Country Studies. Lesson 6.

The aim of the lesson: to get acquainted with England, it’s geographical position and most famous places of interest. You’ll have an opportunity to share your opinions concerning the topic.

1. a) Pronunciation drill. Pronounce the words, then look at the given map and fill in the table below.

b) Work in pairs. Ask each other general questions about the geographical objects and sights. Use the maps. Model: Is Downing Street situated in Oxford? – No, it isn’t. It's situated in London.

2. Rhythm + pronunciation. Here are some facts about England. They may be false. Reproduce them in a look up and say manner (5 sentences for a person). Correct the wrong statements.

1. The capital of the UK is Edinburg.

2. The flora of England is varied and the fauna is similar to that of the north-west of Europe.

3. There is much rain and fog in England, which English people call smog.

4. The country is very rich in mineral resources.

5. The climate is generally mild and temperate.

6. The country is separated from the continent by The English Channel and the Strait of Dover in the south and the Black Sea in the West.

7. England occupies the territory of 131, 8 thousand square km.

8. The highest part of England is in the west, from where the land gradually slopes down to the east.

9. The white chalk cliffs of the North coast washed by the English Channel can be seen from many miles out at sea.

10. Sea-ports play a great role in the life of the country. London, Liverpool and Glasgow are the biggest English ports.

3. Some interesting facts: Insert the proper article and then reproduce the facts.

to be damaged, a chamber, the House of Commons, the House of Lords, a monk, a patch, a mansion

· ___Westminster Palace is 1,000 years old. It was damaged by ___fire in ___ 19-th century and rebuilt.

· ___ British Parliament has two chambers. They are ___ House of Commons and ___ House of Lords.

· ___“Big Ben” bell weights 13.5 tons. It rang out for ___ first time in 1859.

· ___Westminster Abbey stands on ___site where ___first church was built in 1065, it was later rebuilt and enlarged many times.

· ___ first monarch who worked and lived in ___ Palace was Queen Victoria in ___ 19^th century. Since then all British Monarchs have used ___Buckingham Palace as their working palace.

· ___ patch of land where Hyde lies was bought by Henry VIII from ___ monks of ___Westminster Abbey. ___ park got its name from ____ mansion of Hyde which also belonged to ___ Abbey and stood there.

· ___ St. Paul’s Cathedral is ____place for many state ceremonies. Every year ____ special service is held on ____ occasion of ____ Monarch’s birthday.

· For many centuries ____Tower of London was known as ____ White Tower because in 1240 Henry III painted ____fortress white. This name is still applied to ____ central part of ___fortress.

4. Match the realia with the explanation and find the places on the map. Read them with proper pronunciation.

cross roads, traffic jam, advertisement, guard, residence, in honor of smb, gothic

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