ABOUT THE UNITED KINGDOM From 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? _______________________________________________ - Circle the jewels you can see: - earrings - a sceptre - a necklace - a sword - a crown - bracelets – an orb –
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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 : ___________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________
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? _____________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ - 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? ___________________________________________________ Who is in line to the throne? 1/ ___________________ 2/ ___________________ 3/ ____________________ 4/ ___________________ 5/___________________ 6/ ___________________ 7/ ___________________ 8/___________________ 9/ ___________________ 2