Сетевой познавательно- творческий проект «A Trip to Britain»
материал по английскому языку (8 класс) на тему

        Проект «A Trip to Britain» состоит из трех этапов:

I этап – «Правительство»;

II этап – «Страна и население»;

III этап – «Образование».

По завершении каждого этапа даются правильные ответы для осуществления самоконтроля.

Составитель проекта – А.Х. Альгинова

Бюджетное образовательное учреждение «Гимназия № 159»

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“Welcome to know Britain”

Stage 1: Government

Task 1: Answer the questions:

1. Who does the real power in the UK belong to?
2. What is the minimum voting age in the UK?
3. What does the abbreviation MP mean?
4. Who is the House of Commons presided over by?
5. What party members are called “the Tories”?
6. When was the Labour Party formed?
7. What party was founded by the Trade Unions?
8. When was the daily newspaper “The Times” founded?
9. What do the letters BBC stand for?
10. Who controls the National Radio?

Task 2: Solve the crossword puzzle:

Across:

1. an  association of former members of the British Empire and Britain.

3. a stage through which a bill has to go before it becomes an Act of Parliament.

5. the other name for the opposition leader, cabinet, etc.

7. a member of the Conservative Party.

Down:

2. a king or a queen.

4. a member of the Liberal Party of the XVIII-XIX centuries.

6. a propo1sal for a law.

8. a special seat on which the Lord Chancellor sits.

Answers (Stage 1, Task 1)

1. It belongs to the Parliament.
2. The minimum voting age in the UK is 18.
3. The letters MP mean a Member of Parliament.
4. The House of Commons is presided over by the Speaker.
5. The Conservative Party members are called the Tories.
6. The Labour Party was formed in 1900.
7. The Labour Party was founded by the Trade Unions.
8. It was founded in 1785.
9. The letters BBC stand for British Broadcasting Corporation.
10. The BBC controls the National Radio.

Answers (Stage 1, Task 2)

Across:

1. Commonwealth

3. reading

5. shadow

7. Tory

Down:

2. monarch

4. Whig

6. bill

8. Woolsack

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“Welcome to know Britain”

Stage 2: The Land and the People

Task 1: Answer the questions:

1. What are the main countries of the UK and

what are their capitals?

2. What is the area of the UK?
3. What is the National flag of the UK called?
4. What river is associated with Shakespeare’s name?
5. What is the swiftest flowing river in the UK?
6. What is the largest industrial and most

densely-populated country of the UK?

7. What is the longest river in the UK?
8. What is the population of London?
9. What parts does London consist of?
10. What is the main Queen’s residence?

Task 2: Solve the crossword puzzle:

All the answers to this alphabet crossword begin with the letter E

Across:

1. a festival of Welsh culture.

2. one of the commonest trees in Scotland.

3. a branch of biology which deals with relations of living things to their surroundings.

5. one of the countries of Great Britain.

7. another name of the Irish Republic.

8. the capital city of Scotland.

Down:

1. one of the major industries in South Wales.

4. one of the most important industries in Glasgow.

6. one of the three parts of London.

Task 3: Word games

Fill in the circles in the word-chain with words. The last letter of each word is the first letter of the next word.

Up:

1. the forest tree growing in Scotland, common to northern countries.
2. the ever-green shrub with small bell-shaped flowers, common in Scotland.
3. the national emblem of England.
4. common European tree, one of commonest trees in England.
5. sort of very small animal with strong teeth, numerous in the UK.

Down:

1. a large heavy animal still found in the UK and protected by law.
2. the national bird of the UK.
3. the national emblem of Scotland and the Edinburgh International Festival.

Answers (Stage 2, Task 1)

1. The main countries of the UK are England (London), Scotland (Edinburgh), Wales (Cardiff) and Northern Ireland (Belfast).
2. The area of the UK is 244,100 sq.km.
3. The National flag of the UK is called the Union Jack.
4. The river Avon is associated with Shakespeare’s name who was born in Stratford-on-Avon.
5. The swiftest flowing river in the UK is the Spey.
6. England is the industrial and most densely-populated country of the UK.
7. The longest river in the UK is the Severn.
8. The population of London is over 7 mln people .
9. London consists of the East End, the West End and the City.
10. The main Queen’s residence is Buckingham Palace.

Answers (Stage 2, Task 2)

Across:

1. Eisteddfod

2. elm

3. ecology

5. England

7. Eire

8. Edinburgh

Down:

1. electronics

4. engineering

6. East End

Answers (Stage 2, Task 3)

Up:

1. birch

2. heather

3. red rose

4. elm

5. mouse

Down:

1. bear

2. Robin Redbreast

6. thistle

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“Welcome to know Britain”

Stage 3: Education

Task 1: Answer the questions:

1. How many terms is the school year divided into?

What are they?

2. When was the movement of Boy Scouts founded

and by whom?

3. What determines the system of education in the UK?
4. How many stages of education did the National

Education Act of 1944 provide?

5. What age do most children start a primary school at?
6. What does GCSE stand for?
7. When was Eton, one of the nine oldest and

most famous schools, founded?

8. What universities are often called collectively Oxbridge?
9. What is the largest university in Britain?
10. When were the so-called Redbrick universities founded?

Task 2: Match the following English and Russian proverbs:

1. A good name is better than riches.
2. He will never set the Thames on fire.
3. Make hag while the sun shines.
4. Live and learn.
5. An hour in the morning is worth

two in the evening.

1. Куй железо пока горячо.
2. Добрая слава лучше богатства.
3. Век живи, век учись.
4. Утро вечера мудренее.
5. Он пороха не выдумает.

Task 3: Solve the crossword puzzle:

Across:

1. a fee-paying school.
2. a school for higher or professional education.
3. an electronic device which plays an important

part in education.

4. a famous English poet.
5. a famous English playwright.
6. s school for children under 5.
7. the oldest University in Britain.
8. a mode of instruction in Oxford and

Cambridge universities.

9. one of the popular sports exercises.
10. a boys’ public school in Scotland.
11. an academic title awarded by universities

and other institutions of learning.

12. on of the courses that students can follow

at Polytechnics or colleges.

Down:

13. the University that was founded in the 13th century.
14. a form of studies for people who study in

  their own free time.

Answers (Stage 3, Task 1)

1. The school year is divided into 3 terms: autumn term, winter term and spring term.
2. The movement of Boy Scouts was founded by General Baden-Powell in 1908.
3. The National Education Acts determine the system of education in the country.
4. The National Education Act of 1944 provided three stages of education: primary, secondary and further education.
5. Most children start a primary school at 5.
6. GCSE stands for the General Certificate of Secondary Education.
7. It was founded in 1440.
8. Oxford and Cambridge are often called collectively Oxbridge.
9. The largest university in Britain is University of London.
10. Redbrick universities were founded in the XIX and the early part of the XX centuries.

Answers (Stage 3, Task 2)

1 – b, 2 – e, 3 – a, 4 – c, 5 – d.

Answers (Stage 3, Task 3)

Across:

1. public

2. college

3. computer

4. Byron

5. Sheridan

6. nursery

7. Oxford

8. tutorial

9. jogging

10. Gordonstoun

11. degree

12. engineering

Down:

13. Cambridge

14. open