Аттестационная работа. What do symbols tell us?

1.

What do symbols tell
us?
Проект выполнили:
Ученики МБОУ гимназия №2
г. Нижневартовска
2015г.

2. The goal of the project

Learning of historical meanings of state
symbol of English speaking countries:
the UK, the USA, Canada, Australia,
New Zealand

3. Fundamental Question

Why can you see British Symbols on the
history objects of Canada, America,
Australia and New Zealand?

4. Main tasks

Broaden your and our knowledge about
studies of Anglo-speaking countries.
To inform pupils about national symbols,
emblems and interesting facts of these
countries.
To find out the connection of Symbols
with
the history of
Anglo-Speaking
Countries.
To encourage the pupils to study material
about Anglo-Speaking Countries.
To make a Anglo-Russian guide project
which will help to prepare for English
Olympiad of Ural Region.

5.

The main Anglo-speaking
countries are:
Canada
The United
Kingdom
of Great
Britain and
Northern
Ireland
The United States of
America
Australia
New Zealand

6. Languages in Anglo-speaking countries

British English is from
Germanic family
In London East enders
speak Cockney
American English
Irish and Scottish are from
Gaelic, Celtic family
Australian English
Strine
English
Welsh is from
old English,
Celtic group
English, French

7. Currency in Anglo-speaking countries

You can not see Elizabeth II the British Queen only on the American bank
notes, because she is the head of the UK, Canada, Australia and New Zealand
but not the USA. Pound is used only in the UK. Canada, Australia and New
Zealand and the USA use dollar but every country has its national dollar.
British pound
Australian
dollar
American
dollar
Canadian
dollar
New Zealand
dollar

8.

Symbols
of Great Britain
The United Kingdom
of Great Britain and
Northern
Ireland
consists of four parts:
England,
Wales
,
Scotland
and
Northern Ireland. The
name of the flag is the
Union Jack.

9. The United kingdom of Great Britain and Nothern Ireland

10. Flags of the UK tell us about history of the Union

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England
St George`s Cross
Wales Flag isn’t included
in the Union Jack
16031606
First British flag
1606
Northern Ireland
St Patrick`s
Cross
The Union Jack is used
from the date of the Union
1801
1606-1707 was also used by Scotland

11.

Symbol of England is Red rose
Rose is a traditional
emblem of England. It is a
famous sign of English
kings. There was a “War of
Red and White Roses”,
that fought for the English
crown. In 1486 the Red
Rose of Lancaster's’ House
and the White Rose of
York's House were united
and were called “Tudors’
Rose”.
This is St George's Cross on English Flag
The Saint of England is St George
St. George Day is on 23-d April

12.

The main rivers of England
The most important river
in the UK is the Thames
in London
The longest river in
the UK is the Severn

13.

The capital of England is London
Londinium was the Roman name for London
Cockney is the East End language
It consists of the West End,
the East End, the City and
Westminster
Sights of London
London is the capital of
England. It is situated on
the Thames. London is more
than a thousand years old.
The most famous older
buildings in London are
Buckingham
Palace,
the
Houses
of
Parliament
(Westminster Palace), the
Tower of London,
Tower
Bridge and
Westminster
Abbey.

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15.

Interesting facts about Wales
Wales is a country of hills and
mountains, with deep rivers and
valleys. Cardiff is the capital of
Wales.
Swansea is the second
biggest city in Wales
Snowdon is the highest
peak of Wales
Red Dragon is on the flag of Wales
But this flag is not included in the Union Jack

16.

Symbols of
Wales has got old names
Wales
Cymru means
“friend” and Cambria
On the first of March each
year one can see people
walking with leeks pinned
to their coats. A leek is a
national emblem of Wales.
The day is actually called
Saint David’s Day.
Later daffodil became
the symbol of Wales
as well. Because in
March the daffodils
are in blossom
Prince Charles became
the Prince of Wales in
1969.
In 1301 King Edward`s
son was given the title
“The prince of Wales”
first time
Eisteddfod festival is the
Festival of music and poetry

17.

Scotland has old names
Caledonia (Roman), Alba, Scotia
Edinburgh is the capital of Scotland.
Scotland was an independent Kingdom
until in 1603 King James VI of Scotland
became the King of England too, and
from that time the countries were under
the same monarch.
A visit to Scotland often begins in
Edinburgh, the capital city of Scotland.
Edinburgh is an old city with many
interesting buildings.
St Andrew is the Saint patron of Scotland
On 30-th November is St. Andrew`s Day
.
St. Andrew

18.

Interesting facts about Scotland
Glasgow is the
biggest city of Scotland
Ben Nevis is the highest
mountain in Scotland
and in Great Britain
Clan is a Scottish family
Scotsmen wear kilts made of tartan.
Every clan has its own pattern of
tartan

19. Highland games

Haggis is traditional
Scottish dish
The Scots are great lovers of sports
Highland Fling
Parades of Clans
People play Scottish
music on the Bagpipes
The men compete
tossing the caber and
throwing the hammer

20.

Scottish languages are English and Scottish Gaelic
Everyone in Scotland speaks English but some words are different
Auld Lang Syne is
translated as
“The days of long ago”
It is Robert Burns`
carol
Barn-child
Lad(die)-bou
Lass(ie)-girl
Wee-small
Bonnie-beautiful
Aye-yes
Sassenach-English
Hogmanay-31 December (New
Year)
Loch-lake
There are lot of
legend about
Loch Ness monster.
It is called Nessie
Gaelic is taught in
Scottish schools at
present

21.

Symbol of Scotland is Thistle
For Scotland, the thistle
has been the national
emblem in the 15th
century. There is a
legend that, in the VIII
century, an army of
invading Vikings were
creeping up at night to
attack Stirling castle, the
ancient seat of the
Scottish kings. One of
the
barefoot
Viking
raiders stepped on a
thistle and let out a yell
of pain. The noise woke
the
Scots
up,
who
rushed out of the castle
and defeated the Vikings
in
the
battle
that
followed.
If you come to
Edinburgh by train
from the south, the
first thing you see is
Edinburgh Castle. It
stands high over the
city.

22.

Ireland
Hiberia is the Roman name of Ireland
Southern Republic Ireland is called Eire.
Northern Ireland- Ulster (Ольстер)
Belfast is the largest city in Northern Ireland and it
is its capital and the youngest capital in the world
Ireland is so green that is called Emerald Ireland

23.

Symbol of
Northern
Ireland is
shamrock
On March 17, Irish
celebrate a religious
holiday, St. Patrick’s
Day. On St. Patrick’s
Day people decorate
their houses, schools,
and streets with green
shamrocks. And they all
wear something green.
The symbol of Ireland is the shamrock. The
legend says that St Patrick showed the
three leaves to demonstrate the concept of
the Holy Trinity.

24.

Interesting facts about Emerald Ireland
The capital of Ireland is
Dublin.
The capital of Northern Ireland is
Belfast.
.
Boiled bacon and cabbage is
Ireland's most popular traditional
dish.
Beef is the largest Ireland's
export.

25.

Interesting facts about Emerald Ireland
A portrait of Ireland's most famous
poet, W. B. Yeats appears on the Irish
10-pound note.
Ireland's national animal is the horse.
The official emblem of Ireland is
the harp.
Murphy is the most common
surname.
Some of the oldest surnames are prefixed by
'Mac' (a son of) or 'O' (grandson of).

26. Interesting facts about Emerald Ireland

There is a legend about Irish
flag. O'Neil's hand was cut by
himself to reach the bank of
the river first. He won a
competition to be a king but
he lost his hand.
There are two official languages,
English and Gaelic. Gaelic is the
old language of Ireland and
there were times when it almost
disappeared. Nowadays, it's a
compulsory subject in Irish
schools.

27. The United States of America

28.

The United States of
America
The capital of the country
The first President of the
is Washington D.C. The
United States is
flag of the USA has 13 red
George Washington
and white stripes
representing the original
13 states and 50 stars –
The national symbol
for each of the 50 states
of America is the
of the country.
bald eagle.

29. American flag Stars and Stripes

№1
№2
Union Jack
+13 Stripes
3 December 1775
–14 June 1777
№3
13 Stars
+13 States
14 June 1777–1 May 1795
It shows Independence
from Great Britain (4 July
1776- Independence day)
4 July 1959–3 July 1960
15 Stars+
13 Stripes
1 May 1795–3 July 1818
From 1818 only on the 4
July joined States to the
USA
The last and present flag
13 Stripes +
49 States
Alaska is the biggest American
state. Before 1867, it belonged to
Russia. Then Alexander II sold it to
the US for $ 7.2 million. Alaska is
the COLDEST state in the US.
The flag of the USA has 13 red
and white stripes representing
the original 13 states and 50
stars – for each of the 50 states
of the country.

30. Interesting facts about the US

In 1620 on the
Mayflower the first
pilgrims from Great
Britain came to
America
in 1492 Christopher Columbus
discovered America
His Ship was called Santa Maria
A member of the group of
people that has lived in
America from the earliest
times is an Indian
Amerigo de Vespucci described
his travelling around a large land.
And this land was named by his
name

31. Interesting facts about the US

Alaska is the
biggest and
the coldest
State of the
US
The hottest place in the US
is the Death Valley
Alaska's McKinley
mountain is the
tallest in the US
Rhode Island is the
smallest state of the US

32. Interesting facts about the US

The Mississippi is the longest
river in the US
Grand Canyon is in
Arizona
The Golden Gate Bridge
is in San Francisco

33. Interesting facts about the US

The Capitol it is the place of the US
Congress . It consists of the Senate
and the House of Representatives
The author of the
Declaration of
Independence is the
president Thomas
Jefferson
White House is the place
where the US president lives
Rushmore
Into this mountain the faces of
four US presidents: Washington,
Jefferson,
Lincoln,
and
Roosevelt have been carved.

34. Interesting facts about the US

The Statue of
Liberty was
designed by
Frederic Bartholdi
and was given to
the US by France in
1884 as a symbol of
Franco-American
friendship.
New Amsterdam is the old name of
Los Angeles (LA). It is the second
biggest city of the US.
New York is called
“Big apple”. It is the
largest city in the US.
Over 8 million people
live here. During the
day the population
grows to over 20
million, as people
travel to the city to
work.
Boston is the oldest “tea town”

35. Interesting facts about the US

Pledge of Allegiance
to the flag
Thanksgiving day is
celebrated in autumn to
thank the Nature for the
harvest of the year. The
traditional dish of this day is
Roast Turkey
4-th of July is the
Independence day
In 1776 the US became
Free Country from Great
Britain.

36. Canada

37. Canadian Flag

is used from 15 December
1964
Two red stripes are Pacific and
Atlantic Oceans
Maple leaf is Canadian Nation.
Red colour belongs to
St George's Cross (Great
Britain) and
white colour belongs to French
Monarchy.
1868-1921
1921-1957
One of the variants
1957 - 1964

38.

Canada is the second largest country in
the world
The Canadian
head of state is
the British Queen
The capital of
Canada is Ottawa.
Canadians have a
special celebration
in honour of this
sweet drink. It is
Maple syrup.
Canada has two official languages.
They are English and French.
The official colours of Canada
are white (French part ) and red
(English part).
Canadian hockey team are
wearing white and read uniform.
Hockey is very popular in Canada

39. Interesting facts about Canada

The world-famous
waterfall situated
in Canada is Niagara.
A snow house built by
the Inuits (Eskimos) is
called Igloo.

40.

Australia and
New Zealand

41. Flags of Australia and New Zealand

Union Jack +Southern Cross
and a large white seven-pointed star
is known as the Commonwealth Star
6 states of Australia + Neighborhoods
Southern Cross
Elizabeth II
Union Jack +Southern Cross
Since 1902 see four
main stars of the
Southern cross. it
became a national flag.
On the flag you can
was used like a sky
map for navigation
Union Jack shows who is the
head of these countries.

42.

The Commonwealth of Australia
The small Union Jack represents the historical
link with Britain, the large seven-pointed star
represents the six States and the Territories,
and the small stars form the Southern Cross –
a prominent feature of the southern
hemisphere night sky.
Australia’s coat of arms – the official
emblem of the Australian Government –
was granted by King George V in 1912.
The arms consist of a shield containing
the badges of the six states. The native
Australian fauna – a kangaroo and an
emu. A yellow-flowered native plant,
wattle, also appears in the design.
The Sydney
Opera House
is set like a
glittering
diamond
against the
blue waters of
the beautiful
harbour.
The koala is one
of the best known
and most loved
animals in
Australia. They
eats eucalyptus
leaves, seldom
drink. They sleep
all day and move
about and feet at
night.

43. Interesting facts about Australia

The capital of Australia
is Canberra
The host city of the 2000 Olympics
and the biggest city of Australia is
Sydney
The longest river in Australia is the Darling

44. Interesting facts about Australia

Abel Janszoon Tasman is the
Dutch sea captain sailed around
Australia without sighting it. During
his voyage, he discovered an island
which was renamed in his honour in
1855 Tasmania
The English explorer
who claimed the east
coast of Australia for
Britain is James Cook
A member of the group of
people that has lived in
Australia from the earliest
times is an Aborigine.
Australian people speak English but their English is a bit different from
British or American English. They have their own special words and phrases
called Strine

45. Symbols of Australia

One of Australia's
Australia's floral
best known birds is
emblems is
an ostrich. It can
Acacia or wattle
run very fast.
An Australian
bird, a type of
parrot with a
lot of large
feathers on
the top of its
head is
Cockatoo
You can see
a black swan
on Australian
coat of arms
A tall tree which produces a
strong smelling of oil used in
medicine for treating colds is
Eucalyptus
An Australian wild
dog is called Dingo.

46. Interesting facts about Australia

This huge rock is 868 meters
high and 3,6 kilometers long.
Uluru is 600 million years old. The
best time to see it is at the end of
the day, when its colour changes
from yellow to gold, red and then
purple . Uluru is a sacred place for
Australia's native people, the
Aborigines. They believe that it's
full of spirits
The Great Barrier
Reef is the largest
coral reef in the world
and the only living
thing on our planet that
can be seen from
space!

47.

Interesting facts about New Zealand
New Zealand has another name, which means 'the land of the long white
cloud' in the Maori language “Aotearoa”
The head of the country is the British Queen
Wellington has been the capital
of New Zealand since 1865. It is
the southern most capital city in
the world. It is built on high hills
around a picturesque harbour.
Auckland is the biggest city
in New Zealand. It is often
called the 'City of Sails'
because its two harbours are
dotted with hundreds of
yachts.

48.

Interesting facts about New Zealand
Abel Tasman gave the country its
present name New Zealand.
Kiwi, a bird which lives in the
forest. It is found nowhere else
in the world. The kiwi is the
national
emblem
of
New
Zealand. It's an unusual bird. It
has nostrils at the end of its beak
and it can't fly.
The Maoris are famous for their
folk songs, music and dances. The
first Maori settled in New Zealand
about a thousand years ago. They
. Polynesia and were
came from
excellent
sailors
and
fierce
warriors.

49. Interesting facts about New Zealand

It's never very hot or very cold in New Zealand because it is surrounded
by water. The coldest month is July , and the warmest month is
January in New Zealand.
The largest lake in New Zealand
is Taupo.
Mount Cook is the New Zealand's
highest mountain.

50. Interesting facts about New Zealand

Two of the most thrilling sports in the
world were invented in New Zealand! They
are Zorbing and bungee jumping.
All Blacks usually perform a Haka,
the traditional Maori war dance.
The New Zealand Rugby team is
called 'The All Blacks' . They
wear black shirts and shorts.

51. Conclusion

Заключение:
1. Появление Британских символов и эмблем Англоязычных
стран на исторических объектах Канады, Америки,
Австралии и Новой Зеландии является следствием
колониальной политики Соединенного Королевства.
2. Британский флаг Union Jack был на флагах и объектах
англоязычных стран, показывая колониальную зависимость
этих стран от Соединенного Королевства. На американском
флаге нет британских символов. Флаги Канады, Австралии и
Новой Зеландии содержат британские символы, показывая
связь с Великобританией т. к. и сейчас, хотя и формально,
главой этих стран является Британская королева Елизавета
II.
3. На Английском языке говорят в Великобритании, Канаде,
Америке, Австралии и Новой Зеландии. Но Английские
языки в каждой из этих стран отличаются от Британского
языка.

52. Conclusion

4. Мы не видим Елизавету II Британскую королеву на
Американских банкнотах т.к. она не является главой США. Но
ее портрет можно найти на долларах Канады, Австралии и
Новой Зеландии т.к. Елизавета II является главой этих стран.
В основном большинстве англоязычных стран национальной
валютой
является
доллар.
Несмотря
на
то,
что
распространение денег стало следствием колониальной
политики
Соединенного
Королевства,
валюта
Великобритании не прижилась в колониях, которые со
временем стали вынуждены выпускать свою валюту. Этой
валютой и стал доллар.
5. Все символы очень тесно связаны с историей каждой
страны и также символы показывают связь между стран

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Когда, где, как и почему это произошло.
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6. Материал из Википедии - свободной энциклопедии
ru.wikipedia.org
7. Картинки с сайта Яндекс.