Great BritainMašková Vendula, Běhálková Tereza

Map Character

• Divided into England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.

• Britain washed as the Atlantic Ocean, the North Sea, but also the Irish Sea.

• Is the official character of the British monarchy - currently Queen Elizabeth II.

consists of: England Wales Scotland Northern Ireland

Cities of England

• Bristol• Cambridge• London• Liverpool• Manchester• York• Oxford• Boston

Cities of Northern Ireland

• Armagh• Belfast• Lisburn • Londonderry

Cities of Scotland

• Aberdeen• Dundee• Edinburgh• Glasgow• Hamilton• Nairn• Wick

Cities of Wales

• Cardiff• Conwy• Monmouth• Newport• Swansea

Points of Interest

• Did you know ...The most visited cities are London and Edinburgh.In England eat turkey at Christmas.The United Kingdom is one of the three democratic countries of the world where there is no written constitution (the others are New Zealand and Israel)?Elizabeth II. In 2007, at the age of 81 became the oldest reigning monarch in the British Isles since surpassed a record that still held by Queen Victoria? If you should break a second rekod Queen Victoria as the longest reigning monarch, it would rule until September 2015.Up to 40% of British children are born outside marriage?

London

• London is the capital of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

• lies on the River Thames• United Kingdom is one of the world's largest business

centers• The City of London is the main financial center of the

United Kingdom• London has got 7 milions residents

Sights

Tower BridgeBig Ben

Lonon Eye

Nelson's Column

Stonehenge

Buckingham Palace

• Buckingham Palace is the official London residence of the British monarch

• the London residence of Queen Elizabeth II.• It is also the place where the British gathered in times of

national crisis and merriment• house which forms the center of the present palace was built in

1703 for the Duke of Buckingham and Normanby• Buckingham it was built by William Winde• in 1762 it was sold to King George III.• Buckingham Palace became the principal royal residence in

1837 with the advent of Queen Victoria

Members of the royal family

Elizabeth II.

Prince Harry

Prince Charles

Princess Diana

William and Kate

Famous bands

One Direction

The Beatles

The Beatles

• The Beatles were an English rock'n'roll band from Liverpool. Its members were John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr. Are among the most acclaimed bands in the history of popular music. Beatles music is still played and loved throughout the world.

One Direction

• One Direction is a British-Irish boy band, consisting of Niall Horan, Zayn Malik, Liam Payne, Harry Styles and Louis Tomlinson. They finished third on the seventh series of The X-Factor

• In 2012, won with the song What Makes You Beautiful price BRIT Award for Best British single.