Презентация на тему "Great Britain"

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  GREAT BRITAIN
  

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  GEOGRAPHY General Facts
  
  The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is situated on the British Isles.
  It consists of England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland
  It’s situated in the west of Europe.
  It’s washed by the Atlantic Ocean and the North Sea.
  
  

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  GEOGRAPHY
  The capital of England is London
  
  The capital of Scotland is Edinburgh
  

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  GEOGRAPHY
  The capital of Wales is Cardiff
  
  The capital of Northern Ireland is Belfast
  

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  SYMBOLS
  The flag of Great Britain is red, white and blue. The British people call it “the Union Jack”
  
  
  
  
  The coat of arms of Great Britain has a crown on the shield, because it’s a monarchy.
  The shield is supported by the English lion and by the Unicorn of Scotland.
  The National Anthem
  of the UK
  “God Save the Queen”
  

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  SYMBOLS
  

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  SYMBOLS
  

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  Symbols and sights
  Double-deckers
  The Tube
  Taxi
  

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  Sights
  Tower bridge
  London Eye
  Stonehenge
  

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  Famous people
  The Tower Bridge was opened in 1893. Its towers are 65 metres.
  The Tower of London is famous for its ravens, they’ve lived here for 900 years. The Crown will fall, if the ravens leave the Tower.
  Big Ben is the most famous symbol of London.
  1802 – 1867
  

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  Famous people
  Charles Robert Darwin 
  (1809 – 1882)
  was an English naturalist and geologist, known for his contributions to evolutionary theory.
  

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  Famous people
  A popular monarch of England (reigned 1558–1603) who brought a period of relative internal stability
  Queen Elizabeth I
  (1533 – 1603)
  

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  Lewis Carroll
  
  (1832-1898)
  
  -an English writer who wrote two well-known children’s stories, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. His real name was Charles Lutwidge Dodgson
  

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  Daniel Defoe
  (1660-1731 )
  
  
  
  - An English writer, whose most famous novels are Robinson Crusoe and Moll Flanders
  

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  Famous people
  (1882 - 1956)
  

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  Famous people
  William Shakespeare
   (1564 – 1616)
  was an English poet, playwright, and actor, widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist. He is often called England's national poet and the "Bard of Avon". 
  

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  CUSTOMS AND TRADITIONS
  These customs are really English.
  
  English people like domestic animals. Every family has a pet: a dog, a cat or a bird.
  
  The English are tea-drinkers. They have it many times a day. Some Englishmen have tea for breakfast, tea in lunch time, tea after dinner, tea at tea-time and tea with supper
  

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  Christmas is celebrated all around the world. British people like it too, they have it on the 25th of December. The main character is Santa Claus. Children get a lot of presents and sing Christmas carols.
  
  Easter Day is the high point of the year. Easter eggs are important in Britain too. Children believe that Easter Rabbit hides the eggs in the garden. A traditional food is roast lamb. People give each other chocolate eggs that are wrapped in silver paper.
  HOLIDAYS
  

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  Halloween is celebrated on the 31st of October, it’s already well-known in Russia.
  
  February 14, the day when people send cards or give red roses or chocolates to the person they love
  HOLIDAYS
  

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  On this day you have to play the joke before 12 o’clock midday, otherwise the joke is on you
  
  Guy Fawkes” Night is observed on the 5th of November when people in Britain light fireworks and burn a straw guy on a bonfire. This celebration is often associated with collecting money for charity
  
  HOLIDAYS
  

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