PURPOSE; To give more information about UK. To enlarge students’ knowledge

Great Britain

EnglandWalesScotlandNorthern

Ireland

UNITED KINGDOMThe capital: LondonThe name of the flag: Union Jack Population: 55.3 mln

EnglandENGLAND The capital: London Population: 46 mln The flag: Red and

white Symbol: Red rose

Symbol: Red rose

Northern Ireland

The capital: BelfastPopulation: 1.5 mlnThe flag: Red and whiteSymbol: Shamrock

ScotlandScotland

The capital: EdinburghPopulation: 5 mlnThe flag: Blue and whiteSymbol: Thistle

Wales

The capital: CardiffPopulation: 2.8 mlnThe flag: Green, white and red dragonSymbol: Daffodil

The United Kingdom of G.B. and Northern Irelands is situated on the British Isles/ The British Isles consists of two large islands, G.B. and Ireland, and about five thousand small islands. Their total area is over 244,000 square kilometers. The UK is made up of four countries: England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. GB consists of England, Scotland and Wales and doesn't include Northern Ireland. The capital of the UK is London.

The British Isles are separated from European continent by the North Sea and the English Channel. The western coast of GB is washed by the Atlantic Ocean and the Irish Sea. The surface of the British Isles varies very much. The north of Scotland is mountainous and is called the Highlands, while the south, which has beautiful valleys and plains, is called the Lowlands.

The Thames is the deepest and the most important one

The Severn is the longest river in Great Britain.

The weather in GB is very changeable. A fine morning can change into a wet afternoon and evening and the wrong side out. The English people say: "Other countries have a climate; in England we have weather." The English also say that they have three variants of weather: when it rains in the morning, when it rains in the afternoon or when it rains all day long. The weather is the favorite conversational topic in GB. After they greet each other they start talking the weather. The best time of the year in GB is spring (of course, it rains in spring too). The two worst months in Britain are January and February. They are cold, damp and unpleasant. The best place in the world then is at home by the big fire. Summer months are rather cold and there can be a lot of rainy days. So most people who look forward to summer holidays, plan to go abroad for the summer.

Queen Elizabeth II is the daughter of King George VI. Her full name is Elizabeth Alexandra Mary.She was born on 20-th June 1926, in London. She became Queen in 1952. She helped her people to live better. Now she is famous in the world. Her reign of 60 years is the second-longest for a British monarch; only Queen Victoria has reigned longer. Her Silver and Golden Jubilees were celebrated in 1977 and 2002; her Diamond Jubilee is being celebrated during 2012

Buckingham Palace was built for the Duke of Buckingham in 1703. George III purchased the house in 1762 and used it as one of the royal family's London homes. George IV employed John Nash to build a new palace round the old house. Nash designed the building with Marble Arch as the main entrance. Marble Arch was later moved to Hyde Park. It was not until 1837 that Queen Victoria made Buckingham Palace the royal family's principal London residence.

Big Ben is the biggest bell in a clock tower in Britain. It stands on the left bank of the river Thames. There is no lift and there are three hundred and forty steps up to Big Ben.

Tower Bridge This bridge is so popular that some

people think that it is actually London

Bridge. Perhaps the most-photographed of

all of London's bridges, Tower Bridge

is comparatively young—it went into

service in June 1894.

LONDON EYELondon Eye is a big wheel, which takes you 135 meters

high above the river Thames. From here you can see nice and exciting views of the city.

After explanation of the new lesson I divide students into 2 groups.

GROUP’’HOPE” To make flags of England and Scotland.

GROUP “FRIENDSHIP” To make flags of

Wales and Northern Ireland.

Activity 2.GROUP “HOPE” To prepare poster. “The places of interest in London

GROUP “ FRIENDSHIP “ To prepare poster.’ The places of interest in Baku.’

Activity 3.To make grid. Activity 4., To show England, Wales,

Scotland, Northern Ireland on the map.

Activity 5.To make sentences from given words.

Festivities, wear, during, the, and, national, men, holidays, kilts.

Are, four, there, in, UK, the, countries. Belfast, the, of, N. Ireland, capital , is. Is, of, the, England, emblem, a rose. Of, Wales, the, is, 2.8 million, population. Dragon, you, red, can, on, the, see, Welsh, flag. Britain, from, British, are, people. Welsh, the, very, singing, much, like.

What is the name of the flag of UK? What is the capital of England? How many countries are there in the UK? What is

the capital of UK? What color is the English flag? What is the national

emblem? What is the population of England? What is the capital of Scotland and how many people

live there, what is the flag and symbol? What do the Scottish men wear during national

holidays? What is the capital of Wales, what is the population,

what is the flag and symbol?