- •Part I Great Britain: General Acquaintance
- •1. Before you start.
- •Answer the following questions.
- •2. Vocabulary list.
- •Read and learn the following words and word combinations.
- •Reading.
- •Read and translate the text to learn more about Great Britain. Great Britain: General Acquaintance
- •3.2. What new facts about Great Britain have you learnt from the
- •4. Comprehension check.
- •Answer the following questions.
- •4.2. Are these statements true or false?
- •Supplementary reading.
- •Read the texts below to get more interesting information about the ofiicial name of Great Britain, its climate and scenery. England, Great Britain and the uk
- •The climate of Great Britain
- •The Lake District
- •7. Speaking.
- •Look at the maps of the uk, the usa and Russia. Fill in the chart, summarize the information to compare these countries.
- •Fortification - укрепленный пункт, оборонительное сооружение
- •Royalty - королевская власть, королевское достоинство, величие
- •Reading.
- •Read and translate the text to learn more about the British capital. London
- •What new facts about London have you learned from the text?
- •Comprehension check.
- •Answer the following questions.
- •Are these statements true or false?
- •Vocabulary exercises.
- •Give English equivalents of the following words and word combinations.
- •Fill in prepositions where necessary.
- •Match the words in the left column with the definitions on the
- •Translate from Russian into English.
- •6. Supplementary reading.
- •6.1. Read the texts below to get more interesting information about sights of London. Royal London
- •Windsor Castle
- •Knightsbridge
- •Speaking.
- •Answer the questions and compare the facts with the British equivalents.
- •Part III The Political System of the United Kingdom
- •Reading.
- •Read and translate the text to learn more about the political system of Great Britain. Three Branches of Government
- •3.2. What new facts about the political system of the uk have you learned from the text?
- •4. Comprehension check.
- •Answer the following questions.
- •Are these statements true or false?
- •Complete the following sentences.
- •Translate the following sentences into English.
- •6. Supplementary reading.
- •6.1. Read the texts below to get more interesting information about the political system of the uk, its constitution and its political parties. Political system
- •The Constitution
- •Magna Charta - Великая хартия вольностей;
- •Political Parties
- •Tory - партия Тори;
- •Imagine that you are a reporter of the Russian newspaper “Izvestija”. Interview a Conservative party member (a Labour party member) on the aims of their national and local policies.
- •Role play.
- •Part IV British Economy
- •Read and learn the following words and word combination.
- •Read and translate the text to learn more about British economy. British Economy
- •What new facts about British economy have you learned from the
- •4. Comprehension check.
- •Answer the following questions.
- •Are these statements true or false?
- •Vocabulary exercises.
- •Give English equivalents of the following words and word combinations.
- •Complete the following sentences using the right words.
- •Reading.
- •Read and translate the text to learn more about the system of education in the uk. Schooling in Great Britain
- •What new facts about British schools have you learned? How does the system of education in Great Britain differs from that one in Russia?
- •Comprehension check.
- •Answer the following questions.
- •Are these statements true or false?
- •The first Universities
- •Part VI Culture and Traditions
- •Reading
- •Read and translate the text to learn more about British traditions. Traditions
- •3.2. What new facts about British traditions have you learned from the text?
- •4. Comprehension check.
- •4.1. Answer the following questions.
- •4.2. Are these statements true or false?
- •Culture, Leisure, Entertainment
- •Holidays
- •What waters separate the British Isles from the continent of Europe?
- •Which are the most important rivers and lakes in Great Britain?
- •2. The State
- •What is the position of the monarch in the British constitution?
- •Where are most of the government offices situated in London?
- •3. The Economy
- •4. The People, the Way of Life
- •5. London
- •What is the name of the tower which contains the famous Big Ben?
What islands do the British Isles consist of?
What waters separate the British Isles from the continent of Europe?
What natural regions can the territory of Great Britain be divided into?
Which are the most important rivers and lakes in Great Britain?
Which river does Oxford stand on?
What is the main difference between the Cumbrians and the Cambrians?
What climate does Great Britain enjoy?
What is the average winter temperature in Great Britain?
What mineral resources is Great Britain rich in?
2. The State
What is the state order in the United Kingdom?
What does the term English Constitution mean? Can you name some important documents which contain the leading principles of British legislation?
Which are the three branches of state power in the United Kingdom and what bodies are they represented by?
What is the position of the monarch in the British constitution?
What are the main functions of British Parliament today?
What do you know about the House of Lords/Commons?
What political parties of Great Britain do you know?
What is the British Commonwealth of Nations?
What is the name of the English state flag?
What do the crosses on the state flag of the UK stand for?
What flower is the national emblem of England/Scotland/ Wales/Northern Ireland?
What is the name of the building in which the British Parliament sits?
Why did the Romans call Britain Albion?
Which of the two Houses of Parliament has more power?
What is Downing Street in London known for?
Where are most of the government offices situated in London?
Why is a district in the centre of England called The Black Country?
3. The Economy
What industries are mostly developed in Great Britain?
What branches of industry appeared in the 20th century?
What agricutural activities are developed in different regions of the country?
What is the name of one of the biggest textile industry centres in England?
What is the name of the biggest city in Scotland, famous for its shipyards?
Where is woolen industry concentrated?
What do Britains’s major imports/exports include?
4. The People, the Way of Life
What is the population of Great Britain?
What languages are spoken in the United Kingdom today?
What religions can be found in modern Britain?
Which are the most popular sports in Great Britain?
What holidays do people celebrate in Great Britain?
How do people usually spend Saturday and Sunday?
What kinds of entertainment are popular in Britain?
Which are the best-known monuments/museums/galleries/palaces/ castles/ parks of Great Britain?
How are the fur hats of the Queen’s lifeguards called?
What is the ceremony which takes place daily in the forecourt of the official residence of the Queen?
What are English buses called?
5. London
Where are most of London’s big department stores? When are they especially crowded? Why?
What is the name of the tower which contains the famous Big Ben?
What is the name of an English architect who built 50 churches in London?
Who guards Nelson in the Trafalgar Square?
What is the name of the headquarters of London police?
Who was the first monarch who took residence in Buckingham Palace?
What is the name of London underground?
Who lives in the Tower of London?
What is the famous place in Hyde Park where people can say anything they like?
What are the English policemen called?
What important events took place in London’s history in 1066 (1577; 1666; 1836; 1863; 1952.)?
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
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