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General information about the UK II.

Gymnázium Pavla Jozefa Šafárika Kód ITMS projektu: 26110130661 Názov projektu: Kvalitou vzdelávania otvárame brány VŠ. General information about the UK II. Obsah. L anguges Climate Relief of Great Britain Lowland Britain Highland Britain Rivers, Lakes, Canals Forest and Woodland

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General information about the UK II.

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  1. Gymnázium Pavla Jozefa Šafárika Kód ITMS projektu: 26110130661 Názov projektu: Kvalitou vzdelávania otvárame brány VŠ General information about the UK II.

  2. Obsah • L anguges • Climate • Relief of Great Britain • Lowland Britain • Highland Britain • Rivers, Lakes, Canals • Forest and Woodland • Quick Quiz

  3. Languages • English – is predominantly spoken + • Celtic: Welsh, Gaelic, Irish (Irish Gaelic) • Welsh – in Wales • Gaelic – in Scotland • Irish – Ireland • English and French – Jersey courts

  4. Climate - a temperate, humid climate • mild winters, not very hot summers, no extremes of temperature, abundant rain all the year round, frequent changes of the weather • The mild climate – due to the warm Gulf Stream • - 4 C(winter) + 12 C(summer) 4

  5. Relief of Great Britain TWO MAIN REGIONS: 1) LOWLAND BRITAIN Lowland Britain lies to the south-east. 2) HIGHLAND BRITAIN Highladn Britain lies to the north-west.

  6. Lowland Britain - is mainly rich plain, more often rolling than flat, broken by low limestone or chalk hills - hardly ever reaching 300 m above sea level The Cotswolds The Northampton Uplands The Lincoln Wolds The North York Moors The North Downs The Chilterns

  7. Lowland Britain

  8. Highland Britain • comprises all the mountainous parts of Great Britain and extensive uplands lying above 300 metres 1. The Highlads of Scotland • the highest mountains in the British Isles, are divided: • 1) The North-West Highlands • 2) The Grampian mountains • The highest peak – Ben Nevis -1.342 m (The Grampian mountains)

  9. 1. The Highlads of Scotland – Ben Nevis

  10. Highland Britain 2. The Southern Uplands • are low hills occupying the southern part of Scotland, separated from Highlands by the central plain of Scotland – The Central Lowlands – valleys of the rivers Clyde, Forth, Tay

  11. 2. The Southern Uplands

  12. Highland Britain 3. The Cheviot Hills • on the border between England and Scotland 4. Pennines • Also called the „backbone of England“ 12

  13. THE CHEVIOT HILLS THE PENNINES

  14. 3. The Cheviot Hills

  15. 4. Pennines

  16. Highland Britain 5. The Cumbrian Mountains • better known as the Lake District, here is the highest point in England - Scafflell Pike 987 m 6. The Welsh Mountains • known as the Cambrian Mountains/Cambrians – occupy nearly the whole Wales, • the highest mountain – Snowdon – 1085 m 7. Exmoor, Dartmoor, the Cornish Heights • Near Devon and Cornwall – rise to some 600m 16 16

  17. 5. The Lake District

  18. 6. The Welsh Mountains - Snowdon

  19. Rivers, Lakes, Canals • British rivers are not very long but owing to frequent rains they are comparatively deep • Only the largest are navigable : • the Thames, the Severn, The Trent 1)The ports and rivers: • London – Thames • Glasgow – Clyde • Liverpool – Mersey • Newcastle - Tyne • Bristol - Avon

  20. Rivers, Lakes, Canals 2)Lakes: • the Lake District in England • Lake Windermere, Lake Derwentwater – „the Queen of Lakes“– because of it beauty • the Highlands of Scotland – they are called lochs • - Loch Lomond, Loch Ness

  21. Rivers, Lakes, Canals 3)Canals: • The system of inland waterways also includes a network of canals • The Manchester Ship Canal • The Thames and Severn Canal • The Caledonial Canal • Clyde and Forth Canal

  22. Forest and Woodland • Woodlands occupy only about 8 per cent of the surface of the country • 1)Lowland: • has been cultivated and there are only few forests: • New Forest, Epping Forest, the Forest of Dean • 2)Highland: • many parts are treeless – • have only thin soil • The most common trees: • oak, beech, ash, pine, birch

  23. QUICK QUIZ CHOOSE THE CORRECT ANSWER Which languages do people speak in Great Britain? a) English b) Welsh c) Irish

  24. QUICK QUIZ CHOOSE THE CORRECT ANSWER What is the climate in the UK? a) hot summers, cold winters b) hot summers, mild winters c) not very hot summers, mild winters

  25. QUICK QUIZ CHOOSE THE CORRECT ANSWER Where is the highest peak of Britain – Ben Nevis 1342m? a) Wales b) Scotland c)England 25

  26. QUICK QUIZ CHOOSE THE CORRECT ANSWER Which mountain range do we call the backbone of England ? a) The Pennines b) The Cheviot Hills c) The Welsh mountains 26 26

  27. QUICK QUIZ CHOOSE THE CORRECT ANSWER How much of the land do woodlands occupy in Britain? a) 18 % b) 80% c) 8% 27

  28. QUICK QUIZ CHOOSE THE CORRECT ANSWER What is the name of a defensive wall which is in Cheviot Hills? a) Claudius´s Wall b) Hadrian´s Wall c) Ceasar´s Wall 28 28

  29. POUŽITÉ ZDROJE • http://thecommonwealth.org/our-member-countries/united-kingdom • http://www.infoplease.com/uk/language/difference-great-britain-england-isles.html • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_George_and_the_Dragon • http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2009/03/090316-st-patricks-day-facts.html • VESELÝ, K.: The English speaking countries – Reálie anglicky mluvícíh zemí. Praha: Státní pedagogické nakladatelství 1985. 48-53 s.

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