Great Britain and Northern Ireland at a glimpse

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

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,

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)

English Flag

Scottish Flag

Irish Flag

Welsh Flag

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

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.

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

A View of London

Trafalgar Square

The National gallery

Piccadilly circus

Buckingham palace

The Houses of Parliament and Big Ben

Westminster Abbey

St. Paul’s Cathedral

Covent Garden

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