Great Britain
by Iryna Vavriv
1. Chambers/Houses of Parliament
2. Political System and the British Parliament
2.1. The Act of Parliament
2.2. The Commons/The Lords
2.3. Life Peers
2.4. The Speaker
2.5. The Lord Chancellor
2.6. The Government of the Day
2.7. Bill
2.8. The Queen's Approval
3. Legends and Mysterious Places
3.1. Pendle Hill, Lancashire
3.2. The Tower of London
3.3. Berry Pomeroy Castle, Devon
3.4. Dunster Castle, Somerset
3.5. Chanctonbury Ring, West Sussex
3.6. Newton House, Carmarthenshire
3.7. Ham House, Surrey
3.8. The Loch Ness Monster
3.9. Robin Hood
3.10. Kelpies
3.11. King Arthur
3.12. Selkies
3.13. Redcaps
3.14. Vocabulary
3.14.1. alleged - [ə'leʤɪd] – уявний lure - [ljuə] - приманювати, принаджувати menacing - ['menɪsɪŋ] – загрозливий beech - [biːʧ] – бук hover - ['hɒvə] – ширяти (в повітрі) muffled - ['mʌfld] – заглушений oppressive - [ə'presɪv] – гнітючий humpback - ['hʌmpbæk] – горб beast - [biːst] – звір, чудовисько shed - [ʃed] – скидати (шкіру) malicious - [mə'lɪʃəs] – злісний, злий malevolent - [mə'levəl(ə)nt] – недоброзичливий
4. The Queen and the Royal Family
5. Education in Great Britain
6. Poppy Day or Remembrance Day
7. Horn Dance
8. Food choice
9. Geographical Position and Climate
10. British Traditioins and Customs
10.1. Shrove Tuesday or Pancake Day
10.2. Christmas
10.3. Boxing Day
10.4. Swan Upping
10.5. The Widow’s Buns
10.6. Vocabulary
10.7. a bowler – котел to commemorate – вшанувати torch-lit – освітлений факелами pagan – язичницький to chime – дзвонити remembrance – пам’ять homage – вшанування
10.8. Quiz
11. British Cuisine
11.1. Breakfast
11.2. Lunch
11.3. Dinner
11.4. Supper
11.5. Some dishes that deserve special mention
11.5.1. Shepherd’s Pie
11.5.2. Cornish pasty
11.5.3. Scotch eggs
11.6. Conservative traditional British cuisine
11.7. Drinks
11.8. Vocabulary
11.8.1. dainty- ласощі
11.8.2. light refreshments- легкі закуски
11.8.3. unvaried- незмінний