Royal Britain The 5th form
Today We’ll listen to the poem and read itWe’ll practise our wordsWe’ll do some grammarWe’ll learn some information about the Queen
Now let's listen to the poem! The King askedThe Queen, andThe Queen askedThe Dairymaid: "Could we have some butter forThe Royal slice of bread?“The Queen asked the Dairymaid,The Dairymaid Said, "Certainly,I'll go and tellThe cowNowBefore she goes to bed." The DairymaidShe curtsied,And went and told theAlderney: "Don't forget the butter forThe Royal slice of bread."The Alderney said sleepily:"You'd better tell His MajestyThat many people nowadaysLike marmalade Instead."
Do you know the words? slice of bread CurtsyAlderneyMarmalade
Now let’s read it after the announcer! The (1) asked The(2) and The (2) askedThe Dairymaid:
"Could we have some (3) forThe Royal slice of (4) ?“
The (5) asked the Dairymaid, The (6) Said, "Certainly,
I'll go and tellThe (7) NowBefore she goes to (8) ."
The Dairymaid She curtsied, And went and told theAlderney:
"Don't forget the (9) forThe Royal slice of (10) ."
The (11) said sleepily:"You'd better tell His MajestyThat many people nowadaysLike (12) Instead."
The Queen and the Parliament Let’s study the British way of ruling the country!
In Britain the Queen is the symbol of the country. She is the head of state but she doesn’t rule the country and has no power.And, of course, the Queen is very rich.
The Queen and the members of her family Travel about the UK and visit schools, hospitals and other special places.
The real power in the country belongs to the British Parliament
The British Parliament consists of the House of Lords
And the House of Commons
The House of Lords doesn’t have much power It offers lawsIt changes lawsIt delays laws
The House of Commons makes laws About the policy of the countryAbout taxes (налоги)And about many other things
Now let’s check what have you remembered! 1. Who is the symbol of the state in Britain?The Queen is.Does the Queen have much power?No, she doesn’t.What places do the Queen and the members of her family visit?They visit schools, hospitals and other special places.Who does the real power in the country belong to?The British Parliament.
How many Houses does the Parliament consist of?It consists of two Houses.What are they?The House of Lords and the House of Commons.What does the House of Lords do?It offers, changes and delays laws.What does the House of Commons do?It makes different laws.