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The United Kingdom The country of the Brits has many dierent names; Great Britain, United Kingdom (UK)and the British Isles. When one tal a!out Great Britain it means the !iggest island "ith#ngland, Wales and $cotland. United Kingdom is these three %arts and &orthernIreland.

It is situated in the Atlantic Ocean. The "ater

!et"een Ireland and Great Britain is called theIrish Sea. The "ater !et"een #ngland and'rance is called the English Channel and the"ater closest to the $candinaia is called theNorth Sea.

 The country has a!out * million inha!itants. The !iggest city is the ca%ital city +ondon, "ith million %eo%le, and lies in #ngland. Theca%ital city of Wales is -ardi "ith a!out** *** inha!itants. #din!urgh is the ca%ital

city of $cotland "ith a!out /0* *** %eo%le.&orthern Ireland1s ca%ital city is Belfast "itha!out 0** *** inha!itants.

 The climate in Great Britain is ery "et. It rainsa lot e2ce%t in the south3"est %art of thecountry (Wales). The middle tem%erature isa!out 405- in the summer and 45- in the"inter.

UK is a monarchy and the ruler is 6ueen#lisa!eth II. $he has ruled the UK since 7804.

 The Windsor family has ruled the country since78*7. The 9oyal 'amily has one o:cial homeBuckingham Palace in +ondon. Windsor -astleis also a ery "ell no"n castle in #ngland"hich the 9oyal 'amily uses.

 The <ueen hasn1t got any %olitical %o"er, =ustlie $"eden1s ing. The UK is goerned !y the>arliament "hich is led !y the >rime ?inister,

the head of goernment. The >rime ?inister isthe %erson "ho is the leader of the !iggest%arty. The >rime ?inister in UK is @aid-ameron. Ae is the leader of the -onseratie>arty. The >rime ?inister lies at num!er 7*

@o"ning $treet, near the Aouses of>arliament.?any s%orts originally come fromUnited Kingdom. 9ug!y, tennis, soccer,cricet and golf are some e2am%les.&o"adays soccer is the !iggest s%ort in

UK. ll four %arts of the UK, #ngland,

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$cotland, Wales and &orthern Ireland, com%ete as se%arate teams. This means that UKdoesn1t hae a national team. 

 The UK has many famous uniersities. T"o of those are C2ford and -am!ridge. They!oth lie in #ngland, <uite near +ondon. C2ford Uniersity is the oldest uniersity in the#nglish s%eaing "orld and -am!ridge is the second oldest. C2ford "as founded sometime during the end of the 77th century and -am!ridge "as founded in year 74*8.

United Kingdom has had seeral famous music grou%s and "riters.In the 78*1s t"o grou%s, the Beatles and the 9olling $tones, !ecame ery famous alloer the "orld. &o"adays artists lie +illy llen, Dames Blunt, the -lash and rtic?oneys re%resent UK.

?any famous "riters hae come from the UK. The !iggest of them all is William$haes%eare "ho lied !et"een 70/ and 77. Ae "rote %lays lie Romeo and Juliet,Hamlet and A Midsummer Nights !ream. Cther famous "riters are also Dane usten,@aniel @efoe and William Golding. &o"adays D.K. 9o"ling is one of the most famousBritish "riters. $he has "ritten the !oos a!out Aarry >otter.

 The Eag of the UK is called FUnion Dac. It is%ut together from the Eags of #ngland,$cotland, and Ireland. 'irstly #ngland and$cotland created a union and got their o"n Eagin 7*. When the union "as %ut together "ithIreland they got another red cross. The ne"union Eag "as created in 7*7.

Wales1 Eag isn1t in the Union Dac. They haetheir o"n Eag, =ust as #ngland, $cotland and

&orthern Ireland. It is called Fthe 9ed @ragon.

 The Eag of Wales

Tasks

•  Translate all the underlined "ords• ns"er the <uestions

7. What is the dierence !et"een Great Britain and the United KingdomH

4. Ao" many %eo%le lie in UKH

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. What is the name of the ca%ital city in

a) #nglandH

!) $cotlandH

c) WalesH

d) &orthern IrelandH

/. Ao" is the climate in Great BritainH

0. Who is the ruler of UKH

. What is the name of the 9oyal 'amily1s o:cial homeH

J. Who leads the >arliamentH

. What is the >rime ?inister1s nameH

8. Where does the >rime ?inister lieH

7*. Which s%orts originally comes from UKH

77. Which is the !iggest s%ort in UKH

74. What are the t"o !iggest uniersities calledH

7. &ame three artists from the UK.

7/. Who is the most famous "riter from UKH

70. &ame at least t"o %lays he has "ritten.

7. Who is one of the most famous British "riters no"adaysH

7J. What is Union DacH