The British Isles + America

The British Isles
America
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This lesson contains 43 slides, with interactive quizzes, text slides and 1 video.

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The British Isles
America

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The British Isles

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Slide 3 - Video

The flag of the United Kingdom is called the ...
A
Royal Flag
B
Saint Patrick
C
Queen's Flag
D
Union Jack

Slide 4 - Quiz

Capitals and nationalities

Slide 5 - Slide

Wales
England
Northern Ireland
Scotland
Republic of Ireland
London
Cardiff
Belfast
Edinburgh
Dublin

Slide 6 - Drag question

Anna in from Cardiff, she is ...
A
English
B
Welsh
C
Scottish
D
Irish

Slide 7 - Quiz

Kate lives in London, she is ...
A
English
B
Welsh
C
Scottish
D
Irish

Slide 8 - Quiz

Ben was born in Belfast and Harry lives in Dublin. They are both ...
A
English
B
Welsh
C
Scottish
D
Irish

Slide 9 - Quiz

Mary lives in Edinburgh, she is ...
A
English
B
Welsh
C
Scottish
D
Irish

Slide 10 - Quiz

Flags and national emblems

Slide 11 - Slide

England
Scotland
Wales
Northern Ireland

Slide 12 - Drag question

England
Scotland
Wales
Northern Ireland

Slide 13 - Drag question

A bit of vocabulary!

Slide 14 - Slide

Boris Johnson is the ... of the United Kingdom.
A
monarch
B
prime minister

Slide 15 - Quiz

Pound sterling is the official ... of the United Kingdom.
A
currency
B
population
C
national anthem
D
capital

Slide 16 - Quiz

Vocabulary
  • population
  • monarch
  • currency
  • prime minister
  • national anthem

Slide 17 - Slide

Queen Elizabeth II is the ... head of state.
A
consume
B
inhabitant
C
contrary to
D
current

Slide 18 - Quiz

Big Ben is not a clock! ... popular belief, Big Ben is actually the name of the bell itself.
A
consume
B
inhabitant
C
contrary to
D
current

Slide 19 - Quiz

British people love tea! They ... more than 165 million cups a day!
A
consume
B
inhabitant
C
contrary to
D
current

Slide 20 - Quiz

When you live in a city, you are an ... of that city.
A
consume
B
inhabitant
C
contrary to
D
current

Slide 21 - Quiz

Vocabulary
  • to consume
  • inhabitant
  • contrary to
  • current

Slide 22 - Slide

FOOD:
Can you name some famous British dishes?

Slide 23 - Mind map

British food: Can you describe ... ?
  1. English breakfast
  2. Fish and chips
  3. Haggis
  4. Yorkshire pudding
  5. Shepherd's pie
  6. Victoria sponge

Slide 24 - Slide

Important British people
  • Lewis Carroll
  • C.S. Lewis
  • Robin Hood
  • Bram Stoker
  • Mary Shelley
  • J.K. Rowling

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The royal family

Slide 26 - Slide

Robin Hood is an incredible ... .
A
auction
B
archer
C
hideous
D
retires

Slide 27 - Quiz

Lewis Carroll's personal copy of 'Alice in Wonderland' was sold at an ... .
A
auction
B
archer
C
hideous
D
retires

Slide 28 - Quiz

Mary Shelley's book 'Frankenstein' is about a ... monster.
A
auction
B
archer
C
hideous
D
retires

Slide 29 - Quiz

When Queen Elizabeth ... , her son Prince Charles will become king.
A
auction
B
archer
C
hideous
D
retires

Slide 30 - Quiz

Vocabulary
  • to auction
  • archer
  • hideous
  • to retire

Slide 31 - Slide

The United States of America

Slide 32 - Slide

What pops up in your mind when
you hear 'Amercica'?

Slide 33 - Mind map

The capital Washington D.C. is located in which state?

Slide 34 - Open question


A
Lincoln Memorial
B
Mount Rushmore
C
Grand Canyon
D
Statue of Liberty

Slide 35 - Quiz

Las Vegas (Nevada)
Grand Canyon (Arizona)
Statue of Liberty (New York)
Golden Gate (California)

Slide 36 - Drag question

American symbols
  • Eagle
  • Stars and stripes
  • The lady that stands in the harbor

Slide 37 - Slide

Vocabulary from the song 'Where the stars and stripes and eagle fly'

  • kindness
  •  special
  • uncountable
  • will be rewarded
  • think
  • irritates you
  • like best
  • to grow up

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British vs. American English

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British
American
apartment
flat
sweets
candy
rubber
eraser
lift
elevator

Slide 40 - Drag question

Slide 41 - Link

Slide 42 - Link

Slide 43 - Link