Great Britain презентация PowerPoint по английскому

Travelling

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Let’s travel to…

BRITAIN

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Автор:

Great Britain

Загайнова Нина Николаевна

Учитель английского языка

МБОУ «Средняя общеобразовательная школа №108»

г. Новосибирска

2019 год

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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.

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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.

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The capital of the UK is London.

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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.

The British Isles

European continent

the North Sea

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The surface of the British Isles varies very much. The north of Scotland is mountainous and is called the Highlands, while the south, which has beautiful valleys and plains, is called the Lowlands.

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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.

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There are many lakes in Great Britain. 

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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.

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

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

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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 .

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The UK is constitutional monarchy. In law, the Head of State is the Queen, but in practice, the Queen reigns, but does not rule. The country is ruled by the elected government with the Prime Minister at the head. The British Parliament consists of two chambers: the House of Lords and the House of Commons.

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