The England history. Now and before. (with add.materials)

ENGLAND

The red rose became the emblem of England after the War of the Roses (1455-1485) which was the war for the English throne.

Saint George, a soldier in the Roman army, saved a princess, killed a dragon.

The Saint George´s cross is the English flag.

While England does not have an official national anthem, there are many songs which are considered to fill such a role. In most of the national sporting fixtures ‘God Save the Queen’ is used.

God save the queen

1.God save our gracious queen,

2.Oh, lord our god arise,

God save our noble queen,

Scatter her anemies

God save the queen.

And make them fall.

Refrain:

Send her victorious,

Refrain:

Happy and glorious,

Confound their politics,

Long live to reign over us

Frustrate their knowrish tricks.

God save the queen.

On Thee our hopes we fix

God save us all.

Look at the geographical names and read them after the announcer.

• Bath, Birmingham, Brighton, Bristol, Cambridge, the County of Kent, Dover, the Fens (area), Hadrian's Wall, Heathrow (airport), the Lake District, Land's End, Liverpool, Manchester, the Midlands, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Northern Ireland, Oxford, Sheffield, the Southeast, the Southwest, Stonehenge, Stratford-upon-Avon, the Thames, Wales, York

• 1._______ Lake District
• 2.________ North of England
• 3._________ Midlands
• 4._________Newcastle
• 5._________ Northern Ireland
• 6._________ Windsor
• 7._________ Thames
• 8.________ Southwest
• 9.________ East Anglia
• 10.__________ Heathrow Airport

Say what parts of England the pictures show.

1

3

1

5

the text “Discover Britain: England”

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1) What are the principal cities in the Southeast?

2)What county is called the “garden of England”?

3) Why do people find the Southwest attractive?

4) Why do you think tourists often come to Cambridge?

5) What is Stratford-upon-Avon famous for?

6) What are the main attractions of the North of England?

Match the words in the two columns to say what these places are famous for.

1) London

2) the Lake District

a) the biggest airport in England

3) Oxford

b) the fact that it was built by Romans

4) Hadrian's Wall

c) its places of interest

5) Heathrow

d) the fact that Oliver Cromwell was born there

6) the Fens

e) its 12th century university

f) its lakes and beautiful scenery

The Midlands

• the heart of England.
• the largest industrial part of England.
• The biggest industrial cities:

Manchester, Sheffield, Liverpool.

is/are

East Anglia is/are is/are called There is/are

• very flat.
• beautiful cities with historical buildings.
• isolated from the rest of Britain.
• the Fens.

The Southwest

is/are

is/are famous for

• .

• a region with farming.
• known for pirates.
• a place for artists, writers, holidaymakers.
• its remarkable historic places.
• its Stonehenge.
• its dairy products.

The North of England

• is/are
• There is/are
• is/are famous for

• the wildest and the loneliest part of England.
• a lot of busy industrial cities.
• rich in coal.
• the Lake District.
• Beautiful valleys, rivers, waterfalls and mountains.

The Southeast

is/are

There is/are

is/are famous for

is/are situated

• a highly populated region;
• a lot of industry;
• The capital of the UK;
• the main passenger ports and airports.

-Have you ever been to England, Ann ?

-No, I haven ’ t been there yet.

-Where would you like to go there?

-To the Southwest I think.

-But why?

-I want to see “ Land ’ s End ” , the most westerly point of Great Britain.

1.Great Britain is separated from the continent by…

6.Heathrow is one of the busiest…

a) libraries

a) The Pacific ocean

b) airports

b) The Irish Sea

c) The Bristol Channel

c) ports

d) supermarkets

d) The English channel

2. England’s population is more than …million people

7.Brighton is a …in the Southeast.

a) historical building

a)50 b)5.6 c)560 d)7

3.The head of the state in Britain is…

b) resort

c) region of England

a) the Prime Minister

d) river

b) the President

c) the Queen

8. The Midlands is known as…

a) Home of the queen

d) the Speaker

b) the heart of Scotland

4.The Lake District is situated in…

c) the heart of England

a) the North of England

d) a highly populated region of England

b) East Anglia

9.The birthplace of William Shakespeare is …

c) the Midland

a) The County of Kent

d) the Southwest

b) Brighton

5.What famous person was born in the Fens area?

a) William Shakespeare

c) Stratford-upon-Avon

b) Hadrian

d) Liverpool

c) Oliver Cromwell

10.England consists of …main parts.

d) Peter the Great

a) 10

b) 5

c) 2

d) 4

ENGLAND

Источники

1.Изображение королевы Елизаветы http://www.librarising.com/astrology/celebs/images2/QR/queenelizabethii.jpg

2. Изображение Тауэрского моста http://img-2007-06.photosight.ru/16/2148248.jpg

3. Изображение Вестминстерского аббатства http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/cc/Westminster_abbey_west.jpg

4. Изображение Бэкингемского дворца http://d2om8tvz4lgco4.cloudfront.net/archive/x12740a4f435a72a4d152c32546dc4eec7dc862a70de.jpg

5. Карта Великобритании http://www.global-class.ru/edu/countries/uk/uk-m

6. Изображение розы http://www.kissdesign.org/postoffice/images/postales_roses/carte_rose0026.jpg

7. Изображение Св. Георгия http://www.hawkhurst.freeserve.co.uk/fmcmag/archives/saints/george/st_george.jpg

8. Изображение креста Св. Георгия http://st-fashiony.ru/pic/style/pic/10156/28.gif

9. Изображение частей Англии http://www.michellehenry.fr/uk_colour_map.gif

10. Изображение the Midlands http://userserve-ak.last.fm/serve/64s/45423623.gif

11. Изображение East Anglia http://www.encyclopedia.com/utility/image.aspx%3Fid%3D469757%26image

12. Изображение the Southwest http://www.wraparoundchildcare.moonfruit.com//images/454155_pre.jpg

13. Изображение the North of England http://www.katequinnauthor.com/images/Yorkshire.jpg

14. Изображение the Southeast http://img1.liveinternet.ru/images/attach/c/1/63/768/63768007_8.jpg