A flag is a symbol of a country The Imperial Flag The Stars And Stripes The Union Jack A flag is a symbol of a country

the United States of America the Russian Federation the United Kingdom The flags of the countries: the United States of America the Russian Federation the United Kingdom

My aim I expect to listen to…. to know… to discuss…. to speak more English as soon as I can

THE USA FLAG

The American flag is known as THE STARS AND STRIPES The American flag is known as THE STARS AND STRIPES. It consists of fifty stars which represent the fifty states.

Thirteen red and white horizontal stripes (seven red and six white) stand for the original thirteen States that were united in 1776.

“Continental Colours” The first flag was called The Grand Union Flag. It combined the flag of Great Britain with the thirteen stripes. It showed that these first thirteen states were British colonies.

After the War of Independence, all thirteen states became free and the flag changed. The British flag in the corner was replaced by stars.

Every time a new state entered the Union, a star was added.

The Flag today. So now today’s flag shows the thirteen stripes for the original number of states in 1776 plus the 50 stars which represent today’s total.

Task 1 Is it true, false or not stated. 1 Task 1 Is it true, false or not stated? 1. The first flag of America was called The British Grand Flag 1. True 2. False 3. Not stated 2. Today’s flag shows the thirteen stripes and fifty stars. 1. True 2. False 3. Not stated 3. The Independence War was ended in 1783. 1.True 2. False 3. Not stated

Is it true, false or not stated. 1 Is it true, false or not stated? 1. The first flag of America was called The British Grand Flag False 2. Today’s flag shows the thirteen stripes and fifty stars. True 3. The Independence War was ended in 1783. Not stated

THE RUSSIAN FLAG

The Russia n flag is someti mes called the IMPER IAL FLAG.

It consists of three equal stripes of white, blue and red It consists of three equal stripes of white, blue and red. The first flag of this design appeared more than 300 years ago.

Peter the Great adapted the flag from the National flag of the Netherlands. Later a black two-headed eagle on a golden background was added to the flag of Russia.

The flag existed until the revolu tion in 1917.

In the nineties, with the democra tic changes, the three- colour flag was restored again.

. On 21 August 1991, the flag was officially adopted by the Russian President and the Russian Parliament.

In Russia the colours of the current flag symbolise:

white – frankness and generosity;

blue – honesty and wisdom;

red – courage and love.

Task 2 Is it true, false or not stated. 1 Task 2 Is it true, false or not stated? 1. The white colour of the current flag of Russia symbolize honesty and wisdom. 1. True 2. False 3. Not stated 2. The Russian flag is sometimes called the Imperial flag 1. True 2. False 3. Not stated 3. In 1991, the flag was officially adopted by the Russian President 1.True 2. False 3. Not stated

1. The white colour of the current flag of Russia symbolize honesty and wisdom. False 2. The Russian flag is sometimes called the Imperial flag True 3. In 1991, the flag was officially adopted by the Russian President True

THE BRITISH FLAG

The Flag of the United Kingdom is called the Union Flag or THE UNION JACK.

In 1603, King James 1 of England (or Jack for short) united England and Scotland.

Then in 1801, there was the union with Ireland Then in 1801, there was the union with Ireland. Now the flag combines the emblems of the three countries (England, Scotland and Northern Ireland) united under one monarch.

Wales is not represented in the flag because at the time the flag appeared in 1606, Wales was already united with England. The Welsh flag

The red cross of Saint GEORGE for England on a white background; The Union Jack is a combination of the crosses of three patron saints of the country: The red cross of Saint GEORGE for England on a white background;

the white diagonal cross of Saint ANDREW for Scotland on a blue background;

the red diagonal cross of Saint PATRICK for Ireland on a white background.

the Union Jack The United Kingdom flag was officially adopted on January 1, 1801.

Task 3 Answer the questions 1. How many countries does the Union Jack combine? a) 3 b) 4 c) 2 2. Who is the patron saint of England? a) Saint George b) Saint Patrick c) Saint Andrew 3. What is the short name of the flag of the United Kingdom? a) The Union Jack b) The Grand flag c) The Union flag

The flag of OUR CLASS Tyosova Masha Gorbate nko Nastya Eryomen ko Polina Korzhov a Karina Najden ko Sasha Paluhina Katya Slyoma Pavel Pivchen ko Anya   Prohore nko Vadim Gorelov Petya Sen’kina Veronika Smoliko va Alyona Smolko Masha Stepanen ko Sveta Churako va Marina Tuzhiko va Diana Tuzhiko va Rita Mel’niko v Roma Setak Dima Zajtsev Vlad Konovalo v Dima Vasil’ts ov Sasha The flag of OUR CLASS

The colours of our flags mean The blue colour means honesty and wisdom, the white colour means frankness and generosity, the pink colour means caring and friendship, the green colour means growth and freshness.  And yellow stars represent us. Yellow is the colour of sunshine and it means happiness, intellect, and energy.

Rules of good message Greeting Body Closing Signature

Our flag consists of_____ It was adapted ______ It exists about _____ Hello _______, I am fine. Our flag consists of_____ It was adapted ______ It exists about _____ The colours of current flag are____ They means:____ I think you will get a good mark Best wishes, ___________

Answer the questions What have you learnt today? What would you like to go over again? What questions do you have? Did you have any difficulties?

Home task SB p.194 read and translate WB p. 41 Ex 4

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Resources www.wikipedia.org http://www.enchantedlearning.com/geography/flags/colors/black.shtml http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/index.htm http://www.usa-flag-site.org http://www.ushistory.org http://www.flags-flags-flags.org.uk