Великобритания Урок-страноведения, творческий экзамен по страноведению, обобщающие уроки в 5-6, 7-9 классах. УМК «Enjoy English». Автор: Беспалова Нина Николаевна учитель английского языка муниципального бюджетного общеобразовательного учреждения «гимназия г. Гурьевска»

The UK The United Kingdom Great Britain The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (England,Scotland, Northern Ireland,Wales)

CountryCapitalPeopleLanguage Great Britain Londonthe British English EnglandLondonthe English English ScotlandEdinburghthe Scotts Scottish WalesCardiffthe WelshWelsh Northern Ireland Belfastthe IrishIrish

Climate Other country has a climate in England we have weather

Royal London royal palaces royal parks roads, streets

King Henry VIII was a very important monarch Britain became indepen- dent of the Roman Catholic Church Britain got richer and more powerful in 1534 the Parliament named Henry head of the Church of England and gave all the power in the country

Queen Elizabeth I Henry s daughter ( ) Became the Queen in 1558 Never married England became very important in European politics Arts and especially theatre developed

Queen Victoria ( ) She ruled for the longest period in the English history, for 64 years England became a rich industrial country with a developed trade,an empire with lot of colonies

Queen Elizabeth II Queen Victorias granddaughter Elizabeth II is on the British throne now

UK Political System CONSTITUTIONAL MONARCHY THE QUEENTHE PARLIAMENT

The Queen is the head of State is the symbol of the country history and its traditions

The British Parliament The House of Lords The House of Commons

The House of Lords can offer and change laws can delay laws the members are not elected they are aristocrats,lawyers,and former politicians

The House of Commons Can make laws about the policy of the country, taxes and etc. 650 members are elected every five years

his Cabinet Prime Minister is formed by the political party

London- is the capital of the U K economical political cultural centre important port about 11 million people

The West End is for the rich (shops, offices, theatres ) The East End is for the working people The City is the centre ( banks, offices )

The Tower was a fortress, a palace, a prison and a kings zoo is a museum now

Trafalgar Square is the most beautiful place a monument to admiral Nelson four bronze lions two beautiful fountains

St. Pauls Cathedral is not far from the Tower is a beautiful building with many columns and towers has one of the largest bells in the world

Westminster Abbey is one of the most famous English churches is more than 900 years old is famous for its Poets Corner too many English queens and kings are buried there

The Houses of Parliament is a long grey building with towers Big Ben is the largest clock in one of the towers

The flag of the UK is called UNION JACK

The State Emblem Shows the union of its four parts - the emblem of England (three lions on a red background) - the emblem of Scotland (a red lion on a yellow background) - the emblem of Northern Ireland (a yellow harp on a blue background)

The Floral Symbols -the daffodil ( the Welsh symbol ) -the shamrock ( the Irish symbol ) -the red rose (the English symbol ) -the thistle ( the Scottish symbol )

TEST 1. The Union Jack is… a) the flag of the UK b) the flag of England 2. The National Gallery is in… a) Piccadilly Circus b) Trafalgar Square 3. The head of State in Britain is… a) the President b) the Queen

4. The capital of the UK is a) Belfast b) London 5. The UK consists of a) Great Britain, Wales, Scotland, Ireland b) England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland Members of the House of Commons are elected a) every 3 years b) every 5 years

7. The British Parliament consists of a) the House of Lords, the House of Commons b) the Prime Minister, the Cabinet 8. The longest river of the UK is a) the Thames b) the Severn 9. The highest mountain is a) Ben Nevis b) Elbrus 10. The largest lake is a) the Lough Neagh b) the Baikal

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