United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Island

Warm-up:
Missing pictures
In 30seconds students have to memorize all pictures and then find the missing pictures.

London EYE
Big BEN
Tower BRIDGE
St. Paul`s Cathedral
Double decker bus

Asking home work
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Island

HOW MANY MAJOR PARTS ARE
IN THE UK? WHAT ARE THEY?
2. What can you say about
the general climate of the UK?

3. WHY DO YOU THINK THE
CLIMATE OF SCOTLAND
IS SO CHANGEABLE?

4. Name the highest peaks
in each part of the UK
5. The longest rivers in the UK?

Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary; born 21 April 1926) is Queen of the United Kingdom and the other Commonwealth realms.
Elizabeth was born in London. She is King George VI and Queen Elizabeth`s daughter, and she was educated privately at home.

Why people ask the weather
when they see each other?

CHRISTMAS
EGG-ROLLING
NEW YEAR
EASTER MONDAY
MAY DAY
HALLOWEEN
MOTHER`S DAY

“BBB” strategy

New words:
Custom- an accepted way of behaving or of doing things in society or a community
Celebrate- to show that a day or an event is important by doing special on it
Gift- A thing given willingly to someone without payment; a present.
Card- A piece of thick, stiff paper or thin pasteboard, in particular one used for writing or printing on
Tools- A device or implement, especially one held in the hand, used to carry out a particular function.
Slippers- A comfortable slip-on shoe that is worn indoors. Honor- High respect; great esteem.

Freedom- The power or right to act, speak, or think as one wants.
Harvest- The process or period of gathering in crops. Feast- A large meal, typically a celebratory one. Turkey- a large bird that is often kept for its meat, eaten especially at Christmas in Britain and at Thanksgiving day in the USA
Corn- The grain of a cereal crop
Beans- a seed from plants
Pumpkin- A large rounded orange-yellow fruit with a thick rind, the flesh of which can be used in sweet or savoury dishes.

SAY ENGLISH VERSION AND
DEFINITION

Father`s day
Every year, Father’s Day is marked on the third Sunday of June in both the UK and the USA, making the date Sunday, June 17 this year.

Several theories tells that Father’s Day, with the first known observations dating back to the Middle Ages.
Catholic Europe marked Father’s Day on St Joseph’s Day in recognition of the figure married to Mary, Jesus’ mother, and became his legal paternal guardian.
Some Catholic or Christian countries, including Spain, continue to adopt this date today in recognition.
Father’s Day was later taken to the Americas by the Spanish and Portuguese, but the tradition did not become prominent in the USA outside of religious circles until the 20th century.

But another theory says Father’s Day was born out of the tragic Monongah mining disaster.
The disaster was the USA’s worst mining disaster in history, killing 362 men, 210 of whom were fathers.
One daughter who lost her dad, Grace Golden Clayton, suggested a memorial day for the dead to her local Methodist pastor and the first Father’s Day took place on July 5, 1908.
The event was largely confined to the region but two years later, the daughter of a Civil War veteran raised the idea of an annual celebration after hearing a sermon about Mother’s Day.
In the UK, the date entered into British popular culture sometime after the Second World War.

On Father's Day, many people make a special effort to visit their father. They often take or send cards and gifts. Common Father's Day gifts are ties, socks, underwear, sweaters, slippers and other items of clothing. Other people give tools for household maintenance or garden work, luxury food items or drinks

The pilgrims celebrated the first Thanksgiving Day in the fall of 1621. The pilgrims sailed to America on board the "Mayflower" ship for religious freedom. They were among the first European settlers in America. There were people living in America before the pilgrims arrived. These people were the Native American Indians.
The pilgrims first winter in the New World was very difficult. They had arrived too late to grow many crops. Without fresh food half of the pilgrims died. The following spring the Indians taught the pilgrims how to hunt, fish, plant and survive in America. The crops did well and in the fall of 1621 pilgrims had a great harvest. They were thankful and decided to celebrate with a Thanksgiving feast. They prepared a dinner of turkey, corn, beans and pumpkins. They invited their Indian friends to share this feast. The Indians brought food for the feast too (they even brought popcorn!)

Does the UK celebrate Thanksgiving?
Thanksgiving is an important festival and for many kick-starts the holiday season, the UK doesn`t celebrate the day to quite the same as the USA.
Schools and churches commemorate the day with prayers, hymns, music and dances as well as offering food to charity.
This is celebrated on the Sunday nearest to the Harvest Moon, the full moon which takes place closest to the Autumn Equinox.
At London’s St Paul`s Cathedral, there is a morning Thanksgiving Day service open to all who wish to attend.
The US Ambassador typically speaks at the service, usually delivering a message from the President as well.
American songs, like "America the Beautiful", are also part of the experience.
Many restaurants across the country will serve Thanksgiving associated food, such as turkey, pumpkin pie or chowder.
In Plymouth, Thanksgiving celebrations are held to commemorate residents Mayflower and Transatlantic heritage

UK
USA
Groups complete the
diagram
1st: Thanksgiving Day
2nd: Father`s Day
3rd: Christmas and New Year

After watching:
1. How do people celebrate Christmas in the UK?
2. How do they decorate their houses, streets?
3. Do they give presents?
4. Where do they put the presents?

“6 hat method” tell about the film which you saw.
Red hats: Tell about the emotion of the film
Black hats: Criticize the film
Yellow hats: Tell about good sides of the film
White hats: Give their own opinion about the film
Green hats: Give a new idea ( if I were an author)
Blue hats: conclusion

Work in groups:
Groups choose one of the proverb and explain it. And other groups have to say the proverb and its equivalent in Kazakh and in Russian.