Презентация к уроку: Тур по Великобритании

А Tour Of Great Britain

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Irelands is situated on the British Isles.

The British Isles consists of two large islands, Great Britain and Ireland, and about five thousand small islands.

Their total area is over 244,000 square kilometers.

The UK is made up of four countries: England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. Great Britain consists of England, Scotland and Wales and doesn't include Northern Ireland.

The capital of the UK is London.

The British Isles are separated from European continent by the North Sea and the English Channel. The western coast of Great Britain is washed by the Atlantic Ocean and the Irish Sea.

There are a lot of rivers in Great Britain, but they are not very long.

The Severn is the longest river,

while the Thames is the deepest and the most important one.

There are many lakes in Great Britain . 

The weather in Great Britain is very changeable.

The English also say that they have three variants of weather:

when it rains in the morning, when it rains in the afternoon

or when it rains all day long.

The most unpleasant aspect of English weather is fog and smog.

The capitals are: London in England , Edinburgh in Scotland , Cardiff in Wales and Belfast in Northern Ireland .

Every country has its own national emblem. The red rose is the national emblem of England. The thistle is the national emblem of Scotland. The daffodils and the leek are the emblems of Wales. The shamrock (a kind of clover) is the emblem of Ireland.

The flag of the UK is known as the Union Jack.The flag is made up of 3 crosses.

The upright cross is the Cross of St.George the patron saint of England . The white diagonal cross is the cross of St.Andrew, the patron saint of Scotland . The red diagonal cross is the cross is the cross of St.Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland . All of them are on the blue background.

The London Eye

Лондонский глаз

The London Eye is a giant 135-metre tall Ferris wheel situated on the banks of the River Thames in the British capital.

It is the tallest Ferris wheel in Europe, and the most popular paid tourist attraction in the United Kingdom , visited by over 3.5 million people annually.

The London Eye is located on the South Bank of the River Thames in London.

Westminster Abbey Вестминстерское Аббатство

Stonehenge Стоунхен дж

The Tower Bridge Тауэрский мост

Big Ben Биг Бен

Buckingham Palace Букингемский дворец

Вальтер Скотт

Джефри Чосер

Шарлотта Бронте

Шекспир

Роберт Бёрнс

Артур Конан Дойль

Агата Кристи

Джоан Роулинг