- •Voronezh state university
- •50 Things you need to know about britain.
- •50 Things you need to know about britain.
- •1). Stonehenge
- •2). St. Augustine and Christianity
- •3). Canterbury Tales
- •4) Religious settlement
- •5) Shakespeare
- •6) Gin craze and British drink culture
- •Battle of Waterloo and national identity
- •* The battlefield today
- •8)The Red House and ‘my house is my castle’
- •10) The Beatles
- •Alfred the Great.
- •Magna Charta (1215).
- •3) English Civil war of 1642 -1649.
- •4) The Glorious Revolution. (1688 - 89)
- •5) Birth of Great Britain, Act of Union in 1707.
- •6) Robert Walpole – the first Prime Minister.
- •The British Bobby.
- •Suffragettes
- •*The Suffragettes wanted the right for women to vote.
- •9). National Health Service
- •Results
- •(Http://en.Wikipedia.Org/wiki/Welfare_state_in_the_United_Kingdom) *The National Health Service
- •10). Britain Joining Europe*
- •*A History of the European Union and Great Britain
- •Introduction.
- •1). The Roman Invasion
- •2). The Norman invasion of 1066
- •3). Elizabeth I and the Spanish Armada
- •4). East India Company and the battle of Plassey
- •5) Tea and American Revolution
- •1. What is understood by the “Boston Tea Party”*?
- •3. Why did the British loose the battle?
- •6) Nelson and the Battle of Trafalgar
- •7). Slave trade
- •Campaign to abolish the slave trade
- •8) Dr Livingston and exploration of Africa*
- •9)The Windrush and the Empire
- •Identity
- •10). The Channel Tunnel* and the Eurostar
- •Early Plans
- •A Contest
- •The Design for the Channel Tunnels
- •Getting Started
- •Building the Channel Tunnel
- •Connecting the Tunnels
- •Finishing the Channel Tunnel
Magna Charta (1215).
Task 5. Find sentences with the following phrasal verbs:
Usher in – вводить
Go into (war) – вступать
Task 6. Find out what King John was like from the cultural commentary.
Task 7. What is the role of Magna Charta in English history?
Task 8. What document was created in the New World (America) under the influence of Magna Charta?
Task 9. Fill in the gaps while viewing.
The Norman 1)…….. led to the signing of one of the most important documents in British history. The story of Magna Charta begins during the reign of King John in the 13th century. King John* is a monarch Brits love 2).. …. . He managed to quarrel with everyone: he quarreled with the barons, he quarreled with the 3) …… and even the Pope * excommunicated * him. He made a right royal mess of everything. He tried to raise new 4) ….. from the barons. The barons were less than pleased. The barons forced him to meet them in Runnymeed, Surrey *. They 5)……. his powers and gave themselves new 6)…… . King John had to sign the Articles of the Barons or Magna Charta. There were 63 articles. They gave Brits their liberties. Of those two clauses are especially important Clause 39 (no free man can be imprisoned,) and Clause 61 (25 Barons elect a council). Clause 61 was the beginning of 7)………. . Clause 39 is the cornerstone of Brits’ freedom. Everyone is innocent (невиновен) until proved guilty. John renounced (отвергнуть, отказаться от) the document as soon as the barons left. Both sides went into war. 8)…. did not survive in the war that followed. But 9)….. …… is still with us today and was even exported to the New World. It inspired the people who wrote the 10)……… ………… . The Magna Charta showed that kings should consult people in the matter of taxing. The Magna Charta gave Brits the civil liberties they still enjoy today. Kings had to call Parliament if they wanted to raise taxes.
Cultural Commentary
* King John - John (1166 –1216), also known as John Lackland was King of England from 6 April 1199 until his death. During John's reign, England lost the duchy of Normandy to King Philip II of France, The baronial revolt at the end of John's reign led to the sealing of the Magna Carta, a document sometimes considered to be an early step in the evolution of the constitution of Britain.
John, the youngest of five sons of King Henry II of England and Eleanor of Aquitaine, was appointed the Lord of Ireland in 1177 and given lands in England and on the continent. John's elder brother Richard I became king in 1189, John was a potential heir to the throne. John unsuccessfully attempted a rebellion against Richard's royal administrators whilst his brother was participating in the Third Crusade. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John,_King_of_England
* The Pope – The head of the Roman Catholic Church. At the time of King John England was Catholic.
* Excommunicate – to formally take away membership of the church from someone as a punishment. (Longman Dictionary of English Language and Culture, 1998).
* Magna Charta – Великая хартия Вольностей
* Surrey – is a county to the south of London.