The UK - Střední průmyslová škola textilní

Reálie anglicky
mluvících zemí
Zpracováno v rámci projektu : „EU Peníze SŠ“, reg. číslo: CZ.1.07/1.5.00/34.0053
EU –OPVK VY_32_INOVACE_262
Datum vytvoření: 2012/2013
Autor: Mgr. Hana Svrčková
Škola: Střední průmyslová škola textilní, Liberec, Tyršova1, příspěvková organizace
Reálie anglicky mluvících zemí
2. The United Kingdom
– basic information
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What does the „UK“
mean?
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England ? Great Britain? The UK?
Which is correct?
All of them!
The UK is The United Kingdom of Great
Britain and Northern Ireland
Where does it lie?
Great Britain or England
or the UK?
• The UK consists of 4
parts – England,
Scotland, Wales and
Northern Ireland.
• It lies on the British
Isles – Great Britain
and Ireland.
• Great Britain is
formed by England,
Scotland and Wales
The
Capitals
• The UK - London
• England – London
• Wales – Cardiff
• Scotland –
Edinburgh
• Northern Ireland Belfast
The Flag – Union Jack
• It consists of three crosses:
• Upright red cross – of St
George (patron saint of
England)
• White diagonal cross – of
St Andrew (Scotland)
• Red diagonal cross – of St
Patrick (Ireland)
• St David – patron saint of
Wales, not represented
Government
• The UK is a constitutional monarchy with a
parliamentary democracy in practice
• The parliament consists of two houses, the
House Commons (650 members) and the
House of Lords (more than 1000 members)
The monarch
• The head of state is a
monarch (king or queen)
• Queen Elizabeth II
celebrated her diamond
jubilee in 2012, being on
the throne for 60 years
The Cabinet
• British government is
called the Cabinet
• Its head is the Prime
Minister (David
Cameron) who lives at
10 Downing Street
The national anthem
God save the Queen (King)
God save our gracious Queen,
Long live our noble Queen,
God save the Queen:
Send her victorious,
Happy and glorious,
Long to reign over us:
God save the Queen.
O Lord, our God, arise,
Scatter her enemies,
And make them fall.
Confound their politics,
Frustrate their knavish tricks,
On Thee our hopes we fix,
God save us all.
Thy choicest gifts in store,
On her be pleased to pour;
Long may she reign:
Long may she reign:
May she defend our laws,
And ever give us cause
To sing with heart and voice
God save the Queen.
The Language
• English is spoken in most of the UK
• It was influenced by all the invaders – the
Romans, the Normans (French), the Vikings
and the Anglo-Saxons
• Today, we find many words of French and
Latin origin
• Welsh, Scottish and Irish people speak
English, but they also speak their own
languages – Welsh, Scottish Gaelic, Irish
Gaelic
What do you know? 1.
• The UK is the U______ K______ of Great _____ and
the N______ Ireland
• It lies in the n____-w____ Europe on the British
I____.
• Its capital is L_____.
• The UK has four parts: E_____, S______, W_____,
and the N_____ Ireland.
Answer key 1.
• The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern
Ireland.
• In north-western Europe on the British Isles
• London
• England, Scotland, Wales, the Northern Ireland
What do you know? 2.
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The government is called the C_______.
The Prime Minister lives at 10 D______ S____.
The oficial language is E_____.
The UK is a c_____ monarchy with a q____ or k____ as
head of state.
Answer key 2.
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The Cabinet
10 Downing Street
English
A constitutional monarchy with a queen or king as
head of state.
Použitá literatura
• BORSBEY, Janet, SWAN, Ruth: Crossing Cultures,
reálie anglicky mluvících zemí. 1. vyd. Dubicko:
INFOA. ISBN 978-80-7240-683-8
• BRENDLOVÁ, Světla: Reálie anglicky mluvících zemí,
2. dopl. Vyd. Plzeň: FRAUS. ISBN 80-7238-307-8
• CUNNINGHAM, Sarah, MOOR, Peter: New Cutting
Edge Intermediate Student‘s Book. 3. vyd. 2007.
Harlow: PEARSON EDUCATION LIMITED. ISBN – 13:
978-0-582-82517-8
Zdroje obrázků
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http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:England_in_the_UK_and_Europe.svg?
uselang=cs
http://www.michellehenry.fr/georu.htm
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tminster.br.arp.750pix.jpg
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on_-_World_Economic_Forum_Annual_Meeting_Davos_2010.jpg/320pxDavid_Cameron_-_World_Economic_Forum_Annual_Meeting_Davos_2010.jpg