1. Lesson 58
SŁOWNICTWO: ELEMENTY WIEDZY O KRAJACH
ANGIELSKIEGO OBSZARU JĘZYKOWEGO
Wersja B
Opracowanie: Łukasz Aniśkiewicz
Konsultacja: Bogna Ferensztajn
1. Zdecyduj, czy podane zdania są prawdziwe (T), czy fałszywe (F). Przekształć fałszywe
stwierdzenia, tak aby były zgodne z prawdą.
GREAT BRITAIN T F
1. England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland are part of the United Kingdom.
2. The UK has a president.
3. The UK is a member state of the European Union.
THE USA
4. The USA is a federal constitutional republic.
5. American society is multicultural.
6. There are three main political parties in the US.
AUSTRALIA
7. Australia is a constitutional monarchy.
8. Australia is a federation of 6 states.
9. The Queen of England is represented by the Governor-General.
CANADA
10. Canada is a federation of 10 provinces and 3 territories.
11. Canada is a republic.
12. English and French are the official languages.
IRELAND
13. Irish is the only official language in Ireland.
14. Ireland is a parliamentary democracy.
15. Ireland has signed the Schengen Treaty.
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2. 2. Wybierz z ramki nazwy krajów i ich stolic, a następnie nanieś je na poniższe mapki.
Washington DC Canberra England Northern Ireland Scotland Canada Edinburgh
Ireland Australia the USA Ottawa London Belfast Wales Dublin Cardiff
1. __________ 2. __________ 3. __________
4. __________ 5. __________ 6. __________
3. Uzupełnij nazwy znanych miejsc geograficznych. Niektóre litery zostały podane.
1. The N _ _ g _ r _ F _ _ l s are massive waterfalls on the Canadian and American
border.
2. D _ _ t h V _ l l _ _ is a desert in California which is the lowest, hottest and driest place in
the USA.
3. L _ _ h N _ s _ is a deep freshwater lake in Scotland, famous for the legend of the
monster living there.
4. A _ e _ _ R _ _ k is a huge sandstone formation in central Australia that is a holy place
for the Aborigines.
5. The L _ k _ D _ s t _ _ c t is a rural area in northwest England, best known for its
connections with the Lake Poets.
6. B _ n N _ v _ s is the highest peak in the British Isles.
7. Y _ l l _ w _ t _ _ e National Park is the oldest wildlife reserve in the world. It's famous for
the well-known geyser called Old Faithful.
8. T h e G _ e _ t B _ r r i _ r R _ _ f is the largest coral reef system located off the coast
of Queensland in northeast Australia.
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3. 4. Uzupełnij krótką charakterystykę danego kraju lub miasta słowami z ramek.
Następnie odgadnij, którego kraju lub miasta z ćwiczenia 1 dotyczą poszczególne opisy.
A __________
population / lies / part
This country (1)__________ on the western side of the island of Great Britain. The southern
(2)__________ of the country is very beautiful. The country has a (3)__________ of about 3
million people.
B __________
residence / federal / named
The city was (4)__________ after the first president of the country and it is the seat of the
5)__________ government. It is located on the Potomac river on the eastern coast of the
Atlantic.
The most interesting places to see are the Capitol and the White House, the official
(6)__________ of the president.
C __________
colonies / independent / consists
The country is in fact a continent in the south-east of Asia. It (7)__________ of six states.
The first
local people there were called the Aborigines. At the end of the 18th century Britain started to
send
prisoners to this land and in the 19th century there was a large group of British
(8)__________ there. In 1901 they were united as an (9)__________ country.
5. Dopasuj nazwy świąt i uroczystości 1-5 do ich charakterystyki a-e.
The name of the festival When, where and what happens
1. Guy Fawkes' Night a) July 4, the USA, family picnics, barbecues and fireworks
2. Valentine's Day b) November 5, the UK, bonfires and fireworks
3. Boxing Day c) February 14, all English-speaking countries, romantic cards
4. Independence Day and other symbols of love
5. St. Patrick's Day d) March 17, Ireland and New York, street parades, speeches,
dances and dinners
e) December 26, the UK and other English-speaking countries
(but not the US!), gifts
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4. 6. Przyporządkuj podane wydarzenia odpowiedniej dacie w historii Wielkiej Brytanii
lub Stanów Zjednoczonych.
 Johnson decides to send troops to Vietnam.
 After a civil war, Oliver Cromwell becomes the Lord Protector.
 The Declaration of Independence is signed in Philadelphia.
 The country loses its position of a global empire.
 The Industrial Revolution starts as a result of the invention of the steam engine.
 The Japanese attack Pearl Harbor.
 William the Conqueror wins the battle of Hastings.
 The Pilgrims arrive in Virginia on Mayflower.
 Henry VIII decides to separate England from the Catholic Church.
 The Civil War breaks out between the North and the South.
HISTORY OF GREAT BRITAIN
1066 - _____________________________________________________________________
1534 - _____________________________________________________________________
1653 - _____________________________________________________________________
1733 - _____________________________________________________________________
after World War II - __________________________________________________________
HISTORY OF THE USA
1620 - _____________________________________________________________________
1776 - _____________________________________________________________________
1861 - _____________________________________________________________________
1941 - _____________________________________________________________________
1965 - _____________________________________________________________________
7. Dopasuj nazwy miejsc lub zabytków do poniższych opisów, korzystając z propozycji
podanych w ramce. Określ, z czym kojarzą ci się pozostałe nazwy.
the White House the Statue of Liberty Hyde Park the Pentagon Stonehenge
Westminster Abbey Big Ben Broadway the Tower of London Windsor Castle
1. __________ is probably the most famous church in England. It is located in London. There
are tombs of famous people, such as the poet Geoffrey Chaucer, the physicist Isaac Newton
and the naturalist Charles Darwin.
2. __________ is a huge stone circle on Salisbury Plain, which is probably 4000 years old.
One theory says it was a stone calendar.
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5. 3. __________ is the US national monument, located in New York. This huge sculpture,
which represents freedom, was offered to the American nation as a gift from the French
people.
4. __________ is the historic fortress of London which was built on the ruins of Roman
fortifications. For many centuries it was the royal prison.
5. __________ is a huge bell in the clock tower on the eastern side of the Houses
of Parliament in London. It was named after Sir Benjamin Hall. The bell first rang out
in 1859.
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