Power point work. UNIR

2. MAP OF BRITAIN
Match with lines
Great Britain is formed by 3
different countries.
ENGLAND
SCOTLAND
WALES

3. FAMOUS SITES IN BRITAIN

4. BIG BEN
Everyone thinks Big Ben is the name of a famous London clock, but
actually, it’s the name of the big bell inside the clock tower. You can
hear the bell every hour. The clock is on a tall tower on the Houses of
Parliament. It is over 150 years old, but it still works very well. There
are thousans of old British coins on the clock’s pendulum. The coins
are very heavy and they hold the pendulum in the correct position.
During meetengs of Parliament, a light shines above the clock so the
people of London always know about the meetings. They can go into
the visitors’ gallery and listen too. At night lights illuminate the tower
and it looks fantastic.
Click the bell

5. STONEHEDGE
At Stonehedge, on Salisbury Plain in South-West England, there is a misterious ring
of stones. The ring is about 4,000 years old. There is one entrance to the ring, and
there are more stones in the centre. These enormous stones aren’t from the area.
People carried them for nearly 400 kilometres from the mountains of Wales! How did
they do this very difficult task? Nobody knows!
The position of the stones is very interesting. They correspond to the position of the
sun and the moon at different times of the year. In ancient times, people believed that
the sun and moon had magic powers. So they probably used the stones for magis
ceremoies or to make wishes.

6. READING COMPREHENSION
Answer the following questions.
1. What is the Big Ben?
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2. Why are there thousands of coins on the clock’s pendulum?
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3. When does the light above the clock shines?
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7. 4. Where is Stonehedge?
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5. Where do the stones come from? How did they carry them?
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6. What do the position of the stones correspond to?
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If you want to know more about Stonehedge you can watch this documentary

8. BRITISH FAMOUS PEOPLE

9. The Beatles were an English
pop rock band formed in
Liverpool in 1960. They were
4 boys: John, Paul, George
and Ringo.
They were one of the most
famous rock groups of all
time.
They are part of Britain’s
culture.
Their influence extended into
the social and cultural
revolutions of the 1960s
around the world.
Nowadays many people still
like their music.
By 2003, they had sold more
than one thousand million
records.
Unfortunately for their fans
all over the world they broke
up in 1970.

10. LISTENING
This is a fun and easy song written by Ringo Starr.
Listen to the song and write down the missing word at the end of each line.
YELLOW SUBMARINE
In the town where I was ………
Lived a man who sailed to ……..,
And he told us of his …………,
In the land of submarines,
So we sailed on to the ……….,
Till we found the sea ………….,
And we lived beneath the ………..,
In our yellow submarine,
Click the submarine to listen

11. CHARLES DICKENS
(1812-1870)

12. SEARCH AND WRITE
Now it’s time to investigate. Search the Internet and find out some
information about Charles Dickens, one of the most famous British writer
of all time.
Write about his life, and his books.
You will find the information you need in this links:
 LINK 1
 LINK 2
 LINK 3