Программа элективного курса по английскому языку « Лингвострановедение. Великобритания» (Базовый уровень)
рабочая программа (10 класс) по теме

Chapter review/обзор главы по теме «Geographical survey.Географическое положение»

1.Fill in the blanks with the correct words from the list: temperature, meadow,affected,coniferious,ravines,plain,fertile,indented,arable,lowland,ridges,marine,moisture,hedges,latitude,mixed,estuaries,empties,agricultural,

pasture.

1. Most of the large sea-ports of Great Britain are situated in the______________________________________.

2. Most of countryside England is___________________________________ land, about a third of which is _____________________and the rest is

_________________________ and _______________________________.

3. The winds blowing from the ocean are heavily charged with__________________________________________.

4. Great Britain is situated in the ____________________________zone of Europe.

5. Farming land is divided into fields by ________________________________ and stone walls.

6. Great Britain enjoys the _______________________West – Coast climate.

7. The coastline of Great Britain is greatly___________________________.

8. The nature of Great Britain is greatly____________________________________ by the sea.

9. The Thames _______________________ into the North Sea.

10. South – east England has ________________________________landscape and _________________________________ soil.

11. The Highlands of Scotland are covered with ______________________ and ________________________________forests.

12. The south – eastern part of England is ________________________________, interrupted in places by low chalk_______________________.

13. The uplands are cut by _________________________ and valleys.

14. Great Britain has warmer winters than any other district in the same______________________________.

Chapter review/ обзор главы по теме: « Composition of the country.Состав страны»

Fill in the blanks with the correct words from the list: historically, make up, slopes, rocky, broken, sandy, estuaries,

conveniently, chalk, Pennine , peninsula, sheltered, cradle, sparcely, volcanic, indented, agrarian, graze.

1. Wales is a _________________________washed by the  sea on three sides.

2. The rivers form deep ________________________, well protected from the sea.

3. Cattle____________________________in large meadows.

4. The greatly ________________________ coastline of Northern Ireland is abundant in rocks and cliffs.

5.The territory of the United Kingdom is _____________________________  divided into four parts.

6.The  territory of Northern England is mostly taken up by the low __________________________ Mountains.

7.The Southern Uplands are _________________________ populated.

8.The land in England gradually _________________________down from west to east.

9. Northern Ireland is mostly an ____________________________district.

10.Of all the four countries which ____________________________the United Kingdom, England is the largest.

11.On the east coast the land is low and _____________________________.

12.The white_______________________ cliffs of the south coast are washed by the English Channel.

13. The Central Lowlands are the _________________________________of the Scottish nation.

14.Almost all the area of Northern Ireland is a plain of ____________________________origin.

15. The port of London is _________________________ situated in the Thames estuary.

16.The  Atlantic Ocean washes the _____________________ and ___________________ west coast of England, Wales and Scotland.

17.The valleys are _________________________ by the high mountains from the cold east winds.

Write a 200-word composition on the political system of the United Kingdom.

Вопросы по теме: «Political system. Political Parties. Политическая система. Политических партий»

1. Name some important documents which contain the leading principles of government.

2. When was Magna Carta signed? Who signed it?

3. When was Habeas Corpus Act passed?

4. When did Parliament pass The Bill of Rights? What did The Bill of Rights confirm?

5. Which are the two main political parties in the Great Britain?

6. What is the Conservative Party otherwise called?

7. What is the Labour Party sometimes called? Where does the Labour Party have the majority of supporters?

Chapter review/ обзор главы по теме: «British or English? (Great Britain. The United Kingdom. Forming the Nation. Language. The Union Jack) Британский или английский? Великобритания. В Соединенном Королевстве. Формирование нации. Язык. Британский флаг»

Fill in the blanks with the correct words from the list: accepted, off, discrimination, Wales, Ulster, Commonwealth, inherited, historically, Eire, Germanic, geographical.

1. Northern Ireland is sometimes called__________________________________.

2. Great Britain is _______________________________ divided into three parts.

3.The British Isles is the ___________________________ name that refers to all the islands situated_______________________

the north – west coast of  Europe.

4.____________________ is the name of the Republic of Southern Ireland.

5.In 1536 Henry VIII united  England and ________________________ under one Parliament.

6. After the death of Elizabeth I King James VI of Scotland ________________________the crown of England.

7.English is a language of the _______________________________ group.

8.The southern accent is generally _____________________________ as standard English.

9.Many immigrants came to British from different countries of the _______________________________.

10. Today British society faces an important task of setting the ____________________________ problem.

Questions:

 1.What is the Great Britain? What three parts is it traditionally divided into?

2.Which four parts does the  United Kingdom consist of?

3.What accent is generally accepted as standard English?

4.Where did immigrants come to Britain from?

5.How many British people today are of West Indian or Asian origin?

6.What problem has the latest wave of immigration cased?

Chapter review/ обзор главы по теме: «How they live. Как они живут. Образование. Культура. Досуг. Развлечения. Спорт. Отдых. Традиции»

Fill in the blanks with the correct words from the list: ability, preached, comprehensive, recent, inclination, anti – racist, enormous, trend, tolerant, blamed.

1. In __________________________years there have been many changes in family life.

2. Society is now more _____________________________ of unmarried couples and single parents.

3. Rock – n – Roll has had  an _____________________________effect on people`s lives.

4. The Hippies ___________________________ a philosophy of peace and love.

5. The Skinheads ____________________________ immigrants for the unemployment in the country.

6. New Wale is a new __________________________ in music.

7. Many New wave bands have organized__________________________________ concerts.

8._______________________________ schools are the most modern development in secondary schools.

9. Comprehensive schools are open to children of all types of _______________________________________.

10. Teenagers can choose a course of studies according to their individual _____________________________ and abilities.

Questions:

1. Which is the first stage of education? Which is the second stage of education?

2. What entertainment is very popular in Britain?

3.How do people usually spend Saturday? How is Sunday morning usually spent in most families?

4.Which are the most popular sports in Britain?

5.What is a club in Britain? What do the members do in their clubs?

Write a 200-word composition on the way of life in the United Kingdom.

Chapter review /обзор главы  по теме: «London. Лондон - город. Вестминстер. Королевский Лондон. Найтсбридж»

Fill in the blanks with the correct words from the list: to commemorate, residence, financial, horseriders, fortification, spread, fallen, delivered, insurance, glamour, cockney.

1.Lodon began as a Roman_____________________________ at the River Thames.

2. The _________________________ and business centre of London is called the City.

3.The official _______________________ of the Lord Mayor of the City of London is Mansion House.

4.Lloyds is the most famous _______________________________ company in the world.

5. Many British people have a daily paper ____________________________ to their homes in time for breakfast.

6.The east End grew with the _________________________ of industry to the east of the City.

7. Traditionally someone born in the east End is known as a ____________________________________.

8.The name West End is associated with __________________________________ and bright lights.

9. Trafalgar Square was built ________________________________ Admiral Nelson`s victory over the French navy.

10.The Cenotaph is a monument to the ___________________________________ in the two world wars of the 20-th century.

11.Hyde Park is still popular with ______________________________.

Chapter review/ обзор главы по теме: «Places to see in Britain. Что посмотреть в Великобритании. Стоунхендж. Виндзорский замок. Оксфорд. Кембридж»

Fill in the blanks with the correct words from the list: picturesque, reputation, mountainous, second, pilgrims, temple, glory, haunted, Royal, glacier, religious, sacrifice.

1.At one time people thought that Stonehenge was a Druid  _________________________________.

2.Some people believe that the Druids practiced human ________________________________.

3. The Lake District is central _______________________________area in the north – west of England.

4.____________________________lakes lie in deep hollows dug out by the ____________________________which covered Britain during the Ice Age.

5.Canterbury is the ____________________________capital of England.

6. Canterbury___________________________ are best described by Geoffrey Chaucer.

7.Windsor Castle is a comfortable country place of the _______________________________ family.

8.Legends say that many rooms and galleries of Hampton Court Palace are _________________________by the ghosts of Henry VIII`s wives.

9.Oxford University has a _________________________________ of a privileged school.

10.The ____________________________ oldest university of Britain is Cambridge.

11.During the 1960s the Beatles were at the height of their ______________________________.

Литература для учащихся

Голицынский Ю. Великобритания. - Санкт-Петербург: Каро, 2004

Speak Out. Журналы

Методическая мозаика. Приложение к журналу “Иностранные языки в школе”

English. Приложение к газете “Первое сентября”

600 устных тем по английскому языку. - Москва: Дрофа, 1999

Афанасьева О. Английский язык. Единый госэкзамен. - Ростов-на-Дону:Феникс, 2004

Томахин А. Страноведческий словарь