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План урока
The name
The parts of the UK
The state
flag
Location
The area and the population
Climate
Industry
Political system
The capital of the
UK
Test
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1. The Name
The earliest known name of this
country is Albion from the Latin “albus” meaning “white”
(because of the white cliffs of Dover, the first view of this country from the continent.
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1. The Name
Complete the sentence:
Albion means …
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1. The Name
People call this country:
1. The
United Kingdom
2. Great Britain
3. Britain
4. England (though England is
only part of it)
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1. The Name
Complete the sentence:
There are four ways
how people call this country: …
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1. The Name
The official name of this country
is the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern
Ireland.
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1. The Name
Complete the sentence:
The … name of
this country is the United Kingdom of …
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2. The parts of the UK
The United Kingdom
is made up of four countries. Their names and
capitals are:
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2. The parts of the UK
Complete the sentences:
London
is the capital of…
Edinburgh is the capital of…
Belfast is
the capital of…
Cardiff is the capital of…
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2. The parts of the UK
Each country has
a national sign.
The English emblem is a red rose.
The
Welsh emblem is the leek (лук-порей) or a daffodil (нарцисс).
The Scottish emblem is a thistle (чертополох).
The Irish emblem is a shamrock (клевер).
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2. The parts of the UK
The national emblems
of which countries are they?
1
2
3
4
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2. The state flag
The Flag of the United
Kingdom:
It is red, white and blue.
It is called Union
Jack, because it is made of 3 crosses:
1. the upright red cross of England
2. the white diagonal cross of Scotland
3. the red diagonal cross of Ireland
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3. The state flag
Union Jack symbolizes the union
of the three countries.
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4. Location
The UK is situated on the British
Isles in northwestern Europe.
The British Isles consist of two
large islands and 5,500 (five thousand five hundred) smaller islands.
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4. Location
Complete the sentences:
The United Kingdom is …
on the British Isles in …
The British Isles …
two large islands and 5,500 smaller …
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4. Location
Water borders of the UK:
The west coast
of the country is washed by the North Sea,
the east coast is washed by the Atlantic Ocean and the Irish Sea. The British Isles are separated from the European continent by the English Channel and the Strait of Dover.
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4. Location
Complete the sentences:
The North Sea washes…
The Atlantic
Ocean and the Irish Sea wash…
The English Channel and
the Strait of Dover separate…
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5. The area and the population
The territory of
the UK is two hundred and forty-four thousand square
kilometers.
244,000 sq. km
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5. The area and the population
The population of
the UK is over 59 million people.
80% of the
population are English
15% are Scots, Welsh and Irish
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5. The area and the population
Complete the sentence:
The
population of the UK is…
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5. The area and the population
How many people
live in each part of the UK?
48 mln
in England
5 mln in Scotland
3 mln in Wales
1,5 mln in Northern Ireland
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5. The area and the population
Which parts of
the UK are they?
3 million people live there. It
is…
5 million people live there. It is…
1,5 million people live there. It is…
48 million people live there. It is…
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6. Climate
The climate is cool, mild and humid.
It
is not very cold in winter and never hot
in summer. There is a lot of rain in all seasons. The most unpleasant things are fog and smog (smoke + fog). The weather changes very often and it is the favorite topic of conversation in the UK.
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6. Climate
Guess the right variant:
Winter temperature in Great
Britain:
-5-+5 degrees
-10-15 degrees
-20-30 degrees
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6. Climate
Guess the right variant:
Summer temperature in Great
Britain:
+25-30 degrees
+18 degrees
+ 10 degrees
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7. Industry
Great Britain is a highly developed industrial
country. It produces steel, electronics, aircraft, ships, automobiles, machinery,
plastics, chemicals, textile, navigation equipment.
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7. Industry
The largest industrial centers are London, Bristol
on Avon, Manchester, Belfast, Liverpool, Glasgow, Newcastle, Cardiff, Newport
and Swansea.
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7. Industry
The most important sea ports are London,
Liverpool, Southampton, Belfast, Glasgow and Cardiff.
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8. Political system
Great Britain is a parliamentary monarchy.
The
King or the Queen is the formal Head of
the Government.
In fact the country is ruled by the Parliament, which consists of the House of Commons and the House of Lords.
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8. Political system
Queen Elizabeth II and the royal
family take part in many traditional ceremonies.
The Queen and
as such is the best symbol of the British monarchy and national unity.
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8. Political system
Complete the sentences:
The Queen is the
best symbol …
The royal family together with the Queen
take part in …
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8. Political system
Buckingham Palace is the Queen’s official
London residence.
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8. Political system
Oxford and Cambridge are the oldest
and the most elite universities in Great Britain. They
are called Oxbridge. Education is not free it is very expensive.
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8. Political system
Complete the sentence:
…are the intellectual centres
of Great Britain and Europe.
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9. The Capital of the UK
London is the
capital of the United Kingdom. It has been a
capital for nearly a thousand years.
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9. The Capital of the UK
It is traditionally
divided into the City, the West End, the East
End and Westminster.
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9. The Capital of the UK
London stands on
the river Thames. The Thames is one of the
world’s longest rivers. There are 15 bridges across the Thames in London.
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9. The Capital of the UK
Big Ben is
one of the symbols of Great Britain. Big Ben
is a huge clock in one of the tall towers of the Houses of Parliament. The sound of Big Ben is well known to all British people.
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10. Test
1.
The population of the United Kingdom
of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is…
B.
37
million people
C.
Over 57 million people
A.
97 million people
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10. Test
2.
The total area of the United
Kingdom is…
B.
244 000 square kilometers
C.
17 000 square kilometers
A.
500
000 square kilometers
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3.
The British Isles consist of…
B.
two
large islands and 50 small islands
C.
two large islands and
5 500 small islands
A.
two large islands and 100 small islands
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4.
About 80 percent of the population
of Great Britain live…
B.
in cities and towns
C.
in the
country
A.
on the coastline
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10. Test
5.
The most important river of Great
Britain is…
B.
the Thames
C.
the Clyde
A.
the Trent
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10. Test
6.
Warm waters of ... make the
climate of Great Britain mild
B.
the Gulf Stream
C.
the Strait
of Dover
A.
the Irish Sea
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7.
The highest mountain of Great Britain
is…
B.
the Ben Nevis in Scotland
C.
the Pennines in England
A.
the
Highlands in Scotland
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8.
The climate of Great Britain is…
B.
mild
C.
hot
A.
cold
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9.
The flag of the United Kingdom
is…
B.
white and red
C.
red, white and blue
A.
red and blue
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10. Test
10.
The English emblem is…
B.
a shamrock
C.
a
red rose
A.
a thistle
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10. Test
11.
The official London residence of the
Queen is…
B.
Westminster Palace
C.
the Tower
A.
Buckingham Palace
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12.
The district of London where rich
people live is…
B.
the City
C.
the West End
A.
the East End
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13.
A big parade is held in
London…
B.
on the Queen’s official birthday on the second Saturday
in June
A.
on the Queen’s real birthday on the 21st of April
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14.
The capital of Scotland is…
B.
Edinburgh
C.
Belfast
A.
Cardiff
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15.
The flag of Great Britain is
called…
B.
stars and stripes
C.
Union Jack
A.
a tricolor
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10. Test
16.
The monarch’s name is…
B.
Queen Elizabeth
the Second
C.
Queen Victoria
A.
King George
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10. Test
17.
The weather in Great Britain is…
B.
very cold in winter
C.
very changeable
A.
very hot in summer