English- speaking Countries.

The UK of GB and Northern Ireland consists of 4 countries:

•London, England•Edinburgh, Scotland•Cardiff, Wales•Belfast, Northern Ireland

In summer the weather is warm and in winter it’s cold and rainy. It rains a lot during the year.

Nationalities and Languages.

The official language of G. B. is English.

In the UK 19% of the population in Wales speak Welsh

(a Celtic lang.); in Scotland 2% of the population speak

Gaelic (another Celtic lang.)

Countries Nationalities

England

Wales

Scotland

Northern Ireland

English

Welsh

Scottish

Irish

“Union Jack”It is a popular name of the flag of the UK of GB and NI.

Union- symbolizes the union between

England and Scotland in 1660.

The flag consists of three crosses:

red vertical St. George’s cross ,

white diagonal St. Andrew's Cross and red diagonal

St. Patrick’s Cross.

The currency is the british pound

This is the Queen of England, Elizabeth II.

Shepherds' Pie

Made with minced lamb and vegetables topped with mashed potatos

Meat Pasties – meat pie

English breakfast Eggs, bacon, sausages, fried bread, mushrooms, baked beans

Black Pudding (Blood Pudding) blood Sausage

Fish and chips

The Republic of Ireland.

The popular name of the country is Eire.

The capital is Dublin.

English and Gaelic are the official Languages.

The currency is the euro.

Soda Bread Corned beef and Cabbage

Boxty, potato pancake

The USA. The United States of America.It consists of 50 states and the District

of Columbia where the capital is

Washington. Washington, DC

English is the first state

language.

People who live in the USA are the

Americans.

Americans use American dollars.

The American National Flag.

“Stars and Stripes” is a popular name of the flag. You can see on it seven red and six white stripes which symbolize 13 states united in 1776.In the left corner you can see blue rectangle with 50white stars. (the number of states nowadays)

Canada.

“Kanata” is an Indian word that means village.

The capital is Ottawa.

English and French are the official languages.

People who lives in this country are

the Canadians.

Canadians use the Canadian dollar.

On the national flag you can see a maple leaf.

Poutine, gravy and fries Beaver Tails, whole wheat pastry with toppings

Tourtier, meat pie

Canadian version of a Twinkie

New Zealand.

A country in the Pacific Ocean.

The official languages are English and Maori.

“Kiwi land” is a popular name of the country.

Kiwi, a bird is a national symbol of the country.

The capital is Wellington.

New Zealanders use the New Zealand dollar

The Flag of New Zealand.

On the blue background in the left corner you can see reduced flag of the UKTo the right you can see 4 red stars with white borders. They stand for a galaxy of South Cross, which you can clearly seein N.Z. at night. The nationalities are the New Zealanders and Maori. They like to call themselves the kiwis and the language they speak “kiwi English”.

The Maori people, The indigenous Polynesian people of New Zealand. The Maori originated with settlers from Eastrn Polynesia, who arrived in NZ in several waves of canoe voyages around 1250 and 1300 C.E. I

Australia.

It is both a continent and a country

which lies between the Indian and

the Pacific Oceans.

The capital of the country is Canberra.

The nationality is the Australians.

English is the first state language.

The symbols of the country are

a kangaroo and an ostrich.

They use the Australian dollar.

AboriginsThe Aborigins are the native people of Australia, estiated to have been living there since at least 40,000 years ago.

Australia is sometimes called the land down under.

A national food is Vegemite which is Australian spread, made from used brewer's yeast

Lamingtons are called the national cake of Australia

Meat pies are also a popular food. Some meats that some Australians consume that you can’t elsewhere are emus, kangaroos, and alligators

the kangaroo

the koala

the dingo or wild dog

More than 80 per cent of their plants, mammals, reptiles and frogs are unique to Australia and are found no-where else. Some of our best-known animals are the kangaroo, koala, echidna, dingo, platypus, wallaby and wombat.

The Echidna

The Wallaby

The Platypus

The Wombat

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