Industry of Great Britain

 

LEAD-UP ACTIVITY

1) Short discussion.

1. Why is Great Britain one of the highly developed industrial countries?

2. What facts about industrial revolution in England do you know?

3. What products does Great Britain export and import?

4. Does the economy of Great Britain effect the economy of other countries?

5. What leading English manufacturing plants and brands do you know?

 

Short quiz to check your knowledge of England. Decide which answer is correct.

1) What is the flag of the UK called?

a) Maple Leaf

b) Stars and Stripes

c) Tricolour

d) Union Jack
2) What is the longest river in the UK?

a) Great Ouse

b) Severn

c) The Thames

d) Trent

3) What is the name the river Thames goes by as it flows through Oxford?

a) Isis

b) Ox

c) Lethe

d) Avon
4) In which town is Hyde Park?

a) New York

b) Dublin

c) London

d) San Francisco
5) Which is the symbol of England?

a) Leek

b) Rose

c) Shamrock

d) Thistle
6) What is the highest mountain in the United Kingdom?

a) Ben Macdhui

b) Ben Nevis

c) Scafell Pike

d) Snowdon

7) There are many libraries in Oxford, but one of the best known is named for its founder. It was built in 1602, on the site of a former library. What library is it?

a) British Museum Library

b) John Rylands

c) Lady Margaret Hall Library

d) Bodleian
8) Where in the UK is the Lake District?

a) England

b) Northern Ireland

c) Scotland

d) Wales
9) When do the Irish celebrate St. Patrick's Day?

a) 1 April

b) 17 March

c) 31 October

d) 5 November
10) Who invented the sandwich?

a) Earl of Sandwich

b) George Washington

c) King Henry VIII

d) Queen Victoria

 

READING

1. Write the words according to their transcription:

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Read and translate the text.