Education in the UK (Образование в Соединенном Королевстве)

Закончите пересказ текста про образование в Великобритании, вставив необходимую информацию. Смотрите конспект с урока.

Education in Russia (образование в России)

Домашнее задание по страноведению на 14 октября.

Sport in the UK

British people are very fond of sports. Sport is part of their normal life. The two most popular games are football and cricket.

Football, also called soccer, is the most popular sport in the United Kingdom. England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland have their own Football Leagues and national teams. Games are played on Saturday afternoons from August to April. In addition to the FL games there is a competition called the Football Association Cup. The Cup Final is played at Wem­bley Stadium (London) in May.

Cricket is considered to be the English National game. Its rules are very complicated. It is played by two teams of eleven men each, the player at a time tries to hit the ball with a bat. Golf is the Scottish national game. It originated in the 15th century and the most famous golf course in the world, known as the Royal and Ancient Club, is at St. Andrew’s.

Lawn tennis was first played in Britain in the late 19th cen­tury. The most famous British championship is Wimbledon, played annually during the last week of June and the first week of July.

Those are the most popular kinds of sport in the UK. But there are many other sports such as rugby, swimming, golf, horse-racing and the traditional fox-hunting.

QUESTIONS:

1. Are British fond of sports?

2. What is the most popular game in the UK?

3. Do all the parts of the UK have their Football Leagues and teams?

4. When and where is the Football Association Cup final played?

5. What is considered to be the English national game?

6. What is the name of the Scottish national game? When did it originate?

7. What are the other sports popular in the UK?

A nation of animal lovers

Presentation A nation of animal lovers

Presentation Human's best friends

УСТНАЯ ТЕМА ПРО ПИТОМЦЕВ " PETS "

План ответа (вопросы, по которым можно строить свою речь)

· Why do people have pets?

· What pets are popular?

· What exotic pets do you know?

· Why do people keep exotic pets?

· What problems can people have if they want to have a pet?

· How should we take care of pets?

· Do you have a pet? Tell about it.

Homes in Britian

Stately British homes (королевские резиденции)

Buckingham Palace: part 1 и part 2 Winsdor Palace: part 1 и part 2

Haunted houses in Britian

Food in Britain

National Parks in the UK

Parts of the UK

ENGLAND

Ссылки на полезные материалы об Англии:

Презентации про Англию:

Scotland

Wales

О Британии на русском Welcome to GB (на русском)

Страна Короля Артура Presentation about Wales

ДОСТОПРИМЕЧАТЕЛЬНОСТИ

North Wales attractions South Wales Attractions West Wales attractions

Sightseeing (на английском) Sightseeing of Wales (presentation)

Northern Ireland

Facts and figures about Northern Ireland Presentation 1

Useful sites

Полезные ссылки для заполнения сводной таблицы по странам Соединенного Королевства Великобритании и Северной Ирландии.

The UK cities

Top cities in the UK

Top 20 most popular cities in the UK for international tourists

1. London 2. Edinburgh 3. Manchester 4. Birmingham 5. Glasgow

Top 10 most romantic cities in the UK

The most beautiful cities in the UK (очень хороший ресурс)

Bath is a beautiful city located in the south west of England. In 1987 the city was inscribed as a World Heritage Site, designated by UNESCO in order to preserve its natural and cultural heritage.

City of Bath was founded by the Romans as a thermal spa, Bath became an important centre of the wool industry in the Middle Ages. In the 18th century, under George III, it developed into an elegant town with neoclassical Palladian buildings, which blend harmoniously with the Roman baths.

Полезные ссылки про город Бат:

York is one of England's beautiful historic cities, situated in the north of England in the county of North Yorkshire. York has over 2000 years of history in it's beautiful architecture.

The town of York, England, was started at the time of the Roman invasion during the first century AD.

One of the first places to visit is York Minster, one of the largest and magnificent Gothic Cathedrals in Europe. York has the most miles of walls than any other town in England. They have also been called The York Walls, the Bar Walls, and the Roman Walls.

Ссылка 1 (на английском, подробно) Ссылка 2 (история Йорка)

Ссылка 3 Ссылка 4 (подробно, красочно) Ссылка 5 Ссылка 6 (фото и подписи)

Top 12 attractions (ОЧЕНЬ красочно и интересно)

Oxford

A Brief History of Oxford city

Oxford was founded in the 9th century when Alfred the Great created a network of fortified towns called burhs across his kingdom. One of them was at Oxford. Oxford is first mentioned in 911 in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle.

According to legend, Oxford University was founded in 872 when Alfred the Great happened to meet some monks there and had a scholarly debate that lasted several days. In reality, it grew up in the 12th century when famous teachers began to lecture there and groups of students came to live and study in the town.

But Oxford was a fortress as well as a town. In the event of war with the Danes all the men from the area were to gather inside the burgh. However this strategy was not entirely successful. In 1009 the Danes burned Oxford. However Oxford was soon rebuilt. In 1013 the Danish king claimed the throne of England. He invaded England and went to Oxford. In 1018 a conference was held in Oxford to decide who would be the king of England.

By the time of the Norman Conquest, there were said to be about 1,000 houses rn Oxford, which meant it probably had a population of around 5,000. By the standards of the time, it was a large and important town (even London only had about 18,000 inhabitants). Oxford was the 6th largest town in England. Oxford probably reached its zenith at that time. About 1072 the Normans built a castle at Oxford.

In the 12th and 13th centuries Oxford was a manufacturing town. It was noted for cloth and leather. But in the 14th and 15th centuries manufacturing declined. Oxford came to depend on the students. It became a town of brewers, butchers, bakers, tailors, shoemakers, coopers, carpenters and blacksmiths. In the later Middle Ages Oxford declined in importance.

In the 16th century Oxford declined further in terms of national importance, though it remained a fairly large town by the standards of the time. Oxford was economically dependent on the university. The students provided a large market for beer, food, clothes and other goods.

From 1819 Oxford had gas street lighting.

In the late 19th century a marmalade making industry began in Oxford. There was also a publishing industry and an iron foundry.

Oxford gained its first cinema in 1910.

The fate of Oxford was changed in 1913 when a man named Morris began making cars in the city. In 1919 a radiator making company was formed. By the 1930s Oxford was an important manufacturing centre. It was also a prosperous city., Furthermore it escaped serious damage during World War II.

Oxford airport opened in 1938.

Today the main industries are still car manufacturing and making vehicle parts and publishing. Today the population of Oxford is 121,000.

1. When was Oxford founded? 2. Who created network of fortified towns called burghs? 3. When was Oxford mentioned for the first time? 4. When was Oxford University founded? 5. What happened to Oxford in 1009? 6. What population had Oxford by the time of the Norman Conquest of 1086? 7. When did Oxford reach its zenith? 8. When did Oxford become a manufacturing town? 9. When did Oxford decline in importance? 10. When did Oxford gain its gas street lighting? 11. Was Oxford economically dependent on the university or not? 12. When did Oxford gain its first cinema? 13. Who changed the fate of the town in 1913? 14. How many people live in Cambridge nowadays?

network — сеть, совокупность чего-л. fortified towns — укрепленные города burh — бург (город) to mention — упоминать, ссылаться на monk — монах scholarly debate — научный спор to grow up (grew, grown) — вырастать, увеличиваться to lecture — читать лекции entirely — вполне, всецело, полностью, совершенно, совсем to claim — требовать; предъявлять требования; заявлять о своих правах на что-л. to invade — вторгаться; захватывать, оккупировать to decline — приходить в упадок brewer — пивовар butcher — мясник baker — булочник, пекарь

tailor — портной shoemaker — сапожник cooper — бондарь, бочар carpenter — плотник, столяр blacksmith — кузнец fairly — зд. довольно iron foundry — чугунолитейный цех to gain — получать, приобретать; добиваться fate — судьба; доля prosperous — процветающий, преуспевающий; удачливый; благополучный, успешный furthermore — к тому же, кроме того; более того vehicle — транспортное средство, автомобиль

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What to do in Oxford (очень интересно и красочно)

A free lesson about Oxford (with questions)

About Oxford (очень интересно, несложно, красочно) - то же самое на русском