Презентация, доклад для дополнительных занятий по английскому языку и страноведению The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Wales. It’s an island.
It’s situated in the west of Europe.
It’s washed by the Atlantic Ocean and the North Sea. There are a lot of rivers and lakes, valleys and forests, rocks and hills.
Its landscape is very picturesque.
The weather is usually wet and foggy.
Great Britain has borders with France, Ireland and other European countries.

of Great Britain has a crown on the shield, because it’s a monarchy.
The shield is supported by the English lion and by the Unicorn of Scotland.

The British people call it “the Union Jack”

of England. The flag of England is the red cross of St.George.

symbol- a shamrock.The flag is the red cross of St.Patrick.

Scotland is the thistle and a white flag of St. Andrew.

daffodil, as a symbol. There are many of them in the Wales valleys.

Elizabeth the Second.
Her elder son is Charles.
Charles also has two sons, William and Harry.

palace was built in the 18th century.

metres.

was founded in 1078 when William the Conqueror ordered the White Tower to be built inside the SE angle of the City walls, adjacent to the Thames. This was as much to protect the Normans from the people of the City of London as to protect London from outside invaders. William ordered the Tower to be built of Caen stone, which he had specially imported from France, and appointed Gundulf, Bishop of Rochester as the architect

here for 900 years. The Crown will fall, if the ravens leave the Tower.

It weighs 13,5 tons .Big Ben is the most famous symbol of London.

it is in the centre of the West End. One can see a statue of Lord Nelson in the middle of this square.

in the centre of London. Many great Englishmen were buried in the Abbey: Newton, Darwin and other.

the river Thames, was founded by William the Conqueror. Nowadays it is a place, where the Royal family can relax.