What countries will we say today on the lesson about?
Your aim is honestly evaluate your work by the end of the lesson
WHERE ARE YOU FROM?
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WE LIVE IN A GLOBAL VILLAGE.
GLOBALISATION
means that international trade, cultural exchange, and interdependence of countries increase rapidly
“ Knowledge of other people is a key to mutual understanding.
FILL IN THE TABLE:
Name of the country
Official name of the country
Capital
Area
Official language
Form of government
Head of government
The largest and major cities
The famous sights of this country
Parts
Location
Boarders
Highest mountain
Longest river
Deepest lake
THE UK
Name of the country
Great Britain
Official name of the country
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Capital
London
Area
244 thousand sq. km.
Official language
English
Form of government
Constitutional monarchy
Head of government
The largest and major cities
Queen of the UK is Elizabeth II
London, Cardiff, Edinburgh, Belfast, Birmingham, Glasgow
Prime Minister of the UK is David Cameron.
The famous sights of this country
The Houses of Parliament, Westminster abbey, Tower of London, Buckingham Palace, Trafalgar Square, Windsor castle, Stonehenge
Parts
Location
Four historic parts: England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland
the north – west coast of Europe
Boarders
Highest mountain
Ireland, France, the Netherlands, Belgium
Scandinavian countries by sea
Ben Nevis
Longest river
the Severn
Deepest lake
Lough Neigh
THE USA
Name of the country
America
Official name of the country
The United States of America
Capital
Washington D.C.
Area
9 million sq. km.
Official language
English
Form of government
presidential republic
Head of government
The largest and major cities
the President of America is Barack Obama
New York, Atlanta, Boston, Houston, Chicago, Detroit, Philadelphia, Los Angelis, San Francisco, Baltimore
The famous sights of this country
The White House, The Capitol, Washington National Cathedral, The Statue of Liberty, Hollywood, Disneyland, Mount Rushmore,
Parts
50 states and the District of Columbia
Location
the southern part of North America
Boarders
Canada (in the north), Mexico (in the south) and Russia by sea
Highest mountain
Mount McKinley, in Alaska, 6194 meters
Longest river
the Mississippi-Missouri, 6019 kilometers
Deepest lake
Superior
THE RF:
Name of the country
Russia
Official name of the country
The Russian Federation
Capital
Moscow
Area
17 million sq. km.
Official language
Russian
Form of government
PRESIDENTAL REPUBLIC
Head of government
The largest and major cities
President is VLADIMIR VLADIMIROVICH PUTIN
St Petersburg, Nizhni-Novgorog, Rostov-on-Don, Samara, Tver, Volgograd, Omsk, Novosibirsk, Chelyabinsk, Perm
The famous sights of this country
The Kremlin and Red Square, St Basil’s Cathedral, the Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts, Tretyakova Gallery
Parts
22 republic, 9 territories, 46 province, 4 autonomous areas, 1 autonomous region and 3 cities of federal importance
Location
the eastern part of Europe and the northern part of Asia
Boarders
China, Mongolia, Korea, Kazakhstan, Georgia, Azerbaijan, Norway, Finland, the Baltic States, Belorus, the Ukraine and USA by sea
Highest mountain
Mount Elbrus
Longest river
the Lena
Deepest lake
Lake Baikal
TEST
Check the answers of the test:
- 1c, 2a, 3b.
- 1c, 2b, 3a.
- 1b, 2c, 3a.
- 4c.
- 5c.
- 6b.
- 7c.
- 8a.
- 9a.
- 10a .
THANK YOU FOR HARD WORK!
