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The United Kingdom

The United Kingdom. Marta Rentel 3c.

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The United Kingdom

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  1. The United Kingdom Marta Rentel 3c

  2. The United Kingdom is made up of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. The official name "United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland" came into use in 1922 after the constitution of the Irish Free State (1922-1937), the former name of the Republic of Ireland.

  3. Government of the United Kingdom • Her Majesty's Government is the central government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. It consists of those Ministers responsible for the conduct of national affairs, also known as the frontbench. • The Government is led by the Prime Minister, who selects the other members of the Government. • Under the UK constitution, executive authority lies with themonarch. • The current Prime Minister is David Cameron, leader of the Conservative Party, who was formally appointed by QueenElizabeth II.

  4. Culture • Ealing Studios is the oldest continuously working film studio in the worldand was built for the use of sound in early British films. • The English playwright and poet William Shakespeare is widely regarded as the greatest dramatist of all time. • A photograph of Victorian era novelist Charles Dickens. • The BBC, founded in 1922, is the UK's publicly funded radio, television and internet broadcasting corporation, and is the oldest and largest broadcaster in the world.

  5. Sport • Cricket is claimed to have been invented in England and the England cricket team, controlled by the England and Wales Cricket Board, is the only national team in the UK with Test status. • Rugby league is played as a developing sport throughout the UK, except for Northern England, it is the main sport in many areas, • Rugby union is organized on a separate basis for England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland and each have a top ranked international team and were collectively known as the Home Nations. • Golf is the sixth most popular sport, by participation, in the UK. • The game of tennis first originated from the city of Birmingham between 1859 and 1865.

  6. glossary • Make up- składać się • Come into use- wchodzić w użytek • Former- były • Government- rząd • Consist of- składać się z • Responsible- odpowiedzialny • national affairs- sprawy narodowe • To be led by sb- być prowadzonym przez kogoś • Member- członek • Executive- wykonawczy • Current- obecny • To be appointed- być mianowany • Continuously- stale • Sound- dźwięk • Playwright- dramatopisarz • widely regarded- powszechnie uważany • Broadcast- emitować,nadawać • Claim to be- twierdzi się, że jest • Developing- rozwijający się • Throughout- w całym • separate basis- oddzielne podstawy • Association- stowarzyszenie • Overall- całkowity

  7. Sources • Longman słownik angielskopolski polskoangielski • www.wikipedia.org

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