The tour to Great Britain

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Where is the UK? The UK is situated on the British Isles, north-west of the European continent between the Atlantic Ocean and the North Sea. It has a total land area of 244,100 square kilometres, of which nearly 99% is land and the remainder inland water. From north to south it is about 1,000 kilometres long. The official name of the UK is the "United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland".

THE BRITISH ISLES Is Great Britain the same as the UK? NO! Great Britain Ireland Great Britain The UK People in the UK are called British although they have different nationalities. If you look at the full name of the UK, you will see that the UK includes Great Britain AND Northern Ireland.

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland The Union Flag, popularly known as the Union Jack, symbolises the union of the countries of the UK. It is made up of the individual flags of three countries in the Kingdom. John Bull is a fictional character. He is a national personification of the UK. Which countries? ANTHEM: God save our gracious Queen! The capital of the UK is London

WELCOME TO LONDON

Sights of London The Tower of London Tower Bridge St. Paul’s Cathedral The Houses of Parliament St. Paul’s Cathedral Big Ben Buckingham Palace Westminster Abbey Trafalgar Square London Eye The British Museum The Hyde Park the National Gallery The Wembley Stadium

The Tower of London The Tower of London is one of the world’s most famous buildings, and now welcomes two million visitors each year. It has been a palace, a prison, a royal mint and even a zoo! Today the 18 acre riverside site is home to the Crown Jewels, (sometimes popularly known as Beefeaters, who are the traditional guards at the tower) and the legendary ravens.

Tower Bridge Tower Bridge was completed in 1894. Now, in a most imaginative modern development, visitors can once again venture inside the bridge to find one of London's most unusual and exciting attractions, video presentations and interactive computers, are used to bring the bridge to life.

The Houses of Parliament Home of the British Government, the building is actually called the Palace of Westminster, but is more commonly known as the Houses of Parliament. These are the elected House of Commons and the House of Lords, made up of hereditary and life peers

St. Paul’s Cathedral Work on this, the most impressive church in London began in 1675 to a design by SIR CHRISTOPHER WREN. It was built to replace old St Paul's which was destroyed by the GREAT FIRE OF LONDON in 1666. The present building has been luckier. It survived the World War II bombings which flattened a great many of the surrounding buildings.

Big Ben Possibly the most famous clock face and chimes in the world, Big Ben is actually the name of the biggest bell (13.5 tons) inside The Clock Tower (320ft) which forms part of the Houses of Parliament. Built in 1858/9 the bell was named after one Sir Benjamin Hall and when it was cast it was Britain’s heaviest bell.

Buckingham Palace Buckingham Palace is the London home of The Queen and Prince Philip. Queen Victoria was the first monarch to take up residence here after the architect John Nash transformed it from Buckingham House into a palace

Westminster Abbey An architectural masterpiece of the thirteenth to sixteenth centuries, Westminster Abbey. It has been the setting for every coronation since 1066 and for numerous other royal occasions. Today it is still a church dedicated to regular worship and to the celebration of great events in the life of the nation.

Trafalgar Square

The Nelson’s Column

London Eye

The British museum

Foundation (1753) On 7 June 1753, King George II gave his formal assent to the Act of Parliament which established the British Museum. 

Growth and change (1800-25) In the early 19th century the foundations for the extensive collection of sculpture began to be laid and Greek, Roman and Egyptian artefacts dominated the antiquities displays. After the defeat of the French Campaign in the Battle of the Nile, in 1801, the British Museum acquired more Egyptian sculpture and in 1802 King George III presented the Rosetta Stone – key to the deciphering of hieroglyphs.

The Hyde Park

The National Gallery

The pictures

The Wembley Stadium

I think do you like the tour to Great Britain

http://redigo.ru/geo/Europe/UK/London http://images.yandex.ru http://travel-child.ru http://images.yandex.ru http://www.flickr.com http://all-pages.com/city_photo/8/2/ http://www.abche.ru/

МКОУ Краснозвездинская СОШ им.Г.М,Ефремова Учитель английского языка Щепило О.Л