- •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
10. Sporting life in the usa
Sports play an important part in American life. Football is the most popular sport. Baseball is in the second place among the sports people most like to watch. Both baseball and football are American developments of sports played in England.
American football in the USA is different from its European cousins, rugby and soccer. It is not just the size, speed and strength of its players. Rather, it is the most “scientific” of all outdoor team sports. Specific rules state what each player in each position may and may not do, and when.
Baseball is the national game in the USA. It is played by two teams of nine players each throughout the spring and summer.
Volleyball is American in origin. Basketball and volleyball were both first played in Massachusetts in the 1890’s.
Different climates have provided its people with a large choice of summer and winter sports. Outdoor winter sports and activities such as skating, sledding and tobogganing are popular in the north. Those who live in the south go in for water sports like windsurfing, scuba diving, water skiing or sailing.
11. National symbols of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland The National Flag of the United Kingdom
The Union Flag, or Union Jack, is the national flag of the United Kingdom. It is so called because it has the emblem of the three countries united under one Sovereign – the kingdoms of England and Wales, of Scotland and of Ireland.
The flag consists of three crosses:
The cross of Saint George: the patron saint of England since 1270’s. It is a red cross on a white ground;
The cross of Saint Andrew: the patron saint of Scotland. It is a diagonal white cross on a blue ground;
The cross of Saint Patrick: the patron saint of Ireland. It’s a diagonal red cross on a white ground.
Today Union Flag is flown above Buckingham Palace as well as at Windsor Castle, when the Queen is not in residence. It is also flown over government buildings on flag days.
12. The first universities of the uk
Before the 12th (twelfth) century most people were illiterate. Reading and writing skills were not important or necessary. Monasteries were centres of education, and priests and monks were most educated people.
But with the development of medicine and law, organizations of general study called universities appeared in Italy and France.
A university had four faculties: Theology (the study of religion), Canon Law (church laws), Medicine and Art, which included Latin grammar, rhetoric (the art of making speeches), logic, arithmetic, geometry, astronomy and music).
In the middle of the 12th century a group of professors from France came to Britain and founded schools in the town of Oxford in 1168. It was the beginning of the first English university. The second university was founded in Cambridge in 1209.
Towards the end of the 13th century colleges appeared around the universities, where other subjects were studied.
In 1476, Caxton returned from Germany, where he learned the art of printing, to England. He set up the first English printing-press in London. Two years later, the second printing-press was set up in Oxford.