"Great Britain"
презентация к уроку (английский язык, 7 класс) по теме

ENGLISH-SPEAKING COUNTRIES
ПодготовилаУчитель английского языкаМБОУ «Стрелецкая СОШ»Дорохова Ю.В.
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland occupies territory of the British Isles.
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
It is consists of four main countries:
Scotland Northern Ireland England Wales
THE CAPITALS
Edinburgh Belfast London Cardiff
The UK occupies 244820 square kilometers. It’s population is over 59 million people.
Answer the questions:
What islands is the UK situated on?What are the main countries of the UK and their capitals?What is the area of the UK?What is the country’s population?Is Great Britain a large or a small country in area and in population?
England
England is the largest ,the most industrial and most densely populated part of the UK. Over 46 million people out of the population of the UK live in England. The coast of England are washed by the North Sea, the Irish Sea, the English Channel and Strait of Dover. There are many rivers in England. The longest is the Severn (388 km). The most important is the Thames ( 354 km). England is mostly a lowland country. There are upland regions in the north and the southwest, but the rest of England is almost flat.
Scotland
Scotland
Scotland takes up one third of the territory of the British Isles. Its population is not very big, it’s over 5 million people.Scotland includes the Hebrides off the west coast, and the Orkney and Shetland Islands of the north coast. It is bounded by the North Sea on the east.Scotland is divided into three regions: the Highlands, the Lowlands and the Southern Uplands.Many valleys between the hills are filled with lakes, called lochs. The best –known is Loch Ness.
Wales
The population of Wales is over 3 million people. About 75 per cent of the people of Wales live in towns. Wales is highlands country of old, hard rocks. The capital of Wales is Cardiff, the largest city of Wales. Cardiff is situated near the mouth of the Taff River. It is an important industrial city and port. It is also an administrative and educational center. The second largest city in Wales is Swansea.
Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland is the smallest component of the UK. It occupies northeast of the island of Ireland, only one-six of its territory. The population of Northern Ireland is about 1.5 million people. 53 per cent of the total population live in urban areas. The rivers of Ireland are short. But deep. The largest river is the Shannon. The largest lake is Lough Neagh.
What Do You Know About…
the UK as an island state? the language spoken in the UK? the chief rivers of UK? the largest lakes in the UK? the countries and largest cities in the UK? the distribution of population in the UK? the reason why Scotland is not densely populated?