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School 550, Moscow
Teacher of English:
GULNARA BATALOVA
Form 8:
THE WORLD AROUND US
English lesson:
LET’S KNOW MORE ABOUT THE UK
© Gulya Batalova | 2007
UK
• official name
United Kingdom?
• The United Kingdom of Great Britain
Great Britain?
and Northern
Ireland
• short form
Britain?
• The United
Kingdom
• abbreviation
• The UK
England?
What is the real name of the country?
UK consists of:
Great
England
London
English
Britain
Scotland
Edinburgh
Scottish
Northern Ireland
Wales
Cardiff
Welsh
Belfast
Irish
Every country has its own flag,
emblem, national day, holidays…
BUT
the British
London
English
is isthe
thenationality
capital
official language
ofof
the
the
UK
UK
Is the UK one country?
UK
national flag
The Union Flag
(also known as The Union Jack)
► it symbolizes the union of three countries under one monarch
► the first variant of it appeared in 1606, when England and Scotland
were united under one King
► the final variant of it was created in 1801, when Great Britain united
with Ireland
► the Welsh flag in not on the Union Flag because Wales united with
England in 1536 before the first Union Flag appeared
the red cross of St George
for England
the white cross of St Andrew
for Scotland
the red cross of St Patrick
for Ireland
UK
geography
► a European country in Western Europe
► total area is 244,110 sq km
► water: round the UK there is
the North Sea, the Irish Sea, the Celtic Sea
the Atlantic Ocean and the English Channel
► an island country consists of 2 large islands (Great Britain and Ireland)
and about 5,000 smaller ones
► a lot of rivers
the Thames is the best known river
the Severn is the longest one in the UK (354 km)
Is the UK a continent or an island?
UK
geography
A precious stone set in the silver sea…
William Shakespeare
variety of landscape
► lowlands (valleys, fields)
in the south and the east
► highlands (hills, mountains)
in the north and the west
► coast (sandy beaches,
chalk cliffs)
► lakes, waterfalls, forests
UK
climate
…as changeable as the weather…
► the climate is mild because of the Gulf Stream
► it is often foggy and rainy
► summer is warm but cooler than that on the continent; there can be a
lot of rainy days
► winter is not very cold but often with damp and windy days
► different parts of the UK have different types of the weather: the
further south we go the warmer it gets
UK
political system
her Majesty the Queen Elizabeth II
the present head of the UK
► a monarch (a king or a queen) is the head of the UK
and the symbol of the nation’s unity
► the Queen does not make any political decision but
she has many formal functions
Anthony “Tony” Charles Lynton Blair
the present Prime Minister of the UK
► has actual power
►the British Parliament consists of 2 chambers: the
House of Lords and the House of Commons
UK
famous people
Some
ago the
BBC offered
all people
of the UK
Siryears
Winston
Leonard
Spenser
Churchill
to name the
greatest –British
in the world.
30/11/1874
24/1/1965
There is a list of 10 persons
an are
English
who
well politician
known all and
overstrategist
the world:
best known as Prime Minister of the UK during
the Second World War
Who is the greatest person in the British history?
UK
symbols
red double-decker bus
telephone box
a Scotsman in
a national costume
black taxi cab
Big Ben
beefeater
monster in Loch Ness
UK
sports
◄ Cricket is England’s national sport;
since 1967
Football (soccer) is the most ►
popular sport; since 1863;
92 professional clubs;
famous club Manchester United
◄ Polo was brought from India in
the 19th century by army
officers
Tennis tournament ►
in Wimbledon since 1877
UK
sports
◄ Golf was invented by the Scots
Darts is a popular pub game; ►
it was known in the Middle Ages
◄ Horse racing is the sport of Kings;
the most spectator sport;
since 1837
Rugby is an original English ►
game with an oval ball
Let’s check your knowledge
about the UK?
► What
►The
United
is theKingdom
full official
of name
Great of
Britain
the country?
and Northern Ireland
► What countries
►England,
Scotland,
does
Wales
the UK
andconsist
Northern
of?Ireland
► By whom
►Prime
Minister
is theand
country
the Government
ruled?
► Which
►The
Union
things
Flag,
unite
London,
people
the
ofBritish,
the countries
English,
ofthe
theQueen
UK?
► What
►The
British
is the nationality of the UK?
► The
Which
North
seasSea,
is the
theUK
Irish
washed
Sea and
by?the Celtic Sea
►How many
►Three
colors:
colours
white,are
redthere
and blue
in the Union Flag?
UK
information
Some sites about Britain were used in
order to get more information and nicer
pictures for making a good useful
presentation about the UK
http://www.uk.ru/geography/index.html
http://www.paneuro.ru/main/scotland/photo/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Kingdom#column-one
http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/customs/questions/index.html
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