The United Kingdom Presentation by Ana Losada 1

The United Kingdom Presentation by Ana Losada

1) The United Kingdom is a CONSTITUTIONAL MONARCHY 2) It has got 4 MAIN PARTS: SCOTLAND NORTHERN IRELAND WALES ENGLAND

3) The U. K. has approximately sixty million people: the BRITISH 4) The country’s official languages are : English, Gaelic and Irish 5) Capital city: LONDON

6) Important British cities: BIRMINGHAM: “The Heart of England”, famous for its industries and canals

MANCHESTER Manchester United

LIVERPOOL: famous for its harbour and football team

OXFORD and CAMBRIDGE (famous for their Universities):

EDINBURGH: Scotland’s capital city

CARDIFF: Wales’s capital city

BELFAST: Northern Ireland’s capital city

6) Stereotypes: - PUNCTUALITY -POLITENESS: they always say please and thank you - TEA-TIME:

7) EMBLEMS: THE FLAG It dates back to 1800 (union of England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland)

It is a combination of the English flag: and the Scottish flag:

THE STERLING POUND 1 POUND= 1’ 5 EUROS

THE MONARCHY Henry VIII (1491 -1547) Elizabeth I (1533 -1603) Victoria I (1819 -1901) Elizabeth II (1926 -) The British Monarch is the HEAD of the ANGLICAN CHURCH

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)

THE BEATLES (1957 -1970) It is the world’s most famous pop group Members: Paul Mc. Cartney, Ringo Starr, George Harrison and John Lennon SONGS: Yesterday, Hey Jude, Yellow Submarine, All you need is love

FINAL TEST: 1. What are the official languages in the UK? a) English, Irish and French b) English, Gaelic and Swedish c) English, Gaelic and Irish What is the population of the UK? a) 50 million people b) 60 million people c) 35 million people 3. When do the British drink tea? a) for breakfast b) at lunch time c) at all times

• • • 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

7. The British are known as… a)passionate people b)ice-people c)funny people 8. UK’s most famous music group is… a) Sugarbabes b) The Rolling Stones c) The Beatles 9. UK’s flag is… a) red, blue and white b) blue, yellow and red c) white, green and red

10) Britain’s most famous writer is… a) William Shakespeare b) Harry Potter c) Paul Auster 11) Scotland’s capital city is… a) Belfast b) Liverpool c) Edinburgh 12) Oxford is famous for its… a)university b) canals c) industries