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UNIT 5 Countries, People, і Lifestyle: The UK and Ukraine

Lesson 9. Life in Britain

1. Look at the pictures. Listen and repeat the words.

2. You are going to read a magazine article about people in Britain. Six sentences have been removed. Choose which sentences (A-G) fit into the gaps (1-6). There is one extra sentence you do not need to use.

A A red dragon is probably the oldest symbol of Wales.

B They like to speak Welsh, to sing songs in Welsh and when you travel you can see road signs in Welsh all over Wales.

C Green is one of the symbols of Ireland and everybody wears green on St. Patrick’s Day, the Irish national holiday.

D The English are also famous for their love of animals.

E People from Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland are not English.

F Traditional tartan skirts are called kilts and many Scots wear them - women and men!

G Every country in the UK has got its own symbol.

People in Britain

The symbol of England is a red rose, and English people are crazy about gardening.

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A lot of families have pets. English football is famous, of course, but there is another national sport too, cricket. English people like to talk about the weather.

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Scotland is very famous for its beautiful scenery and the lakes called lochs.

An important symbol of Scotland is a special kind of material called tartan. Another Scottish symbol is the thistle. People in Scotland play very unusual musical instruments called bagpipes.

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Another symbol of Wales is a vegetable called the leek. People wear them on their coats on St. David’s Day, the Welsh national holiday, although some people wear another symbol of Wales - the daffodil. Welsh people are famous for their singing and their musical festivals. Rugby is their national sport.

The most famous symbol of Ireland is the shamrock. In Ireland you may see different shades and tones of green.

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The Irish are famous for their playing, singing and dancing.

People in Britain are reserved and conservative. They have kept their traditions alive for centuries.

Everyone who was born in Britain is British. People from England are the English.

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They are the Scottish or the Scots; the Welsh and the Irish. People from Scotland and Wales don’t like it when they are called the English.

Everyone in Britain speaks English. But in some parts of Scotland and Wales people speak different languages as well. The Welsh are especially proud of their language.

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Everyone in the UK speaks English but they all speak it differently.

3. Read the sentences and tick E (England), S (Scotland), W (Wales), NI (Northern Ireland). There is more than one answer possible.

____ 1. In this country people are crazy about gardening.

____ 2. In this country you may see different shades and tones of green.

____ 3. In this country men wear skirts called the kilts.

____ 4. You can see a red dragon on the flag of this country.

____ 5. In this country rugby is the national sport.

____ 6. The symbol of this country is a red rose.

____ 7. The most famous symbol of this country is the shamrock.

____ 8. In this country there are many lakes called the lochs.

____ 9. People who live in these countries don’t like it when they are

called English.

____ 10. These people are especially proud of their language.

4. Speak in class. Act out the situation.

Your friend has just returned from Great Britain. Ask him / her questions about people living there.

Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tense form.

1. David…. (to learn) the Welsh language when he was at school.

2. ….. the Welshmen ….. (to wear) kilts every day or on special occasions?

3. Sue ….. (to hope) that she ….. (to travel) to Northern Ireland next summer. 4. My classmates ….. (to talk) about the British traditions now.

5. Mr. McGregor …. (to feel) very proud of his son because he ….. (to win) the bagpipe competition.

6. We ……. (to look for) the information about Great Britain for two hours.

7. They ….. (to read) the story about the Scottish thistle when the bell ….. (to ring).

8. Bob ….. (to draw) the UK symbols before they ….. (to come).