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Great Britain. Mašková Vendula, Běhálková Tereza. D ivided into England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland . Britain washed as the Atlantic Ocean, the North Sea, but also the Irish Sea. I s the official character of the British monarchy - currently Queen Elizabeth II . - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Great BritainMašková Vendula, Běhálková Tereza
Map Character
• Divided into England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.
• Britain washed as the Atlantic Ocean, the North Sea, but also the Irish Sea.
• Is the official character of the British monarchy - currently Queen Elizabeth II.
consists of: England Wales Scotland Northern Ireland
Cities of England
• Bristol• Cambridge• London• Liverpool• Manchester• York• Oxford• Boston
Cities of Northern Ireland
• Armagh• Belfast• Lisburn • Londonderry
Cities of Scotland
• Aberdeen• Dundee• Edinburgh• Glasgow• Hamilton• Nairn• Wick
Cities of Wales
• Cardiff• Conwy• Monmouth• Newport• Swansea
Points of Interest
• Did you know ...The most visited cities are London and Edinburgh.In England eat turkey at Christmas.The United Kingdom is one of the three democratic countries of the world where there is no written constitution (the others are New Zealand and Israel)?Elizabeth II. In 2007, at the age of 81 became the oldest reigning monarch in the British Isles since surpassed a record that still held by Queen Victoria? If you should break a second rekod Queen Victoria as the longest reigning monarch, it would rule until September 2015.Up to 40% of British children are born outside marriage?
London
• London is the capital of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
• lies on the River Thames• United Kingdom is one of the world's largest business
centers• The City of London is the main financial center of the
United Kingdom• London has got 7 milions residents
Sights
Tower Bridge Big Ben
Lonon Eye
Nelson's Column
Stonehenge
Buckingham Palace
• Buckingham Palace is the official London residence of the British monarch
• the London residence of Queen Elizabeth II.• It is also the place where the British gathered in times of national
crisis and merriment• house which forms the center of the present palace was built in
1703 for the Duke of Buckingham and Normanby• Buckingham it was built by William Winde• in 1762 it was sold to King George III.• Buckingham Palace became the principal royal residence in 1837
with the advent of Queen Victoria
Members of the royal family
Elizabeth II.
Prince Harry
Prince Charles
Princess Diana
William and Kate
Famous bands
One Direction
The Beatles
The Beatles
• The Beatles were an English rock'n'roll band from Liverpool. Its members were John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr. Are among the most acclaimed bands in the history of popular music. Beatles music is still played and loved throughout the world.
One Direction
• One Direction is a British-Irish boy band, consisting of Niall Horan, Zayn Malik, Liam Payne, Harry Styles and Louis Tomlinson. They finished third on the seventh series of The X-Factor
• In 2012, won with the song What Makes You Beautiful price BRIT Award for Best British single.