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Window on Britain WINDOW ON BRITAIN NAME: _____________________________ 3 ESO ____ YEAR 2018-2019 INS JULIO ANTONIO Let me introduce myself Hi, my name’s .................. I’m from .................. (country) I live in .................. (city) My birthday is on .................. There are ... people in my family. Hobbies – Free time activities reading, painting, drawing They are ............................................... going out with friends My father is a ............... and my mother a .................. surfing the Internet clubbing, barhopping My hobby is ....................... going to the cinema playing with my dog My favourite sport is ....................... going to the park/beach/… listening to music In my free time, I also like .............................. shopping, singing, dancing I don’t like .............................. travelling, camping, hiking knitting, cooking My favourite food is ....................... My favourite drink is ....................... Favourite places My favourite day of the week is ............ because ..................... my home my living room My favourite month is ................. because ...................... my bedroom the beach My favourite singer (or band) is ................. the shopping mall the sports centre I like ................. (movies). the library the park My favourite place is .................. I like it because ................. (…) I (don’t) like travelling. I have been to .................. Movies The most beautiful place in my country is .................. action movie comedy I study English because ................................. romantic comedy horror movie sci-fi movie war movie thriller Because… animated cartoons … I like it a lot. … I think it’s important. … I need to use it for work. Jobs … there are many things to see and do. teacher policeman doctor … I have to. nurse builder architect … I can relax there. civil servant engineer social worker … it’s relaxing/popular/nice/… secretary businessman shop assistant … it’s the last day of the week. manager fire fighter shopkeeper … I’m good at it. cleaner postman waiter/waitress housewife househusband retired unemployed A UK QUIZ 1. Which country is not part of 8. The Union Jack is the name 15. The Prime Minister has his the Uk ? of : residence: a) Northern Ireland a) A football team a) In the White House b) The Republic of Ireland b) A political party b) At 10 Downing Street, London c) Wales c) The British flag c) In the Houses of Parliament 2. What is the capital of the UK ? 9. 16. Today’s British Prime Minister England is separated from is: France by: a) Edinburgh a) The Brittany Channel a) Tony Blair b) London b) The Welsh Channel b) Gordon Brown c) Belfast c)The English Channel c) Margaret Thatcher 3. What is the capital of Wales ? 10. Stonehenge is: 17. Prince Charles’ eldest son is: a) Edinburgh a) A famous building in London a) Prince William b) Belfast b) A town in Scotland b) Prince Harry c) Cardiff c) A big stone circle in England c) Prince Andrew 4. The national symbol of Wales is 11. J.K. Rowling is the author of: 18. Ben Nevis is: a) A rose a)The Lord of the Rings a) A Welsh national hero b) A thistle b)Harry Potter b)The inventor of the laser c) A leek c)The Adventures of Tom Sawyer c)The highest mountain in Britain 5. The Uk is made up of … 12. The national symbol of 19. In England are situated: England is a) England,Scotland,Wales a) A rose a)Cambridge, Birmingham, Glasgow b) England,Scotland,Wales,Northern b) A daffodil b)Manchester, Ireland Birmingham,Liverpool c) England,Scotland,Wales,The c)A thistle c)Cardiff, Leeds, London Republic of Ireland. 6. Nessie is the name of … 13. You can see the Crown 20. William Shakespeare Jewels in: wrote: a) a river in the UK a) Big Ben a) Romeo and Juliet b) a monster b) The Tower of London b) A Christmas Carol c) a lake in Scotland c) St Paul’s Cathedral c) Alice in Wonderlands 7. The British national anthem is 14. The Prince of Wales is: a) God save the Queen a) Prince Andrew b) Auld Lang Syne b) Prince William c) We all fall down c) Prince Charles The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (or UK for short) is an island. It is just off the northwest coast of mainland Europe. The UK is made up of four countries: England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. Colour the countries that make up the UK. Use the following colours: England = red Scotland = blue Wales = yellow Northern Ireland = green The English Channel separates the UK from the rest of Europe. It is possible to travel to France from England by train or by car through a tunnel under the English Channel! People in the United Kingdom speak English but there are also some other languages spoken in the UK. These children are saying “hello”! THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE UK, GREAT BRITAIN AND THE BRITISH ISLES Look at the maps. Can you see the difference? Explain it. The British Isles WRITE THE CAPITAL CITY OF ENGLAND, SCOTLAND, WALES, NORTHERN IRELAND AND IRELAND: DUBLIN LONDON EDINBURGH CARDIFF BELFAST And add some important cities. Then, Paint the map using different colours. FOUR NATIONS Watch the video to find out more about the United Kingdom https://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org.cn/en/loch-ness/four-nations -Write the words into the correct group London Cardiff Belfast Tea Kilts Bagpipes Peace process choirs Edinburgh Cymraeg dancing Talking about the weather ENGLAND SCOTLAND WALES NORTHERN IRELAND -Have you been to any of the countries in the United Kingdom? -Where? -When? -If not, would you like to go? The flag of the United Kingdom is the Union Flag but its more common name is the Union Jack. It is one of the most well-known flags in the world. Of course, each country in the United Kingdom has its own national flag. The Union Flag is a combination of the national flags of Scotland, England and Northern Ireland. Colour the Union Jack: one = red two = blue The flag of England is Northern Ireland is represented by the St The flag of represented by the George’s Cross. Scotland is St Patrick’s Cross. represented by the St Andrew’s Wales isn’t represented separately on the Cross. Union Flag because it had already been united with England by the time the first Union Flag was formed in 1606. National flower: rose Patron saint: Saint George Colour the flag of England. It is a red Saint George was a soldier who fought in cross on a white base. defense of the Christian faith. Legend says that there was a dragon who lived near a lake, and it ate sheep. Whole armies could not defeat this dragon and soon it started to eat young maidens. Saint George was able to slay the dragon with a single blow of his lance. The king gave St George a large reward But St George gave all this money to the poor. National flower: thistle Patron saint: Saint Andrew Saint Andrew’s Day is celebrated on 30th of November. St Andrew was one of Jesus’ Apostles. Legend says that there was a king in ancient Scotland who was fighting a battle. His army was heavily outnumbered, and he vowed to appoint Colour the flag of Saint Andrew as patron saint of Scotland if he was Scotland. It is a white granted victory. Legend says that in the morning of diagonal cross on a blue base. the battle white clouds forming an X shape appeared in the blue sky. The king’s army won the battle and, as promised, St Andrew became the patron saint of Scotland. It is said that this legend inspired the design for the flag. National flower: shamrock Patron saint: Saint Patrick Colour the flag of Northern Ireland. It is a Saint Patrick was kidnapped by pirates when he red cross on a white base. was sixteen years old. They sold him as a slave The hand in the star is red in Ireland. He lived in Ireland as a shepherd, and the crown is yellow. but he was very sad and religion made him feel better. He escaped six years later and returned to England. There, he studied religion and decided to go back to Ireland where he used the shamrock to explain the Holy Trinity (that God the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit are three parts of the same divinity). Irish people all around the world celebrate St Patrick’s Day on 17th of March with parades. They wear green and bunches of shamrocks on their coats. National flower: leek Patron saint: Saint David The Welsh were fighting in a field of leeks. In battle they could not tell friend from foe because both sides wore similar clothing. Saint David noticed that this was a problem and told the Welsh Colour the flag of Wales. The top half that they must mark themselves. He of the flag is white and the bottom half plucked a leek from the ground and told is green. Right in the centre of the flag them to wear it. In this way, the Welsh there is a red dragon. It is believed that the red dragon represents ancient won the battle, and Saint David became warriors. “Y Ddraig Goch” in Welsh the patron saint of Wales. means “the red dragon”. SUMMARY COMPLETE THE CHART COUNTRY FLAG CAPITAL PLANT PATRON SAINT ENGLAND SCOTLAND WALES NORTHERN IRELAND THE STORY OF THE UNITED KINGDOM AND THE UNION FLAG A flag containing three other flags Watch the power point and explain with your own words the formation of the Union Jack. England is the biggest of the four countries in the United Kingdom. Together with Scotland and Wales, these three countries are the island of Great Britain.
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