Table: Modern history of Great Britain
| 1914
| World War I begins.
| | 1918
| World War I ends.
| | 1919
| First regular London-Paris air service instituted.
| | 1926
| John Logie Baird demonstrates television system.
| | 1927
| The British Broadcasting Corporation chartered.
| | 1928
| Alexander Fleming discovers penicillin.
| | 1936
| First regular television broadcast from Alexandra Place.
| | 1947
| Independence for India and Pakistan. Nationalization of coal mines and railways.
| | 1949
| Foundation of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.
| | 1952
| Britain explodes atomic bomb in Australia.
| | 1955
| Irish Republican Army begins terrorist campaign.
| | 1960
| Independence for Cyprus and Nigeria. “The Beatles” form.
| | 1969
| Oil discovered off Scottish coast.
| | 1980
| North Sea oil makes Britain self-sufficient in certain petroleum products.
| | 1986
| Trident ballistic missile system ordered from the US
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A . Which events in the modern history of Great Britain had an impact on world science and technology? Choose five the most important and briefly describe them.
B. What inventions in the UK made life more convenient and safer? What inventions have become dangerous for the mankind?
9. Use the information below to speak about the following:
1) Land; 2) Climate; 3) Population; 4) Ethnic groups; 5) Economy.
| LAND
Area
241,752 sq km
Highest Point
Ben Nevis
1,343 m above sea level
Lowest Point
Holme Fen 3 m below sea level
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| CLIMATE
Average Temperatures
London
January 4°C
July 18°C
Edinburgh
January 3°C
July 15°C
Average Annual Precipitation
London 590 mm
Edinburgh 680 mm
| Put the adjectives to do with temperature in the right order:
__________ (100°C)
__________
__________
It’s……..___________
__________
__________ (0°C)
freezing, boiling, cold, warm, chilly, hot
| | Complete the chart with one of the following word: snowing, windy, misty, wind, fog, stormy, snow, storm, blowing, snowy, cloud, foggy, shower, raining, sunny, rain, cloudy.
Verb Adjective Noun
☼ The sun’s shining. It’s … . sunshine
It’s … . It’s rainy. …….....
It’s … . It’s … . ………..
♂ The wind is … It’s … . …….....
------ It’s showery. ……….
------ It’s … . ……….
------ It’s … . ……….
------ It’s … . ……….
------ It’s … . mist
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| POPULATION
Population
58,395,000
Population Density
242 persons/sq km
Urban/Rural Population
92% urban
8% rural
Largest Cities
London 6,933,000
Birmingham 1,017,000
Leeds 724,500
Glasgow 681,000
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| Ethnic Groups
94,5% English, Scottish, Welsh or Irish
5,5% other
Languages
Official Language
English
Other Languages
Welsh, Scots-Gaelic, other minority languages
Religions
54% Anglicanism
13% Roman Catholicism
33% other
including other Protestant denominations, Islam, Judaism, Hinduism, and Sikhism.
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| ECONOMY
Gross Domestic Product
US $ 1,023,900,000,000
Chief Economic Products
Agriculture
Wheat, barley, potatoes, sugar beets, oilseed, rape, livestock, animal products
Fishing
Mackerel, herring, cod, plaice
Mining
Coal, limestone, petroleum, and natural gas.
Manufacturing
Machinery and transport equipment, food products, chemical products, minerals and metal products
Employment statistics
58% Trade and Services
23% Manufacturing and Industry
16% Business and Finance
2% Agriculture, Forestry, and Fishing
1% Military and Defence
Major Exports
Industrial and electrical machinery, automatic data processing equipment, road vehicles, petroleum
Major Imports
Automatic data processing equipment, paper and paperboard, textiles, food
Major Trading Partners
Germany, the United States, France, the Netherlands, Italy, Japan
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3. Use the following phrases and word combinations to retell the text:
1.As I understood from the text …
2.According to the text …
3.As it is said in the text …
4.The author points out (mentions, explains, describes, etc.) (that) …
V. Supplementary Reading.
Pre-reading task
Work in pairs.
1) Do you know any typical meals from the following countries?
France
India
Switzerland
Turkey
Spain
America
Italy
Mexico
Greece
Japan
Belarus
England
What do you think influences a country’s food? What influences the food in your country?
2) Read these quotations about English food. Do all the people have the same opinion about English food?
“It takes some skill to spoil a breakfast –
even the English can’t do it!”
J К Galbraith, economist
“On the Continent people have good
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