Тест "The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland."

TEST 6 CLASS The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

1 the flag of England - St George’s Cross? - _____

2 the flag of Scotland – St Andrew’s Cross?  -_____

3 the flag of Ireland – St. Patrick’s Cross? - ______

4 What is the name of the UK flag?    A) Union John"  B)"Union Jack" C) "Union Jerry"

5. Put the countries in the order according to their territory, from the smallest to the biggest.

 a) Scotland b) Wales c) England d) Northern Ireland

6. Translate

1)  роза -               2) нарцисс -                3) чертополох -                4) трилистник -

7. Match the country and its symbol.

1) England                                    a shamrock

2) Scotland                                   a daffodil, dragon   leek?

3) Wales                                       a rose

4) Northern Ireland                      a thistle

8. Which country has the biggest population?

a) England b) Wales c) N. Ireland d) Scotland

9 What countries are situated in Great Britain? Sign the maps

          

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10 How many crosses does the Union Jack consist of?    a) 1        b) 2        с)  3

11 Who is the patron saint of England?

Saint George            St Andrew              St Patrick

12 What do the stars on Australian and New Zealand’s flags mean? __________________

13 What leaf is on Canadian flag?____________________

14 What stars and stripes on American Flag mean?________________________________

15 What English speaking countries do you know? ________________________________

The National Flag of Canada,^[1] also known as the Maple Leaf  (лист клёна)

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The Australian National flag uses three symbols:

 the Union Flag, the Commonwealth Star and the Southern Cross.

                   

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The flag of New Zealand is the Union Flag and four red stars representing (представляющие) the constellation (созвездие) of the Southern Cross.

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The national flag of the United States of America

The 50 stars on the flag represent the 50 states of the United States of America and the 13 stripes represent the thirteen British colonies that declared independence(независимость) from the Kingdom of Great Britain and became the first states in the Union.^[1] Nickname(прозвище) for the flag is the "Stars and Stripes"

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According to a legend, an invading Norse (норвежская) army was attempting to sneak (подкрасться) up at night upon a Scottish army's encampment (лагерь). During this operation one barefoot (босоногий) Norseman had the misfortune (неудача) to step upon a thistle, causing him to cry out in pain (боль), thus alerting (предупредив) Scots to the presence of the Norse invaders (захватчики).

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The shamrock is known as a symbol of Ireland, with St. Patrick having used it as a metaphor for the Christian Trinity, according to legend. The name shamrock is version of the Irish word "little clover" or "young clover".

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The Welsh leek appeared on the coronation gown (dress) of Elizabeth II with the other national floral emblems of countries in the Commonwealth (including the English Tudor Rose, Scottish thistle, Irish shamrock, Canadian maple leaf, and Indian lotus)

It was designed by Norman Hartnell; who didn’t want exchange (поменять) the leek for the more beautiful Welsh daffodil.

http://projectbritain.com/britain.html  

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Тест по страноведению "Соединенное королевство Великобритании и северной Ирландии" содержит 15 вопросов о флагах англоговорящих стран входящих в Великобританию а также Канаду, Новую Зеландию и Австралию и изображения флагов с их описанием. Может быть использован как на уроках английского языка в основ курсе так и на внекласных мероприятих, спецкурсах.