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The UnitedKingdom ofGreat Britain andNorthern Irelandis situated on theBritish Isles
The United Kingdom of Great Britainand Northern Ireland
The United Kingdom of GreatBritain and Northern Ireland isthe official name of the statewhich is situated in the BritishIsles. It is washed by the AtlanticOcean in the north, the NorthSea in the east, the EnglishChannel and the Straits of Doverin the south. More than 56 millionpeople live in Britain. The UnitedKingdom of Great Britain andNorthern Ireland consists of fourcountries which are England,Scotland, Wales and NorthernIreland.
England represents a red cross
on a white field. It’s Saint George’s
Cross of England. England is the
heart of Great Britain.
s land is 130,000 sq. km. The population ofEngland is 48 mil. people. The largest citiesare Manchester, Liverpool, Birmingham,Nottingham, Sheffield and others. Peoplewho live in England are called the English.They speak only English. The famous riverThames is situated in London. The nationalemblem of England is
red rose. The national flag of
England represents a red cross
on a white field. It’s Saint George’s
Cross of England. England is the
heart of Great Britain.
The capital of England isLONDON
Scotland is smallerthan England but larger than Wales. The capitalof Scotland is Edinburgh. Scotland is the secondpart of the UK. Its land is 78,800 sq. km. Thepopulation of Scotland is 5,3 mil. people. Thelargest cities are Glasgow, Aberdeen, Dundee.People who live in Scotland are called theScottish or Scots. They speak Scottish andEnglish. The biggest rivers are Clyde and Spay.There are a lot of beautiful lakes in Scotland. Butthe most famous of them are Loch Lomond andLoch Ness. The lake “Loch Ness” is famous allover the world because of its monster. Thegreatest mountains are Ben Nevis andGrampian Hills. The national emblem of Scotland is a thistle.The national flag is a blue field with whitediagonal crossed stripes on it. It’s Saint Andrew’sCross.
The capital of Scotland isEDINBURGH
Wales is the smallest country in theUK. The capital of Wales is Cardiff. Itsland is 20,800 sq. km. Its population isabout 2,8 mil. people. The largest citiesare Swansea, New Port. The biggestriver is Usk and the biggest lake isWirnwel. One of the biggest mountainis Snowdon. The national symbol is ayellow daffodil. The national flag iswhite and green with a red dragon onit.
The capital of Wales is CARDIFF
Northern Ireland is thefourth country in the UK. Its land isabout 14,000 sq. km. The populationis about 1,5 mil. people. The capitalof the Northern Ireland is Belfast. Thelargest cities are Ulster and Dublin.The biggest rivers are Shannon, Bun.Northern Ireland is a land of lakesand rivers. The biggest lake is LoughNeagh. People who live in Ireland arethe Irish. They speak Irish andEnglish. The national flag of Irelandrepresents a diagonal red cross on awhite field. It’s Saint Patrick’s Cross.The national symbol is a greenshamrock.
The capital of Northern Ireland isBELFAST
In Britain the Queen is the Head of State. In fact,the Queen does not rule. She is the symbol of thecountry. She travels about the UK.
Parliamentary monarchyParliamentthe house the house of lords of commons
The real power in the country belongs to theBritish Parliament. It has two houses: the houseof lords and the house of commons.
House of Commons
British flag is called “Union Jack”.
Really there are three flags in it.
English
Scottish
Irish
•In the official coat of arms the fieldshows the various royal emblems ofdifferent parts of Britain: the threelions of England in the first and fourthquarters, the lion of Scotland in thesecond and the harp of Ireland in thethird. It is surrounded by a garterbearing the motto Honi soit qui mal ypense. The shield is supported by theEnglish lion and the Scottish unicornand is surmounted by the Royal crown.Below it appears the motto of theSovereign, Dieu et mon drot (God andmy right. The plant badges of theUnited Kingdom- rose, thistle andshamrock – are dsiplayed beneath theshield.
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Capital
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Language
London
English
The English
English
Scotland
Edinburgh
Cardiff
The Welsh
Northern Ireland
The Irish
Great Britain
The British
England
London
The Scots
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English
Wales
Welsh
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Belfast
Irish
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Crossword
1. What is a person when he doesn’t want to get into trouble.
2. It is a person who knows much about the law.
3. What is person when he is unhappy because he is alone.
4. Not careful.
5. It is a group of people living together under one government.
6. Someone who is very good and holy.
7. It is mark (знак).
8. This word means belonging to a king or a queen.
9. It is a country ruled by a king or a queen.
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