All About Britain (PrimaryTwo)

1. All About Britain (PrimaryTwo)

2. Where is Britain?

3. Britain Scotland England Wales

5. Facts about Britain *The population of Britain is 58 million. *The official language is English, but in Wales and Scotland Celtic languages are spoken. *The term British refers to people, places and things from England, Scotland and Wales. Each kingdom also has its own identity.

6. The British Flag

7. The capital city, London, is in the southeast and is situated at both sides of the River Thames.

8. Weather in Britain Britain has all four seasons. winter, summer, spring and qutumn

9. Seasons • Spring - March to May • Summer - June to August • Autumn - September to November • Winter - December to February

10. It sometimes snows, but mainly in Scotland. • The weather is often different across the country.

11. British Symbols Double-decker bus

12. Taxi

13. Telephone box

14. Post box

15. Double-decker buses Double-decker buses can be seen all over Britain but only red ones are seen in London.

16. Famous Places Big Ben

17. Tower of London

18. Stonehenge

19. Buckingham Palace

20. British Food The most common and typical foods eaten in England include the sandwich, fish and chips, pies. pies sandwich Fish and chips

21. British food English Breakfast

22. Breakfast • Between 7:00 p.m. and 9:00p.m. • A traditional English breakfast consists of eggs, bacon, sausages, fried bread , mushrooms and baked beans. • A typical English breakfast is a bowl of cereals, a slice of toast, orange juice and a cup of coffee.

23. Afternoon tea This is a small meal, not a drink. Traditionally it consists of tea or coffee served with scones, sandwiches or pastries.

24. scones

25. Jam roly-poly

26. Fish and Chips

27. Lunch Lunch - between 12:00 and 1:30 p.m. Many children at school and adults at work will have a 'packed lunch'. It consists of asandwich,apacket of crisps, a piece of fruit and a drink.

28. Dinner Dinner - between 12:00 and 1:30 p.m. A British meal for dinner is meat and vegetables.

29. Nowadays, most people in Britain are eating curry . Rice or pasta are now favoured as the ‘British Dinner ’. pasta

30. British Animals • Many British families own pets. • The largest mammal is the red deer. • You can also see foxes and rabbits. rabbit fox

31. Red Deer

32. Red deer feed on grass. • In summer they only feed in the morning and in the evening. • They also have strong teeth.

33. Some sheep are kept for meat. Others are kept for wool. Sheep

34. Squirrel live in forests. They eat fruits and nuts. Squirrel

35. Squirrel Video clips • Squirrel eating a nut (240K, 12 seconds) • Squirrel inside the squirrel feeder! (221K, 11 seconds)

36. The UK's favourite bird - its has bright red breast. They will sing at night next to street lights. Robin

37. Red robins eat earthworms.

38. Badgers live underground.They line the home with leaves and grass.Badgers usually come out at night to look for ground squirrels. Badger

39. Badgers eat stoats , voles , and marmots . They also eat woodpeckers . stoat vole marmot woodpecker

40. Hedgehogs live in forests. • They are active during evenings and nights. • Hedgehog food includes: worms, insects (bees and spiders), snakes and mice. Hedgehog

41. School Uniform Children wear a school uniform.

42. BoysLong grey or black trousers (shorts may be worn in the Summer)White ShirtSchool tie Jumper or sweater with the school logo on. Black shoes

43. jumper school logo

44. Girls • Girls wear skirts . • During the summer term girls often wear summer school dresses.