- •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
- •The Danes, the Normans. Formation of the uk
- •Say if the sentences are true or false.
- •Answer the questions.
- •Complete the sentences.
- •What happened at this time?
- •Population. Linguistic differences.
- •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.
Theme “British People” Part 2 Meals. Food
Breakfast (7.00-9.00, FEB - full English breakfast - eggs and bacon/poached eggs on toast, toast and marmalade, tea/coffee).
Lunch (13.00, not very substantial, usually a cup of tea with pastry (cream teas)).
Afternoon tea (15.30-16.30, a sociable sort of thing, just to talk with friends and family over a cup of tea).
High tea (17.30-18.30, a substantial meal, includes not only tea, but also salads, meat, etc.).
Dinner (19.00-21.00, the biggest meal of the day).
Supper (21.00-22.00, a light snack, a cup of tea/hot chocolate, a yoghurt). Traditional Dishes:
Fish and chips - fish rolled in salt and flower and baked in lots of oil + potato fries. Very greasy.
Puddings
Porridge (oatmeal)
Meat pies
Tea (with milk) - the British drink a quarter of all the tea grown in the world on at least 8 occasions during the day.
Theme “British People” Part 3 Customs and Traditions
1. The British are country-lovers - they are all countrymen at heart. They don't like to live in apartments in cities. Everybody dreams of a private house with a small but beautiful garden.
Types of houses:
terraced house - a long row of terraces standing all together with each house having its own door;
semi-detached house - two houses attached on one side to one another;
detached house - a separate house standing on its own land.
Pubs - local institutions where the local people meet to rest, eat, talk, listen to music and play games such as darts or billiards. The most popular drink is beer or ale. Children under 16 are not allowed in the pubs. Most pubs have interesting names ("The White Heart", "The Red Lion", etc.).
The tradition of having a fireplace at home (mostly because of the rotten weather).
The tradition of afternoon tea.
5. Most popular sports (invented by the British): soccer; golf; rugby; billiards, pool, snooker; table tennis (invented in 1880); darts (developed from archery); cricket; squash.
Theme “British People” Part 4 Holidays:
Boxing Day (December, 24th);
Christmas (December, 25th);
New Year (January, 1st);
St. Valentines Day (February, 14th);
Guy Fawkes Night (November, 5th);
H/w:
Units 23-24,26-28 in "How do you do, Britain?" by L.S. Baranovski, D.D. Kozikis.
Chapter 2 in "British Studies" by D.D. Kozikis, G.I. Medvedev, only p. 34, 35, 37.
Topics for reports:
The Essence of the British Sports;
The English Garden.
Tests Traditions and customs of the British
Подготовительный вопросник
Answer the following questions.
What types of holidays do you know?
What holiday is the most popular in the UK?
What national holidays do you know?
When is Christmas celebrated?
What is the history of Boxing Day?
What is the history of Halloween?
When is Halloween celebrated?
What symbols of Christmas do you know?
What do you know about St. Valentine's Day?
What features of character of the British do you know?
What does “law-abiding nation” mean?
What does snobbism mean?
Are the British cold and reserve?
What Scottish traditions do you know?
What Welsh traditions do you know?
What Irish traditions do you know?
What are the popular dishes in the UK?
What are the general features of the British food? Is it healthy?
What do you know about English breakfast?
What do you know about English dinner?
What are the British mealtimes?
How do the British spend their holidays?
What sports games are the most popular in the UK