Transcript BRITISH LIFE

BRITISH LIFE
©Балашова Елена
Школа 600
Учитель английского языка
2007
CONTENTS
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Map of the UK
The Royal Family
The British and Food
The British and Sport
Quiz 1
Quiz 2
Answers
MAP OF THE UK
• The British Isles is the
name
for
England,
Scotland, Wales, Ireland,
the Isle of Man and the
Channel Islands. The UK
is about 200,000 square
kilometres in size and
1,000 kilometres from
north to south.
The Royal Family
Queen
Elizabeth II
Charles,
Prince of Wales
Prince William
of Wales
Prince Henry
of Wales
Anne,
Princess Royal
Peter Philips
Zara Philips
Andrew,
Duke of York
Princess
Beatrice
of York
Edward,
Earl of Wessex
Princess
Eugenie
of York
The British and Food
• The British drinks
about 200,000,000
cups of tea a day.
Afternoon tea is a
small meal, not a
drink. It became
popular about a
hundred and fifty
years ago.
The British and Sport
The most popular sport
is football. Also walking,
tennis and cricket are very
popular. A famous tennis
club was started at
Wimbledon in 1868. Also
the British like watching
horse races.
Quiz 1 The Royal Family
1. What is the name of the present royal
family?
a) Stuart b) Windsor c) Tudor
2. What are the Queen’s favourite
animals?
a) birds
b) cats
c) dogs
3. When did Queen Elizabeth II become
Queen?
a) 1945
b) 1952
c) 1960
Quiz 2 The British and Sport
1. Which sport do the British most enjoy
watching on TV?
a) cricket
b) football
c) swimming
2. Which sport do the British most enjoy
doing?
a) running
b) swimming c) walking
3. What sport is played at Wimbledon?
a) tennis
b) football
c) cricket
Answers
Quiz 1
1 b Windsor.
2 c dogs
3 b 1952
Quiz 2
1 b football
2 c walking
3 a tennis