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1 Great Britain and Northern Ireland at a glimpse

2 Full Name: The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
Abbreviation: UK Capital: London Nature of Government: Constitutional monarchy Area: 244,044 sq km Population: 56,878,000 Climate: Temperate – not very hot, not very cold A lot of rain in the west and in Scotland Highest mountain: Ben Nevis in Scotland (1,340 meters). Official language: English Other languages: Irish, Welsh, Gaelic. Money: pounds and pence

3 God save our gracious Queen! Long live our noble Queen!
National Anthem “God Save the Queen” The anthem originated as a patriotic song in London, England, in 1745.Neither the author nor composer is known. God save our gracious Queen! Long live our noble Queen! God save the Queen! Send her victorious, Happy and glorious, Long reign over us,

4 Union Jack The national flag of the United Kingdom is made up of three crosses: The cross of St. George (the patron Saint of England); The cross of St. Andrew (the patron Saint of Scotland); The cross of St. Patrick (the patron Saint of Ireland)

5 English Flag

6 Scottish Flag

7 Irish Flag

8 Welsh Flag

9 country capital people language Who are the people? Great Britain
Task: fill in the table with the names of people who inhabit the United Kingdom. country Great Britain England Scotland Wales Northern Ireland London Edinburgh Cardiff Belfast The British ………………. English English, Gaelic Welsh Irish capital people language

10 Each country has its own flag and colour :
England – white; Scotland – blue; Wales – red; Ireland – green. The colours are usually used for football or rugby teams.

11 The Cities of UK Bristol Plymouth Stratford-upon-Avon Sheffield
Coventry Oxford Portsmouth

12 A View of London

13 Trafalgar Square

14 The National gallery

15 Piccadilly circus

16 Buckingham palace

17 The Houses of Parliament
and Big Ben

18 Westminster Abbey

19 St. Paul’s Cathedral

20 Covent Garden

21 “When a man is tired of London, he is tired of life,
for there is in London, all that life can afford”. Samuel Johnson


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