The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. - презентация

1 The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

2 LONDON 1. London is the capital of the United Kingdom and England. 2. London is two thousand years old. 3. In 1665 the Great Plague. 4. The Great Fire broke out in the summer of More than 8 million people live in London. 6. London is situated on the river Thames. 7. London is divided into four parts. 8. Wesminster is the political centre. 9. The City is the centre of business and commercial life.

3 Sights of London Westminster Abbey The Tower of London

4 Who was it? 1. The Stradford school was a difficult place at that time. School days were long, and only on the holidays could he have a real rest. 2. He achieved great recognition during his lifetime. He wrote three types of plays: histories, comedies and tragedies. He is acknowledged as one of the greatest writers of all time, and has remained popular with readers around the world. 3. He was one of the greatest writers. He was born in Stradford-upon-Avon, England, where he received a classical education. 4. At the age of eighteen he married Anne Hathaway, and they had three children. When he was twenty-one he went to London. There he became an actor and began to write plays. He wrote plays for the famous Globe theatre. 1. He was an English novelist, a short-story writer and poet. He was born in Bombay, India, in 1865 where his father worked at that time. 2. At twenty-one he published his first book of poems. A year later he wrote a book of short stories about India. Between 1887 and 1899 he visited many countries and lived for some years in America where he married an American girl. 3. He is best known for his works for children, especially The Jungle Book. He was awarded the Nobel Prize for literature in When he was six years old, his parents sent the boy to England where he attended school. At the age of seventeen he returned to India where he worked as a newspaper reporter for several years.

5 Places of interest of London Where did most of the English Kings and Queens have their coronation ceremonies? a)Oxford b) Big Ben c) Westminister Abbey d) London Bridge

6 What birds live in the Tower of London?

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8 What is a Big Ben?

9 Famous people Who wrote Treasure Island? a) Ch. Dickens b) Arthur. C. Doyle c) H.G. Wells d) Daniel Defo

10 Famous people Who is known as the author of Robinson Crusoe? a) Daniel Defoe b) Arthur. C. Doyle c) H.G. Wells d) Ch. Dickens

11 Famous people Who wrote The Invisible Man? a) Daniel Defoe b) H. G. Wells c) Arthur. C. Doyle d) Ch. Dickens

12 Famous people Who is the creator of the characters of Dr.Watson and Sherlock Holmes? a ) Arthur. C. Doyle) b) H. G. Wells c) D. Defoe d) Ch. Dickens

13 Famous people The Liverpools group of 1960s. a) Rolling Stones b) Queens c) The Beatles

14 Famous people Who is piano player known for his unusual, brightly decorated clothes and glasses? a) Sting b) Freddie Mercury c) Elton John

15 Famous people Who is a British popular music singer with the group Queen? a) Freddie Mercury b) Sting c) Elton JOhn

16 Famous people What is a British popular music group which was formed in the 1960s and still sometimes play together? a) The Beatles b) Rolling Stones c) Queens

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18 CROSSWORD 1. The birds living in the Tower of London. 2. The Englishmens favourite drink. 3. The most popular activity of English people. 4. Something that the English put into tea. 5. The river on which London is situated. 6. The large bag of wool on which the Lord Chancellor sits in the House of Lord pence equal one The theatre where W. Shakespeare worked as an actor. 9. The major spectator spot in Britan. 10. The nickname of London in England. 11. The national emblem of England. 12. The colour of taxis in London.

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