BRITISH LIFE ©Балашова Елена Школа 600 Учитель английского языка 2007

CONTENTS Map of the UK The Royal Family The British and Food The British and Sport Quiz 1 Quiz 2 Answers

MAP OF THE UK The British Isles is the name for England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland, the Isle of Man and the Channel Islands. The UK is about 200,000 square kilometres in size and 1,000 kilometres from north to south.

Queen Elizabeth II Charles, Prince of Wales Prince William of Wales Prince Henry of Wales Anne, Princess Royal Peter PhilipsZara Philips Andrew, Duke of York Princess Beatrice of York Princess Eugenie of York Edward, Earl of Wessex The Royal Family

The British and Food The British drinks about 200,000,000 cups of tea a day. Afternoon tea is a small meal, not a drink. It became popular about a hundred and fifty years ago.

The British and Sport The most popular sport is football. Also walking, tennis and cricket are very popular. A famous tennis club was started at Wimbledon in Also the British like watching horse races.

Quiz 1 The Royal Family 1. What is the name of the present royal family? a) Stuart b) Windsor c) Tudor 2. What are the Queen’s favourite animals? a) birds b) cats c) dogs 3. When did Queen Elizabeth II become Queen? a) 1945 b) 1952 c) 1960

Quiz 2 The British and Sport 1.Which sport do the British most enjoy watching on TV? a) cricket b) football c) swimming 2. Which sport do the British most enjoy doing? a) running b) swimming c) walking 3.What sport is played at Wimbledon? a) tennis b) football c) cricket

Answers Quiz 1 1 b Windsor. 2 c dogs 3 b 1952 Quiz 2 1 b football 2 c walking 3 a tennis