock. Plan of a day.

Counties.
Background

April
Week 13
April
Week 14

Season of the year

Shopping

Informal letters
Jobs and
professions

Season of the year Months

Words of frequency
Georgian Currency, Change,
notes
Cardinal numbers
Shopping vocabulary
Unit of Mass

Dailyandspacephrases
Nature
Necessaryitems

Leisure

May
Week 16
May
Week 17

What time is it?

Plan of a Day/ Using time;
Week days, months

Revision & Quiz

Months

May
Week 15

Countries;
Week days, months
Adverbs of Frequency
Communication pharses
, ...

Polite forms: /
.., ...
Verbs of everyday life,
present tense froms of a
verb ( plural and singular)

verbs in the present tense in

the three-person (I, II, III)
and( the plural the singular
forms);
Expression of action;
Planning of the events with the
help of the seasons, months,
with the exact times;
Ordinal numerals procedure;
Quality of expression;
engaging in Dialogues
Alternative Expressions
Tense ( Present, past & future)
Using verbs of present, past
and future tense, all three forms
of the person (I, II, III) and the
plural the singular forms;
Reasons (Why? Because ..., ...,
so); (? ,
..., ..., );
The frequency of expression of
action,

Revision & Quiz

House, Apartment

House, apartment, furniture

rooms
Words connected to orientation
in space
Numerals (101-1000);
Antonyms
Birthday greetings

Time and space to express

sequence (times .. and then ..
and then, before ...); (..,
..; ; ...);
Particles, ;
Quality of expression with
respect to age (,

...)
-/- .., -/-...
duration of action and
May
Week 18

Desire and ability

June
week 19
June
week 20

Vocabulary Topics
Greetings
Family/ Relatives
Body/ Appearance adjectives
Animals/ Birds
Shopping/Clothes
Food/ Fruit/Beverages
Time/ Weather
Colors/ Countries
Nationalities / Languages
School/ Class Timetable/
Subjects
At the market/ Departments
Store
Travel/ Directions
House/ Rooms
Sports
Jobs
Transportation
Hotel/ Restaurant
At the Doctors

Etiquette - polite formsofa verb

Numerals

Revision
Revision & Quiz

Expression of possibility (I
can write and read ...)
Productionof numerals;
Demonstrative pronoun
forms: ... ...; ... ...