Виртуальный справочник "All about Great Britain"

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  Учитель английского языка
  МОУ «Агаповская СОШ №1 им. П.А. Скачкова»
  Мирасова Л.Ш.
  Welcome to
  Great Britain
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  FAMOUS
  PEOPLE
  LONDON
  Customs and Traditions
  Food
  Resources
  

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  Click on the sightseeing for more information.
  

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  BIG BEN
  The clock tower of the  Houses of Parliament in London is often called Big Ben, but the name really belongs to an enormous bell inside the tower. The tower of Big Ben is an important London landmark. The clock is known for being an excellent time-keeper. The bell is known for the sound it makes as it chimes every hour on the hour. Four smaller bells in the tower chime the quarter hours. The main bell is also known as the Great Bell.
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   Houses of Parliament
  The Houses of Parliament, otherwise known as The Palace of Westminster, stands on the site where Edward the Confessor had the original palace built in the first half of the eleventh century. In 1547 the royal residence was moved to Whitehall Palace, but the Lords continued to meet at Westminster, while the commons met in St. Stephen's Chapel. Ever since these early times, the Palace of Westminster has been home to the English Parliament.
  

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  Westminster Abbey, located near the Houses of Parliament, is more a historical site than a religious site. Since 1066 every royal coronation, with the exception of Edward V and Edward VIII has taken place in this church.
  The abbey also serves as the burial ground for numerous politicians, sovereigns and artists. The abbey is stuffed with tombs, statues and monuments. Many coffins even stand upright due to the lack of space. In total approximately 3300 people are buried in the church and cloisters. Some of the most famous are Charles Darwin, Sir Isaac Newton and David Livingstone.
  
  Westminster Abbey
  

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  A part of the palace is still used by the Royal family. The palace is not only home to the royal family, there are also a number of staff members living here. The palace has about six hundred rooms, including a throne room, a ballroom, picture gallery and even a swimming pool. 
  The changing of the guard takes place daily at eleven o'clock in front of Buckingham Palace.
  A colorfully dressed detachment, known as the New Guard, parades along the Mall towards Buckingham Palace and during a ceremony replaces the existing, Old Guard. The ceremony, which is accompanied by music played by a military band, always attracts throngs of onlookers.
  
  Buckingham Palace
  

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  Tower Bridge
  London's Tower Bridge is one of the most recognizable bridges in the world. Its Victorian Gothic style stems from a law that forced the designers to create a structure that would be in harmony with the nearby Tower of London.
  Taking photographs of the Tower bridge is a favorite London tourist activity, but you can also go inside the bridge, where you'll have a magnificent view over London from the walkway between the two bridge towers. 
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  Tower of London
  The Tower of London was built at the beginning of the eleventh century by William the conqueror. The tower was expanded during the thirteenth century into the fortified complex that we know today. The Tower's most popular attraction is its famous collection of Crown Jewels.
  There's plenty more to see in the Tower of London, such as the Royal Armories, which includes the personal armory of King Henry VIII, one of the world's largest. 
  The medieval palace in the Tower of London is also open to visitors and there are often reenactments of historic events in the fortress. 
  

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  Hyde Park
  Hyde Park, which opened to the public in 1637, is the largest of several royal parks in London that are connected to each other, forming one large green lung in the center of the city. The park is famous for its Speakers' Corner.
  In the nineteenth century Hyde Park had become a popular place for meetings. In 1872, in response to riots that erupted after police tried to disband a political meeting, Speakers' Corner was established to create a venue where people would be allowed to speak freely. Here, every Sunday people stand on a soap box and proclaim their views on political, religious or other items, sometimes interrupted and challenged by their audience.
  
  

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  St. Paul's Cathedral has had an eventful history. Five different churches were built at this site. The first church, dedicated to the apostle Paul, dates back to 604 AD, when King Ethelbert of Kent built a wooden church on the summit of one of London's hills for Mellitus, Bishop of the East Saxons. At the end of the seventh century, the church was built in stone by Erkenwald, Bishop of London. 
  The church was the site of a number of important historic events such as the funeral of Admiral Nelson in 1806 and the funeral of Winston Churchill in 1965. Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer married here in 1981.
  
  St. Paul’s Cathedral
  

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  The red brick Royal Albert Hall was built in the nineteenth century as a multifunctional music and entertainment hall. Today it is one of London's most recognizable landmarks and a top European performing arts venueRoyal Albert Hall hosts one of the world's largests festivals of Western classical music - the Proms. The hall has also played host to a number of well-known pop artists throughout the last several decades, including The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Abba and Meat Loaf. But the Royal Albert Hall isn't just a music venue: over the years it has been used for events such as ice skating, tennis and even sumo wrestling.
  Royal Albert Hall
  

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  Originally established to pay homage to the British contribution to World War I, the Imperial War Museum now covers all major twentieth-century conflicts involving Great Britain.
  The museum was officially opened by act of Parliament in 1920 and its first location was in the city's magnificent Crystal Palace, an astounding glass building in Hyde Park. Four years later, it was relocated to two small galleries adjoining the Imperial Institute, and in 1936, it was reopened in the central portion of the former Bethlem Royal Hospital for the insane in the Southwark area of the city. 
  
  Imperial War Museum
  

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  The British Museum is the largest museum in the United Kingdom with a collection of more than seven million objects. Its collection encompasses artifacts from many civilizations and spans a period of more than two thousand years.
  Great Court, British Museum, London
  British Museum
  The museum was founded in 1753 with the donation of 71,000 objects from the collection of Sir Hans Sloane. The British Museum quickly established itself as one of London's top attractions.
  The British Museum
  

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  Sir Isaac Newton was born in England and was a renowned mathematician, a highly influential physicist, alchemist, natural philosopher, theologian, and an astronomer. One of the most influential scientists in the world, he is known to have published some of the most prestigious books and thesis in the field of science. One of his famous publications that has earned him an undying fame is the Philosophiæ Naturalis Principia Mathematica ("Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy"), and it was proved to be immensely groundbreaking, in that it laid the foundation for classical mechanics. The man behind the understanding and establishment on the law of gravity and the three vital laws of motion, he was also the first one to build a reflecting telescope, to study the speed of sound, and to observe spectrum of colors through a prism; the list of accomplishments of this legendary figure is just unending.
  Isaac Newton
  

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  He was born in Stratford-upon-Avon in England before moving to London to become an actor and writer. By the time he moved back to Stratford at the end of his life, he was rich! Shakespeare wrote in everyday, easy-to-understand speech ... the problem is that people used to speak very differently 400 years ago. This sometimes makes Shakespeare’s plays difficult to read today, but they wouldn’t have been difficult to understand 400 years ago.
  Shakespeare invented many phrases that we still use today, including “heart of gold”, “it’s Greek to me”, “too much of a good thing” and “wear one’s heart on one’s sleeve”.
  Shakespeare also brought over 3000 words into the English language, many of which we still use today, including “bloody”, “laughable” and “amazement”.
  William Shakespeare
  

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  Queen Victoria, the only child of George III's fourth son, Edward, and sister of Leopold, king of the Belgians, was queen of Great Britain for 63 years—to date, the second longest than any other British monarch and the second longest of any female monarch in history (Queen Elizabeth II is currently the longest serving monarch to date). Victoria's reign saw great cultural expansion; advances in industry, science, and communications; and the building of railways and the London Underground. She died in England in 1901.
  Queen Victoria
  

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  As prime minister, Sir Winston Churchill rallied the British people during WWII, and led his country from the brink of defeat to victory.Born to an aristocratic family in 1874, Winston served in the British military and worked as a writer before going into politics. After becoming prime minister in 1940, he helped lead a successful Allied strategy with the U.S. and Russia during WWII to defeat the Axis powers and craft post-war peace. Elected prime minister again in 1951, he introduced key domestic reforms. Churchill died at age 90 in 1965
  Winston Churchill
  

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  Queen Elizabeth II of Great Britain was crowned in 1953. Her 60 years on the throne was celebrated in June 2012 with the Diamond Jubilee. She later became the longest-reigning monarch in British history.Queen Elizabeth II was born Princess Elizabeth Alexandra Mary on April 21, 1926, in London, to Prince Albert, Duke of York (later known as King George VI), and Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon. She married Philip Mountbatten, Duke of Edinburgh, in 1947, became queen on February 6, 1952, and was crowned on June 2, 1953. She is the mother of Prince Charles, heir to the throne, as well as the grandmother of princes William and Harry. As the longest-serving monarch in British history, she has tried to make her reign more modern and sensitive to a changing public.
  Queen Elizabeth II
  

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  The first female prime minister of Britain, Margaret Thatcher was a controversial figurehead of conservative ideology during her time in office.Born on October 13, 1925, in Grantham, England, Margaret Thatcher became Britain's Conservative Party leader and in 1979 was elected prime minister, the first woman to hold the position. During her three terms, she cut social welfare programs, reduced trade union power and privatized certain industries. Thatcher resigned in 1991 due to unpopular policy and power struggles in her party. She died on April 8, 2013, at age 87.
  Margaret Thatcher
  

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  British navigator James Cook discovered and charted New Zealand and Australia's Great Barrier Reef on his ship Endeavor, and later disproved the existence of the fabled southern continent Terra Australis. His voyages provided the first accurate map of the Pacific.Born on October 27, 1728, in Marton-in-Cleveland, Yorkshire, England, James Cook was a naval captain, navigator and explorer who, in 1770, discovered and charted New Zealand and the Great Barrier Reef of Australia on his ship Endeavor. He later disproved the existence of Terra Australis, a fabled southern continent. Cook's voyages helped guide generations of explorers, and provided the first accurate map of the Pacific. He died on February 14, 1779, in Kealakekua Bay, Hawaii.
  James Cook
  

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  Saint Valentine’s Day
  
  The Boat Race
  Pancake Day
  
  
  Easter
  
  Chelsea Flower Show
  Halloween
  New Year’s Eve
  

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  Saint Valentine’s Day
  Saint Valentine’s Day is in February 14. It was started in the time of Roman Empire.
  Tis day is dedicated to St. Valentine.
  The tradition of this day is to send a card to someone they love, like, fancy or admire.
  

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  The Boat Race
  The Boat Race is in March.
  It is a rowing race between the universities of Oxford and Cambridge.
  The Boat Race is on the river Thames in London (7,2 km).
  

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  Pancake Day
  The Pancake Day is in March
  It is traditionally the last day before Lent.
  Pancake race-running while holding a pancake in a frying pan. Competitors have to throw it in the air and catch it again in the pan. It is very funny.
  

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  Chelsea Flower Show
  The Chelsea Flower Show is in May.
  It is one of the most important flower and garden show in Great Britain.
  Thousands of people come to see the prize flowers and specially built gardens.
  

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  Easter
  Easter is traditionally in April.
  It is the celebration of the Resurrection of Christ.
  Schools always are closed for two weeks.
  People give each other chocolate eggs that are wrapped in silver paper.
  

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  New Year’s Eve
  The New Year’s Eve is in December 31
  It is traditionally Scottish celebration.
  At midnight everybody joins hands and sings Auld Lang Syne.
  

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  Halloween
  October 31 is Halloween.
  It is a festival that celebrates the return of the souls that visit their former houses.
  People dress up as witches, ghosts etc.
  Houses are decorated with pumpkins.
  

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  Yorkshire Pudding
  This dish is not usually eaten as a dessert like other puddings, but instead as part of main
  course or at a starter. Yorkshire Pudding, made from flour, eggs and milk, is a sort of batter baked in the oven and usually moistened with gravy.
  
  

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  Fish and Chips
  Fish deep fried in flour batter
  with chips dressed in malt
  vinegar. This is England’s
  traditional take-away food.
  Fish and chips are not normally
  cooked at home, but bought at
  fish and Chip shop to eat on
  premises or as “take away”.
  

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  Cottage pie or shepherd's pie is a meat pie with a crust of mashed potato. The dish is commonly made with beef or lamb. The term cottage pie was in use by 1791,[ when the potato was being introduced as an edible crop affordable for the poor.
  Cottage Pie
  

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  Bubble and squeak is a traditional English dish made with the shallow-fried leftover vegetables from a roast dinner. The main ingredients are potato and cabbage, but carrots, peas, Brussels sprouts, or any other leftover vegetables can be added. The chopped vegetables (and cold chopped meat if used) are fried in a pan together with mashed potatoes or crushed roast potatoes until the mixture is well-cooked and brown on the sides. The dish is so named because it makes bubbling and squeaking sounds during the cooking process.[ It is often served with cold meat from the Sunday roast, and pickles or brown sauce, or as an accompaniment to a full English breakfast.
  Bubble and Squeak
  

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  A crumble, also known as a brown betty, is a dish of British origin that can be made in a sweet or savory version, depending on ingredients used, although the sweet version is much more common. A sweet variety usually contains stewed fruit topped with a crumbly mixture of fat (usually butter), flour, and sugar. A savory version uses meat, vegetables and a sauce for the filling, with cheese replacing sugar in the crumble mix. The crumble is baked in an oven until the topping is crisp. The dessert variety is often served with custard, cream or ice cream as a hearty, warm dessert after a meal. The savory variety can be served with accompanying vegetables.
  Crumble
  

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  Tea was first brought to Britain in the early 17th century by the East India Company. It was an expensive product and one only for the rich and often kept under lock and key. Catherine of Braganza, wife of Charles II introduced the ritual of drinking teas to the English Royal Court and the habit was soon adopted by the aristocracy.
  
  
  Tea
  

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