Презентация по английскому языку "Political systems of the UK, the USA and the Russian Federation"

Royal Family.

Parliament
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is

a Parliamentary Monarchy.

is rather difficult to understand the British way of ruling

the country.

Queen is Head of State, though in fact she has

no real power and doesn’t rule the country.

of State of 16 independent sovereign states known as the

Commonwealth realms.

29, 1929)
Elizabeth was born on April 21, 1926. She was

the first child of Prince Albert, Duke of York (later King George VI), and his wife, Elizabeth.

age of 7
She was named Elizabeth after her mother, Alexandra

after George V’s mother, and Mary after her grandmother. Her close family called her “Lilibet”.

king George VI Elisabeth became constitutional monarch in February of

1952. At that time Elizabeth was just 25 years of age.

June 2, 1953 in Westminster Abbey in London.

down in the history books.

11 o’clock all over the country people settled down in

front of their television sets. The whole country joined as one in celebration.

1953

Symbol of the country, its history and its traditions.

official residence in London is Buckingham Palace.

on vacations (usually in August) Her Majesty prefers going to

the Queen’s family palace - Windsor Castle which is 30 minutes ride from Buckingham Palace.

when Her Majesty the Queen is in it. She calls

it her home.

Castle this means that Her Majesty the Queen is at

home.

stables are the best and the richest in the country.
Susan

Crawford, HM the Queen on the hurdler Worceran,1972

travelling by a British Concorde.
The Queen travels a lot about

the United Kingdom.

session in British Parliament.
Her Majesty Queen Elisabeth II opens the

sessions of British Parliament.

special places.

sometimes an outdated tradition.

have a special liking in this tradition and symbol, and

the State Anthem Long Live the Queen

Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, who is soon going to celebrate

her 85th jubilee and the 60th anniversary of her reign.

was the only president to be elected unanimously. • He was

the only president inaugurated in two cities: New York and Philadelphia. • He never lived in Washington, DC, although he was interested in the construction of the city and purchased property there.

23, 1863, he issued the Emancipation Proclamation. • He was the

first president to be assassinated. He was shot five days after the end of the Civil War. • He was the first president born outside of the original thirteen colonies. • Just one month after his inauguration, the Civil War began.

Abraham
Lincoln

repealed during his administration. • He died two weeks before Germany

finally surrendered in World War II. • He was the only president to be elected four times. • At age 39, he was stricken with infantile paralysis.

Franklin D.
Roosevelt

of Representatives. • He wanted to be remembered not for his

presidency, but for the roles he played in the creation of the Declaration of Independence.

(April 13, 1743 - July 4, 1826)

Thomas
Jefferson

the USA about the first 150 years.
3) You can

see the figures of four American Presidents.
4) The Memorial is 40 meters wide.
The idea to create Mount Rushmore is connected with the 1923 years.

years.
7) The figures are 18 meters high.
8) American

Indians couldn’t agree with the idea to make
the figures in Keystone Cliffs.
9) Today tourism in this state gets about five millions dollars
thanks to Mount Rushmore.
10) This Mount attracts tourists most of all in the state.

1953 c) 1954
2. Which university did he graduate from?
a)

Harvard b) Moscow State University c) Leningrad State University
3. What was Mrs.Putin’s name?
a) Lyudmila b) Yelena c) Svetlana
4. What are the names of his daughters?
a) Alexandra and Alina
b) Maria and Yekaterina
c) Alisa and Marina
5. What is his favourite pet?
a) a dog b) a cat c) a horse
6. When was V. Putin first elected?
a) 2001 b) 1999 c) 2000
7. What foreign languages does Putin know?
a) English and German
b) German and French
c) English and Chinese
8. His favourite kind of sport.
a) judo b) boxing c) swimming

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