1. Exploring the UK

3.  Head of State is Queen Elizabeth II  London is the capital of England  English is the official language  Dominant religion is Anglicanism

4. There are 51 446 200 people living in England England national flower is the rose The patron saint of England is St. George

5. The most important cities of England

7.  Wales received the right to autonomy and its own parliament in 1999  The capital is Cardiff  The official language is English and Welsh

8.  Dominant religion is congregationalism  there are 2 993 400 people living in Wales  National flower of Wales is the daffodil  The patron saint of Wales is Saint David

9. The most important cities of Wales

10. Scotland Scotland is a country on the north of United Kingdom. You can see there kilts, bagpipes and beautiful landscapes.

11. The most important cities of Scotland Inverness Dundee Stirling Glasgow (the biggest city in Scotland) Edinburgh (the capital of Scotland)

12. Scotland’s symbols Kilt – Scottish national man’s dress. Bagpipes – a musical instrument used during Scottish ceremonies.

13. Thistle – dangerous Scottish flower Legend announces that it saved scottish king from Danish troops. Danes sneaked under walls of castles in Stirling at night. They had to moat passage, so, they took off their shoes, and they went through it. Their cries woke up all in castle. In moat there was no water, but there was a lot of thistle!

14. Robert Burns Robert Burns was a Scottish poet and a lyricist. He is regarded as a pioneer of the Romantic movement. He was born on the 25 th January. Scotsmen celebrate this day with drink of whisky in front of the monument of the poet.

15. Northern Ireland

16. Londonderry - is the second-biggest city in Northern Ireland Belfast - (from Irish: Béal Feirste, meaning "mouth of the sandbars") is the biggest and capital of Northern Ireland Lisburn - The city was originally known as Lisnagarvy (from Irish: Lios na gCearrbhach meaning "ringfort of the gamesters/gamblers").

17. Irish symbols Harp - Irish loved using this instrument during meetings. Harp is on the Scottish herb. Shamrock – St. Patrick compared this flower to the Holy Trinity.

18. St. Patrick’s day Every year on 17 th March the Irish celebrate St. Patrick’s day. It is Irish holy and idle day. there are parades in the streets during which green colour and green shamrocks predominate.

20. London - capital of Great Britain, is located in southern England on the river Thames, 64 km from its estuary to the North Sea. In terms of population London is one of the largest urban agglomerations of the world. London population-7.5 million inhabitants. London area-1572 km². London is a very old city. It has an old history. In 1666 London was in fire. 80% of London was destroyed. In 1894 Tower Bridge was opened. In 1863 Queen Wictoria opened the first line of underground in the world. In 2000 London Eye, Tate Modern and Millenium Dome were opened.

21. Her Majesty's Royal Palace and Fortress more commonly known as the Tower of London, is a historic castle on the north bank of the River Thames in central London, England. It lies within the London Borough of Tower Hamlets, separated from the eastern edge of the City of London by the open space known as Tower Hill. Since it was built by William the Conqueror in the 1078. This castle has been a royal palace, a prison, a place of executions, the Royal Mint, an observatory even a zoo. Today it`s a museum and houses the Crown Jewels. The symbol of the Tower are ravens.

22. The Houses of Parliament, also known as the Palace of Westminster is the seat of Britain's two parliamentary houses, the House of Lords and the House of Commons. In 1834 a fire destroyed the Palace of Westminster, leaving only the Jewel Tower, the crypt and cloister of St. Stephens and Westminster Hall intact. After the fire, a competition was organized to create a new building for the two houses of parliament. A design by Sir Charles Barry and his assistant Augustus Welby Pugin was chosen from 97 entries. They created a large but balanced complex in negothic style and incorporated the buildings that survived the fire. The whole complex was finished in 1870. It includes the Clock Tower, Victoria Tower, House of Commons, House of Lords, Westminster Hall and the Lobbies.

23. One of London`s greatest museums. The official opening took place in 1881.. A huge collection-70 millions exhibits of animals and plants. You can see here dinosaur skeletons and many other species which survived the earthquake.

25. Big Ben is the clock tower in London. Clock face is 7m in diameter! Bell was installed in 1858. Bell weights 3,5t! Sometimes clock has problems, for example in 1949 flock of birds sat on the clock hand and clock was slow 41 minutes, on New Year’s Eve, because of big snowfall clock wasn’t working for 10 minutes. In fact Big Ben is really the name of the bell in the tower not the clock.

30.  Elizabeth II( Elizabeth Alexandra Mary b.21.04.1926 in London)  Queen of Great Britain of the House of Windsor  crowned on June 2, 1953  daughter of King George VI and his wife - Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon called the Queen-Mother.

31.  First to throne  Prince Charles, Prince of Wales ( Charles Philip Arthur George; b. 14.11. 1948)  the oldest son of Queen Elizabeth II. Since 1958, his major title has been His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales.  In Scotland he is additionally known as The Duke of Rothesay  He is the longest-serving heir apparent in British history.

32.  Second to throne  Prince William, Duke of Cambridge (William Arthur Philip Louis; b. 21.06 1982)  the oldest son of Charles, Prince of Wales, and the late Diana, Princess of Wales  third eldest grandchild of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh.

33. Third to throne Prince Henry of Wales (Henry Charles Albert David; b. 15.09.1984), commonly known as Prince Harry, the younger son of Charles, Prince of Wales and the late Diana, Princess of Wales fourth grandchild of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh.

34. Aleksandra Domin Elżbieta Wdowczyk Michał Foltys Filip Kaźmierczak Michał Sierny