- •Кратко о Великобритании
- •1. Some general facts about Great Britain. The geographical position and the territory of the uk. The British Isles. The seas surrounding the British Isles. The English Channel.
- •2. Different names of the country. The capital of the country.
- •3. The uk national symbols (the British flag, the English flag, the Scottish flag, the Welsh flag, patron saints of England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland, the national anthem, floral symbols).
- •5. Climate. Vegetation and wildlife.
- •6. Four geographic and historical parts of Great Britain. Brief descriptions of England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.
- •7. Major cities of Great Britain (London, Edinburgh, Cambridge, Oxford, Manchester, Glasgow, Liverpool).
- •8. The geographical position and the territory of the usa. The national capital. The us national symbols (the national anthem, the national flag, the national bird).
- •9. Landscape. Major rivers, lakes and waterfalls in the United States.
- •10. Climate. Plant and animal life.
- •11. Traditional regions of the United States.
- •12. Major cities of the usa
- •I. Answer the following questions:
- •II. Explain in English what is meant by:
- •III. Choose a topic for project work or a report from those given below:
- •1. Early history of Britain.
- •2. Roman Britain.
- •3. The Anglo-Saxon period.
- •4. The medieval period in Britain (1066-1485).
- •5. The century of the Tudors (1485-1625).
- •6. The struggle for supremacy between Crown and Parliament (the 17th century).
- •7. The British Empire and Industrial Revolution (1688-1837).
- •8. The Victorian age. Britain and World Wars. Welfare State.
- •9. United States history
- •10. Britain and the usa in the late 20th century.
- •I. Answer the following questions:
- •II. Explain in English what is meant by:
- •III. Choose a topic for project work or a report from those given below:
- •1. The political system of the uk.
- •2. The system of government in the usa.
- •3. Britain and the usa: a social profile.
- •4. The British and American character.
- •5. Languages in Britain and the usa.
- •6. Festivals and holidays in Britain and the usa.
- •Independence Day
- •I. Answer the following questions:
- •II. Explain in English what is meant by:
- •III. Choose a topic for project work or a report from those given below:
- •1. English art and architecture.
- •I. Answer the following questions:
- •II. Explain in English what is meant by:
- •III. Choose a topic for project work or a report from those given below:
- •Sources
- •Contents
I. Answer the following questions:
1. What do you know about the Celtic tribes? 2. When did the Romans occupy Britain? 3. Who was the famous Queen of the Iceni tribe who waged war on the Romans? 4. What Germanic tribes invaded Britain? 5. Who won the battle of Hastings? 6. What do you know about the Domesday Book? 7. What was Magna Carta? 8. Why did England start the Hundred Years War? 9. What was the cause and outcome of the Wars of the Roses? 10. What were the reasons for the English Reformation? 11. Why was the reign of Elizabeth I called the Golden Age? 12. What was the Gunpowder Plot? 13. What led to the Civil War in England? 14. What two calamities brought a lot of suffering to the English people in the 17th century? 15. What kind of monarchy was established after the Glorious Revolution? 16. What discoveries and inventions led to the Industrial Revolution? 17. Why do historians speak about the Victorian Age? 18. What was the impact of the two world wars on Britain? 19. When and how did the British Empire fall? 20. How did Englishmen call their first colonies established in America? 21. What caused the War of Independence? 22. What did the Declaration of Independence proclaim? 23. What was the reason for the Civil War in America? 24. What was the life of slaves on the southern cotton plantations? 25. What changes took place in the US after the Civil War? 26. What foreign policy did the US pursue at the end of the 19th century? 27. When did the Great Depression begin in the USA? 28. What event made the USA start fighting in World War II? 29. What progress did America achieve in space exploration? 30. How did the world happen to be on the brink of a nuclear war? 31. What effect did the Vietnam War have on US society? 32. What eased the tension of the cold war between America and the USSR? 33. What happened on September 11, 2001 in America? 34. Why did the USA invade Iraq in 2003?
II. Explain in English what is meant by:
Stonehenge, druid, Londinium, Hadrian’s Wall, sheriff, the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, Danelaw, the Prince of Wales, the Black Death, the Spanish Armada, the Methodist Church, the Boers, the Triple Entente, the welfare state, the New World, the Pilgrim Fathers, abolitionist, the good-neighbour policy, Eurosceptics, “Star Wars”, the Kyoto Protocol.
III. Choose a topic for project work or a report from those given below:
The Celts in Britain.
Roman Britain.
Anglo-Saxon England.
The Vikings in Britain.
The Norman Conquest.
Medieval England.
The Plantagenets.
King Henry VIII.
The Stuart Age (1603–1714).
The reign of Elizabeth I.
Oliver Cromwell.
Victorian England.
Winston Churchill.
Margaret Thatcher.
The Civil War in America.
The Great Depression.
The Vietnam War.
Great American presidents.
10 most important events in American history.
10 most important events in British history.
Theme 3. British and American political system. Great Britain and the USA: people and society.