- •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 “State System of the u.K.” Part2 British Constitution
The Constitutional monarchy means that the power of a monarch is limited by the Constitution and an elected Parliament.
Peculiarities of the British Constitution:
there is no written constitution/the British constitution is unwritten;
it is not contained in any single document.
The British Constitution comes from the variety of sources:
Historical documents/statutes, e.g. "Magna Carta" (1215) - nobles forced King John to sign this document according to which the power of a monarch was limited; a monarch should rule in accordance with law and custom; people had right resist an unjust king.
Laws/Acts of Parliament, e.g.:
The Bill of Rights (1689) - Parliament should be freely elected; freedom of speech; no taxation without the agreement of parliament; no power for king to suspend any law; the army could be raised only with Parliament's agreement, etc.;
The Act of Settlement (1701) – gave Parliament the right to decide upon the succession to the throne;
The Representation of the People Act (1918) - women received the right to vote; ruled for holding elections, etc.
The Act of 1999 – abolished hereditary principle in the House of Lords.
Constitutional matters decided in a court of law.
Customs/conventions - established practices/accepted way in which things are done/unwritten rules, e.g.:
convention of the Queen to accept the legislation passed by Parliament;
convention of the ministers to support a minister in trouble, etc.
The works of constitutional experts on the subject of constitution.
Basic Principles of the Constitution:
the Rule of Law;
the Rule of Custom:
the Supremacy of Parliament.
U nwritten Constitution
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Supporters (pros)
It is flexible, easy to amend
Rejecters (cons)
The public doesn’t have access to this important document it should be written and confied as one single text
The amendments to the Constitution are made by a simple majority support in both Houses of Parliament followed by the Royal Assent.
Separation of Powers under the British Constitution:
the Legislature/legislative branch (makes laws) - represented by Parliament;
the Executive/executive branch (puts laws into effect and plans policy) - represented by the Cabinet;
the Judiciary/judiciary branch (decides on cases that have to do with the breach/violation of law) - represented by the Law Lords and the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council (advisory organ of a British monarch).
Britain does not have a very strict separation of powers (unlike the USA), i.e. all the branches merge:
the Prime Minister as well as other ministers belongs to the Executive, but he is also an active member of the Legislature because he is an MP (member of Parliament/the House of Commons);
the Lord Chancellor is a member of the Cabinet (the Executive) as well as the Head of the House of Lords (the Legislature);
the Law Lords are the members of the House of Lords (the Legislature) as well as the members of the Judiciary (they are actually the Supreme Judges).