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The aims of the lesson:
To summarize the material
of the previous lessons.
To learn the new words.
Get the
new information about the British history.
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Speaking English
Repeat the following words after the speaker
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Speaking English
to include – включать
competition – соревнование
cooperation –
сотрудничество
to inhabit – населять
immemorial – незапамятные
natives – коренные
жители
to invent – изобретать
rune – руна
contribution – вклад
basic – основной
to remain – оставаться
to determine – определять
to invade – вторгаться
bath house - баня
way of life – образ жизни
immediately – сразу же
Christianity – христианство
to introduce – вводить
to raid – грабить
influence – влияние
kingdom – королевство
to describe – описывать
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The History of the British Isles
The British Isles have a long history. It includes
war and peace, drama and tragedy, competition and cooperation with different nations.
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The Celts
The Celts inhabited Britain since the times
immemorial. They can be called the natives of the
British Isles.
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The Celts
The Celts invented their
own written language, but instead of letters they used
runes. Many places of interest, such as Stonehenge, were also built by them.
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The Celts
The Celtic contribution to
the English language is not great. Only the basic
words still remain in everyday use, such as:
go, eat, drink, be, father, mother, etc.
What sphere do they belong to?
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The Romans
In the 44 AD
the Romans invaded the British Isles.
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The Romans
They built roads, walls, schools and bath
houses. And of course, collected taxes. Soon most of
the Celts got used to the Roman way of life.
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The Romans
The Romans had brought many
new words to the English language. The names of
food (cherry, pear, wine), buildings (wall, street), etc.
Why do the Romans build such a great number of roads?
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The Anglo-Saxons
The Romans left Britain
in the 5th century. And immediately it was attacked
by the German tribes - Angles, Saxons, Jutes.
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The Anglo-Saxons
The natives couldn’t defend themselves.
The Germans founded the first kingdoms and lived in
peace with the Celts for a few centuries.
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The Anglo-Saxons
The Anglo-Saxon words still remain
in the English language. They mostly describe the household
and family being.
- Lord, lady, bread, pork, cow, etc.
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The Church
In the 6th
century the Christianity was introduced in Britain. The new
words came into the language:
- angel, altar, devil, the Bible.
Guess the meaning of these words!
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The Vikings
From the 8th century the
Vikings began to raid the British Isles. Finally they
even got a piece of land – the so called Danelaw.
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The Vikings
The words brought to the English
language by the Vikings have something in common: sounds
“s”, “sk”, “g”, for example:
- egg, sky, ship, skirt, sea, etc.
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The Normans
In the 1066 AD
William the Conqueror defeated the English king Harold in
the battle of Hastings and became the king himself.
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The Normans
The Norman influence on the English language
was great! A lot of words from French came
into it, for example:
village, army, soldier, religion, venison, beef, etc.
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Choose the right answer:
1. Who invaded Britain in
the 5th century?
a) Romans b) Normans c) Germans
2. What
was the nickname of king William?
a) the Noble b) the Conqueror c) the Deer
3. The Normans came from ….
a) France b) Russia c) USA d) China
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Choose the right answer:
4. The Christianity was introduced
in …
a) 6th century b) 11th century c) 44
BC
5. The Vikings …
a) raided Britain b) defended Britain
6. The runes were used by …
a) the Romans b) the Normans c) the Celts