- •Early britain
- •Prehistoric Britain
- •Cultural Focus: Stonehenge
- •Celtic Invasions
- •Cultural Focus: The Druids
- •The Roman Conquest and Occupation
- •Early History
- •The Romans and the Celts
- •Early History
- •The Fall of Britannia
- •The Anglo-Saxon Kingdoms
- •The Anglo-Saxon Culture
- •The scandinavian invasion First Raids and Battles
- •Danelaw
- •Cultural Focus: King Alfred the Great
- •Restoration of the Saxon Kings
- •The norman conquest The Norman Invasion
- •The House of Normandy
- •The Effect of the Norman Conquest
- •Cultural Focus: The Canterbury Tale
- •Magna Carta. The First Parliament
- •Cultural Focus: Prince of Wales
- •The Wars of the Roses
- •England in the 16th century. The tudor monarchy
- •Henry VII
- •Henry VIII — Beginning of the Reign
- •Henry VIII and the Reformation
- •Edward VI
- •Bloody Mary
- •Mary, Queen of Scots
- •Elizabethan Times
- •Cultural Focus: English Renaissance
- •England in the 17th century. The stuart dynasty
- •James the First
- •Charles the First
- •Civil Wars. Execution of the King
- •Republic of Commonwealth
- •The Restoration Period
- •Glorious Revolution
- •William III
- •The Union with Scotland
- •Building the Empire
- •George III. The American Revolution
- •The Industrial Revolution
- •4) Negotiate, negotiable, negotiator, negotiation
- •7) Stipulate, stipulation
- •8) Smuggle, smuggler, smuggling
- •Britain in the 19th century
- •The Period of Napoleonic Wars
- •Britain after the Napoleonic Wars
- •The Victorian Age
- •British Empire
- •Britain in the first half of the 20™ century
- •The Beginning of the Century
- •Fighting for the Vote
- •Death of Edward VII. King George V
- •The First World War
- •Britain after World War I
- •Britain in World War II: 1939-1943
- •The Crown in World War II
- •Britain in the second half of the 20th century
- •The Commonwealth
- •Domestic Affairs
- •Cultural Focus: Welfare in Britain
- •Britain and Her European Neighbours
- •The Royal Family Today
- •1. Geographical factors:
- •2. Historical factors:
- •Bibliography
4) Negotiate, negotiable, negotiator, negotiation
a) The agreement was reached after a series of difficult .
b) reported that the details of this agreement are still under .
In state matters not everything is .
The strike was caused by the management's refusal with the
unions.
5) prosper, prosperity, prosperous, prosperously
a)Britain reached its greatest at the second half of the 19th
century.
A lot of computer manufacturing companies today.
After the war not so many people lived .
She was a daughter of merchant banker.
6) suffrage, suffragette, suffragist
a) Female was introduced in Britain in 1918.
b) is someone who supports .
c) was a woman in Britain, Australia and the United States in
the early 20th century who was a member of a group that demanded the right of women to vote.
7) Stipulate, stipulation
That victory meant of free economic zone hi the country.
The only is that the candidates must be over 30.
8) Smuggle, smuggler, smuggling
a) The man was arrested when he tried a knife into the House
of Commons.
b)The drug _____ illegally 75 tons of cocaine into the USA in
the 1980s.
c) usually flourished in the countries where the free trade was
hampered.
Task 9. Here are the most important events of the 18th century in Britain. Rank them in importance and explain your choice.
Union with Scotland
Loss of American colonies
The Industrial Revolution
Union with Ireland
Formation of the Cabinet Government System
Task 10. Historical consequences. Match two statements from columns A and B into a compound sentence with the conjunction "so".
A |
B |
1. George I could not speak English and did not take part in the sittings of government |
a) the rebellion was suppressed and the United Kingdom was created |
2. James II tried to restore his rights to the English Crown with the support of the Scots |
b) the severe economic restrictions led to the war with American colonies |
3. The Empire was steadily growing |
c) money was invested into engineering providing further development of industry |
4. George III tried to provide his own foreign policy |
d) the Cabinet Government system shaped in Britain |
5. The development of colonies accumulated wealth in the country |
e) the Dublin Parliament was dissolved and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland was formed |
6. The movement for independence caused mass rebellions in Ireland |
f) it required new laws of economic organisation |
Britain in the 19th century
Task 1. Brainstorming.
What do you know about Napoleonic wars in Europe? What countries did he conquer? What Empire did he create?
The 19th century became the period of wealth and glory in Britain. What were the factors that predetermined this glory? What events in the I6lh—17th centuries helped to create a world power in the 19* century?