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Tuesday, April 3, 2012

Webquest: The United Kingdom



What do you know about the United Kingdom?


Check the websites given in order to find the information about the UK and complete your worksheet.



- 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 David Cameron? ________________ 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? _______________________________________________

- 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 : ___________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________


- Who was she? ________________________________________________________

- How old was she when she died on 30th March 2002? _____________________________


- What is his first name?  __________________________________________________

- Who did he marry and where? _____________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________

- 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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