Презентация к уроку английского языка "Флористические символы Англии"

So many countries all over the world,

So many people life tales told!

Different cities, languages, poems,

Amazing traditions, legends, stories.

We travel East, we travel West

To know so much is best,

If South is warm, North is cold,

We start our trip and off we go!

WELCOME

TO

!

BRITAIN!

GREAT

THE UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND

SCOTLAND

NORTHERN

IRELAND

EDINBURGH

BELFAST

ENGLAND

LONDON

CARDIFF

WALES

THE FLORAL SYMBOLS

OF THE UK

Популярные слова / four countries

Четыре страны / capital

Официальное название / the first language

столица / The official name

Международное общение /

popular words

Первый язык/ international communication

Read the text and fill in the gaps.

The United Kingdom consists of four countries: 1) __________, Wales, Scotland and 2) __________. The capitals of these parts are London, Cardiff, Edinburgh and Belfast. The official name of the country is the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. It’s too long, isn’t it? So usually people called it The 3) ___________. Great Britain is half size of France or Spain, but the 4) _____________ language is the first language of international communication in the world.

England

Northern Ireland

UK

English

Parts of Great Britain

1.England

2.Scotland

3.Wales

4.Northern Ireland

Red rose

The floral symbol of England is the RED ROSE. Earlier, it decorated the arms of the House  of Lancaster. The Lancastrians argued  for the throne of England with the Yorkists whose arms had a white rose. The war for the throne between the Lancastrians and the Yorkists became known in the story of the country  as the War of the Red and White Rose. It lasted 30 years ( 1455-1485). Then the Lancastrians won the war their arms of the Red Rose became the symbol of the whole England.

Thistle

The Scottish symbol is a wild plant called the Thistle. At one point, the Scandinavians planned to attack a Scottish village. But since the Scots knew they were coming, they started to prepare for war. Late at night, the Scandinavians came on their bare feet so as to not awaken the Scottish warriors in the village. But the thorns of the thistle hurt their bare feet. Their howls of pain pierced the silence and the Scots awoke to fight the enemy.

Daffodil

The welsh symbol is a vegetable called the LEEK (or , on , occasion, the flower , the daffodil). The patron saint of Wales, David, ate only leeks and bread. In memory  of this Christian saint the leek became the symbol of Wales. Daffodils which burst into flames by the 1st of March celebrate the revered Welsh saint.

Shamrock

The Irish symbol is another wild plant called the Shamrock. This plant helped St. Patrick explain to the people of his country what the Holy Trinity is.