August 10, 2021

Lesson 35. Great Britain. Country Study. Part II.

Revision

Symbols

https://slideplayer.com/slide/7736972/

Total overview

Rose - роза

Daffodil - нарцисс

Thistle - чертополох

Shamrock - клевер

Reading and discussing

Elizabeth II is 95!

https://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/36489213

Video:

https://www.harpersbazaar.com/celebrity/latest/a36165855/how-the-queen-is-celebrating-her-birthday-this-year/

Homework

Mini-test:

  1. The Union Jack is …
    1. the flag of the UK
    2. the flag of the USA
  2. English is spoken …
    1. all over Britain
    2. only in England
  3. The UK is the official name of the country situated …
    1. on the island which is called Great Britain
    2. on the British Isles

4. Edinburgh is the capital of …

    1. Wales
    2. Scotland

5. The independent Irish Republic is situated …

    1. in Northern Ireland
    2. on the smaller of the two biggest islands of the British Isles

6. Great Britain and Ireland are separated by …

    1. the North Sea
    2. the Irish Sea

7. The nearest point to Europe is …

    1. the Strait of Dover
    2. Dover

8.The UK is washed by the Atlantic Ocean in …

    1. the north
    2. the west

Task 2.