I. Now we’ll do our phonetic exercise. Listen and repeat the words.
The "Union Jack", the United Kingdom, Great Britain, Northern Irelands, the British Isles, England, Wales, Scotland, London, European, the North Sea, the English Channel, the Atlantic Ocean, the Irish Sea, the Severn, the Thames, the Atlantic Ocean, Gulf Stream, the Head of State, the Queen, the British Parliament, the House of Lords, the House of Commons, the Labour party, the Conservative party, the Liberal party.
II. Give Ukrainian equivalents of the English proverbs.
Every country has its customs.
My house is my castle.
Exercises
I. Give English equivalents of the word-combinations:
розташовується; складається з чотирьох країн; промисловість "високих технологій"; земля гір, озер і романтичних замків; чудові долини; сільськогосподарські землі; дуже мінлива; весь день; туман і смог; дві палати
II. Point true and false statements. Correct false statements.
1
.
The British Isles is the place where the United Kingdom of Great
Britain and Northern Irelands is situated.
2. The British Isles consists of four large islands.
3. Scotland is a land of mountains, lakes and romantic castles.
4. The Severn is the longest river in Great Britain.
5. The United Kingdom is made up of three countries: England, Wales and Scotland.
6. There are two main political parties in Great Britain: the Labour and the Liberal parties.
7. The weather in Great Britain is very changeable.
8. All rivers in Great Britain are not very long.
III. Answer the questions.
1. What is the text about?
2. Where is the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Irelands situated?
3. How many islands do the British Isles consist of?
4. How many countries is the United Kingdom made up of? Name them, please.
5. What kind of rivers are there in Great Britain?
6. What kind of weather is there in Great Britain?
7. Whom is the country ruled by?
8. What is the main idea of the text?
9. What do you consider to be the most interesting/important in the text?
10. What new items have you learned from the text?
IV. Match the following.
1. urban |
a) миф/ міф |
2. include |
b) в то время как/ тоді як |
3. myth |
c) изменчивая/ мінлива |
4. castle |
d) палата |
5. while |
e) замок |
6. influence |
f) включать/ включати |
7. changeable |
g) влиять/ впливати |
8. chamber |
h) городской/ міський |
V. Prove the statements.
1. All parts of the United Kingdom are very various.
2. Great Britain is a very developed country.
3. The weather in Great Britain is very changeable.
4. The most unpleasant aspect of English weather is fog and smog.
5. The UK is constitutional monarchy.
VI. Write down a plan of the text and give a title to each of the parts.
VII. Write down 4 – 5 key-words to each part of the text.
VIII. Retell the text using your plan and key-words.
IX. Discuss the following using key-patterns.
1. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Irelands
2. total area
3. is made up
4. is noted
5. unpleasant aspect
These are traditional aids used in UK schools to help students remember the order of British Monarchs from William the Conqueror on . . .
Willie Willie Harry Stee
Harry Dick John Harry three;
One two three Neds, Richard two
Harrys four five six....then who?
Edwards four five, Dick the bad,
Harrys (twain), Ned six (the lad);
Mary, Bessie, James you ken,
Then Charlie, Charlie, James again...
Will and Mary, Anna Gloria,
Georges four, Will four Victoria;
Edward seven next, and then
Came George the fifth in nineteen ten;
Ned the eighth soon abdicated
Then George six was coronated;
After which Elizabeth
And that's all folks until her death.
. . . and some schools used this more concise version . . .
Willie, Willie, Harry, Ste,
Harry, Dick, John, Harry three;
One two three Neds, Richard two,
Harrys four five six, ... then who?
Edwards four five, Dick the bad,
Harrys (twain), Ned (the lad);
Mary, Bessie, James the vain,
Charlie, Charlie, James again.
Will and Mary, Anna Gloria,
Georges four, then Will, Victoria;
Edward seven, George and Ted,
George the sixth, now Liz instead.