- •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
Vocabulary
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
[ju:'natid 'kiŋdəm əv 'greit 'britn ənd 'nɔ:ðən 'aiələnd]
England ['iŋglənd]
Scotland ['skɒtlənd]
Wales ['weilz]
London ['lʌndən]
the Gulf Stream ['gʌlf 'stri:m]
to separate from - отделять от
to influence - влиять
latitude - широта
to be not very rich in natural resources - иметь не очень богатые природные ресурсы
farming - сельское хозяйство; фермерство
to produce - производить
highly developed industrial country - высокоразвитая промышленная страна
producer and exporter - производитель и экспортер
aircraft and navigation equipment - оборудование для авиационной и судостроительной промышленности
1. Answer the questions:
Where does Great Britain lie?
What separate Great Britain from European Continent?
What parts do Great Britain and the United Kingdom include?
What are the most important isles?
How can you define the climate of Great Britain?
What goods are produced in the UK?
2. Complete the sentences:
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is situated on the ...
The British Isles consists of two large islands: … and … , and about … thousand small islands.
The UK is made up of four countries: … , … , … and …
The British Isles are separated from European continent by the … and the …
The north of Scotland is mountainous and is called the … , the south is called the… The highest mountain … is in …
The longest river is …
The Thames is the … and the most important one.
The warm waters of … influence the climate of the British Isles.
The country is not very rich in natural ...
Over three quarters of Britain’s land is used for …
The UK is a highly … industrial country.
3. Using the map, tell everything you know about the geographical position of the uk.
An interesting fact:
The UK does not celebrate one particular national holiday. The four nations were once separate. Only centuries of bloody struggles brought them together.
England began to exist as a unified entity since the 10th century. It has always been the most powerful of all the four and tried to take control over Wales, Scotland and Ireland.
Wales was united to England in 1536 and got its status of principality. Now the eldest son of the Monarch is given the title "Prince of Wales".
In 1707 Scotland was forcefully joined the UK after a long struggle for its independence. The whole country became known as Great Britain.
As for Nothern Ireland, first the whole Ireland (or Ulster) was joined to Great Britain in 1801. But the union lasted for only 120 years and in 1922 southern part of Ireland separated and the independent Republic of Ireland (or Eire) was formed. Since then six northern Irish counties under the name of Nothern Ireland still remain the part of the UK.
Climate
1. Read the article and complete it with correct words and word-combinations.
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a changeable |
c. wet |
e. dogs |
g. forecast |
i. all day long |
k. quickly |
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b. Englishmen |
d. plants |
f. topic |
h. Gulf Stream |
j. weather |
l. cool |
The climate in Great Britain is generally mild and temperate due to the influence of the [1]. British people say: “Other countries have a climate, in England we have [2]. “The weather in Britain changes very [3]. One day may be fine and the next day may be [4]. The morning may be warm and the evening may be [5].
The weather is the favourite [6] of conversation in Britain. When two [7] are introduced to each other, if they can’t think of any thing else to talk about, they talk about weather. Every daily paper publishes a weather [8]. Both the radio and television give the weather forecast several times each day.
The English also say that they have three variants of weather: when it rains in the morning, when it rains in the afternoon or when in rains [9]. Sometimes it rains so heavily that they say “It’s raining cats and [10] “.
So, we may say that the British climate has three main features: it is mild, humid and [11].This humid and mild climate is good for [12]. The trees and flowers begin to blossom early in spring.