- •Some interesting facts about english speaking countries
- •Учебное издание
- •Предисловие
- •English language
- •What people use English for
- •What students say about English
- •1. Read the article and add your opinion.
- •1. Read the article and choose the best title.
- •The top 10 languages spoken in world
- •1. Try saying hello! Match.
- •2. Choose the correct answer/answers.
- •Great Britain
- •Vocabulary
- •1. Answer the questions:
- •2. Complete the sentences:
- •3. Using the map, tell everything you know about the geographical position of the uk.
- •Climate
- •1. Read the article and complete it with correct words and word-combinations.
- •2. Compare the climate of Great Britain with that of your country.
- •The Union Flag - the flag of the United Kingdom
- •1. Read the text and complete it with verbs from the box.
- •The Making of the Union Flag
- •1. Make up a story about The Union Flag. The British system of government
- •1. Skim through the text and say which of its paragraphs give the information about:
- •2. Complete these sentences.
- •The Role of the Monarchy
- •Vocabulary
- •Vocabulary
- •1. Answer the questions:
- •2. Complete the text using the given words:
- •5. Using the map below play the role of a guide around London. Choose one of the places of interest and speak about it.
- •Scotland
- •Vocabulary
- •A Thistle Emblem
- •Vocabulary
- •1. What is wrong?
- •2. Find the answers to the questions.
- •The Scots
- •Vocabulary
- •The Welsh
- •Vocabulary
- •Some Facts from the History of Ireland
- •Vocabulary
- •The system of government
- •Vocabulary
- •Flag of the United States
- •Vocabulary
- •Usa Climate
- •1. Match climate regions and warm clothes.
- •2. Find sentences with the following words and phrases in the text and translate them into Russian:
- •Vocabulary
- •Vocabulary
- •Australia
- •Vocabulary
- •New Zealand
- •Vocabulary
- •1. Answer the questions to the text:
- •2. Read the texts again and complete the table:
- •3. Complete the crossword:
- •Great Britain
- •The United Kingdom
- •What do these names stand for?
- •English Speaking Countries
- •Bibliography
Great Britain
1. What is the official name of Great Britain?
a) the United Kingdom
b) Britannia
c) the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
d) the United Kingdom of England, Northern Ireland, Wales and Scotland.
2. What is the name of the British national flag?
a) the Union Jack b) the Saint Andrew’s Cross
c) the Saint David’s Cross d) the Stars and Stripes
3. What is the official religion in the United Kingdom?
a) Catholicism b) Orthodoxy
c) Protestantism d) Judaism
4. What is the most important airport in Great Britain?
a) Heathrow Airport b) Gatwick Airport
c) Stansted Airport d) Vnukovo Airport
5. Where is Greenwich?
a) in England b) in Scotland
c) in Wales d) in Ireland
6. What lake does the famous Scottish monster live in?
a) Loch Erne b) Loch Lomond
c) Loch Ness d) Loch Dove
7. What is the longest river in Great Britain?
a) the Severn b) the Avon
c) the Thames d) the Tyne
8. What is the name of the highest mountain in Scotland?
a) Ben Nevis b) Snowdon
c) Scaffel Pike d) Alps
9. What is the capital of Northern Ireland?
a) Cardiff b) Dublin
c) Belfast d) London
10. What city in Britain has nickname “The Smoke”?
a) Edinburgh b) Cardiff
c) London d) Aberdeen
11. What natural resources bring the most profits to the British economy?
a) coal reserves b) oil reserves
c) water reserves d) gold reserves
12. What is Britain famous for?
a) its rains b) its winds
c) its fogs d) its cold
13. What is the state system of the United Kingdom?
a) a constitutional monarchy b) a parliamentary republic
c) a limited monarchy d) a federal republic
14. What chambers does the British Parliament consist of?
a) the Senate and the House of Representatives
b) the House of Lords and the House of Commons
c) the Cabinet of Ministers and the Shadow Cabinet
d) the House of Lords and the House of Representatives
15. Who presides in the House of Lords?
a) the Lord Chancellor b) the Speaker
c) the Chancellor of the Exchequer d) the Prime-Minister
16. Who presides in the House of Commons?
a) the Lord Chancellor b) the Speaker
c) the Chancellor of the Exchequer d) the Prime-Minister
17. Where does the British Premier live and work?
a) at 10 Downing Street b) in the Houses of Parliament
c) in Buckingham Palace d) in Fleet Street
18. For what period are the members of the House of Commons elected?
a) 2 years b) 3 years
c) 4 years d) 5 years
19. In which century was the Oxford University established?
a) 15 b) 10
c) 13 d) 12
20. What universities have the highest academic reputation in the UK?
a) London University and Bristol University
b) Redbrick Universities
c) Cambridge University and Oxford University
d) Glasgow University
21. Who wrote “The Picture of Dorian Gray”
a) Mark Twain b) Oscar Wilde
c) Edgar Poe d) Walter Scott
22. Who is the creator of the electronic motor?
a) Thomas Edison b) Isaac Newton
c) James Watt d) Michael Faraday
23. How many voyages around the world did James Cook make?
a) 3 b) 4
c) 2 d) 5
24. Who wrote “Oliver Twist”?
a) Charles Dickens b) Robert Burns
c) William Shakespeare d) Robert Stevenson
25. Who was the British Prime Minister in 1979-1996?
a) Margaret Thatcher b) James Callaghan
c) Stanley Baldwin d) John Major
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