2. This f lower blooms inThis f lower blooms in
Great Brit ain in t heGreat Brit ain in t he
f irst summer mont h.f irst summer mont h.
The English are greatThe English are great
lovers of it . I t islovers of it . I t is
considered t o be “t heconsidered t o be “t he
queen” of f lowers.queen” of f lowers.
Have you alreadyHave you already
guessed what f lowerguessed what f lower
it isit is??
Yes, you are right . I tYes, you are right . I t
3. Two Dukes f ight ing f or t he right sTwo Dukes f ight ing f or t he right s
t o t he Crown of Englandt o t he Crown of England
The Duke of YorkThe Duke of York
Whit e roseWhit e rose
The Duke of Lancast erThe Duke of Lancast er
Red roseRed rose
Adopt ed over a cent ury af t er t heAdopt ed over a cent ury af t er t he
end of t he warsend of t he wars
4. For many cent uriesFor many cent uries the purplethe purple
thistlethistle has been Scot land’shas been Scot land’s
nat ional emblem.nat ional emblem.
There is a legend t hat explainsThere is a legend t hat explains
why it became t he Scot t ishwhy it became t he Scot t ish
emblem.emblem.
Ancient Scandinavians want edAncient Scandinavians want ed
t o plunder t he land of Scot landt o plunder t he land of Scot land
and set t le t here.and set t le t here.
The Scot s were sleeping andThe Scot s were sleeping and
did not expect t he enemies.did not expect t he enemies.
But one of t he NorsemenBut one of t he Norsemen
st epped on a t hist le. So t hest epped on a t hist le. So t he
5. Wales has got t wo nat ional symbolsWales has got t wo nat ional symbols::
They are bot h connect ed t o t he Pat ron
6. TheThe leekleek had been recognized as t hehad been recognized as t he
emblem of Wales since t he middle of t heemblem of Wales since t he middle of t he
16t h cent ury. I t s associat ion wit h Wales16t h cent ury. I t s associat ion wit h Wales
can in f act be t raced back t o t he bat t le ofcan in f act be t raced back t o t he bat t le of
Heat h-f ield in 633 AD, when St . DavidHeat h-f ield in 633 AD, when St . David
persuaded his count rymen t o dist inguishpersuaded his count rymen t o dist inguish
t hemselves f rom t heir Saxon f oes byt hemselves f rom t heir Saxon f oes by
wearing a leek in t heir caps.wearing a leek in t heir caps.
I t was decided t hat f rom 1984, Brit ish £ 1I t was decided t hat f rom 1984, Brit ish £ 1
coins would f eat ure dif f erent reversecoins would f eat ure dif f erent reverse
7. TheThe daffodildaffodil is also a Welshis also a Welsh
nat ional emblem because it s Welshnat ional emblem because it s Welsh
name is t ranslat ed as a t ype ofname is t ranslat ed as a t ype of
leek.leek.
The daf f odil is also associat edThe daf f odil is also associat ed
wit h St . David’s Day, due t o t hewit h St . David’s Day, due t o t he
f act t hat it breaks int o blossom onf act t hat it breaks int o blossom on
t hat day. I nt erest ing t o not e t hatt hat day. I nt erest ing t o not e t hat
8. The ShamrockThe Shamrock is t he symbol ofis t he symbol of
Nort hern I reland. I t is also connect edNort hern I reland. I t is also connect ed
t o St . Pat rick, Pat ron Saint of I reland.t o St . Pat rick, Pat ron Saint of I reland.
Saint Pat rick is most f amous f orSaint Pat rick is most f amous f or
bringing Christ ianit y t o I reland.bringing Christ ianit y t o I reland.
9. Soldier s of t he Royal I rish Regiment of t he
Br it ish ar my use t he shamrock as t heir
emblem, and wear a spr ig of shamrock on
Saint Pat r ick’s Day.
Queen Vict or ia decreed over a hundr ed
year s ago t hat soldiers f r om I r eland should
wear a sprig of shamr ock in recognit ion of
I r ish soldier s who had f ought br avely in t he
Boer War .
During t he Russian Civil War a Brit ish of f icer
Col. P. S. Woods, of Belf ast , est ablished a
Kar elian Regiment which had a shamrock on
10.
The f lag of t he cit y of Monreal has
a shamrock t hat is locat ed in t he
lower right quadrant . The shamrock
represent s t he I rish populat ion.
11. Four Leaf Clover isFour Leaf Clover is
of t en conf used wit hof t en conf used wit h
shamrock of symbolismshamrock of symbolism
at t ached t o t hem. Fourat t ached t o t hem. Four
Leaf Clover is a symbolLeaf Clover is a symbol
of good luck, while t heof good luck, while t he
t rif oliat e leaf clover ist rif oliat e leaf clover is
a symbol of I relanda symbol of I reland
and I rish people inand I rish people in
general and I rishgeneral and I rish
Christ ianit y inChrist ianit y in
12. UK England Wales Scotland Northern
Ireland
Land, sq.
km
244,000 130,000 21,000 78,000 14,000
Population,
mln
54 45 3 5 1
Capital London London Cardiff Edinburgh Belfast
Largest
cities
Belfast, Cardiff Liverpool, Oxford Brecon, Suonsy Glasgow Belfast
Rivers Tay Thames, Severn Dee Spey Bun
Lakes Loch-Lomond District Woy Loch-Ness Loch-Ney
Mountains Ben Nevis Pennine Chain Snowdon Ben Nevis Karantuil
National
Emblems
Flag
13. Look at t he screen and say whichLook at t he screen and say which
nat ional emblem belongs t o whichnat ional emblem belongs t o which
count ry.count ry.
14. 1.1. What f lower is considered t o be “t he queen” ofWhat f lower is considered t o be “t he queen” of
f lowers?f lowers?
a)a) Daf f odilDaf f odil
b)b) RoseRose
c)c) PoppyPoppy
2.2. The leek had been recognized as t he emblem ofThe leek had been recognized as t he emblem of
Wales since…Wales since…
a)a) t he middle of t he 16t h cent ury.t he middle of t he 16t h cent ury.
b)b) 18-1918-19t ht h
cent urycent ury
c)c) yest erdayyest erday
3.3. The daf f odil is t he nat ional emblem of ...The daf f odil is t he nat ional emblem of ...
a)a) Scot land c) EnglandScot land c) England
b)b) WalesWales
15. 4. Saint Pat rick is most f amous f or …4. Saint Pat rick is most f amous f or …
a) pict ur esa) pict ur es;;
b) his poemsb) his poems;;
c) br inging Chr ist ianit y t o I reland.c) br inging Chr ist ianit y t o I reland.
5. The Shamrock is t he symbol of5. The Shamrock is t he symbol of
Nort hern I reland. I t is also connect edNort hern I reland. I t is also connect ed
t o…t o…
a)a) St . Pat r ick, Pat r on Saint of I r elandSt . Pat r ick, Pat r on Saint of I r eland;;
b) St. Davidb) St. David
17. А.В. Шереметьева. Страноведческий справочникА.В. Шереметьева. Страноведческий справочник
I nt ernet inf ormat ionI nt ernet inf ormat ion
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Cast les of WalesCast les of Wales
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