Let’s Visit England

Roman Ociepa

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Polonsky
Iwona Polońska-Ociepa
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Poland
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Copyright © 2016 by Polonsky

First published 2016

ISBN 978-83-63630-01-0

Let’s Visit... format devised by Roman Ociepa

Consulted by Dariusz Wójcik, Professor of Economic Geography (School of Geography and the Environment, St. Peter’s College, Oxford)

Cover designed by Paweł Panczakiewicz / PANCZAKIEWICZ ART.DESIGN

Layout designed by Agata Korzeńska / IDEE.PL

Illustrated by Karolina Ostrowska / www.graphinery.com

Texts read by Russell Preston

Texts recorded at AV Studio Janusz Kohut

Edited by Marcin Siwiec

Typeset in ITC Officina Sans by Marcin Siwiec / mBooks. marcin siwiec

The publisher would like to thank the following for permission to reproduce the following photographs: Pamela Gurdek (cover back, top left); Anna Zalevski (cover back,
right).

Printed in Poland by Omnidium

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Contents
1 The Geography of the British Isles
2 The United Kingdom
3 The History of England
4 Education in England
5 English Games
6 English Scientists
7 English Writers
8 English Filmmakers
9 English Bands and Musicians
10 The English Car Industry
11 London
12 Greenwich
13 English Landmarks
14 English Castles
15 English Myths and Legends

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 UNIT 3 The History of England

UNIT 3 The History of England

TASK 3.1
Let’s see what you know

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

TASK 3.2 Queen Elizabeth I focused on trade and global expansion.

Vocabulary strip

tool

1. raid
or queen troops
tribe
2.
kingdom

3. main or most important plunder

a) prime
4.

5.

6. proclaim
a) troops
7. restore

8.
reign
9.

Prime
10.

a) restore

Key facts

The Battle of Hastings of 1066 was the beginning of the Norman rule
in England.
Queen Elizabeth II has reigned over England since 1953.

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TASK 3.3
Comprehension Questions

T F How to read numbers

1.
2. Dates
3.
4. BC
5. BC
6. BC
7. AD
8. and ten AD
9. and
10. AD
and
TASK 3.4 AD
Word-building the
the
and
one
1. and
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7. oh nine

8.
9.
oh
10. oh

oh one

TASK 3.5
Collocations with battle Royal titles
the
the
1. the
2. the
3.
4. Wars
Two / The
5.
6.
7.

8.
9.
10.

cruiser a

sea

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 UNIT 3 The History of England

TASK 3.6
Over to you

TASK 3.7
Let’s retell the story

Writing hints

1. Hint 1

the
2. the Celts, the Normans,
the Romans

3. Hint 2

4. put ‘s
Don’t eat it; it is Mary cake, This is
Robert new car.
5.
Hint 3
noun +
6. of + noun
the What
is the meaning this word? Lisbon
7. is the capital Portugal.

Hint 4
8.
Clive
to work for this company in
9. 2010, Poland the EU in 2004.

Hint 5
10.
the
King Robert I reigned in Scotland
11. in the 14th century.

12.

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 Let’s Visit England UNIT 3 The History of England

TASK 3.8
Highlight

Hadrian’s Wall
1. 2.
3. 4.
5. 6. 7.
8. 9.
10.
11.
12.

TASK 3.9
Fun corner

3 4

7
6
8
9
10

TASK 3.10
What do you remember?

1. 6.
2. 7.
3. 8.
4. 9.
5. 10.

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 KEY

UNIT 3 6.

7.
Task 3.1
1. 2.
8.
3.
4.
9.
5.
10.
11.
12.
Task 3.2
1. 2. 3. a) prime 4. 5.
Task 3.8
6. a) troops 7. 8. 9. 10. a) restore
1. a 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. a 11. 12. a

Task 3.3
Task 3.9
1. 2. T 3. T 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. T
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
Task 3.4
1. 2. 3. autonomous 4. 5.
Task 3.10
6. conquest 7. ascension 8. 9. 10.
1.
ending indisputable
2.
ascension
3.
Task 3.5 4.
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
6. 7. 8. 9. 5.
10. 6.
7.
Task 3.7 8.
1. 9.
2.
3. 10.
4.
5.

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