- •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.
Points for discussion
There is no climate in Britain, only weather. Explain these words. Can thgey be referred to our country?
Compare the climate of the UK to our Belorussian climate.
What countries have almost the same climate/ weather?
Can you define the climate of the country by its weather for a season?
Would you advise the UK as a wonderful country to spend holidays in? Why?
Would you like to live in London for the rest of your life?
Cards for speaking
Enumerate all the factors that influence the climate.
Explain the word “precipitation” and speak about the precipitation in the UK?
Explain the distribution of snowfall in the UK.
Speak about the influence of the sea on the climate of the country.
Speak about the influence of the relief.
Speak about the average and normal temperature in different parts of the country and throughout the seasons.
Give the definition of the “Gulf Stream” and speak about its influence on the climate.
Speak about the climate of the UK and the weather. Some general information to sum up.
Mineral resources in the uk.
Say if the sentences are true or false.
The UK imports more than it exports.
Coal is no longer broadly used in manufacture.
Oil and gas have gained their importance in the world.
Coal is found in Lancashire, Newcastle, the Cambrian mountains.
Oil and gas are mostly found in the Irish sea.
Great Britain is rich in chrome, nickel, manganese.
Iron ore is usually found in the areas of coal.
Britain has been an industrial nation since the 19th c.
Answer the questions.
Is the UK rich in mineral resources?
What are the major resources in Great Britain?
What are the major coal basins? Show them on the map.
Where is oil and gas found?
What mineral resources are imported into the country?
Where are the mineral resources of the UK exported to?
Complete the sentences.
The UK is rich in…
Coal is found in…
Iron ore is found in…
Oil and gas are found in …
Major non-metallic minerals in Great Britain are…
Granite deposits are in…
Clay is used in…
Chalk is used in…
Guess the mineral resource according to the description.
A light-coloured rock, main deposits are in Devon and Cornwall.
It has replaced coal. It is radioactive.
It is extracted mostly from the North sea by the pipelines.
It is a white powder, can be used in cooking, chemistry, textile.
Its symbol is Mn.
It is used for the production of bricks.
It is silver – white, used with steel in electroplating, non-metallic.