1. THE UNITED KINGDOM Geography, economy Population History
Political system
Interesting places

2. How is the part of England described in the following lines
How is the part of England described in the following lines? How does the poet feel about it?
I wondered lonely as a cloud That floats on high o’er vales and hills, When all at once I saw a crowd, A host, of golden daffodils; Beside the lake, beneath the trees, Fluttering and dancing in the breeze. William Wordsworth

3. Brainstorm the vocabulary connected with the following subtopics:
THE UNITED KINGDOM
Geography
Economy
Population
History
Political system
Interesting places

4. Name all the countries (and their capitals) that belong to the United Kingdom.
Name all the countries (and their capitals) that belong to Great Britain.
What are the symbols of Great Britain?

5. Look at the map of Great Britain. Describe the borders.
What do you know about the geography of the country?

6. Look at the map of England and describe it.
Which places in England do you think are worth visiting?
Oxford University
Stonehenge
Cambridge University
Stratford upon Avon

7. Look at the map of Wales and describe it.
Which places in Wales do you think are worth visiting?
Brecon Beacons
Cardiff Castle

8. Look at the map of Scotland and describe it.
Which places in Scotland are worth visiting?
Edinburgh University
LochNess Lake
bagpiper

9. Look at the map of Northern Ireland and describe it.
What do you know about Northern Ireland?
Belfast

10. What do you know about the constitution ?
Comment on the system of government in Great Britain. What is the role of the Queen and Prime Minister?
QUEEN
branch (Parliament)
Legislative
House of Lords (hereditary and life peers)
House of Commons
(650 members)
branch
Executive
(Prime Minister)
Government
Judicial
Courts
selected from government
influences House of Commons
responsible to the Parliament
What do you know about the constitution ?

11. Re-order the historical events below and comment on them.
War of the Roses
Viking raids
Invasion of William the Conqueror (King of England)
Hundred Years War
Arrival of Germanic tribes: Angles, Saxons, Jutes
Establishment of the Church of England
Signing of Magna Carta (King John) – basis for the supremacy of law over the king, foundations for parliamentary government
The Roman occupation
English Civil War

12. Do you know the people in these pictures? (click on the picture)
What was or is their role in the past or present of Great Britain? Consult the Internet.
Victoria
Henry VIII.
Elisabeth II.
William the Conqueror
David Cameron
Elizabeth I.
William Shakespeare
Oliver Cromwell
Margaret Thatcher
What is said about the British?

13. Madame Tussaud’s Museum
What do you know about London?
Can you name the following attractions? (click on the picture) 3. 1.
The Tower of London
Buckingham Palace 2.
Tower Bridge 4.
Millenium
Wheel 5.
Red Double Decker 6.
Piccadilly Circus 7.
Hyde Park 8.
Westminster Palace 9.
Madame Tussaud’s Museum
10.
Changing of the Guards

14. Choose one royal couple from the pictures below and prepare a short presentation about their life. Search for the following information.
• where, when and how they
met
• how their relationship started
• some information about their
wedding
• children
•duties connected with their
status