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Theme: The geographical position of Great Britain. Учитель английского языка Чингирлауский СОШ: Катауова Ботакоз Турсынгалиевна. Make up an Association. Great Britain. Anthem of Great Britain
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Theme: The geographical position of Great Britain. Учитель английского языка Чингирлауский СОШ: Катауова Ботакоз Турсынгалиевна
Make up an Association Great Britain
Anthem of Great Britain God save the Queen 1.God save our gracious Queen, Long live our noble Queen, God save the Queen: Send her victorious, Happy and glorious, Long to reign over us: God save the Queen. 2 O Lord, our God, arise, Scatter her enemies, And make them fall. Confound their politics, Frustrate their knavish tricks, On Thee our hopes we fix, God save us all. 3 Thy choicest gifts in store, On her be pleased to pour; Long may she reign: May she defend our laws, And ever give us cause To sing with heart and voice God save the our Queen
Quotation “ When a man is tired of London , he is tired of life.” Samuel Johnson
Watching a Video about Great Britain Answer the questions 1.What is the London home of the Queen? 2.Where does the Prime Minister of Great Britain live? 3.What is the hometown of William Shakespeare? 4.What is the town of Oxford famous for? 5.Where do the British Isles lie?
Geographical names on the topic The English Channel–Ла-Манш каналы The Irish Sea – Ирланд тенізі the Atlantic Ocean – Атлантмұхиты the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland – Біріккен Корольдік Ұлыбритания елі және Солтүстік Ирландия England – АнглияScotland – ШотландияWales – Уэльс
The Severn – Северн өзені the Thames – Темза өзені London – Лондон Cardiff – Кардиф қаласы Edinburgh – Эдинбург қаласы Belfast – Белфаст қаласы the British Isles – Британ аралы surface-үстіңгі situated- орналасқан consists- құрылу, separate- бөліп тұру -
Great Britain, its geography The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is situated on the British Isles. They lie to the north-west of Europe. The British Isles are separated from the continent by the narrow strait of water which is called the English Channel. The British Isles consists of two large islands, GB and Ireland, and about five thousand small islands. Their total area is over 244,000 square kilometers. The population of Great Britain is over 57 (fifty seven) million. The British Isles are separated from European continent by the North Sea and the English Channel. The western coast of GB is washed by the Atlantic Ocean and the Irish Sea. Great Britain is a country of forests and plains. There are no high mountains in this country. Scotland is the most mountainous region with the highest peak, Ben Nevis. The surface of the British Isles varies very much. The north of Scotland is mountainous and is called the Highlands, while the south, which has beautiful valleys and plains, is called the Lowlands
The rivers of Great Britain are not long. The longest rivers are the Thames and the Severn. The capital of the United Kingdom, London, stands on the bank of the Thames. The surface of the British Isles varies very much. The north of Scotland is mountainous and is called the Highlands, while the south, which has beautiful valleys and plains, is called the Lowlands. The mountains, the Atlantic Ocean and the warm waters if Gulf Stream influence the climate of the British Isles. The weather in GB is very changeable. A fine morning can change into a wet afternoon and evening and the wrong side out. The English people say: "Other countries have a climate; in England we have weather.
"The English also say that they have three variants of weather: when it rains in the morning, when it rains in the afternoon or when it rains all day long. The weather is the favorite conversational topic in GB. After they greet each other they start talking the weather. The 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, is situated. The fourth part is called Northern Ireland and is located on the second island. Each part has its capital. The capital of England is London, Wales has Cardiff, Scotland has Edinburgh and the main city of Northern Ireland is Belfast.
Answers to the questions: 1. Where do the British Isles lie? 2. What islands form a group of the British Isles? 3. What parts does Great Britain consist of? 4. Where are they situated and what are their capitals? 5. What channel separates the UK from Europe? 6. What ocean and what seas is Great Britain washed by? 7. What is the population of Great Britain?
Revising grammar (usage of the definite article the with geographical names) – Writing We use the with names of oceans, rivers, seas, mountains; we don’t use the with names of continents, countries – but: the USA, the UK, cities; Put the where necessary: 1. The capital of ... England is ... London. 2. The West coast of ... Great Britain is washed by ... Atlantic Ocean and ... Irish Sea. 3. ... UK is one of the most industrialized countries. 4. The Scottish capital is ... Edinburgh. 5. The longest river in ... Britain is ... Severn.
Complete the sentences using the next words: (is situated, producer, washed by, consists of, separated) 1. The main islands are ----- from the continent by the English Channel. 2. The UK ----- in the north- west coast of Europe. 3. Britain is a ----- and exporter of ships. 4. The United Kingdom ----- four parts. 5. The West coast of the country is ----- the Irish Sea and the Atlantic Ocean.
