««Проект: THE UK, how I imagine it…Автор: Кордубайло ИринаУченица 10б классаМОУ «Вейделевская» СОШ Вейделевский районБелгородская обл.Учитель: Котова Наталья ВикторовнаУМК “English 10-11”

The geographical position.

The United Kingdom is situated in The United Kingdom is situated in the north-west coast of Europe the north-west coast of Europe between the Atlantic Ocean on between the Atlantic Ocean on the north and north-west and the north and north-west and the North Sea on the east. The the North Sea on the east. The UK includes Great Britain and UK includes Great Britain and Northern Ireland. Great Britain, Northern Ireland. Great Britain, the largest island in Europe, the largest island in Europe, contains England, Scotland and contains England, Scotland and WalesWales. The landscape of Great The landscape of Great Britain is rich and varied, Britain is rich and varied, sometimes showing marked sometimes showing marked contrasts within short contrasts within short distances, particularly on the distances, particularly on the coastscoasts . .

People.People.The population of the UK The population of the UK

is nearly 60 million is nearly 60 million people. The population people. The population lives mostly in towns lives mostly in towns and cities and their and cities and their suburbs. Four out of suburbs. Four out of every five people live in every five people live in towns. The British towns. The British people are prudent and people are prudent and careful about almost careful about almost everything. Their lawns everything. Their lawns are closely cropped, are closely cropped, their flower beds primly their flower beds primly cultivated, and their cultivated, and their trees neatly pruned. trees neatly pruned. Everything is orderly. Everything is orderly.

The British are fond of animalsThe British are fond of animals

The British are fond of The British are fond of animals. They are animals. They are devoted to animals. devoted to animals. Animals are protected Animals are protected by law. If, for instance, by law. If, for instance, any one leaves a cat to any one leaves a cat to starve in an empty starve in an empty house while he goes for house while he goes for his holiday, he can be his holiday, he can be sent to prison.sent to prison.

LondonLondon

London is the capital city of the United London is the capital city of the United Kingdom. It is the larges city in Britain and Kingdom. It is the larges city in Britain and one of the larges in the world. Historical and one of the larges in the world. Historical and geographical circumstances have made geographical circumstances have made London one of the world’s most important London one of the world’s most important commercial and cultural centers, while its commercial and cultural centers, while its range of historical connections and its range of historical connections and its buildings attract millions of tourists from buildings attract millions of tourists from overseas each year. London is a focus of overseas each year. London is a focus of civilization and political wisdom. The civilization and political wisdom. The graduate growth of the city helps to explain graduate growth of the city helps to explain the fact that London does not have just one the fact that London does not have just one centre, it has a number of centers, each with centre, it has a number of centers, each with a distinct character: the financial and a distinct character: the financial and business centrebusiness centre is called the City, the is called the City, the shopping and entertainment centre is in shopping and entertainment centre is in West End, the government centre is in West End, the government centre is in Westminster.Westminster.

The City.The City.

The West EndThe West End

The Westminster.The Westminster.

Other citiesOther cities

Besides London there are a lot of Besides London there are a lot of other cities and towns which other cities and towns which deserve to be mentioned. Among deserve to be mentioned. Among them there are Oxford and them there are Oxford and Cambridge, which are the scientific Cambridge, which are the scientific centers, Edinburgh, Cardiff and centers, Edinburgh, Cardiff and Belfast which are the capitals of Belfast which are the capitals of Scotland, Wales and Northern Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland and great industrial cities.Ireland and great industrial cities.

OxfordOxford

CambridgeCambridge

EdinburghEdinburgh

CardiffCardiff

BelfastBelfast

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