British homes

BRITISH HOMES Соловьева Мария Юрьевна учитель английского языка МБОУ «СОШ №17» г. Архангельска

Queen’s official residents

Официальные дома английского в распоряжении монарха = 10 дворцов: монарха *Букингемский *Кенсингтонский *Сентджеймский *Вестминстерский *Хемптон Корт *Лондонский Тауэр *Холируд Хаус *Винзорский замок *замок Балморал *Сандрингам

Buckingham Palace *main royal London home *the official London residence since 1837 = originally a grand house built by the Dukes of Buckingham for his wife *Queen Victoria was the first monarch to live there *is used also for the administrative work for the monarchy = the Queen receives and entertains guests there

Windsor Castle *the largest occupied castle in the world *the oldest royal home in Britain = William the Conqueror built the castle in 1080 *the inspiration for the Royal family's surname

Balmoral castle *the private residence of The Queen (since 1856) *a favourite residence for the royal family in August and September *is located in Scotland *85,000 people visit the castle each year *is open for tourists from April to July (с середины апреля и до конца июля)

The Palace of residence in Scotland *is the Queen's official Holyrood *is located in Edinburgh *was founded as a monastery in 1128 *was also the home of many Scottish royals *stays for a week at the beginning of each summer *the Garden Party= 8,000 Scottish guests * a ghost

Sandringham House *the Royal family’s private house in Norfolk (since 1862) *the Queen spend Christmas holidays and February there *the park is open for tourists the whole year since 1968 *250 hectares of wood = camping

Other royal homes Palace of Westminster * the first official London residence (since 11th century) *= Houses of Parliament (the seat of British democracy) *contains over 1,000 rooms (the House of Lords and the House of Commons) *was built as a fortress by William the Conqueror in 1066 *was a residence for some English monarchs *was used as a prison *is a museum now

Other royal homes Hampton Court

Types of British houses

The main types of houses *Detached (a house not joined to another house) the UK (two houses joined together) *Semi-detachedin *Terrace (several houses joined together) *Flats (apartments) = only 20% of the population (often in the large cities)

A detached house *is the most desirable home *is too expensive for most people *‘non-classical’ shape, with all those little corners, making the house feel ‘cosy’ *a large front garden with a tree and bushes *a garage

A semi-detached *is the second best house *is the most popular type of home in England (more than 27% of all homes) *one building with two separate households *a separate front garden for each house *a typical semi-detached has two floors and three bedrooms

A terraced *is less desirable house *houses joined together in long rows *usually have two floors, with two bedrooms upstairs *some have gardens back and front, others have no garden at all

English proverbs about home = Find the Russian An Englishman's house is his castle. Нет места подобного дому. East or West, home is best. equivalents: Своя земля и в горсти мила. There is no place like home. Мой дом - моя крепость. Every bird likes its own nest. Всякому мила своя сторона. Dry bread at home is better than roast meat abroad. В гостях хорошо, а дома лучше. Home is home though it be never so homely. Всяк кулик свое болото хвалит. The wider we roam, the welcomer home. Дома и солома съедобна.

*http:// Интернет ресурсы eduengl.ru/poslovicy/45-angliiskie-poslovicy-o-dome.html пословицы *http://www.projectbritain.com/castles.htm - картинки и материал для раздела «Queen’s official residents» *http:// resources.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/customs/questions/ho uses.htm - картинки и материал для раздела «Types of British houses» *https:// docs.google.com/document/d/1_sT5lblBEPPUP-fmfXTV-ys5BRr 3xQPHgheCuM5H0go/edit?pli=1 - материал для раздела «Types of British houses»