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GREAT BRITAIN
Mgr. Zuzana Poplužníková
ZŠ s RVJ Liberec, Husova
Language: English
Population: 60 000 000
people
Capital: London
Money: Pounds
The United Kingdom is situated on two islands.
It consists of four parts :
England - Rose - LONDON
Wales - Daffodil - CARDIFF
Scotland - Thistle - EDINBURGH
Northern Ireland - Shamrock - BELFAST
LONDON
London is the capital of the United Kingdom. It is situated
on the river Thames and with
the population of 13 millions (with suburbs) , it is one of
the biggest cities in the
world.
It was fouded as Londonium – by a Roman settlement - in
43 B.C.
PLACES OF INTEREST
The Houses of Parliament: (Big Ben)
Downing street 10: (the official home of British Prime
Ministers)
Westminster Abbey: Kings and Queens are crowned here
Buckingham Palace: the Queen´s residence
St.Paul´s Cathedral: one of the largest cathedrals in the world
The Tower: built in 11th century, first served as a royal palace,
then prison and no it is a museum
Tower Bridge: one of the most famous symbol of London
The houses of Parliament
Downing street 10
Westminster Abbey
Buckingham Palace
St.Paul´s Cathedral The Tower
Tower Bridge
BRITISH POLITICAL SYSTEM
Britain is a constitutional monarchy. It means that the head of
the state is the Queen:
THE QUEEN: Elizabeth II.
Her son : Prince of Wales Charles
Her grandsons: William
Henry
Legislative and Executive Powers:
THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UK IS UNWRITTEN, BASED ON CUSTOM, TRADITION
AND COMMON LAW
Parliament - the House of Commons
- the House of Lords
Government : Prime Minister
Political parties: Conservative Party
Labour Party
National Flag - „Union Jack“
THERE ARE FOUR FLAGS IN THE UNION FLAG OF GB
National Anthem is
„ God Save the Queen!“
FAMOUS BRITAINS
The Beatles: one of the famous pop
group in the world. There were 4
members – John Lennon, Paul McCartney,
George Harrison and Ringo Starr.
Their career started in Liverpool and
they wrotea lot of hits,e.g.:
Let it be, Yesterday,Help….
William Shakespeare – the famous writer in the world
(Othelo, Hamlet,Romeo and Julia)
Charles Darwin – British naturalist. He developed the
Theory of Evolution
Sir Isaac Newton – mathematician and scientist.He
formulated the theory of universal gravitation
Sir Winston Churchill – a politician who helped England
To survive the 2nd World War
Sean Connery – a famous Scottish actor
(James Bond)
QUIZ:
1)What was the original name of London?
LONDONIUM
2)What is the symbol of Scotland?
THISTLE
3)Where are kings and queens crowned?
Westminster
4)Who is the head of Great Abbey
Britain The Queen
Elizabeth II.
QUIZ CONTINUES:
1)As first The Tower was used as:
a) A museum b) A king´s residence c) A prison
2)British Parliament consists of:
a) 2 parts b) 3 parts c) 1 part
3)The national flag is called:
a) National Jack b) Union Jack c) English Jack
4)The cross of Enland is called:
a) St.Andrew´s cross b)St.George´s cross c) St.Patrick´s cross
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