Соединенное Королевство Великобритании и Северной Ирландии

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

for students of the 6 th grade

Speaking about the country:

• Geographical position
• Capitals and cities
• Culture
• Traditions and customs
• Food
• History
• Symbols
• Sights

Today we :

• Repeat the information about geographical position

• Learn new rule about articles with geographical names

• Know about symbols of the UK

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

2 islands:

Great Britain

Ireland

4 countries:

• England
• Scotland
• Wales
• Northern Ireland

Capitals

• England
• – London
• Scotland
• – Edinburgh
• Wales
• – Cardiff
• Northern Ireland
• – Belfast

Аrticles with geographical names

No article

Article the

Континент (материк)

Страна

Страна во множественном числе

Страна с указанием государственного устройства

Город

The Hague (исключение)

Остров

Группа островов

Гора

Горная цепь

Океан, море, река, пролив

Озеро (название) со словом lake

Озеро (только название)

Let's train!

• ___ United Kingdom of ___ Great Britain and ___ Northern Ireland is situated on ___ British Isles. It lies to the north-west of ___ Europe. ___ British Isles consist of two main islands (___ Great Britain and ___ Ireland) and a large group of smaller islands. ___ Great Britain is separated from ___ Ireland by ___ Irish Sea. ___ British Isles are separated from the continent by the narrow strait of water, called ___ English Channel. ___ British Isles are washed by ___ North Sea in the east and ___ Atlantic Ocean in the west.
• ___ United Kingdom consists of four parts: ___ England, ___ Scotland, ___ Wales and ___ Northern Ireland. ___ England, the central part, occupies the most of the island of ___ Great Britain. To the north lies ___ Scotland and to the west the third part of the country, ___ Wales. The fourth part is called ___ Northern Ireland and is located on the second island.
• Each part has its own capital. The capital of ___ England is ___ London, ___ Wales has ___ Cardiff, ___ Scotland has ___ Edinburgh and the main city of ___ Northern Ireland is ___ Belfast.

Let's divide into 4 groups

• Look at your text
• Fill the gaps with article the or nothing

Symbols of the United Kingdom

England

• The national flower of England is the rose. The flower has been adopted as England’s emblem since the time of the Wars of the Roses – civil wars [1455-1485] between the royal house of Lancaster [whose emblem was a red rose] and the royal house of York [whose emblem was a white rose]. 

Scotland

• The national flower of Scotland is the thistle, a prickly-leaved purple flower which was first used in the 15th century as a symbol of defence.

Wales

• The national flower of Wales is the daffodil, which is traditionally worn on St. David’s Day. The vegetable called leek is also considered to be a traditional emblem of Wales. 

Northern Ireland

• The national flower of Northern Ireland is the shamrock, a three-leaved plant similar to clover. An Irish tale tells of how Patrick used the three-leaved shamrock to explain the Trinity. He used it in his sermons to represent how the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit could all exist as separate elements of the same entity. His followers adopted the custom of wearing a shamrock on his feast day.

Flags of the United Kingdom

England

Scotland

St. George‘s Cross

St. Andrew‘s Cross (white, blue)

(white, red)

Flags of the United Kingdom

Wales

Northern Ireland

Red Dragon

St. Patrick’s Cross

(red, white, green)

(white, red)

Flag of the United Kingdom

UNION JACK

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England

• ___ England is in the southern and central part of ___ Great Britain.
• In the east it is washed by ___ the North Sea. In the south it is separated from the continent by ___ the English Chan­nel. In the west it is washed by ___ the Bristol Channel and by ___ the Irish Sea.
• As the country is surrounded by many seas there are some great ports at the seaside: ___ London, ___ Plymouth and others.
• The rivers of ___ England are not long. The longest rivers are ___ the Thames and ___ the Severn.
• The floral emblem and at the same time the symbol of ___ England is the red _______ .  Besides the floral symbol ___ England has the national animal of ___ England and it is a lion.
• The flag of ___ England is called _______ . It is a _______ cross on a _______ background.

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Scotland

• ___ Scotland is the most northern of the countries that constitute ___ United Kingdom. ___ Scotland is a land of mountains. ___ Highlands of ___ Scotland are among the oldest mountains in the world. The highest mountain of ___ Great Britain is in ___ Scotland too. ___ Ben Nevis is the highest point (1343 metres). 
• It has the most famous lake in the world – ___ Loch-Ness. ___ Scotland is washed by ___ Atlantic Ocean in the north and west and by ___ North Sea in the east. The most important river of ___ Scotland is ___ Clyde. City ___ Glasgow stands on it.
• The national flower in ___ Scotland is the _______ or sometimes it is called Scottish Bluebell. ___ Scotland also  has its national animal   and it is a unicorn.
• The flag of ___ Scotland is called _______ . It is a _______ diagonal cross on a _______ background.

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Wales

• ___ Wales is a peninsula washed by the sea on three sides: ___ Bristol Channel in the south, ___ St. George's Channel in the west, and ___ Irish Sea in the north. ___ Cumbrian Mountains occupy­ing most of the land. It is an area of high mountains, deep valleys, waterfalls and lakes.
• ___ Wales has never been densely populated. The Welsh have kept their own language, but English is spoken in town as well.
• ___ Wales has the symbol spring flower _______ . Sometimes it is possible to find the leek as the symbol of ___ Wales. Welsh national animal is a red dragon .
• The national flag of ___ Wales is a _______ on a field of _______ and _______ colours.

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Northern Ireland 

• ___ Northern Ireland occupies the north-eastern part of ___ Ireland, which is separated from the island of ___ Great Britain by ___ North Channel. In the south-west ___ Northern Ireland borders on ___ Irish Republic (Eire).
• The greatly indented coastline of ___ Northern Ireland is abundant in rocks and cliffs.
• Almost all the area of ___ Northern Ireland is a plain of volcanic origin, deepening in the centre to form the largest lake – ___ Lough Neagh.
• And ___ Northern Ireland also has its own flower symbol it is _______ . The legend told that with the help of this three-leaf plant St. Patrick explained the Trinity. He said that the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit can’t exist separately as the shamrock can’t be with one leave.
• The national flag of ___ Northern Ireland is called _______ St.Patrick's Cross. It is a _______ diagonal cross on a _______ background.

Your homework

Do the text about Russia!

Level 1 : translate the text

Level 2 : translate the text

fill the gaps with article the or nothing

Level 3 : translate the text

fill the gaps with article the or nothing

find the information about Russian symbols and flag