- •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
- •Complete the sentences.
- •What happened at this time?
- •Population. Linguistic differences.
- •Say if the sentences are true or false.
- •Answer the questions
- •The Danes, the Normans. Formation of the uk
- •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.
Match the name of the mountains and its highest peak.
1.Cumbrian a. Snowdon
2.Pennines b.Ben Nevis
3.Cambrian c. Cross Fell
4.Cheviot Hills d. Scaffel
5. Grampian e. Cheviot
6.Antrim
Give short answers to the questions.
What parts does the UK consist of?
Where is Great Britain situated?
What is Great Britain washed by?
What is the climate of the UK?
What is the highest peak of the UK?
What is the largest river in GB?
What is the territory of G. B.?
What minerals is GB rich in?
What is the backbone of England?
What mountains serve as a natural borderland between England and Scotland?
Theme “History of the British Isles”
Plan:
Early History of the British Isles: Iberians, Celts
Roman Invasion
Anglo-Saxon Invasion
Vikings' Raids
Norman Conquest
Great Britain: Unification of England, Wales and Scotland. Colonisation of Ireland.
Modern Population of the UK: Ethnic Composition, National and Linguistic Differences.
Theme “History of the British Isles”
Part 1
Early History of the British Isles: Iberians, Celts
Britain has not always been an island. In prehistoric times it was joined to the rest of Europe.
50 000 B.C. - the first settlers arrived. They looked similar to modern people but were shorter and had a lifespan of 30 years.
10 000 B.C. - a new group of people (hunters, gatherers, fishers) arrived. The followed the herds of deer that provided them with food and clothes.
5 000 B.C. - at the end of the Ice Age the low-lying lands became covered with water, the English Channel appeared and Britain became an island. It was heavily forested.
3 000 B.C. - the Iberians/Neolithic (New Stone Age) People/Megalithic (Big Stone) People crossed the English Channel in small boats. They came from the Iberian Peninsula (territory of present-day Spain). They settled in Ireland and in the west of Great Britain (present-day Wales).
They lived in stone huts, knew the art of grinding and polishing the stone making the edges and points of it sharp. They are also referred to as "the Battle Axe People" as they invented a kind of battle axe made of stone. It is said that the Iberians started the construction of the Stonehenge (for details see Unit 9 in "How do you do, Britain?" by D.D. Kozikis). They also erected so-called "barrows" - burial mounds made of earth and stone (collective graves).
2 400 B.C. - the "Beaker Folk" came from the east of Europe and settled in the south-east of Britain. They are known for their fine pottery (beakers).
They were round-headed, strongly built and taller than the Iberians. They are also known for the first individual graves furnished with pottery and bronze tools that began to replace the stone ones.
1 000 B.C. - the Picts came from somewhere on the Continent and settled mainly in Scotland. Some scientists distinguish them as a separate group of Celtic origin that came independently, others think they were just a mixture of the Iberians and the Celts that arrived later.
The Picts were short, dark-hared, aggressive, covered all over with paintings and tatoos (that's why the Romans called them "Pictus", i.e. "painted" (see "Brave Heart").
The language of the Picts is a mystery. The scientists can easily split it into words and read but cannot decode it (cannot get the meanings of the words and the message of the texts).
700 B.C. - the Celts arrived from Central Europe pushing the local inhabitants into the territory of present-day Wales, Scotland and Ireland. They were tall, red-hared and blue-eye. There were 2 main Celtic tribes that settled in the British Isles:
Tribe |
Scots |
Britons |
Place of Settlement |
first they settled in Ireland and then moved to Scotland and intermixed with the Picts |
settled in the south-east of England |
|
The Gaelic Branch |
The Britonnic Branch |
Celtic Languages |
1. Irish/Erse (Ireland) |
1. Breton (Brittany, modern France) |
|
2. Scotch Gaelic (the Scottish Highlands) |
2. Welsh (Wales) |
|
3. Manx (dead; the Isle of Man) |
3. Cornish (dead; Cornwall) |
The Celts also had their own ancient alphabet called Ogham.
The Celts were technologically advanced. They knew the how to work iron.
Celtic Life: