1. What is the full name of a country we sometimes call England?

On the UK

1. What is the full name of a country we sometimes call England?

2. What languages do people speak in Great Britain?

3. What is the political and administrative system of Great Britain? Name the capitals of

different parts of the UK.

4. Who is the head of state in Great Britain?

5. What kind of Parliament does Great Britain have? English resource book p art II page180

6. What is the name of the UK flag? What does it consist of? What does not it represent?

7. What UK political parties do you know? English resource book p art II page189 Which are the oldest?

8. Who is the present-day monarch? What is her real surname?

9. Who is the heir of the British throne?

10. Who is the Prime Minister of Great Britain now?

11. Who are the ancient ancestors of modern inhabitants of the British Isles?

12. What languages do people speak in Great Britain?

13. How many times was Britain conquered? Who were the conquerors?

14. What do you know about King Authur?

15. What happened in 43AD?

16. What parts of the British Isles did the Roman legions occupy? Why only those parts?

17. Who was the last Anglo-Saxon king before Norman Conquest of Englang?

18. What is Doomsday Survey? When, what for and by whom was it created?

19. What is Magna Charta?

20. What was the main event of the 12 – 13 century? What was it by gist?

21. What are the roots of modern English?

22. Who is the first from Tudor dynasty? Who is the last?

23. When did Parliament appeared?

24. What is Henry VIII famous for?

25. What is Elizabeth I famous for?

26. What is Long Parliament, Rump Parliament, Short Parliament?

27. When Great Britain was a Republic? Who was the political leader at that time?

28. Which monarch was ruling when American colonies proclaimed independence?

28. How the period between 1837 and 1901 is called in the British history? Why is it so remarkable period?

30. What monarch was ruling when the World War I was broken out?

31. What monarch was ruling when the World War II was broken out?

32. What king abdicated? Why?

33. What is Llin-Din? When did it become a capital?

34. What are the sightseeings in London?

35. What are symbols of different parts of the UK?

36. When England and Scotland united? What is the Roman name for Scotland?

37. When was Wales placed under England?

38. Why has the elder Monarch’s son the title “Prince of Wales”?

39. What was the name of North Ireland before 1929?

40. What does the Queen do?

41. How is the UK government formed?

42. What is(are) your favourite Churchill’s quotation(s)?

1. Early history of America.

1) Who were the native Americans and where did they come from to America?

2) Who discovered America?

3) Why are native Americans called Indians?

4) Why the New World got the name America?

5) What are the names of first English settlements in New World?

2. The Voyage of Mayflower

1) Were the people from Mayflower the first Englishmen to live in America?

2) Why did people decide to make a voyage to the New World?

3) Did only Puritans come and settle in America?

4) Why Monday is a washday in America?

5) What is the history of Thanksgiving Day? When is it celebrated?

6) Who are Yankee and Founding Fathers?

3. The Boston Tea Party.

1) How many British colonies were there in North America by the 18^th century?

2) What were the relations between Great Britain and American colonies like?

3) Who were the leaders of opposition?

4) What is “The Boston Tea Party” and when was it?

5) What was called i8n September 1774?

6) What consequences did the Continental Congress have?

7) What was the first step to the War of Independence?

4. The War оf Independence. The Declaration of Independence.

1) When was the War of Independence and why was it broken out?

2) Who was the commander-in-chief of the Continental Army?

3) Who was the first president? What do you know about his life?

4) What was the result of the War of Independence?

5) When was the Declaration of Independence read? What was proclaimed in it?

6) When and why do the Americans celebrate Independence Day?

7) How many stars and stripes are there on the American flag? What do they represent? When was it adopted?

7. Политико – административное устойство США.

1) What kind of Parliament does the USA have?

2) When is a Presidential election day?

3) What is ‘primary elections’ and what do they indicate?

4) Who is a president elected by?

5) How long does the president’s office last?

6) When is the Inauguration day for the President-Elect?

7) How many members are there in the President Cabinet?

8) What are the President’s and Vice-President’s responsibilities? What do Cabinet and Congress do?

фамилия дата

New York+Statue of Liberty
Chicago
Miami
Boston
Philadelphia
Los Angeles
Las Vegas
Houston, Cape Canaveral
Wild west
Gold Rush
Nicknames of the States
Джорж Вашингтон
Томас Джефферсон
Уильям Г.Гаррисон
Франклин Рузвельт
Ричард Никсон
Рональд Рейган
Билл Клинтон
Барак Обама
Календарь знаменательных дат (раздатка)
Война во Вьетнаме и Ираке.
Политические партии США.
Перл-Харбор
Уотергейтский скандал.
Голливуд.
Холодная война.
Великая депрессия.
Силиконовая долина.

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