- •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.
The Celts were successive farmers. They introduced more advanced ploughing methods that made it possible to farm on heavier (solid) soils.
The Celts built hill-forts - protected towns/economic centres.
The Celts introduced money in the form of iron bars, later (a Roman borrowing) - coins.
The Celts wore knee-length trousersand checked cloaks fastened by pins (that explains the origin of the Scottish tartan). They were careful about cleanliness and neatness. However poor, stated the Romans, they were never seen ragged or dirty.
Social system:
kings;
warriors (Druids);
free farmers.
The Druids were simultaneously priests and warriors. They could not read or write but they memorised religious teachings, tribal laws, history and medicine. They had no temples and met in the forests among trees, on hills and by rivers. Everything in the natural world possessed its spirit for the Celts (they were pagans). Some scientists presume that the Stonehenge was a Druids' place of worship.
There existed the equality of the sexes in the Celtic society - there were women-worriers, women-queens, etc.
Linguistic traces: there are a lot of place-names of the Celtic origin in the British Isles, e.g. Torr ("high rock"), Llanelly (llan - "church"), Pylle ("creek"), Avon ("water"), Ouse ("water"), York, Kent, London (llyn - "lake", dyn - "fort"), etc.
Theme “History of the British Isles” Part 2 Roman Invasion
55 B.C. - Julius Caesar attacked Britain.
Reasons:
economic - Britain was an important food producer due to its mild climate + it was rich in raw materials (tin ore, corn, slaves) + Britain provided slaves for the Roman army;
political - the Romans fought with the Celts of Gaul on the continent who found shelter in Britain and were supported by the Celts of Britain.
Soon after his arrival, Julius Caesar left Britain with many slaves and riches.
43 A.D. - Emperor Claudius conquered Britain and it became a province of the Roman Empire. The only area that caused much trouble was Caledonia (Scotland). The Romans spent more than 100 years trying to conquer it and failed. Finally, they decided to build a wall - Hadrian's Wall - to keep pot the Celtic raiders from the north and to mark the border.
Roman Life:
The Romans brought reading and writing skills and the Latin language to the British Isles. But only town-dwellers spoke the language of the Romans while in the villages the Celts used their Celtic dialects.
The Romans established towns as centres of administration and civilisation. There were 3 types of towns:
coloniae - towns with the Roman settlers only;
municipia - towns with mixed population (the Romans and the Celts);
civitas - towns with the Celtic population only administrated by the Romans.
The Romans established London as the most important trading centre.
The Romans built roads that continued to be used long after the Romans left Britain.
Linguistic traces: there are a lot of place-names of the Roman origin in the British Isles, e.g. with the endings -castra ("castle") (Chester, Lancaster, Leicester), -wich (Norwich, Greenwich), -port (Devonport), etc.
The Roman control came to an end as the Roman Empire began to collapse. The Romans were gradually leaving the country going back home to protect the Empire. The left romanised Celt alone to fight the Scots in the north, the Irish in the west and the Anglo-Saxons that started to arrive from the mainland.
410 A.D. - the last Roman soldiers left Britain.