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Contents • Answer the questions • Complete the descriptions • Listen to the text • What do you know of it • Guess who it was • Do the quiz

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Do you know Britain well? All the questions are devoted to two topics: Great Britain London

The question for team 1: 1. What is the capital of the UK? The answer: The capital of England is London.

The question for team 2: 2. What is the name of the Queen? The answer: The Queen is the symbol of the country history and traditions. Her name is Elizabeth II.

The question for team 1: 1. What city is the capital city of Wales? The answer: Cardiff is the capital of Wales.

The question for team 2: 2. What is the capital of Northern Ireland? The answer: The capital of Northern Ireland is Belfast.

The question for team 1: 1. What is the capital of England? The answer: London is the capital of England.

The question for team 2: 2. What is the capital of Scotland? The answer: The capital Edinburgh. of Scotland is

The question for team 1: 1. What is the population of the UK nowadays? The answer: The population of the UK is about 57 million people.

The question for team 2: 2. Which country is the largest in the UK? The answer: The largest country is England. Most of the populations live there (46 million).

The question for team 1: 1. What is another name for the British flag? The answer: The British flag is known as “The Union Jack”.

The question for team 2: 2. Two British towns are known as university towns. Name them. The answer: They are Cambridge and Oxford.

The question for team 1: 1. What is the oldest and the busiest part of London? Why? The answer: The oldest and the busiest part of London is the City. Most important companies and banks have offices there.

The question for team 2: 2. London. What can you see in the West End? The answer: Here you can see historical buildings, theatres, museums, fashionable shops and gardens.

The question for team 1: 1. What church is the greatest church in London? The answer: The greatest church in London is St. Paul’s Cathedral.

The question for team 2: 2. What bridge is the symbol of London? The answer: Tower Bridge is the symbol of London.

The question for team 1: 1. Who founded the Tower of London and when? The answer: The Tower of London was founded by William the Conqueror in 1078.

The question for team 2: 2. Who was the first English king crowed in Westminster Abbey? The answer: William the Conqueror was crowed in Westminster Abbey in 1066.

The question for team 1: 1. What is another name of Westminster Palace? The answer: Westminster Palace is knows as the Houses of Parliament.

The question for team 2: 2. Why is the Clock Tower called Big Ben? The answer: The Clock Tower was called Big Ben after Sir Benjamin Hall, who looked after the building of the clock.

The question for team 1: 1. The National Gallery. What can you see there? The answer: The collection contains pictures of all the European schools of painting between the 13 -th and early 20 -th century. Now there are more thah 2. 000 painting in the collection.

The question for team 2: 2. This building is the Queen’s residence in London. Name it. The answer: Buckingham Palace is Queen’s residence in London.

The question for team 1: 1. London. Trafalgar Square. Whose statue is on the top of the column? The answer: It is the monument to Lord Nelson. His statue is on the top of the column.

The question for team 2: 2. Who was called “the architect of London” after the Great fire of 1666? The answer: Sir Christofer Wren is known as “the architect of London” for he planned the building of London after the Great fire of 1666.

The question for team 1: 1. Westminster Palace. What does the flag on the Victoria Tower show? The answer: The British flag on the top of the Victoria Tower show that Parliament is in session.

The question for team 2: 2. Buckingham Palace. What does the flag on the top of it show? The answer: When the flag is flying on the top the Queen is at home.

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Read the text then answer the questions on the text The translation of these words helps you: commemorate – праздновать navy – военно-морской флот flock – толпиться mew – конюшня venue – место встречи Trafalgar Square was created to commemorate admiral Nelson's great victory over Napoleon's navy at Trafalgar in 1805. It took many years for the project to be completed and it wasn't until 1843 that the 5 meter statue of Nelson was finally placed on top of the column. A year earlier 14 brave people sat and had dinner on top of it. Nowadays the only people to climb the column are stipple jacks who clean off the pigeon droppings. On the north side of the square is the National Gallery which houses one of the world's great art collections on the site of what used to be the Royal Mews. Every Christmas people flock to the square to sing carols under the fir-tree donated by the city of Oslo and the square is also the venue for political demonstrations and for seeing in the New Year.

Answer the questons on the text For team 1: 1. When did admiral Nelson defeat Napoleon's navy at Trafalgar? Admiral Nelson defeated Napoleon's navy at Trafalgar in 1805. 2. Where is the National Gallery situated? On the north side of the square is the National Gallery. For team 2: 1. When was the project completed with the statue Nelson on the top of the column. The project was completed in 1843. 2. When do people flock to the square to sing carols under the fir-tree? Every Christmas people flock to the square to sing carols under the fir-tree.

What do you know of it? Tell us about the places of interest in London The photo for team 1: Westminster Abbey The photo for team 2: St. Paul’s Cathedral

Guess who was who? 1. He went to a grammar school and had quite a good education. There he learned to love reading. His school was a difficult place at that time. School days were long, and only on the holidays he could have a real rest. 2. In 1613 he stopped writing and went to live in his native town where he died in 1616. He wrote three types of plays: histories, comedies and tragedies. Four hundred years later his plays are still acted — not only in England but in the whole world. 3. While still a teenager, he married Anne Hathaway, a farmer's daughter some years older than himself. They had three children. When he was twenty-one he went to London, leaving Anne and the children at home. 4. He was one of the world's greatest writers. He was born on April 23, 1564 in England. His mother was the daughter of a farmer. His father was a glove-maker. 5. In London he began to act and to write plays and soon became an important member of a well-known acting company. He wrote plays for the famous Globe Theatre. Later he was one of the owners of the Globe Theatre.

The right order of the parts: 4. He was one of the world's greatest writers. He was born on April 23, 1564 in England. His mother was the daughter of a farmer. His father was a glove-maker. 1. He went to a grammar school and had quite a good education. There he learned to love reading. His school was a difficult place at that time. School days were long, and only on the holidays he could have a real rest. 3. While still a teenager, he married Anne Hathaway, a farmer's daughter some years older than himself. They had three children. When he was twenty-one he went to London, leaving Anne and the children at home. 5. In London he began to act and to write plays and soon became an important member of a well-known acting company. He wrote plays for the famous Globe Theatre. Later he was one of the owners of the Globe Theatre. 2. In 1613 he stopped writing and went to live in his native town where he died in 1616. He wrote three types of plays: histories, comedies and tragedies. Four hundred years later his plays are still acted — not only in England but in the whole world.

William Shakespeare (1564 -1616)

Do this quize Choose the right item. 1) The capital of the Northern Ireland is. . . a) Dublin b) Cardiff c) Belfast 2) The British Flag is often called. . . a) the Union Jack b) the Maple Leaf c) the Stars and Stripes 3) What is the population of the UK nowadays? a) about 40 million people b) about 70 million people c) about 56 million people 4) It was the prison, the fortress and now it is the museum. a) The Tower of London b) Westminster Abbey c) Westminster Palace 5) He is now known as an architect of London. a) Henry VIII b) Sir Christopher Wren c) William Shakespeare 6) Westminster palace. What are the names of the two towers? a) the Victoria Tower and the Clock Tower b) the Victoria Tower and the White Tower c) the Write Tower and The Clock Tower 7) The mysterious Loch Ness Monster is from. . . a) Wales b) Ireland с) Scotland 8) Where does the British Parliament seat in London? a) in The Tower of London б) in Westminster Palace c) in Buckingham Palace 9) What is the crowning place of English kings and queens? a) The Tower of London b) Westminster Abbey c) Buckingham Palace 10) The Royal residence in London is a) Buckingham Palace b) The Tower of London c) the Royal Albert Hall

Homework Write down your homework: Ex. 29 p. 202