The UK of GB and Northern Ireland is located on the British Isles. It consists of four parts: England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. England, Wales and Scotland occupy the territory of Great Britain. Northern Ireland is situated in the northern part of Ireland. The territory of the UK is about 244000 square kilometers, it takes the 75th place among other countries in the world. GB is separated from the continent by the North Sea, the Irish Sea and the Atlantic Ocean.
The mountains, the Atlantic Ocean and the warm waters of the Gulf Stream influence the climate of GB. It is mild the whole year round. The surface of GB varies greatly. The northern and western parts of the country is mountainous and is called the Highlands. All the the rest (south, east and center) is vast plain which is called the Lowlands. The mountains are not very high. The highest region are in Scotland and in the North Wales. The highest peak in Scotland is Ben Nevis, 1343 m. In Wales the highest peak is Snowdon. There is also the Pennine chain in North England with some wild mountains for climbing. The rivers are not long. The most important of them are the Severn, the Thames, the Trent. The Thames flowing to the East is the busiest and the most beautiful river, the Severn flowing to the west is the longest river – about 200 miles, the Trent flowing to the north is the fastest. The are many beautiful lakes in the mountainous parts of the country. Here is Lake District which consists of 16 lakes or “lochs” as they call them. The largest lake is Windermere and the deepest one is Westwater. The commonest trees in England are oak, ash and beech. Scotland has much pine and birch. The animal life is varied. There are several small lizards, snakes and frogs. The most numerous birds are blackbirds, sparrows and starling. Some birds are protected by law. They are partridges and pheasants. The national emblem of England is the Red Rose, the national bird is the Robin Redbreast. The national emblem of Wales is the daffodil and leek. The national emblem of Scotland is the thistle. The national emblem of Northern Ireland is the shamrock.
GB is a highly developed industrial country. It is known as one of the world's largest products, machinery and electronics, chemicals and textiles, aircraft and navigation equipment. One of the chief industries of the country is shipbuilding. Seven per cent of the population is engaged in farming. The population is more then 57 million. About 80% of the population is urban. The largest cities of GB are: London, Cardiff, Edinburgh, Belfast, Sheffield, Leeds, Nottingham, Liverpool, Bristle, Manchester, Birmingham, Glasgow. The largest ports of the country are: Belfast, London, Liverpool, Glasgow, Cardiff. The capital of the country is London.
The UK is a constitutional monarchy. It has a monarch - a King or a Queen. The present British monarch is Queen Elizabeth the Second. She become Queen in 1952. The monarch has little power and can reign with the support of Parliament. British Parliament is the legislative body in the country. It consists of two houses. The House of Commons and House of Lords. Parliament and the monarch have different roles in the Government of the country. In reality, the House of Commons has truth power. It introduces new bills. Then they go to the House of Lords for approval. Then the monarch since them. The functions of the Queen are: to open the sessions of the Parliament, to head the commonwealth, to be Commander-in-Chief, to declare the war, to make peace. The house of commons is made up of 650 elected knows of members of parliament. The party which has the majority of suits in the Government and its leader usually becomes prime minister. The prime minister forms his or her Cabinet Ministers. The chairman of the House of Commons is the Speaker. The chairman of the House of Lords is the Lord Chancellor. He sits on a special place, which is called the woolsack. It means that wool made England rich. The members of the House of Lords are not elected, there are live peers. There are several political parties in GB. They are the Conservative, the Liberal, the Labor, the Social Democratic and the Communist parties. Prime minister of the country Antony Blair is representative of the Labor party.
Translation of the text: The Union Jack
UK GIGABITS and Northern Ireland is located on British Isles. It has four parts: England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. England, Wales and Scotland occupy the territory of Great Britain. Northern Ireland is located in the northern part of Ireland. The territory of the UK is approximately 244,000 square kilometers, ranked 75th among other countries in the world. GIGABIT is separated from the continent by the North Sea, the Irish Sea and the Atlantic Ocean.
Mountains, the Atlantic Ocean and the warm waters of the Gulf Stream influence the climate of GIGABITS. It is moderately whole year round. The surface of GIGABITS varies greatly. The northern and western parts of the country are mountainous and are called the Highlands. All the rest (south, east and center) are a vast plain, which is called the Lowlands. The mountains are not very high. The highest area is in Scotland and North Wales. The highest peak in Scotland is Ben Nevis, 1343m. In Wales, the highest peak is Snowdon. There are also the Pennines in the North of England with some wild mountains to climb. Rivers are not long. The most important of them are Severn, Thames, Trent. The Thames flowing east is the busiest and most beautiful river, the west flowing Severn is the longest river - about 200 miles, the north flowing Trent is the fastest. Many beautiful lakes in the mountainous parts of the country. Here is the Lake District which consists of 16 lakes or “lochs” as they call them. The largest lake is Windermere and the deepest is Westwater. The most common trees in England are oak, ash and beech. Scotland has a lot of pine and birch. Animal life is changing. There are several small lizards, snakes and frogs. The most numerous birds are blackbirds, sparrows and starlings. Some birds are protected by law. They are partridges and pheasants. The national emblem of England is the Red Rose, the national bird is Robin Redbrist. The national emblem of Wales is the narcissus and the leek. The national emblem of Scotland is the thistle. The national emblem of Northern Ireland is the shamrock.
GIGABIT is a highly developed industrial country. It is known as one of the world's largest products, machinery and electronics, chemicals and textiles, aircraft and navigational equipment. One of the country's main industries is shipbuilding. Seven percent of the population is employed in agriculture. The population is over then 57 million. Approximately 80% of the population are urban. GIGABITA's largest cities: London, Cardiff, Edinburgh, Belfast, Sheffield, Leeds, Nottingham, Liverpool, Bristle, Manchester, Birmingham, Glasgow. The largest ports of the country: Belfast, London, Liverpool, Glasgow, Cardiff. The capital of the country is London.
Great Britain is a constitutional monarchy. It has a monarch – King or Queen. The current British monarch is Queen Elizabeth II. She became Queen in 1952. The monarch has little power and can rule with the support of Parliament. The British Parliament is the legislative body in the country. It consists of two Buildings. House of Commons and House of Lords. Parliament and the monarch have different roles in the Government of the country. In reality, the House of Commons has the power of truth. It introduces new accounts. Then they go to the House of Lords for approval. Then the monarch starting with them. Functions of the Queen: to open the sessions of Parliament, to lead the Commonwealth of Nations, to be Commander-in-Chief, to declare war, to make peace. The House of Commons is made up of 650 elected, aware of the members of Parliament. The party that has the most suits in the Government and its leader usually becomes the prime minister. The Prime Minister forms his or her Cabinet Ministers. The President of the House of Commons is the Speaker. The President of the House of Lords is the Chancellor of God. He sits in a special seat called a woolsack. This means that wool made England rich. Members of the House of Lords are not elected, there are living peers. There are several political parties in GIGABI. They are the Conservative, Liberal, Labor, Social Democratic and Communist parties. The country's prime minister, Anthony Blair, is representative of the Labor side.
Union Jack is the name of the flag of the United Kingdom. Union Flag, as it is officially called, is a combination of several flags: Scottish, English and Irish. The creation of the flag started when Scotland joined England and Wales.
It originally consisted of English and Scottish flags: St. Andrew's cross, blue flag with a white cross, was joined with English St. George's Cross, white flag with a red cross. This way original Union Jack of 1606 was a blue flag with two crosses (white and red). Later, in 1801 when Ireland joined the union a red cross from St. Patrick's Cross (Irish flag) was added to the flag and the Union Jack began to look as it does today.
Despite being a part of the United Kingdom, Welsh flag (St. David) is not represented on the flag of the union. The reason might be that Wales is not a kingdom. It is interesting to notice that the Union Jack is also a part of the flags of Australia and New Zealand. King James III ordered that the flag should be flown on the main mast of all British ships.
Today the Union Jack is a popular symbol that regularly appears on clothes, bags, souvenirs and even cars. Its colors attract people so that it has become a fashionable emblem all over the world.
Translation:
The Union Jack is the name of the flag of the United Kingdom. The "Union Flag", as it is officially called, is a combination of several flags: Scottish, English and Irish. The creation of the flag began when Scotland joined England and Wales.
It originally consisted of the English and Scottish flags: St. Andrew's, a blue flag with a white cross, was merged with the English St. George's Cross, a white flag with a red cross. Thus, the "Union Jack" in 1606 looked like a blue flag with two crosses (white and red). Later, in 1801, when Ireland joined the union, the red cross from St. Patrick's Cross (Irish flag) was added to the flag and the Union Jack took on its current form.
Although Wales is also part of the United Kingdom, its flag (St David's) is not represented on the union flag. The reason is perhaps that Wales is not a kingdom. It is interesting to note that the "Union Jack" is also part of the flags of Australia and New Zealand. By order of King James III, this flag flew from the main mast of every British ship.
Today, the Union Jack is a famous symbol that regularly appears on clothing, bags, souvenirs, and even cars. Its colors attract people, which is why it has become a fashion emblem around the world.
Words and expressions:
Cross - cross
To be joined with - join to ..., unite with ...
Despite + V ing / N - despite (Despite being a part of...)
To be represented - to be depicted / represented
kingdom - kingdom
to order - dispose, order
1. What is the capital of Great Britain?
a. Edinburgh
b. Boston
c. London
2. How many parts does Great Britain contain?
a. four
b. 3
c. 5
3. What is the English flag called?
a. Union Patric
b. Union Jack
c. Lines and crosses
4. Who is the symbol of the typical Englishman?
a. John Bull
b. John Bell
c. St. Patrick
5. What is the London underground called?
a. the tube
b. the metro
c. the subway
6. Who is the Head of State in Britain?
a. the Mayor
b. the Queen
c. the Prime Minister
7. What is the river in London?
a. Thames
b. London
c. Avon
8. What is the most expensive part of London?
a. west end
b. east end
c. Westminster
d. the City
9. What color are the taxis in London?
a. blue
b. red
c. black
10. The building in the picture is…
a. St. Paul's Cathedral
b. The British Museum
c. The National Gallery
11. If you go to London, you'll see…
a. the White House
b. St. Paul's Cathedral
c. Greenwich
12. English people say…
a. candies
b. cookies
c. sweets
13. What is the home of the Queen?
a. Buckingham Palace
b. the White House
c. Westminster Abbey
14. What city did The Beatles come from?
a. London
b. Manchester
c. Liverpool
15. They say the Loch Ness Monster lives in a lake in…
a. Scotland
b. Wales
c. Ireland
Key: 1. c; 2.b; 3.b; 4.a; 5.a; 6b; 7.a; 8.a; 9.c; 10.a; 11b; 12.c; 13.a; 14.c; 15. a
By Natalia Korotaeva,
School “Feniks”, Moscow
Master class on the topic:
« Formation of the principles of communicative teaching of a foreign language cultureon the topic "United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland" ».
The purpose of the master class: to present the elements of the methodology of interconnected learning for all types of speech activity (speaking, reading, writing, listening) in English.
Condition: participants of the master class had previously studied English.
The form holding: lesson “The UK of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
The purpose of the lesson: to form the basic communication skills and abilities of students in a foreign language.
Tasks:
Educational: teach students basic communication skills (speaking, reading, writing, listening) in English.
Developing: to develop the linguistic, intellectual and cognitive abilities of students: memory, attention, imagination, skills and abilities to independently solve the simplest communicative and cognitive tasks, to develop students' interest in the country of the language being studied; improve their own skills and abilities.
Educational: to educate students in a culture of communication, the need for practical use of the language, independence, determination, a sense of respect and mutual assistance.
Technology communicative teaching of foreign culture.
Equipment: computer, speakers, multimedia projector; presentation "The UK of Great Britain and Northern Ireland"; tables of reference signals (lexico-semantic schemes: which reflect the lexical units and speech patterns to be mastered, various connections between them are presented); instruction cards for learning to read and write.
Stages of the master class.
Theoretical part - message of the purpose of the master class; a brief description of the presented technology of communicative teaching of a foreign culture.
Practical part – conducting a lesson The UK of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Introspection andconclusions following the results of the master class, answers to the questions of those present.
I would like to start my master class with the words of A. Sect-Exupery "The greatest luxury on Earth is the luxury of human communication."
The history of teaching a foreign language goes back centuries. At the same time, the teaching methodology has changed many times, relying either on reading, or on translation, or on listening, or on a combination of these processes. The most effective, although the most primitive of methods was the "governess method", i.e. direct individual communication in the language. The training system is multifaceted and the initial provisions should cover the entire process of its implementation, the following ten principles can be formulated:
The principle of mastering all aspects of FL through communication.
The communicative method for the first time put forward the position that communication should be taught only through communication. In this case, communication is not just declared, being a simple application to learning, but actually serves as: a) a channel through which cognition is carried out; b) a means of developing individuality; c) an educational tool necessary traits personality; d) a way to transfer experience and develop communication skills.
The process of teaching foreign language communication (both in oral and written forms) is a model of the process of real communication in terms of the main parameters: motivation, purposefulness, information content, novelty, situationality, functionality, the nature of the interaction of those who communicate and the system of speech means. Thanks to this, learning conditions are created that are adequate to real ones, which ensures the successful mastery of skills and their use by students in conditions of real communication.
The principle of interconnected learning.
The complex nature of a foreign language culture is manifested in the unity, in the interconnection of its educational, cognitive, educational and developmental aspects. In this regard, any type of work, any exercise in the educational process integrates all four aspects and is evaluated depending on the presence of these aspects in it.
The need for interconnected learning is justified by the pattern of learning, according to which the mastery of the material is the more successful, the more analyzers are involved in it: each dose of speech material is "passed" through all four types of speech activity, that is, students read the same speech material, perceive by ear , write down and use in oral utterance.
In this regard, the relationship is present only in each lesson, but also in certain types of exercises specially developed within the framework of this concept.
The principle of modeling the content of aspects of FL
The volume of country-specific, linguistic and linguistic-cultural knowledge of reality cannot be fully assimilated within the framework of a school course. Therefore, it is necessary to build a model of the content of the object of knowledge, that is, to select, depending on the goals and content of the course, the amount of specified knowledge that will be sufficient to represent the culture of the country and the language system.
This model is a kind of general model, a source of knowledge for all students, however, the education system should take into account the cognitive needs of individual students related to their individual interests, professional intentions, hobbies, etc. Certain frameworks of the training system and its ultimate tasks require, for methodological purposes, the creation of a model of the content of development, that is, the definition of that holistic, systemic minimum that is necessary to solve the problems facing the academic subject "Ia", as well as special exercises.
The content side of communication is made up of problems selected taking into account the age and individual interests of students, as well as the types of activities they perform and interdisciplinary connections. All problems have cognitive and developmental value, and their content serves as a purposeful educational impact on students in the desired direction.
The principle of managing the educational process based on its quantization and programming
Any learning system involves the quantization of all components of the learning process (goals, means, material, conditions, etc.), i.e. dividing them into certain parts that allow you to program the educational process, and therefore manage it.
Above, it was shown in general terms how one of the learning components, the goal, is quantized. The same procedure should be applied to such learning objects as, for example, the ability to read or a grammatical skill, assimilated material in the form of a system of speech means, situations of speech communication as a condition for learning, communication content (problems) or a system of exercises as the main means of learning. Without this, the goals will not be specific, the material will be digestible, the conditions will be optimal, and the means will be adequate. In other words, it will be impossible to have systematic training, and, consequently, its controllability and efficiency.
The most important rule for implementing the management principle, especially at the initial and junior stages, is the delay in the result. This means that one should not strive to immediately bring the material to the level of complete mastery of it, and, consequently, to carry out special control.
The delayed result is possible only if another rule is observed - the redundancy of the material, according to which the student operates with more material than he should learn at a given segment of the educational process.
The principle of consistency in the organization of the educational process This principle means that the communicative learning system is built in a reverse way: first, the ultimate goal is outlined, and then the tasks that can lead to this result are determined. This approach provides training with a systematic approach with all its inherent qualities - integrity, hierarchy, purposefulness.
Systematic teaching is built taking into account the patterns of mastering each of the language aspects by students. All training in organizational terms is built on the basis of the rules of cyclicity and concentricity. Cyclicity is manifested in the fact that a certain dose of material is assimilated within the cycles of lessons, each of which includes a certain number of lessons. The cyclicity is reinforced by a concentric approach, which concerns both the speech material and the issues discussed, and manifests itself within each year of study.
The principle of teaching a foreign language based on situations as a system of relationships Communicative learning is carried out on the basis of situations understood as systems of relationships. The situation exists as an integrative dynamic system of social-status, role-playing, activity and moral relationships between the subjects of communication. It is a universal form of the functioning of the learning process and serves as a way of organizing speech means, a way of their presentation, a way of motivating speech activity, the main condition for the formation of skills and the development of speech skills, a prerequisite for teaching communication strategies and tactics. The use of all these functions of the situation is a distinctive feature of the proposed concept.
The learning situation as a unit of learning models the situation as a unit of communication. At the same time, it retains all the basic qualities of communication, recreates the whole variety of relationships between students. Thus, the situation acts not only as a speech situation, but also in a broader status - a situation of educational activity.
The principle of individualization in mastering the foreign language.
In the learning process, the student is treated as an individual. And individuality is a combination of individual, subjective and personal properties. Each student as an individual has certain abilities, both general and particular. Communicative training is aimed at identifying their initial level and further development.
When organizing joint activities of students, it is planned to develop the personality traits necessary for fruitful cooperation (attentiveness, attentiveness, politeness, etc.), the ability to act as a leader, as a temporary subordinate, as an assistant, etc., the ability to plan a joint activities, distribute responsibilities, jointly evaluate results, etc. The successful implementation of activities largely depends on the ability of students to carry it out in the most rational way.
The principle of the development of speech-thinking activity and independence of students It lies in the fact that all tasks at all levels of education are speech-thinking tasks of different levels of problematic and complexity. This concept is based on the intellectual needs of the student. And this encourages him to mental activity. It is important to note that the more independence a student shows in solving a problem, the more effective will be the assimilation and subsequent completion of the task. The highest level of independence is the independent determination of the goal in any activity. Finally, autonomy is related to control. In communicative learning, a strategy is used that plans the transformation of control through mutual control into self-control.
The principle of functionality in teaching a foreign language
This principle presupposes, first of all, the students' awareness of the functional purpose of all aspects of the language, i.e. each student must understand what can give him personally not only the actual educational aspect, i.e. practical knowledge of the language, but also the use of everything that will be offered in the cognitive and developmental aspects.
This principle also lies in the fact that the functions of the types of speech activity are mastered as a means of communication, that is, those functions that are performed in the process of human communication by reading, writing, speaking, and listening are recognized and assimilated.
According to the principle of functionality, the object of assimilation is not speech means in themselves, but the functions performed by data and means. The selection and organization of the material is carried out depending on the need for students to express certain speech functions: doubt, praise, confirmation of thought, refusal, etc. P.
Since the entire system of speech means of any language cannot be fully studied in high school, an appropriate model of speech means must be created to express all basic needs.
Such a model is created not by selecting lexical and grammatical material separately, but on a functional basis: certain speech means of different levels are selected to express each of the speech functions. Depending on the purpose for the expression of each function, both the maximum and the minimum number of means of expression can be proposed. Of course, non-speech means are also connected here: facial expressions, gestures, proxemics. In the formation of speech skills and speech skills, the functional rather than the formal side is the leading one, which ensures the transfer of skills (see above the principle of learning a foreign language based on situations). The functionality of learning as a whole is ensured by the communicative functionally adequate behavior of the teacher and students.
The principle of novelty.
Communicative learning is built in such a way that all its content and organization are permeated with novelty. Novelty prescribes the use of texts and exercises that contain something new for the student, the rejection of repeated reading of the same material. Thus, novelty ensures the rejection of arbitrary memorization (statements, dialogues, texts, etc.), develops speech production, the productivity of speech skills and arouses interest in educational, cognitive and any other activity.
Novelty also permeates other aspects of FL. The implementation of novelty in the cognitive aspect is manifested in the constant presentation of new information about the country of the language being studied, in the developing one - thanks to the methods and techniques of work, as well as the nature of the exercises-tasks, in the educational aspect - through a constant change in the interpretation of certain problems, etc. In conclusion, it is important to note that all the considered principles are interrelated, interdependent and complement each other, representing a system of provisions that determine the learning strategy. Therefore, it is important to observe all these principles in the system.
The technology of communicative learning - learning based on communication - allows you to master a foreign language by the end of school at a level sufficient for adaptation in a foreign-speaking society
Information plan-prospect of the lesson in grade 5 on the topic "TheUKofGreatBritainandNorthernIreland»
WMC “Happy English.ru”
Description
Lesson type
Master Class
Class
5 Class
Topic
The UK of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Determining the place of the lesson in the topic under study, section. course
The second lesson in the topic and section, 72 lessons in the course.
Personal
actions in personalself-determination
are formed when
schoolchildren learn to communicate in situations of social, educational, labor and socialcultural spheres of communication, which allows them to recognize themselves and the various properties of their personality.
Regulatory
Goal setting, control
cognitive
Analysis of objects in order to highlight features; extracting the necessary information; the ability to consciously and voluntarily build a speech statement in oral form
Communicative
Planning educational collaboration with classmates. Communicative ud is formedin collaboration during execution
design and other types of work of a communicative and creative nature
Definition of value bases, goals and objectives of the lesson
The purpose of the master class: Ppresent the elements of the methodology of interconnected learning for all types of speech activity (speaking, reading, writing, listening) in English.
Tasks:
Educational: teach students basic communication skills (speaking, reading, writing, listening) in English.
Developing: to develop the linguistic, intellectual and cognitive abilities of students: memory, attention, imagination, skills and abilities to independently solve the simplest communicative and cognitive tasks, to develop students' interest in the country of the language being studied; improve their own skills and abilities.
Educational: to educate students in a culture of communication, the need for practical use of the language, independence, determination, a sense of respect and mutual assistance.
Justification of the choice of the content of educational material, methods, forms of work in the lesson comparable to the psychological and pedagogical characteristics of the class
The main didactic method: reproductive, explanatory - illustrative, partly search.
Private methods and techniques: visual, verbal
Forms of work: individual, frontal, pair, group.
Presentation of the structure of the lesson and information on the consumption of time at its various stages
Lesson plan
See Appendix No. 1
Description of applied educational technologies, rationale for their use
ICT for presentations : "The UK of Great Britain and Northern Ireland", task cards
Indication of the selected teaching aids, justification for their use
Educational and visual aids (textbook, workbook), Technical means: computer, projector. (getting to know the country), sound speakers; tables of reference signals (lexico-semantic schemes: which reflect the lexical units and speech patterns to be mastered, various connections between them are presented); instruction cards for learning to read and write.
Presentation of the content of the lesson with instructions for the technology of its implementation
In this lesson, we are going to consolidate the vocabulary "TheUKofGreatBritainandNorthernIreland” and the correct use of tenses of the English verb. The lesson is built using pedagogical technologies: personality-oriented technologies, project method, etc.developmental learning technologies, explanatory and illustrative learning technology
Description of possible methodological options for the lesson depending on the audience
Forecast of possible educational activities, reactions of various groups of students, desired results
At the end of the lesson, the children should learn to name the capitals and symbols of the parts of the United Kingdom. Students should also use group tenses correctly.Simple
Application No. 1
*** Good morning, dear teachers. I am glad to see you.The theme of our lesson is The UK of Great Britain and Northern Ireland “”. During the lesson we'll repeat the names of four parts of UK. We'll talk about symbols and the flag of Great Britain. Is it interesting for you? Let's begin!
*** I'll give you the list of the song, let's sing a song and go to the UK.
Text songs - The wheels on the bus (text, lyrics):
The wheels on the bus go
round and round,
round and round,
round and round,
The wheels on the bus go
round and round,
All day long.
The horn on the bus goes
"Beep, beep, beep,
Beep, beep, beep
Beep, beep, beep.”
The horn on the bus goes
"Beep, beep, beep."
All day long.
The wipers on the bus go
“Swish, swish, swish,
Swish, swish, swish
Swish, swish, swish.”
The wipers on the bus go
“Swish, swish, swish”
All day long.
The baby on the bus goes
"Whaa, whaa, whaa,
Whaa, whaa, whaa,
Whaa, whaa, whaa.”
The baby on the bus goes
"Whaa, whaa, whaa"
All day long
The words from songs With translation
word
transcription
translation
wheel
wheel
[ɔn]
on the , in
round
round
all
[ɔ:l]
the whole , whole
day
day
long
duration
horn
beep
wiper
["waipə]
street cleaner
baby
[‘beibi]
child
bell
call
The bell on the bus goes“Ding, ding, ding,
Ding, ding, ding
Ding, ding, ding.”
The bell on the bus goes
“Ding, ding, ding.”
All day long.
The wheels on the bus go
round and round,
round and round,
Round and round.
The wheels on the bus go
Round and round
All day long.
*** The United Kingdom (UK) consists of England, Wales, Scotland (who together make up Great Britain) and Northern Ireland. Each country of the United Kingdom has its own system of administrative and geographic demarcation, which often has origins that pre-date the formation of the United Kingdom itself. You can see one of the places to visit of each country on the screen. You must say where places are located.
Edinburgh Castle is in Scotland.
Westminster Abbey is in England.
Giant's Causeway is in Northern Ireland.
It is in Wales.
***Dear guests, now let's speak about each country completely. And the first part is England. The capital is London. England occupies the central and southern part of Great Britain. It is the most important part of the country from the historic point of view. It is also the largest and most densely populated part of the UK.
***Can you tell me what is the symbol of England?
The national symbol of England is the red rose. It is connected with the history of the country. They took place in the 15th century and were the wars between the representatives of two contending houses struggling for the English throne- the Lancastrians and Yorkists. The red rose was the emblem of the Lancastrians and the white rose was the emblem of the Yorkists. The rivalry between the roses ended by the marriage of Henry VII, the Lancastrians, with Princess Elizabeth, the daughter of Edward IV, the Yorkist. Since those times the red rose has become the national emblem of England.
*** Now let's play a game “I know 3 words.” I”II say the word, you must tell 3 words on the theme of the word. They are: England, Symbol, London, Union Jack, UK.
Scotland
*** Let's see the film and answer my questions:
What part of Great Britain is it?
What is the musical instrument?
*** The capital of Scotland is Edinburgh. Scotland became the part of the UK in 1707. Scotland had been an independent state and was forcefully joined the UK after a long struggle for its independence. The thistle is the symbol of Scotland. May be anybody of you can tell me the legend about this symbol.
(According to that legend the Norsemen landed on the cost of Scotland in very ancient times. Their intention was to plunder the country and settle in it
The Scots assembled with their arms behind the river Tay. They were tired after a long march and had a rest in their camp. They were not expecting the enemies. The Norsemen decided to attack the Scots. They didn't make any noise and took off their shoes. Suddenly one of the Norsemen stepped on a thistle. He felt the sudden and sharp pain and began to shriek.
It was a kind of an alarm for the Scots. The Norsemen were put to flight and the thistle became the national symbol of Scotland.)
*** The next task is “A story”. I'll give you words and you must complete the sentence, read it and translatee it.
Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland is the smallest part of the UK. The capital of NI is Belfast . For seven centuries Ireland was a colony of Britain. As a result of hard struggle of the Irish people for independence the larger part of Ireland gained the status of a British domination in 1921. The Treaty of 1921 put a border between Northern and Southern Ireland. Northern Ireland was retained by Great Britain as its smallest component.
*** Not let's see on the screen.
*** What is the symbol of the NI?
The symbol of Northern Ireland is the shamrock.
***Can you describe it?
The inhabitants of NI often wear this national emblem on St. Patric's Day. It is worn on this day in memory of Ireland's patron saint. Preaching the doctrine of the Trinity to the pagan Irish St. Patrick used the shamrock, a kind of a white clover with three leaves symbolizing the Trinity.
*** Thank you for your coming. Good by!!!