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Page 1: The United Kingdom Presentation by Ana Losada. 1)The United Kingdom is a CONSTITUTIONAL MONARCHY 2) It has got 4 MAIN PARTS: ENGLAND SCOTLAND WALES NORTHERN

The United Kingdom

Presentation by Ana Losada

Page 2: The United Kingdom Presentation by Ana Losada. 1)The United Kingdom is a CONSTITUTIONAL MONARCHY 2) It has got 4 MAIN PARTS: ENGLAND SCOTLAND WALES NORTHERN

1)The United Kingdom is a CONSTITUTIONAL MONARCHY

2) It has got 4 MAIN PARTS:

ENGLAND

SCOTLAND

WALES

NORTHERN IRELAND

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3) The U.K. has approximately sixty million people: the BRITISH4) The country’s official languages are : English, Gaelic and Irish

5) Capital city: LONDON

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6) Important British cities:

BIRMINGHAM: “The Heart of England”, famous for its industries and canals

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MANCHESTER

Manchester United

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LIVERPOOL: famous for its harbour and football team

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OXFORD and CAMBRIDGE (famous for their Universities):

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EDINBURGH: Scotland’s capital city

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CARDIFF: Wales’s capital city

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BELFAST: Northern Ireland’s capital city

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6) Stereotypes:

- PUNCTUALITY

-POLITENESS: they always say please and thank you

- TEA-TIME:

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7) EMBLEMS:

THE FLAG

It dates back to 1800 (union of England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland)

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It is a combination of the English flag:

and the Scottish flag:

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THE STERLING POUND

1 POUND= 1’5 EUROS

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WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE (1564-1616)

Shakespeare is the world’s greatest writer of DRAMA

He wrote TRAGEDIES (Hamlet, Othello, Romeo and Juliet)and COMEDIES (A Midsummer Night’s Dream)

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THE BEATLES (1957-1970)

It is the world’s most famous pop group

Members: Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, George Harrison and John Lennon

SONGS: Yesterday, Hey Jude, Yellow Submarine, All you need is love

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FINAL TEST:1. What are the official languages in the

UK?a) English, Irish and Frenchb) English, Gaelic and Swedishc) English, Gaelic and IrishWhat is the population of the UK?a) 50 million peopleb) 60 million peoplec) 35 million people3. When do the British drink tea?a) for breakfastb) at lunch timec) at all times

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• 4. Manchester is famous for its…• a) University• b) Industries• c) Fashion• 5. The UK is a …• a) constitutional monarchy• b) federal republic• c) absolutist monarchy• 6.The British love talking about …• a) politics• b) the weather• c) feelings

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7. The British are known as…a)passionate peopleb)ice-peoplec)funny people8. UK’s most famous music group is…a) Sugarbabesb) The Rolling Stonesc) The Beatles9. UK’s flag is…a) red, blue and whiteb) blue, yellow and redc) white, green and red

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10) Britain’s most famous writer is…a) William Shakespeareb) Harry Potterc) Paul Auster11) Scotland’s capital city is…a) Belfastb) Liverpoolc) Edinburgh12) Oxford is famous for its…a)universityb) canalsc) industries