- •Theme “Great Britain: Introduction”
- •Theme “Great Britain: Introduction” Part 1
- •Introduction
- •Theme “Great Britain: Introduction” Part 2
- •Additional Material
- •Theme “Physical Face, Rivers and Lakes”
- •Theme “Flora and Fauna”
- •Theme “Climate and Weather”
- •Theme “Mineral Resources”
- •Tests Geographical position of the uk
- •Choose the right variant.
- •Match the name of the mountains and its highest peak.
- •Give short answers to the questions.
- •Social system:
- •Theme “History of the British Isles” Part 2 Roman Invasion
- •Theme “History of the British Isles” Part 3 Anglo-Saxon Invasion
- •Linguistic traces:
- •Theme “History of the British Isles” Part 4
- •Vikings' Raids
- •Theme “History of the British Isles” Part 5 Norman Conquest
- •Theme “History of the British Isles” Part 6 Great Britain: Unification of England, Wales and Scotland. Colonisation of Ireland.
- •Ireland:
- •Theme “Modern Population of the uk: Ethnic Composition, National and Linguistic Differences”
- •Immigration:
- •Additional Material Text for Reading and Discussion The importance of not being English
- •S cotland
- •Tasks to the text
- •Tests The history of the British Isles
- •Test II
- •1. Choose the right variant.(10 points)
- •2. True or false? Correct the false sentences(20 points)
- •3. Give short answers to the questions .(20 points)
- •4. Write a short summary on one of the following topics.(20 points)
- •Theme “British People” Part 2 Meals. Food
- •Theme “British People” Part 3 Customs and Traditions
- •Theme “British People” Part 4 Holidays:
- •Tests Traditions and customs of the British
- •Theme “Commonwealth of Nations”
- •1. History of the Commonwealth
- •2. Present-day Commonwealth
- •Structure of the Commonwealth
- •4. Commonwealth Organisations
- •Theme “State System of the u.K.” Part2 British Constitution
- •U nwritten Constitution
- •Theme “State System of the u.K.” Part 3 British Parliament: History, Composition and Functions
- •P arliament
- •Theme “State System of the u.K.” Part 4 Procedure of Passing a Bill in British Parliament
- •Theme “State System of the u.K.” Part 5 British Government
- •Theme “State System of the u.K.” Part 6 Political Parties in the u.K.
- •Theme “State System of the u.K.” Part 7 Electoral System in the u.K.
- •Theme “State System of the u.K.” Part 8 Devolution in Britain
- •The Political System of Great Britain
- •Political System of Great Britain.
- •Theme “The British Educational System” Part 2 Nursery and Primary Education
- •Theme “The British Educational System” Part 3 Secondary School
- •Theme “The British Educational System” Part 4
- •Independent (Public) Schools
- •Theme “The British Educational System” Part 5 Post-school and Higher Education
- •The Educational System of Great Britain.
- •Today state schools are divided into following types:
- •Public schools.
- •Higher and Further Education In Great Britain
- •Reading comprehension check
- •Assignments
- •Additional Material
- •The British Economy.
- •The north-south divide
- •British Transport.
- •Additional Material The British Media: The Press, Radio and Television.
- •Introduction
- •Say if the sentences are true or false.
- •Answer the questions
- •Complete the sentences.
- •Show on the map/ describe the position of the following geographical names.
- •Points for discussion
- •The relief.
- •Say if the sentences are true or false.
- •Answer the following questions.
- •Complete the sentences.
- •Flaura and Fauna.
- •Climate and weather in the uk.
- •Answer the following questions.
- •Complete the sentences.
- •Points for discussion
- •Cards for speaking
- •Mineral resources in the uk.
- •Say if the sentences are true or false.
- •Answer the questions.
- •Complete the sentences.
- •Guess the mineral resource according to the description.
- •The history of the British Isles
- •Iberians, Celts. Roman invasion. Anglo-Saxon invasion.
- •Say if the sentences are true or false.
- •Match the tribe with the influence they had. Put c- Celts, a – Anglo-Saxons, r – Romans.
- •Put the following events in the chronological order
- •Answer the following questions
- •Complete the sentences.
- •What happened at this time?
- •Population. Linguistic differences.
- •Say if the sentences are true or false.
- •Answer the questions
- •The Danes, the Normans. Formation of the uk
- •Say if the sentences are true or false.
- •Answer the questions.
- •Complete the sentences
- •Traditions and customs of the British Holidays of the British.
- •Political and state system in the uk. The Development of the State system in the uk.
- •2. Match the events with the times and ages.
- •The Queen of England. State system of the uk.
- •Complete the sentences.
Complete the sentences
The first population census was done in Britain in…
In terms of population the UK takes…
The largest death rate is in …
The smallest population density is in …
The largest cities in terms of population are…
There are 2 churches in the UK…
The official language in the UK is…
The most popular London dialect is…
Cumry is spoken in…
Scottish Gaelic is spoken by… people.
Guess what these numbers mean
1086
17%
60 mln
5 mln
246
61
89%
91%
70 000
Points for discussion
Comment on the ethnic groups in London?
What is the demographic setting in the UK? Is there anything to worry about?
Should dialects remain or be forbidden? Pluses and minuses of national languages.
Topics for projects
The war of roses.
King Arthur.
Life of the British. Welfare. Estate.
Health of the British.
A typical British family. Salaries and wages. Pets. Houses.
Traditions and customs of the British Holidays of the British.
Answer the following questions.
What types of holidays do you know?
When is Christmas celebrated?
What are the carol services?
What symbols of Christmas do you know?
Is New Year a popular holiday in the UK?
What is the history of Boxing Day?
What was the aim of Halloween?
What do people do on Midsummer Day?
When did the tradition of April’s Fools Day start?
Who is Jack-o-Lantern?
Complete the sentences.
The most popular hobby in the UK is…
A mistletoe is…
The most popular way to celebrate New Year is …
Boxing Day is celebrated on…
Traditionally Boxing Day is the day of…
On February 14th it is…
On St. Valentine’s Day people…
Midsummer Day is celebrated on…
On Midsummer Day the British go to…
Druids used Stonehenge as a…
Put the following holidays in the chronological order, beginning with the 1st of January
Easter
Halloween
Remembrance Day
Christmas
New Year
Midsummer Day
St. Valentine’s Day
Boxing Day
May Day
April’s Fool’s Day
Guess what holiday it is.
A holiday of tricks and jokes
A holiday spent in Stonehenge
Fur tree is the main decoration in the houses
A holiday of love
Earlier it was a holiday of all the saints
People exchange with chocolate eggs.
To commemorate the dead.
