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Project Britain: The U.K. The British Isles and Great Britain (GROUP 2: Laia, Anna)

FACTS:

Flag: Union Jack

National day: 23 of april, St George day

Population: in 2011 was 63,100,000

Area: The U.K has a total land area of 244,100 square kilometres, that the 99% is land and the rest of inland is water. From north to south is about 1,000 kilometres long.

Symbol:

Rivers: the most important is the river Thames which flows through Oxford and London

Busiest Aeroport: Heathrow, in London

a) Hi! we are Laia and Anna, today we're going to talk about the U.K., the British Isles and Great Britain.

First I want to explain the difference between The U.K., the British Isles and G.B. The U.K. Is made up for England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, The Great Britain is the island made up for England, Scotland and Wales and the British Isles are Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

The U.K:                           The British Isles:               Great Britain:                                

b) The four countries England, Wales, Scotland and Ireland make up the UK

c) History of the making of the U.K.

Great Britain has a long history of invasions of the Celts, The Romans, The Anglo- Saxons, who crate the name of 'England' that comes from 'Angle-land', The Vikings from Norway, The Normans.

But the story of the making of the U.K. Can be told with the history of the Union Jack.

The Union Jack represented the political union of the three kingdoms of England, Scotland and Ireland (now only Northern Ireland), and no Wales because at the begin it only was a Principality. First the England Flag and the Scotland Flag made the first union jack on 1606 that as known simply as 'the British flag' or 'the flag of Britain'. Later the Northern Ireland Flag joined and made the actual Union Jack.

d) Map

e) The official name of U.K. is: The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

f) The capital city of the U.K. is London

Oral Presentation

ENGLAND, SCOTLAND, WALES AND NORTHERN IRELAND

ENGLAND

Situation: North of Europe and in South of England

National Day: 23^thof April
Capital city:London
Major cities:Manchester, Liverpool...
Area: 130.500 km²
Most important river:Thames
Important airport:airport of London
England famous for: London eye, Big Ben, Buckingham palace

Famous people: Robert Pattinson, Wayne Roone, Beatles

Government:have a monarchy and are divided in nations.

Interesting facts: London eye, Big Ben, Buckingham palace

SCOTLAND

Situation:North-West Europe is an island of the UK

National Day: 30^th of November (St. Andrew's day)
Capital City: Edinburgh
Population:about 5.254.800 people
Major cities: Glasgow.
Area:is about 78.387 km2
Most important river: Loch Ness
Important airport: airport of Edinburgh
Scotland famous for: The Loch Ness where a mysterious monster, famous theaters festivals, medieval castles
Famous people: Scots: Walter Scott Musicians: Annie L.
Government:Opened by the Queen Mary Stuart I. It's a monarchy.
Interesting Facts: Dolmens, Loch Ness, Castles, Edinburgh

WALES

Situation:East of the UK, bordered by England.

National day: 1^st of March
Capital City: Cardiff
Population:3.064.000 million of people.
Area:20779 km²
Most important river: river Wye
Important airport: Cardiff airport
Wales famous for: The medieval castles, for the sport of Rugby
Famous people: Ryan Giggs...
Government:have a monarchy with the queen Elizabeth II and Crawyn Jones.
Interesting facts: Medieval castles, museums, beautiful mountains

NORTHERN IRELAND

Situation:an island in the North-East of UK

Capital City:Belfast
Major cities:Londonderry, Lisburn...
National day: 17^thof march
Population: 310.000 of people
Area: 14.139 km²
Most important river:River Bann
Important river:airport of Norther Ireland
Northern Ireland famous for: Londonderry

Famous people: Sean Bean

Government:have a monarchy with the king Peter Robinson.

Interesting facts: Cathedral, teathers, museums.

Eva T., Sergi V. i Oriol P.

English around the world

INFORMATION, PRESENTATION ABOUT ENGLISH

Introduction

Today we are going to answer two diferent questions about the English language. We are going to tell you were English is spoken and why is English such an important language nowadays. We are also going to answer any questions you have about the power point.

In what countries is English the official language? Map.

Where English is spoken around the world

OFFICIAL LANGUAGE: U.S.A, Canada, Australia, Guyana, Ireland, United Kingdom, Bahamas, South Africa, New Zealand and many Caribbean islands.

SECOND LANGUAGE: Sudan, Cameroon, Nigeria, Madagascar, Namibia, Botswana, Zambia, Tanzania, Uganda, Kenya, Togo, India, Malta, New Guinea

Why is English so important nowadays?

Because nowadays everybody must know English as a second language. It's also the most used language in the buisness world and all of the trademarks need people who know English. Also, the most famous trademarks are from U.S.A.

LONDON

 

LONDON                                         Grup B Alba i Lidia

FACTS ABOUT LONDON:

London is made up of two cities: the City of London and the City of Westminster.

London is in the southeast of Britain, it is also the biggest city of Europe, it ocuppies 620 milles. In the 2001 there was 7,172,036 of population in it!

POPULATION:

London is the capital of England and the UK, it occupies over 620 square miles and is the most populous city in the European Union, with over 7 million residents. London’s population is heavily concentrated.

London's population was 7,172,000 on last April 2001

AREA:

London has the highest population density in Britain, with 4699 people for square kilometre.

RIVERS/MONUMENTS/MUSEUMS:

There is one river: Thames

The most important sites are:

• Tower of London
• Tower Bridge
• Museum of London
• British Museum
• National Gallery
• London eye
• Big Ban
• Buckingham Palace

THE GOVERNMENT:

The palace lies on the north bank of the River Thames in the London borough of the City of Westminster, close to the government buildings of Whitehall.

TYPICAL IN LONDON/FAMOUS LONDONERS:

The very typical in london is FISH AND CHIPS: Fish (cod, haddock, huss, plaice) deep fried in flour batter with chips (fried potatoes) dressed in malt vinegar. This is England's traditional take-away food.

There are a lot of famous in London like: Adele, One Direction, Amy Winehouse, Daniel Radcliffe and The Beatles.

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English around the world (group B)

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The United Kingdom

England

1-England
England is an island in the north of Europa.

Population: 53,013,000
Flag:

Symbol:

Capital city: The capital city of England its London. London is the capital of UK too its in the south est of England.


Major Cities of England are: London, Manchester, Liverpool, Birmingham.

Rivers: Thames, Exe Great, Ttent, Ouse, Tees, TyneEngland, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland

Area: 130,395 km²


National day: St. george day is on 23 of April

Scotland

Where is Scotland?
Scotland is a part of an island in the north of Europa
What's Scotland famous for?
Scotland is famous for his big lakes, the most famous lake is the Loch
Ness where are a mysterious monster who lives in the lake. Also it
famous for his medieval castles.
Famous people of Scotland
A famous people of Scotland are: Walter Scott, a football player,
Robert Louis Livingston, a very famous writer, Arthur Conan Doyle, the
famous writer who wrote the histories of Sherlock Holmes, and the
actor Sean Connery. Famous musicians of Scotland are Annie Lennox, Wet
Wet Wet, Travis and Simple Minds.
Government
Scotland aren't all the time a part of UK, in a long time ago,
Scotland was an Independent country, the same of Catalonia. On 1 July
1999, the Scottish Parliament was opened by HM the queen, the first
Scottish Parliament for 300 years. Scottish parliament
responsibilities include social work services, health, local
government and education.
Interesting facts
Edinburgh was the first city in the world which had its own fire-brigade.
Until 1603, Scotland (like England) had its own Monarch. In 1603, the
King of Scotland became also the King of England ruling both
countries.
Flag:                                             Symbol:











National day: 30 November
Population: 5,054,800
Area:78,789 km
Capital city: Edinburgh
Major cities:Aberdeen, Dundee, Glasgow
What to visit in Scotland: The loch Ness, Edinburgh and Glasgow.

The UK, the British Isles and Great Britain

2.THE U.K / THE BRITISH ISLES / GREAT BRITAIN

Flag

FACTS:

The land area is of 244,100 square Kilometers. From north to south it is about 1,000 kilometers long.

The capital city is London.

River Severn

River Thames

Rivers: The UK rivers are not very long. The Severn is the longest river. Beginning in Wales and entering the Atlantic Ocean near Bristol in England.

Other major rivers include the Thames, Trent and Mersey rivers.

National day: In he UK there isn't a national day.  But the people celebrate the birthday of the queen of England on 21 of April.

Population: It was is 62,476,000 millions in 2011.

The major cities: Manchester, London, Liverpool, Leeds, Glasgow, Edinburgh, Bristol, Birmingham

Capital city of UK

The UK busiest airport is London Heathow Airport

Symbols:

The national flower of England is the Rose.

The national flower of Scotland is the Thistle.

The national flower of Wales is the Daffodil.

The national flower of Northern Ireland is the shamrock

a. What is the difference between UK, England, Great Britain (GB) and British Isles?

The UK is made up of England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. Wales, Scotland and England, together form Great Britain. Therefore Great Britain and Northern Ireland form UK. England is a country in the UK. The British Isles are occupied by two nations: United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland.

b. Countries within a country.

In the UK there are four countries: Wales, England, Scotland and Northern Ireland.

c. History of the making of the U.K.

The history about how the UK was formed can be seen through the making of the Union flag (the union of three kingdoms: England, Scotland and Ireland (now only Northern Ireland).

d. Where is the UK? Map

UK in Europe

e. What is the official name of the UK?

The official name of the UK is: “United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland”.