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UK and London

UK and London. The UK is made up by four countries : England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. The Union Flag ( Union Jack) is composed of the union of three flags : - St. George’s Cross - St. Andrew’s Cross - St. Patrick’s Cross . ENGLAND.

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UK and London

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  1. UK and London

  2. The UK ismade up byfourcountries: England, Scotland, Wales and NorthernIreland

  3. The UnionFlag(Union Jack) iscomposedof the unionofthreeflags: - St. George’s Cross- St. Andrew’s Cross- St. Patrick’s Cross

  4. ENGLAND Itis the largestcountryof the UK. Itborderswith Scotland and Wales. The capital is London. The Head of State is Queen Elizabeth II whoisalso the Head of Commonwealth

  5. SCOTLAND The capital is Edinburgh but the largest city is Glasgow. Bagpipes, kilts(wherethey put the whisky), Medievalcastlesand LochNess Lake are typical of Scotland.

  6. WALES Itissituated in south-westof the UK. The capital is Cardiff. Wales mainlanguages are Welsh and English. The largestreligionisChristianity. The nationalflagis the red dragon.

  7. NORTHERN IRELAND Itis part of UK butitisnotsituated on the islandof the Great Britain. The capital and the largestcountryis Belfast. Itisanindependentcountry. .

  8. LONDON

  9. Londonis the capital of England and of the UK. Itis the largestmetropolis in Europe with a population of 14 millionpepole. The mostfamoustouristattractions are:

  10. Big Ben.Itisn’t the clock on the towerbut the bell inside it

  11. Houses of Parliament.Itiswhere the twoHouses of the Parliament( Houses of Commons and Lords) meet for politicalpurposes

  12. Buckingham Palace.Itis the official home of the BritishMonarch in London, wherethereare also the famous Queen’s Royalguards.

  13. Hyde Park.Itis the mostfamous park, where the Serpentine is.

  14. London EyeItwasbuilt in 1999 and is a giantwheel,whereyou can see London

  15. Madame Tussaud’sIn the waxworksmuseumthere are waxstatuesof famous people

  16. Towerof LondonItis a historictower in the centreofLondon.Itis 900 yearsold

  17. BritishMuseumItcontainsEgyptiancollectionsofmummifiedskeletonsBritishMuseumItcontainsEgyptiancollectionsofmummifiedskeletons

  18. REALIZZATO DA MARIO PETAGNA 3°EINGLESE

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