GENERAL

I.

FACTS

True or false? You get bonus points for correcting the mistakes.
1. The river Thames flows through London.
2. Uncle Sam is the name of the British flag.
3. The British anthem is called God save the Queen.
4. U.K. stands for The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern
Ireland.
5. Trafalgar Square is where the Queen of England lives.

THE BRITISH LIFESTYLE

II.

Complete the sentences with the given words: fish, green, money, fox,
tea.
1. Serving the 5 oclockis an old English tradition.
2. The British are said to have.fingers because they love
gardening.
3. A well-known English proverb says that Time is.
4. An old but also controversial English hobby is -hunting.
5. A typical British meal may sometimes consist of ..and
chips.

FAMOUS BRITISH PEOPLE

III.

Match the two columns.

1.

James Cook

a) playwright

2.

Charles Darwin

b) queen

3.

Elisabeth I

c) explorer

4.

Charles Dickens

d) formula 1 driver

5.

William Shakespeare

e) singer

6.

7.

Lewis Hamilton

f) football

player

David Beckham

g) writer

8.

Robbie Williams

h) scientist

ENGLISH-SPEAKING COUNTRIES
IV.

Find 10 countries where English is an official language.