- •The geographical location and climate of Great Britain.
- •2. Outstanding writer/poet of the United States of America
- •3. Roman invasion and classical element in the English language
- •4. National symbols of the United States of America. National Flag of the usa
- •5. Scandinavian Invasion and Scandinavian borrowings
- •6. The Life of British Youth
- •7. Political parties of the usa
- •8. The Commonwealth as a voluntary association.
- •9. State system of the United kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
- •10. Sporting life in the usa
- •11. National symbols of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland The National Flag of the United Kingdom
- •12. The first universities of the uk
- •13. Who the Britons are
- •14. The most important event in the history of the usa
- •15. The system of higher education in Great Britain
- •16. Prominent people of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Queen Elizabeth I (1533-1603)
- •17. A “typical” British family life
- •18. Three main periods in the history of the English language.
- •19. The Anglo-Saxon invasion and its influence on the development of the English language.
- •20. The Norman Conquest of England and the Norman-French element in the English vocabulary
- •21. Languages in the United States of America
- •22. Релігія у сучасній Британії (Religion in today’s Britain)
- •23. Stratification in the British society
- •Upper Class
- •Middle Class / “White Collar”
- •24. National and public holidays in the usa
- •25. Court system of Great Britain
- •26. Celtic invasion and Celtic borrowings
- •27. Food and drinks in the usa
- •28. Music and folklore in Great Britain
- •29. Traditional ceremonies in london An Invitation to the Palace
- •Changing the Guard
- •30. Big cities of the usa new york city
4. National symbols of the United States of America. National Flag of the usa
American flag is the official national flag of the United States of America. It has 13 horizontal stripes, 7 red and 6 white, and in the upper corner near the staff, a rectangular blue field containing 50 white stars.
The stripes symbolize the 13 colonies that originally made up the United States of America. The stars represent the 50 states of the Union.
White colour symbolizes Purity and Innocence, red colour - Hardiness and Valour (доблесть, героїзм, мужність); blue colour Vigilance (пильність, зоркість), Perseverance (наполегливість, стійкість) and Justice.
Because of its stars, stripes, and colours, the American flag is often called the Stars and Stripes, or the Red, White, and Blue. Another popular, patriotic name is Old Glory.
5. Scandinavian Invasion and Scandinavian borrowings
From the end of the 8th (eighth) century the Scandinavian tribe, the Danes, began to attack Britain. The Danes were of the same Germanic race as the Anglo-Saxons. They influenced the development of the country greatly. They were good sailors, traders and skilful shipbuilders.
At the beginning of the 11th century England was conquered by the Danes once more. The Danish king Canute became the king of Denmark, Norway and England. He made England the centre of his power. After his death an Anglo-Saxon king came to the throne.
The Scandinavian element can be found in the English language. It covers:
nouns: anger, gate, husband, sky, window;
adjectives: ill, low, flat, weak;
verbs: get, give, lift, die, take;
pronouns: same, both, they.
Scandinavian settlements in England left their toponymic traces in many places, e. g. – by (from Sc. byr- “settlement, village”) in Derby, Rugby, Grimsby; - foss (from Sc. foss- “waterfall”) in Fossbury, Fossway.
6. The Life of British Youth
Young people in Great Britain have a lot of different interests apart of their school work. I would like to tell you about some of them.
As children, both boys and girls play many games, swim, go boating and camping and have fun in many kinds of sports and outdoor activities. Lots of them are members of the organizations for boys and girls. The largest organizations are the Boy Scouts and Girl Guides. Besides going in for sports, they organize social activities, learn woodwork, needlework, cooking, first aid and other subjects.
Secondary schools help develop children’s talents and skills. There are societies and clubs for them, such as a school literary society, a school drama society and different clubs for photography, music, theatre, art, stamp collecting, and natural sciences. Often schools, colleges have orchestras, bands, singing groups. Besides, there are a lot of parties.
There are also many societies for schoolchildren who are fond of sports. All schools, colleges and universities have gymnasiums, sports grounds and swimming-pools.
Britain teenagers are very active in such popular organizations as “Green Peace”. They also take part in some political organizations and movements, for example, against nuclear weapon.