Text-based tasks. 1) Text-based questions.

1) Text-based questions.

1. Who was the first king of the Stuarts? What is he famous for?

2. Who opposed each other in the Civil war?

3. What was the result of the war and its political consequence?

4. Who was Oliver Cromwell?

5. What Engagement were people required to make?

6. Describe the system of Protectorate.

7. Why do you think this system become unpopular?

8. What is the Bloodless revolution and when did it take place?

9. Who was Mary Stuart?

10. What is the Bill of Rights?

2) What do these figures refer to? (consider both texts of Unit 2)

VII

III

VIII

I

17^th

II

3) Explain these words in English.

o Armed conflict

o Parliamentarians

o To re-emerge

o Series

o Supporters

o Phase

o Assistance

o Abroad

o Royalists

o The Engagement

4) Make a crosswords based on the words from both texts.

5) Word-building. Create new words based on the one given in the table.

Noun	verb	adjective / present (past) participle
		wide
	to grow
Supporter
	to fight
		civil
Execution
		single
Preparation
	to continue
Establishment
Protector
		united
Force
	to resist
		glorious
Invitation
	to limit

6) Underline all the irregular verbs in the text and give the three forms of them.

7) Translate this text from Russian into English.

Московская торговая компания

Палаты Старого Английского двора - один из редких образцов гражданской архитектуры XV - XVII вв, сохранившихся в историческом центре Москвы. Палаты были возведены улице Варварке купцом Иваном Бобрищевым. Предположительно, строительство здания начал итальянский архитектор Алевиз, работавший в те годы в Кремле.

Наиболее яркая страница в истории палат связана с зарождением русско-английских отношений в эпоху правления царя Иоанна IV Грозного и королевы Елизаветы I Тюдор.

В 1553 году сэр Ричард Чанселлор открыл северный морской путь, соединяющий Англию с Россией. В 1556 году царь Иван Грозный, заинтересованный в налаживании торговых связей с Европой, «англичан на Москве двором пожаловал», предоставив им право свободной и беспошлинной торговли во всех русских городах, серьёзные таможенные льготы, а также ряд других торговых привилегий. Такое положение вещей послужило основанием для создания в Лондоне в 1555 году торговой Московской компании. Англичане поставляли в Россию оружие, порох, селитру, свинец, оловянную посуду, сукно. Взамен они вывозили древесину, пеньку, канаты, воск, кожи, меха. В качестве помещения для московской конторы британским купцам был выделен дом в Зарядье. На время посещения дипломатических миссий здесь размещался посольский двор Англии, первое официальное представительство западной державы в русской столице. На своё содержание английское посольство ежедневно получало четверть быка, 4 барана, 12 кур, 2 гуся, одного зайца или тетерева, 62 хлебных каравая, 50 яиц, четверть ведра средиземноморского вина, 3/4 ведра пива, полведра водки и 2 ведра мёда.

Постепенно английские купцы приобрели исключительное положение на русском рынке, в тот момент практически закрытом и не вовлечённом в морскую торговлю с европейскими странами. Британская Московская компания открыла свои подворья во многих русских городах, включая Великий и Нижний Новгород. Английские купцы вели активную торговлю с местными жителями, налаживали собственное производство канатов, поставляя военные припасы и корабельные снасти русской армии и английскому флоту. Наконец, началось экономическое освоение англичанами Русского Севера, откуда Московская компания продолжала снаряжать экспедиции на восток вдоль арктических берегов. Предпринимались также попытки пробиться вниз по Волге в поисках новых путей, ведущих в Индию. Московская компания даже смогла благополучно пережить Смутное время.

Деятельность компании оказала существенное влияние на формирование имиджа России в Европе. В начале XVII века в библиотеках обеих стран появляются первые англо-русские словари. Постепенно увеличивается число английских книг в частных библиотеках русских бояр, а в Англию попадают рукописные книги на русском. В 1636 году компания приобретает в Москве ещё одно подворье, более крупное — Новый английский двор в Белом городе, у Ильинских ворот. С тех пор владение на Варварке получает соответствующую приставку к имени и начинает именоваться Старым Английским двором.

Торговые отношения с Англией были разорваны в 1649 году, когда казнь в Великобритании короля Карла I спровоцировала глубокий дипломатический кризис между Россией и Англией. По указу царя Алексея Михайловича британские торговые и дипломатические представители были выдворены из страны, а имущество Московской компании конфисковано.

8) Listening.

Listen to the text about the 18^th century events and find out if the statements below are true or false.

1. There were even more conflicts between the king and the Parliament.

2. The Whigs and the Tories came from Parliament.

3. Prime Minister appeared in the 18^th c.

4. The three parliaments of England, Scotland and Wales were united.

5. The Scots fought against the return of the Stuart monarch.

6. Britain grew much larger in the 18^th c.

7. Hundreds of people moved to rural areas.

8. London became the main industrial center.

Listen again and sum up the main ideas of the text.

9) Work in groups. Put the words in the sentences below into the correct order and you will get some information about the 19^th century British history.

1. in a war of independence American colonies the beginning Not long before Britain had lost of the 19^th century its most important. 2. leading the war When the century, with France the country was began. 3. Soon after the biggest empire the end of the century Britain controlled, in the world.

  1. was One Ireland parts of its. 2. in fact, part of the UK and way of life During this century it was, itself, and started to predominate the British culture. 3. a terrible famine the potato crop failed In the 1840s, and there was two years in a row. 4. either died or emigrated of Irish Gaelic language and customs Millions of peasants. 5. of the remaining population almost the whole as their first language By the end of the century were using English.

  1. the majority of Canada, Australia and New Zealand Another part of the empire, where settlers from the British Isles was made up of formed the population. 2. recognized the authority had their own government These countries, but of Britain.

  1. with a culture, an enormous country more ancient One more part was India than Britain’s. 2. were used British civil servants and troops to govern it Tens of thousands of. 3. this administration At the head of whose position within the country was a governor the monarch’s in Britain was similar to. 4. India, that these British officials and the journey from Britain was so far away took so long, developed an Anglo-Indian spent most of their lives there and way of life. 5. methods of government used British institutions They and.

  1. also belonged Large parts of Africa to the empire. 2. at the end of the century most of the African colonies where there was some British Except for South Africa, settlement, started as, and into the empire. trading bases on the coast were only incorporated 3. numerous smaller As well as these areas the empire included (Canada, Australia, New Zealand, India, Africa), areas and islands. 4. earlier British settlement Some, were the result of, but most their strategic position were acquired along trading routs such as the Caribbeans, because of.

10) Remember this course of events and be ready to represent it!

ü The United Kingdom of Great Britain was formed on 1 May 1707 with the merger of the Kingdom of England and the Kingdom of Scotland, which had been in personal union under the House of Stuart since 24 March 1603.

ü On 1 January 1801, Great Britain merged with the Kingdom of Ireland to form the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.

ü After most of Ireland left the union on 6 December 1922, its name was amended on 12 April 1927 to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

PART 2.

Discussion.

1) The “why”- questions. Provocative thinking.

1. Why are the British and the French not so fond of each other?

2. Why was Britain able to become an Empire?

3. Why does this country treasure its traditions above all?

4. Why is the Royal family so very important in people’s lives?

2) Research questions. Choose the issue that interests you most and search for more information. Prepare a report and deliver it to your classmates.

· Bubonic Plague – a European disaster

· The Gunpowder plot, 1605

· The Great Fire of London

· the Reformation

· Great Discoveries of the 15^th – 17^th centuries

· Admiral Horatio Nelson and the Battle of Trafalgar

· Queen Victoria and Prince Albert

· Suffragettes

· Involvement in the 1^st World War

· Involvement in the 2^nd World War

· Northern Ireland: part of The Irish Republic or the UK?

3) Make up a conversation between a royalist and a parliamentarian.

4) Interview any British monarch on political and economic situation in the country in his/her époque.

5) At the very end of the 15^th century the Tudors came to rule in Britain, America was just discovered… What was going on in Russia at the same time?

6) Match these historic events with their dates, putting them in the logical order and copy them into your notebook to remember.

After a war, Britain recognizes the independence of the American colonies
The Irish Free State is born
The first British settlers (convicts and soldiers) arrive in Australia
The Act of Union joins Scotland with England and Wales in the United Kingdom
The beginning of the Tudor dynasty (after the Wars of the Roses)
Britain declares war on Germany
The right to vote is extended to include men and women over the age of twenty-one
Britain joins the European Economic Comminity
The British fleet under Admiral Nelson defeats Napoleon’s fleet at Trafalgar Battle
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland is formed
The Civil War begins
Start of Victorian Age
Coronation of Elizabeth II
The bloodless revolution takes place and the Bill of Rights is passed
Union of the Crowns. James VI of Scotland becomes James I of England
Britain declares war on Germany
Henry VIII is declared the supreme head of the Church of England
The monarchy is restored
Charles I is executed. For the first and only time Britain briefly becomes a republic
The Gunpowder Plot: an attempt to blow up the king in Parliament
The Great Fire of London destroys most of the city’s old wooden buildings

7) Look through the list of monarchs in the Follow-ups. Choose 2 famous monarchs from each House and say what they are notable for.

8) Write a composition named “The great value of History in a daily life”.

9) *Bonus task! Write a film review on “the Tudors”, “King’s Speech” or any other British historical film.

FOLLOW-UPS

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