1. ENGLISH-SPEAKING COUNTRIES

3. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

6. The British Isles The big island is called Great Britain The small one is called Ireland Great Britain is washed by the North Sea, the Irish Sea and the English Channel

7. The UK consists of EnglandScotland Wales Northern Ireland The UK

8. Union Jack In 1606 Scotland joined England and Wales. The Scottish flag- St. Andrew's Cross –was added to the English Flag- St. George's Cross. Later, in 1801 when Ireland was joined to the union, the Irish Flag - St. Patrick's Cross - was added. The Union Jack is also on the flags of Australia and New Zealand.

9. Union Jack- the flag that consists of the flags of England, Scotland and Northern Ireland

10. The national symbols England Rose Scotland Thistle Wales Daffodil Northern Ireland Shamrock

11. The British Royal Coat of Arms

12. Three gold leopards (English emblem) A red lion on a gold ground (Scottish emblem) Yellow harp on a blue ground (Irish emblem)

13. The Lion symbol of power and royalty The Unicorn the symbol of purity “Dieu et mon droit” “God and my right”

14. The head of the UK is Queen Elizabeth II

15. England

16. Rivers and mountains There are no high mountains there. The highest one is Ben Nevis There are no long rivers in Great Britain. The longest one is the Severn

17. English countryside and climate The weather in Great Britain is changeable. The British like talking about it. It’s not very cold in winter and not very hot in summer. It’s often rainy and foggy there. English landscape is picturesque. There are a lot of meadows and valleys

18. London, the capital of the UK, has a lot of tourist attractions The British are proud of the Houses of Parliament, Big Ben, the Tower of London, Trafalgar Square, Westminster Abbey, London parks, and many other sights. Don’t miss a chance to see them!

19. It’s one of the symbols of London- Big Ben

20. Buckingham Palace It is the home of the Queen when she is in London. It has 600 rooms,78 bathrooms,a cinema, a swimming pool and a post-office. There is a nice park near it. 450 people work in the palace

21. Westminster Abbey It’s the Royal church. It’s the place of coronation of all the British kings and queens. Elizabeth II was coronated there in 1953 A lot of famous writers, poets, painters, scientists are buried there.

22. St. Paul’s Cathedral St. Paul’s Cathedral was designed by Sir Christopher Wren It took him 35 years to build the Cathedral. It’s one of the most famous places of interest in London.

23. The Tower of London and Tower Bridge The Tower was a prison, a mint, a palace and a zoo. Now it’s a museum and a lot of tourists visit it every year

24. Scotland is the land of old castles

25. Wales

27. The capital of Wales is Cardiff

28. Northern Ireland

30. The capital of Northern Ireland is Belfast

31. Question time 1.What is the full name of the country? 2.What countries does the UK consist of? 3.What is the national emblem of England? 4.What can you say about the flag of the UK? 5.What about the rivers and mountains? 6.What about climate? 7.What’s the capital? 8.What is London famous for?

33. THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

35. Head of the State is the President, who is elected every four years.

36. Washington DC (District of Columbia) is the capital of the country and the seat of the government. The Capitol, where the Congress meets is in the centre of the city. Washington DC (District of Columbia) is the capital of the country and the seat of the government. The Capitol, where the Congress meets is in the centre of the city.

37. The White House, the residence of the President, is the oldest public building in Washington and one of the most beautiful.

38. The largest cities of the USA are:

39. New York

40. Los Angeles

41. Chicago

42. Philadelphia

44. San-Francisco

45. Baltimore

46. Atlanta

47. ... and many others.... and many others.

49. Today the flag has 13 horisontal stripes and 50 stars in the left top corner. The stripes represent original 13 colonies. 50 stars represent current 50 states of the Union.

50. The bald eagle became the official national symbol in 1782. The national anthem of America is “The Star- Spangled Banner”. (Звездное знамя) It was written by Francis Scott Key during the War of 1812.

52. One of the famous symbols of the USA is the Statue of Liberty.

53. The Statue of Liberty was put up in New York Harbor in 1886. It was designed by Bartholdi, a French sculptor, who worked ten years at it. Then the statue was taken to pieces and shipped across the Atlantic as a gift from the French government to the United States.

54. The statue of Liberty is a woman who holds a torch up high. She symbolizes a welcome to a land of freedom.

56. The Statue is a present from France to the American people. It was presented on July 4th, 1884. It was designed by Frederic Bartholdi as a monument to a great hundred-year international friendship between America and France during the American revolutionary war. To transport it from France the Statue was taken to 350 pieces.

58. This tremendous work, which took fourteen years to complete, was finished in 1941. These gigantic heads are eighteen metres high. This memorial is often visited by the tourists who come to the USA.

59. P5: Famous American Presidents In South Dakota there is Mount Rushmore Memorial. You can see 4 granite faces of outstanding presidents of the USA. The 1 st is George Washington, the Commander-in – Chief of the American Colonial Army in the War of Independence. The 2 nd face is Thomas Jefferson’s, the 3 rd president who signed the Declaration of Independence. The 3 rd face is Abraham Lincoln, the 16 th president of the USA. His ideas about freedom for the black slaves were popular and in the war of the North and South negroes got freedom. The 4 th face is Theodore Roosevelt. The 26 th president of the USA who was one of the progressists. His reforms were against war politics and for nature guarding.

60. One of the embodiments of the USA is "Uncle Sam"

61. Question time 1What is the capital of the USA? 2 What is the symbol of the USA? 3 Who is the President of the USA? 4 The residence of American president? 5 The place of meeting of Congress. 6 Name the largest cities of the USA? 7 What is the name of American flag? 8 What is situated in the New York harbour? 9 Mount Rushmore. Name the presidents who are represented there?

63. the smallest continent the largest island the Pacific Ocean the Indian Ocean

64. It is the world’s largest island and its smallest continent.

65. History of Australia The east coast of Australia was discovered by Captain Cook in 1770.

67. It was chosen in 1901, and in 1954 it became the Australian National Flag. There is the Union Flag left upper corner. Under the Union there is a large even- pointed star known as the Commonwealth Star. To the right of them there are five white stars – they are the Southern Cross constellation.

68. The native birds of Australia are very interesting. The emu, for example, which with kangaroo is represented on the australian coat- of-arms.

69. The capital of Australia is Canberra.

70. There are 5 big cities in Australia: Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide, Perth and Brisbane.

71. Much of the land is a useless desert. Great deserts cover nearly 2 000 000 square kilometres.

72. The continent of Australia is mostly a great plain with mountains in the east and south-east.

73. There are many wild animals in Australia. Some of them, such as the kangaroo the koala the dingo or wild dog are not found in any other country of the world

74. By whom was Australia discovered and? W hat is the capital of Australia? W hat landscape is typical of Australia? W hat animals live in Australia? N ame big cities of Australia.

75. Thank you!