Презентация, доклад на тему The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (7 класс)

Scotland are in
the Great Britain.
Northern Ireland is
in the north-eastern part of Ireland.
The larger part
of Ireland is
the Irish Republic.

British Isles is
not very cold in winter and never
very hot in summer. All parts of
the British Isles
get a lot of rain
in all seasons.

which have their own
language and culture:
the English, the Irish, the Welsh, the Scottish.
The population of the
the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
is almost 56 mln.

capital, is one of many important industrial centers. Clothes, food, planes, cars are made in and around London. It is 2000 years old.
Many years ago
London was a small
town on the
Thames. Now
London is
a beautiful city.

of all the historical buildings in London. It stands today almost unchanged since it was built in the 11th century. It was a fortress, a royal palace and later a prison. But today it is a museum. There are a lot of interesting collections in the Tower of London.

is the greatest work of England’s greatest architect, Christopher Wren. The Cathedral was begun in 1675.

It was opened in 1697 but
was finished only in 1710, when Wren
was almost 80 years old. There are memorials
to many famous men of England in the Cathedral.

End of London. In the centre there is Nelson’s Column with the figure of the great seaman who defeated the French at the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805. Trafalgar Square is the place where mass meetings and demonstrations take place.

part of London. It is the meeting point of six streets. London’s best-known theatres and cinemas

and most famous restaurants are on Piccadilly Circus. In the square you can see people of many nationalities and hear a lot of different languages.

as
the Palace of Westminster, is the place where
members of
Parliament gather
to make laws.
The Houses of Parliament is
a very large building which stands near the Thames.

the building was Sir Benjamin Hall. He was very tall, so the workers called him Big Ben. It strikes every hour.

There are two tall towers at the corners of the building and one of them is the Clock Tower. It was built in 1858 by the English people.