United Kingdom

THE UK
The full name is The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northen Ireland .
It consists of 4 parts : England, Scotland,Wales and Northen Ireland

The capital city of :
• England is London
• Scotland is Edinburg
• Wales is Cardiff
• Northen Ireland is Belfast
• Ireland is Dublin

The UK surounded by seas :
 in the west the Atlantic ocean,North sea
 in the south English chanel
 in the east by the North sea

Neighbour states or countries :
o France
o Ireland
o on the other side of the English chanel is France, Holand

The Ireland is devided into 2 parts – the first on eis Northen Ireland , the second one is the republic of Ireland.

Rivers :
The Themse – the Themse flows throught in the London – it’s the longest river in UK

The highest mountain is Ben Nevis (above the sea level - nad mořem) and Ben Nevis is in Scotland
( we can find it in Scotland)

The most famous lake is Lochness in the UK

LONDON
 is a cosmopolitan city
 there are many monuments and sights – Tower, Tower Bridge, muzeum Md. Tausand, London Eye, black cab- taxi, Trafalgar square, Big Ben

CLIMATE
small talk (pokecat) – the weather- konverzace o počasí

Food
Traditionals
Custom (zvyky a svátky)
Famous people ( writers, singers, politicals, history)
 St. George – the patron of England - the national flower is the rose
 Anglická vlajka – flag of England – červenobílá
 St.David – patron of Wales - national plants – leek (pórek) , daffodil (narcis)
 St. Adrew – patron of Scotland – national plant – thistle (bodlák)
 Northen Ireland – St. Patrick – patron of Ireland – national symbol is shamrock (trojlístek)


Official language of the UK is English
of the Wales - Welsh and Celtic language
of the Ireland , Scotland – Gaelic (is more widely spoken than Welsh , is taught in schools as an official language)


The flag ( vlajka) -
of the Uk is called the Union Jack, it’s became of the union of England and Scotland in 1603


Head of state
Queen of Elizabeth II.
She lives in Buckingham Palace in London


Margharet Taucher – žena jako premiér
zavřela doly a průmysl, a přeměnila ho na služební průmysl

další premiér : Tony Blair

Head of government – The prime ministr (Gordon Brown) – He lives in 10 Downing Street, Westminster, London

Currency (měna)
the pound (libra) -- 100 pence

Full English breakfast
 Toast
 Sausages
 Black puding (jelito)
 Tomatoes
 Mushrooms
 Baked beans (fazole)
 Hash brown (bramborák)
 Eggs
 Bacon
 Brown sauce
 Coffee
 Tea break at work