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SPOTLIGHT ON THE UK

When people say England,

they sometimes mean GreatBritain, sometimes the United

Kingdom, sometimes the British

Isles-but never England.George Mikes-How to be an Alien


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BRITAIN - The Right Names

BRITAIN - or GREATBRITAIN (GB) is thename for England,

Wales and Scotland.


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ENGLAND

LONDON is the capital of England and the UK; it is also the citywhere Queen Elizabeth II lives.

England has a population of 46 million people.


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SCOTLAND

The capital city is EDINBURGH. When you say Scotland, you think of: kilts, bagpipes, whisky and,

of course, Loch Ness.

Scotland has a population of 5 million people.


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WALES

CARDIFF is the capital of Wales. Caernarfon is the ancient capital; there is an impressive castle, where

Prince Charles was crowned as Prince of Wales.

Wales has a population of about 2.8 million people.


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THE UNITED KINGDOM (The UK)

It is also known as The United Kingdom of Great Britain and NorthernIreland.

It is formed by 4 countries: England, Scotland, Wales and NorthernIreland.

It is about 250.000 square km in size and 1.000 km from north tosouth.


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NORTHERN IRELAND

The capital city is BELFAST.

The population of Northern Ireland is of about 1.5 million people.


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NATIONALITIES

Many people think that English isthe same as British. But England isonly one of the four nations in the

UK.

The Scots, The Welsh and The Irishare British too. They sometimes get

angry when they are called English.


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THE UK FLAG

It is a flag by different flags, coming from 3 different flags.

ENGLAND + SCOTLAND = first UK flag (in 1603)

First UK flag + NORTHERN IRELAND = UK FLAG (called UNION JACK)-in 1801


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UK SYMBOLS

Englands symbol is the rose-it has been adopted sincethe time of The Wars of the Roses.

Scotlands symbol is the thistle-it was first used in the

15th

century as a symbol of defence.

Wales has the daffodil as a symbol.

Northern Irelands symbol is the harp.


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THE ANTHEM (national song)

The Scots, the Welsh and the Irish are veryproud of their national songs. When theEnglish play football against Scotland or

Wales, the Scots sing Flower of Scotlandand the Welsh sing Land of My Fathers.But the English national song is the same

as the British national song-GOD SAVE THE QUEEN.


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THE CURRENCY

The British currency is the POUND, alsocalled pound sterling.

Nowadays, 1 = 4.80 RON

1 = 100 pence

1p = one penny


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BRITISH CONVERSATIONS

Dr Johnson, a famous English writer,said over 200 years ago, When two

Englishmen meet, their first talk is of

the weather. This is still true!

Conversations between British peopletoday often begin with the subject of

the weather. Maybe because weather

is so changeable there.


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THE BRITISH AND FOOD

Twenty years ago, British people usually ate at home. They onlywent out for a meal at special times, like for somebodys birthday.But today, many people eat out at least once a week.

In the past, traditional steakhouses were very popular places, butnow many people prefer foreign food. Every British town hasIndian and Chinese restaurants, and large towns have restaurantsfrom many other countries too.

Pubs are also very popular.

Sconesare a popular and traditional part of British afternoon tea.

They are eaten with a cup of tea or coffee. They are easy and funto make.

YUMMY


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THE BRITISH AND TEAAfternoon tea is a small meal, not only a drink. It

became popular about a hundred and fifty yearsago, when rich ladies invited their friends to theirhouses for an afternoon cup of tea. They started

offering their visitors sandwiches and cakes too. Some people thought that too much tea was bad

for your health. So they started putting milk in it,to make it healthier!


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SOME BRITISH PROVERBS

Every cloud has a silver lining.(Theres always something good in badtimes)

Dont look a gift horse in themouth.(Dont question good luck)

The grass is always greener on the

other side.(You always think that otherpeoples lives are better than yours).


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AND SOME MORE

The best things in life are free.(We dont have to pay for the things thatare really valuable, like love, friendship

or good health.) SOON LEARNT, SOON FORGOTTEN

(Something that is easy to learn, it is

easy to forget too.)


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Presentation made byprof. DELMIRA VERDES

George Cosbuc SchoolSighetu Marmatiei

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