🗊Презентация Welcome to Great Britain

Welcome to Great Britain

THE UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND

Symbols of England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland

The Southeast The Southwest East Anglia The Midlands The North of England

Glasgow Edinburgh: The Old Town The New Town It is the heart of the industry. It is a centre of business and trade. It is very busy, prosperous, dirty in some parts and smart in others, it is beautiful and ugly with its large port and busy streets. It is an ancient city and has a great past. It is known as Athens of the North. The two most interesting parts of the city are the Old Town and the New Town. It looks good in any weather but at night when it is floodlit it looks just like in a fairy tale. It attracts a lot of tourists. It is older than Edinburgh itself. It is situated on a huge rock. It used to be a fortress and then a royal palace. It is a line of streets which runs from the Castle to Holyrood House. The most picturesque part of it is the Cannongate. It is situated in the Old Town. It is a big royal palace which is the residence of the Queen when she is in Edinburgh. It is the most beautiful street of the New Town, it has a lot of gardens and a popular shopping centre. It is connected with the name of the famous writer Sir Walter Scott. It lies between the Old Town and The New Town.

The Old Town

The New Town

Capital symbol saint patron Snowdon national parks cities castles language

Caernarfon Castle

Snowdonia National Park Panorama of the Snowdon Massif including Snowdon (centre right)

London map

THE RED BUS IN LONDON

ELIZABETH THE II

BUCKINGHAM PALACE

LONDON NATIONAL GALLERY

TOWER OF LONDON

TOWER BRIDGE

LONDON EYE BY DAY

LONDON EYE AT NIGHT

WARKWORTH CASTLE IN GREAT BRITAIN

STONEHENGE

STONEHENGE

DURHAM

DURHAM CATHEDRAL

BIG BEN

LONDON FOG

LONDON AT NIGHT

LONDON

LONDON THE HOUSES OF PARLIAMENT

WESTMINSTER ABBEY

London. The Thames

John Bull. John Bull is the symbol of the typical Englishman. He is often drawn in cartoons or pictures about England. He was invented in 1712 by a political writer John Arbuthnot. John Bull is drawn as a big man with a large stomach and a round face. He wear high boots, an open jacket and a Union Jack waistcoat. He often has a bulldog with him.

Royal London: guess what is it? In this street at House No 10 the Prime Minister lives. This square was named in memory of Admiral Nelson’s victory in the battle of Trafalgar. It’s the seat of the British Parliament. On the Clock Tower you can see famous Big Ben It’s the official residence of the British Queen. This church was built by Sir Christopher Wren in the 7th century. This park in the north-west of London is the home of the London Zoo.

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