Презентация, доклад по английскому языку к уроку английского языка на тему: Географическое положение Великобритании

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is situated off the north – west coast of Europe between the Atlantic Ocean in the north – west and the North Sea in the east. The UK includes Great Britain and Northern Ireland. English is an official language.

England occupies two-thirds of the island of Great Britain. It has borders with Scotland to the west - with Wales. Six largest cities in England : London, Birmingham, Leeds, Sheffield, Liverpool and Manchester.

England is constitutional monarchy. In law, the Head of State is the Queen, but in practice, the Queen reigns, but does not rule. The country is ruled by the elected government with the Prime Minister at the head. The British Parliament consists of two chambers: the House of Lords and the House of Commons.

The most famous river in England is Thames is the deepest and the most important one.

The population of England – more than 60 million people.

Scotland is the third part of the territory of the British Isles, its population is not very big. Scotland includes the Hebrides and the Orkney and Shetland Islands. Scotland is divided into three regions: the Highlands, the Lowlands, the Southern Uplands.

The population of Scotland is 5,222 million people. Scots is 88 %, British - 7 %, Irish and Polish - 50 thousand people.

Wales is a part of the United Kingdom. It is bordered by England to the east and by the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to the west. Wales is a country of hills and mountains, with deep rivers and valleys. The largest cities in the south of Wales are Cardiff, Swansea and Newport.

Wales is not a very large country with a population of about three million people. There are two official languages in Wales ​​- English and Welsh.

Prince Charles became the Prince of Wales in 1969.

There are three groups of people live in Northern Ireland: about 500 thousand indigenous inhabitants of the island of Ireland - Irish and about 1 million Englishmen and Scots . The official language of Northern Ireland is English.