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Authors : Zuzana Hercegová , Lenka Pokrývková, Marek Mikolaj ,

Authors : Zuzana Hercegová , Lenka Pokrývková, Marek Mikolaj , Rado Skokan. THE UNITED KINGDOM. Full n ame : United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

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Authors : Zuzana Hercegová , Lenka Pokrývková, Marek Mikolaj ,

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  1. Authors : Zuzana Hercegová, Lenka Pokrývková, Marek Mikolaj, Rado Skokan THE UNITED KINGDOM

  2. Fullname: UnitedKingdomofGreatBritain and NorthernIreland • The UK includes : Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales) and Northern Ireland • Type ofGovernment:Constitutionalmonarchy • Headof State:QueenElizabeth II • Capital City:Londonisthecapitalofthe UK and ofEngland. EdinburghisthecapitalofScotland. BelfastisthecapitalofNorthernIreland. Cardiffisthecapitalof Wales.

  3. Nationality: Briton(s), British. • Major languages: English, Welsh, Irish Gaelic and Scottish Gaelic. • Main Religion: ChurchofEngland, Methodist, Baptist, Catholic, Muslim, Hindu and Sikh • Major ethnicgroups: Anglo-Saxons, Scots, Welsh, Irish, WestIndians, Pakistanis, Indians

  4. London • thecapitalofthe UK • spokenmorelanguagesthan in anyother city in theworld. • London'sHeathrowAirportisthethirdbusiestairport in theworld. • there are more than 100 theaters • Ittakes 61 seconds to openTowerBridge, whichopensabout 1,000 times a year

  5. England • one of the world's most famous, and wealthiest country in the world • peopleconsume more teathan in anyother country in theworld • socceristhecountry's most popular and welllovedsport.  • the most well-known and the top universities in theworld are Oxford and Cambridge. 

  6. Englandisthesecondlargesteconomy in Europe. • Itwasthehost to theworld's1stevermodernOlympicGames • WorldfamouswriterslikeWilliam Shakespeare, CharlesDickens, HG Wellsbelonged to England • TheWindsorcastleistheoldestroyalresidence in theworld, still in use. • Thesecondlargesteconomy and oneofthe most populouscountry in theworld.

  7. FunnyBritain • 1. They are absurdly overpolite Expressions like please, thank you, excuse me or I´m sorry you hear much more often than in the Slovak Republic. • 2. They don´t care about their appearance In Slovak itis„the clothes make the person“. In Britain is saying „manners make the man“. • 3.They ruin their tea with milk For British people, is our tea weak and tasteless and the idea of putting lemon in it is just as strange as the idea of adding milk for us. • 4. They don´t eat soup Many British people feel that a good desert, like sweet or filling, is important. Not soups. • 5. They wear their shoes indoors Although British people do keep their shoes on indoors, you never see a house where dirty footprints were on the carpet.

  8. RoyalFamily • TheQueenElizabethII istheheadof state, butthe country isgoverned by theGovernment and Parliament • theseatofthemonarchyis in GreatBritain • the Qeen´s eldest son Prince Charles (Prince of Wales) is the heir to the throne • next in lineisPrinceWilliamof Wales; PrinceHarryof Wales; Andrew, Dukeof York; PrincessBeatriceof York etc.

  9. Theheadof state • -she has reignedfor 60 years - sheisthesecondlongestreigningmonarch in history ( firstwasQueen Victoria ) • - shebeganherreignwhenshewas 25, afterherfather Juraj VI. died • - duringherreigning, 13 prime ministerswerereplaced

  10. The head of state ELIZABETH IN SLOVAKIA • in 2008, visitedSlovakia and bulliedoff at the hockey match with our president Gašparovič. • INTERESTINGS • - her most popularhobby is photography • - carriesGameboy and iPad 2 in herhandbag • bred a new breed “Dorgi”

  11. UnescoHeritageSitesofthe UK There are 28 UNESCOWorld Heritage Sites in the United Kingdom and overseasterritories.The UNESCO list contains seventeen designated properties in England, four in Scotland, three in Wales, one in Northern Ireland, and one in each of the overseas territories of Bermuda, the Pitcairn Islands, and Saint Helena. Here are some of them, the most important and nicest ones: Canterbury Cathedral City of Bath Giant's Causeway and Causeway coast Liverpool- maritime trading city Royal Botanic Gardens St.Kilda village Stonehenge and Avebury Tower of London Westminster Palace in London

  12. Giant’s Causeway and Causeway Coast Canterbury Cathedral and St.Martin’s Church Liverpool-maritime trading city The city of Bath

  13. Royal Botanic Gardens The Tower of London St.Kilda village Westminster Palace Stonehenge and Avebury

  14. The Northern Ireland • Liesin the northeast of Ireland, covering about a sixth of the island's total area with the population of 1.7 mil. • A bit of history: Once both parts belonged to the UK . In 1801 Ireland became part of the UK, with the adoption of the name the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. After years of acivil war, Ireland became a republic in 1921. Britain negotiated with Ireland to keepthe Northof the state. This area nowmakesupthe N.I.

  15. Interesting facts: • The Giant's Causeway, situated on the North East coast, is an area of about 40,000 interlocking basalt columns, the result of an ancient volcanic eruption. • An unfortunate ship Titanicwas built in Belfast, the capital of Northern Ireland. • Northern Ireland, which was once the industrial powerhouse of Ireland, is nowthe poorest region in UK today and is the smallest of the four economies. • 46% of the total population is under 30 years old. • Lough Neagh in Northern Ireland is the largest fresh water lake in Europe.

  16. Wales • is a mountainous country. Itisfamousforlongrivers, widelakes and highhills. • Wales isknownfortongue-twistingnamesofcommunities, suchas • CwmbranTown or Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch • Wales has rich in culture and history. Waleshpeople are knownfortheir love ofmusic and poetry.

  17. There are twolanguagesspoken in Wales – English and Welsh, oneofEurope'soldestlivinglanguages and verydifferentfromEnglish. • Nos da (nohsdah): Goodnight • Croeso i Gymru (CroesoheeGum-reeh): Welcome to Wales • Iechydda! (Yeh-chiddah): Cheers!

  18. Scotland • a lotoflakes and rivers • lakes are calledlochs, the most famousoneisLochNesswithitsmysterious monster Nessie • traditional Scottish clothing is the kilt • (it is a kind of skirt, worn by men). • Men dressed in kilts usually have another traditional thing – bagpipes. (although the Scottish bagpipes are very famous, this musical instrument does not have its origin in Scotland)

  19. TypicalScottishdrinks: Drambuie is a Scottish whisky liqueur made from malt whisky, honey, herbs and spices. Scotch or Scottish whisky is very popular all over the world. • Interesting, little and cute bird called the Puffinisknownall over theScotland.

  20. Kilt & Bagpipes Puffin Scottish whisky

  21. British slang • IsEnglishlanguage slang used in the UK. • someslang words and phrases are usedthroughoutallofBritainothers in smallerregions • England ,Scotland , Wales and NorthernIrelandhavetheirown slang words. • blue- policeman • gaffer - boss or employer • loo - WC • mug - face • monkey - £500 • tad - a little bit • wagoff - playtruant

  22. Sources: the INTERNET and Englishmagazines

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