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Great Britain
What do we know about it?
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (The UK)
1 England
2 Scotland
3 Wales
4 Northern Ireland
The head of the state is the King (the Queen)
Elizabeth the Second
(Windsor Dynasty)
06.02.1926 – 08.092022
02.06.1953 – 08.09.2022
King Charles the Third
born 14.11.1948
is the new King of the UK
06.05.2023
The Symbols of Great Britain Union Flag of the United Kingdom Union Jack
The Symbols of Great Britain
Red Rose
The war of the Roses
1455-1485
The Symbols of Great Britain
Richard the Lionheart
1190
Britain
is a big island, it is separated
from the continent by the narrow
strait of water which is called
the English Channel
(Strait of Dover)
Albion is the oldest name of Britain
Channel Tunnel (Eurotunnel) (May,6 1994) !!! 45 meters under water
Length 50,46 km (39 under water) Speed 160 km per hour
The History of the English Language
Since the 5th century - Anglo-Saxon invasion (German tribes)
The modern English language is influenced by
Celtic
Latin, Greek
Old English (the language of Anglo-Saxons)
Old Norse
Old French (1066 – 1362 official language of
Britain)
Since the end of the 15th century – early modern English
The Old English Court (the museum in Moscow) the middle of the 16th century 1591
English speaking countries
The UK (England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland)
The USA (The United States of America)
Canada
Australia
New Zealand
Britain is a very beautiful country
British Castles
England. Stonehenge – a famous prehistoric stone circle. 5000 BC (Before Christ)
White Horse
Uffington Hill
110 metres
3000 thousand years old
Scotland The Legend of the Loch Ness Monster
Ben Nevis is the highest mountain in Britain
1, 345 metres
Wales Pontcysyllte Aqueduct 38 meters high 313 meters long 1805
London is the capital of the United Kingdom
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