Презентация "English-speaking countries"

ENGLISH-SPEAKING COUNTRIES

English-speaking countries:

• Great Britain

• USA

• Canada

• Australia

• New Zealand

Great Britain

The British Isles lie in the northwest of Europe.

Two large islands, Great Britain and Ireland, and many smaller ones form a group of the British Isles. Great Britain is the largest island in Europe.

The UK consists of England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.

Great Britain is washed by the Atlantic Ocean and the Irish Sea in the west and by the English Channel in the south.

Great Britain

• Area: 229.848 sq. kms.
• Population: about 61 million people (in 2011)
• The highest mountain: Ben Nevis (in Scotland)
• The longest river: Severn
• Climate: damp and mild: the winter is not very cold and the summer is not very hot
• The capital: London

Great Britain

One of the oldest flag in the world is the British. The flag of the United Kingdom is known as the Union Jack.

It is made up of three crosses: the cross of St. George (the patron saint of England), the cross of St. Andrew (the patron saint of Scotland) and the cross of St. Patrick (the patron saint of Ireland).

London is the capital of Great Britain

London

• London is political, economic and cultural centre.
• It’s one of the largest cities in the world.
• Its population is more than 9 million people.
• London is situated on the river Thames.
• It was founded more than two thousand years ago.

USA

The term «United States», when used in the geographical sense, means the continental United States, Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, Guam, and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

The United States shares land borders with Canada and Mexico and maritime (water) borders with Russia, Cuba, and The Bahamas in addition to Canada and Mexico.

USA

• Area: 9.629.091 sq. kms (total)
• Population: about 321.163.157 people (2015 estimate)
• The highest mountain peak : Mount McKinley, 6.168 m
• The longest river: Missouri River (3.767 km)
• Largest lake: Lake Michigan (58.000 sq. kms)
• The capital: Washington
• Largest city: New York City

USA

Great Seal of the United States is used to authenticate certain documents issued by the U.S. federal government. The Great Seal was first used publicly in 1782. Since 1935, both sides of the Great Seal have appeared on the reverse of the one-dollar bill.

USA

The American flag is called the Stars and Stripes. The horizontal red and white stripes represent the original thirteen states that declared they would no longer be colonies of Great Britain.

The stars in the flag – white on a dark blue background – represent the number of states making up the United States. There are fifty of them now.

Washington is the capital of the USA

Washington

• Capitol Hill is the largest residential historic district in Washington. The United States Capitol Complex is a group of about a dozen buildings and facilities in Washington.
• The Space Needle is an observation tower in Seattle, a landmark of the Pacific Northwest. It was built in the Seattle Center for the 1962 World's Fair. It has an observation deck at 520 ft (160 m)

CANADA

• Canada is a country, consisting of ten provinces and three territories, in the northern part of the continent of North America.
• Canada extends from the Atlantic to the Pacific and northward into the Arctic Ocean
• Canada is the world's second largest country in total area.

CANADA

• Area: 9.984.670 sq. kms
• Population: about 35.749.600 people (in 2015)
• The highest mountain: Mount Logan (6.050 m)
• The longest river: Mackenzie River (4.241 km)
• Largest lake: Great Bear Lake (31.153 sq. kms)
• Climate: temperate in south to subarctic or arctic in north
• The capital: Ottawa
• Largest city: Toronto

CANADA

The National Flag of Canada, also known as the Maple Leaf.

The Canadian flag consists of three vertical stripes, two red ones in the right and left and a white stripe between them, with a maple leaf in the middle of the white stripe.

Ottawa is the capital of Canada

Toronto is the largest city of Canada

Australia

Australia is an Oceanian country comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area.

Australia

• Area: 7.692.024 sq. kms
• Population: about 23.820.300 people (in 2015)
• The highest mountain: Mount Kosciuszko (2.228 m)
• The longest river: Murray (2.508 km)
• The Great Barrier Reef – the world's largest coral reef (over 2,000 km)
• The capital: Canberra
• Largest city: Sydney

Australia

Australian flag’s background and crosses are as on the British flag.

In the top left-hand corner the Australians show the stars of the Southern Cross in white on a blue field.

Canberra is the capital of Australia

Sydney is the largest city of Australia

New Zealand

• New Zealand is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean.

• New Zealand is situated some 1,500 kilometres east of Australia across the Tasman Sea and roughly 1,000 kilometres south of the Pacific island areas of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga.

New Zealand

• New Zealand is long and narrow (over 1.600 kms)
• Area: 268.021 sq. kms
• Population: about 4.570.038 people (in 2014)
• The highest mountain: Mount Aoraki (3.754 m)

• The capital: Wellington
• Largest city: Auckland

New Zealand

• The stars of the Southern Cross emphasize this country's location in the South Pacific Ocean.

• The Union Jack in the first quarter recognizes New Zealand's historical origins as a British colony and dominion.

Wellington is the capital of New Zealand

Auckland is the largest city of New Zealand

Источники иллюстраций

• Слайд 1. Дети: http://voprosy-pochemu.ru/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/english-language-300x200.jpg
• Слайд 3. Карта Великобритании: http://allworldtowns.com/data_images/countries/great-britain/great-britain-08.jpg
• Слайд 5. Флаг: http://sumdives.ucoz.com/strana/velikobritanskiy-flag.gif
• Слайд 6. Лондон: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3a/London_from_a_hot_air_balloon.jpg/1024px-London_from_a_hot_air_balloon.jpg
• Слайд 7. Биг-Бен: http://ic.pics.livejournal.com/hochu_v_london/67155694/998/998_original.gif
• Слайд 8, карта США: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/70/United_States_(orthographic_projection).svg/541px-United_States_(orthographic_projection).svg.png
• Слайд 9, гора Мак-Кинли: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Mount_McKinley_and_Denali_National_Park_Road_2048px.jpg/800px-Mount_McKinley_and_Denali_National_Park_Road_2048px.jpg

Источники иллюстраций

• Слайд 10, герб США: http://eamerica.ru/img/pages/symbols/seal/seal.jpg , http://eamerica.ru/img/pages/symbols/seal/seal-rev.jpg
• Слайд 11, флаг США: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/300px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png
• Слайд 12, Вашингтон: http://travelluxtour.info/upload/images/big-washington-d-c-10.jpg
• Слайд 13, Вашингтон – the U.S. Capitol: http://lifeglobe.net/media/entry/0/7-466.jpg , Спейс Нидл, или Космическая игла Сиэтла: http://lifeglobe.net/media/entry/0/4-555.jpg
• Слайд 14, карта – Канада: http://i.infopls.com/images/mapcanada.gif , Канада: http://v-otpuske.com/strany/kanada/
• Слайд 15, Канада: http://www.intergid.ru/modules/tourism/photogallery/country/90/Canada3.jpg
• Слайд 16, флаг Канады: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_of_Canada#/media/File:Flag_of_Canada.svg
• Слайд 17, Оттава: http://x250.ru/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/Ottawa.jpg
• Слайд 18, Торонто: http://knightsinntoronto-com.factorepreview.ca/system/images/images/2/original/toronto-012222.jpg?1358279327 , башни Абсолют: http://multymir.ru/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/055-610x403.jpg

Источники иллюстраций

• Слайд 20. Риф. Австралия: http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2009/04/12/article-1169411-046ADD2E000005DC-63_468x286.jpg
• Слайд 21. Флаг Австралии: http://www.svoiludi.ru/images/tb/7394/ausrtalia-about-1313057656969_w514h340.jpg , герб : http://www.svoiludi.ru/images/tb/7394/ausrtalia-about-13129898283411_w514h363.jpg
• Слайд 22. Канберра: http://toadhall.anu.edu.au/_images/Canberra.jpg
• Слайд 23. Сидней: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/80/Sydney_Opera_house_3.jpg
• Слайд 24. Новая Зеландия, карта: http://www.poriruacity.com/multimedia/images/suburbs_and_maps/where_is_porirua_city/world.gif , http://i.infoplease.com/images/mnewzea.gif
• Слайд 25. Окленд: http://allworldtowns.com/data_images/countries/auckland/auckland-08.jpg

Источники иллюстраций

• Слайд 26. Флаг Новой Зеландии: http://ostranah.ru/media/flags/new_zealand_flag.gif , герб: http://ostranah.ru/media/coats_of_arms/new_zealand_coat_of_arms.jpg
• Слайд 27. Веллингтон: http://www.startupdaily.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/Wellington-1024x640.jpg
• Слайд 28. Окленд: http://allworldtowns.com/data_images/countries/auckland/auckland-02.jpg

Источники текстовой информации

• Слайд 4. Great Britain: https://en.wikipedia.org/?title=Great_Britain
• Слайд 5. Флаг Великобритании: http://www.englishege.ru/variant/98-great-britain-obshhaya-informaciya-o.html
• Слайд 6. London: http://www.dinternal.com.ua/topics/london/
• Слайд 8. USA: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geography_of_the_United_States
• Слайд 9. USA: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geography_of_the_United_States#Climate
• Слайд 10. Герб США: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Seal_of_the_United_States
• Слайд 13, the U.S. Capitol: https://www.flickr.com/photos/glynlowe/7662519762 , Спейс Нидл: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_Needle

Источники текстовой информации

• Слайд 14. Канада: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canada
• Слайд 15. Канада: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geography_of_Canada
• Слайд 19. Австралия: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australia
• Слайд 20. Австралия: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australia#Geography_and_climate
• Слайд 24. Новая Зеландия: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Zealand
• Слайд 26. Флаг Новой Зеландии: http://www.nzhistory.net.nz/politics/flags-of-new-zealand

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