- •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 “Commonwealth of Nations”
Plan:
History of the Commonwealth.
Present-day Commonwealth.
Structure of the Commonwealth.
Commonwealth Organisations.
1. History of the Commonwealth
Commonwealth - an association of countries created for political, economic, social or/and cultural purposes.
For centuries Britain had been one of the largest and most powerful empires in the world. It was at its greatest in the 1920s when it embraced 25% of the world's population and more than 25% of the world's territory, but after the First World War the British Empire began to collapse and the process of decolonization started. In many former British colonies it led to great political and economic instability. These countries needed help and support on their way to independence. Thus in 1949 the Commonwealth of Nations was formed with the purpose to ease the painful transition from colonies to independent states.
2. Present-day Commonwealth
Today the Commonwealth of Nations is a voluntary association of 54 independent states. It comprises 21% of the world's territory and 30% (1.7 billion people) of the world's population. It is listed in the Guinness Book of Records as the world's largest political alliance. The majority of the members are the former British colonies but some of the members have never been part of the Empire (e.g. Mozambique). 31 states are republics, the other members are monarchies.
The largest members - India (in terms of population), Canada (in terms or territory), Australia.
The smallest members - Nauru (8 000 people) and Tuvalu (11 000) (islands in the Caribbean Sea).
The Commonwealth Day is celebrated on the 2nd Monday in March. On this day the Queen issues a special message that is broadcast in many countries. The day usually has a theme (e.g. in 2002 -"Celebrating Diversity", in 2003 - "Partners in Development", etc.).
The Commonwealth of Nations is not associated with political power because it is not a federation, there is no central government that would dictate the policy to all the member states (the member states have right to accept or decline this or that programmes or proposal worked out by the Secretariat); the Commonwealth of Nations does not have a common defence force or a common judiciary system. The countries are bound together only by common interests in the fields of culture, education, business, etc.
Structure of the Commonwealth
Queen Elizabeth the Second is Head of the Commonwealth but her role is symbolic. The organisation is actually governed with the help of the Secretariat that has its headquarters in London and is headed by the Secretary-General appointed by the heads of government in all the 54 countries (at the moment - Donald McKinnon, New Zealand).
The Secretariat is the main administrative organ that organises consultations and cooperation between the member states. The cooperation between the countries takes place through diplomatic representatives known as High Commissioners. The Secretariat also organises meetings of heads of government and other high officials of the member states, specialised conferences and discussions and disseminates information on matters of common concern. Heads of the states usually meet every 2 years.