English-speaking countries

— Hello, boys and girls! My name is Kyle.

— Hello, everyone! My name is Sophia.

— Hello, friends! I’m Melanie.

— Hello! I’m Jackson.

— Welcome to our lesson!  

— We are happy to see you!

Today in the lesson we will:

● learn new words;

● talk about English-speaking countries;

And

● put the knowledge into practice.

Let’s start our lesson!

— First of all, we should mention that there are lots of different English-speaking countries in the world.

— Now, Sophia, look at the pictures, please!

— This will help you to guess what countries we are going to talk about today.

— Sophia, can you name these countries?

— Yes, of course. This is the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

— Here we can see the United States of America.

— In this picture we can see Australia.

— And this is New Zealand.

— Well done, Sophia! You’re so clever.

— Oh, thank you!

— All right. Now we will talk about all these countries.

— But before we do that let’s learn some new words.

— You’ll need them to understand the information.

— And the words are…

Capital

The translation is:

Столица

Listen and repeat after me!

Capital

Capital

Flag

It’s translated as:

Флаг

Listen and repeat after me!

Flag

Flag

Emblem

Герб

Listen and repeat after me!

Emblem

Emblem

Symbol

Символ

Listen and repeat after me!

Symbol

Symbol

Famous

Знаменитый

Listen and repeat after me!

Famous

Famous

Map

Карта

Listen and repeat after me!

Map

Map

Now let’s revise all these words once again!

Listen and repeat after me!

Capital

Flag

Emblem

Symbol

Famous

Map

— Well done, boys and girls!

— Now let’s start!

— And first, we will talk about the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

Look at the map, please!

Here you can see the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

The translation is:

Соединённое Королевство Великобритании и Северной Ирландии.

The short variant is the UK.

The capital of the UK is London.

Now look at the screen, please!

This is the flag of the UK.

And this is the emblem of this country.

The main symbol of the UK is a lion. You can see this animal on the emblem of the country.

You also need to know that the UK is famous for William Shakespeare. He was a talented poet, playwright and actor. This country is also famous for its royal family, Big Ben, fish and chips, red buses and tea.

Let’s continue!

Look at the map, please!

Here you can see the United States of America.

The translation is:

Соединённые Штаты Америки.

The short variant is the USA.

The capital of the USA is Washington. 

Now look at the screen, please!

This is the flag of the USA.

And this is the emblem of this country.

The main symbol of the USA is the bald eagle.

The USA is famous for George Washington who was the first president of the country, the Statue of Liberty, Disneyland, hot dogs, baseball and American football.

Let’s continue!

Look at the map, please!

Here you can see New Zealand.

The translation is:

Новая Зеландия

The capital of this country is Wellington.

Now look at the screen, please!

This is the flag of New Zealand.

And this is the emblem of this country.

The main symbol of New Zealand is kiwi. It’s a bird.

New Zealand is famous for Katherine Mansfield. She was a well-known writer. This country is also famous for sheep, rugby, bungee jumping, cricket and Lorde. She’s a popular singer and songwriter.

Let’s continue!

Look at the map, please!

Here you can see Australia.

The translation is:

Австралия

The capital of Australia is Canberra.

Now look at the screen, please!

This is the flag of Australia.

And this is the emblem of this country.

The main symbol of Australia is a kangaroo. You can see this animal on the emblem of the country.

Australia is famous for Hugh Jackman. He’s a well-known actor, singer, dancer and producer. This country is also famous for its poisonous spiders, koalas, meat pies, surfing and the Great Barrier Reef.

Boys and girls, we’ve told you about such countries as the UK, the USA, New Zealand and Australia.

Now we would like to check your knowledge.

Look at the pictures and answer the questions!

The first picture is…

And the questions are:

What’s the name of the country?

What’s the capital of the country?

What’s the symbol of the country?

What’s the country famous for?

Let’s check!

The right answers are:

The name of the country is New Zealand.

The capital of New Zealand is Wellington.

The symbol of this country is kiwi.

New Zealand is famous for Katherine Mansfield, sheep, rugby, bungee jumping, cricket and Lorde.

The second picture is…

Let’s check!

The right answers are:

The name of the country is the UK.

The capital of the UK is London.

The symbol of this country is a lion.

The UK is famous for William Shakespeare, the royal family, Big Ben, fish and chips, red buses and tea.

The third picture is…

Let’s check!

The right answers are:

The name of the country is the USA.

The capital of the USA is Washington.

The symbol of this country is the bald eagle.

The USA is famous for George Washington, the Statue of Liberty, Disneyland, hot dogs, baseball and American football.

And the last picture is…

Let’s check!

The right answers are:

The name of the country is Australia.

The capital of Australia is Canberra.

The symbol of this country is a kangaroo.

Australia is famous for Hugh Jackman, poisonous spiders, koalas, meat pies, surfing and the Great Barrier Reef.

— Well done, boys and girls!

— Now it’s time to say goodbye to everyone.

— Goodbye, friends!

— Goodbye, boys and girls!

— Goodbye!