All About Britain (Primary One)

Where is Britain?

Britain

England

Scotland

Wales

The British Flag

Weather in BritainBritain has all four seasons.

winter, summer, spring and qutumn

Seasons

• Spring - March to May

• Summer - June to August

• Autumn - September to November

• Winter - December to February

•It sometimes snows, but mainly in Scotland.

•The weather is often different across the country.

British Symbols

Double-decker bus

Taxi

Telephone box

Post box

Double-decker buses

Double-decker buses can be seen all over Britain but only red ones are seen in London.

Big Ben

Famous Places

Tower of London

Stonehenge

Buckingham Palace

British Food

The most common and typical foods eaten in England include the sandwich, fish and chips, pies.

sandwich Fish and chips pies

British food

English Breakfast

Fish and Chips

                      

Jam roly-poly

Lunch Lunch - between 12:00 and 1:30 p.m.

Many children at school and adults at work will have a 'packed lunch'.

It consists of a sandwich, a packet of crisps, a piece of fruit and a drink.

Dinner Dinner - between 12:00 and 1:30 p.m.

A British meal for dinner is meat and vegetables.

British Animals• Many British families own pets.

• The largest mammal is the red deer.

• You can also see foxes and rabbits.

rabbit fox

Red Deer

• Red deer feed on grass.

• In summer they only feed in the morning and in the evening.

• They also have strong teeth.

Sheep

Some sheep are kept for meat. Others are kept for wool.

Squirrel

Squirrel live in forests.

They eat fruits and nuts.

Squirrel Video clips

• Squirrel eating a nut

(240K, 12 seconds)

• Squirrel inside the squirrel feeder!

(221K, 11 seconds)

Robin

The UK's favourite bird - its has bright red breast.

They will sing at night next to street lights.

Red robins eat earthworms.

Badger

Badgers live underground.They line the home with leaves and grass.Badgers usually come out at night to look for ground squirrels.

Badgers eat stoats , voles , and

marmots . They also eat woodpeckers .

stoat vole marmot woodpecker

Hedgehog

•Hedgehogs live in forests.

•They are active during evenings and nights.

•Hedgehog food includes: worms, insects (bees and spiders), snakes and mice.

School Uniform Children wear a school uniform.

BoysLong grey or black trousers (shorts may be worn in the Summer)White Shirt

School tie Jumper or sweater with the school logo on. Black shoes

jumper

school logo

Girls

• Girls wear skirts .

• During the summer term girls

often wear summer school dresses.