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ABOUT UK CULTURETRANSCRIPT
ABOUT THE UNITED KINGDOMFrom http://www.ac-nancy-metz.fr/enseign/anglais/Henry/webquests/UK/unitking.htm
- What is the name of the flag of the United Kingdom ? __________________________- It is made up of 3 crosses: - St Andrew's for ____________________________________ - St George's for ____________________________________ - St Patrick's for____________________________________
- What creature can you see on the Welsh flag ? __________________________________
- What is the title of the National Anthem ? ____________________________________
FAMOUS BRITISH POLITICIANS
- What is the name of the man on the photo? ____________________________________
- What is extraordinary about Margaret Thatcher ? ________________________________Give the dates: from ________________ to ________________
- Who was the Prime Minister from 1990 to 1997? _________________________________
- Who is Gordon Brown ? ________________ Since when? ________________________
- What is the address of the Government in London? _______________________________
THE MONARCHY
- What was Henry VIII, Mary I and Elizabeth I 's family name ? _______________________
- Where does the coronation of a king or a queen take place? __________________________- Who conducts the service? ________________________________________________- In what year did Queen Elizabeth's coronation take place? __________________________
- What is Trooping the Colour ? _____________________________________________- What does it celebrate? __________________________________________________- When does it take place? _________________________________________________
- What is the name of the official London residence of the Queen? ________________
- Windsor Castle , another official residence, is ___ ______ and ___ _______ occupied castle in the world!
THE CROWN JEWELS
- Where can you see them? _______________________________________________
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- Circle the jewels you can see:- earrings - a sceptre - a necklace - a sword - a crown - bracelets – an orb –
THE ROYAL FAMILY: QUEEN ELIZABETH
- Is she Elizabeth I, II or III? _______________________________________________
- When was she born? ____________________________________________________
- How old is she today? ___________________________________________________
- What is her husband's name? ______________________________________________
- How many children have they got? __________________________________________
- Write their names and their age : ___________________________________________
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THE QUEEN MOTHER
- Who was she? ________________________________________________________
- How old was she when she died on 30th March 2002? _____________________________
THE PRINCE OF WALES- What is his first name? __________________________________________________
- Who did he marry and where? _____________________________________________
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- When, where and how did she die? __________________________________________
- How many children did they have? __________________________________________
- Write their names and their ages: __________________________________________
- What about PRINCE WILLIAM? - Is he first in line to the British Throne? ___________________________________________________________________
- What are his favourite sports ? _____________________________________________
- What is the name of Prince William's BROTHER? _________________________
- What are his hobbies? ___________________________________________________
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Who is in line to the throne?
1/ ___________________ 2/ ___________________ 3/ ____________________4/ ___________________ 5/___________________ 6/ ___________________ 7/ ___________________ 8/___________________ 9/ ___________________
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