Why Great Britain is

great?

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General information

it is in north-west Europe

consists of: England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland

the official language-English

capital-London

Head of State-Queen Elizabeth II

UK map

Identification marks

telephone booths black caps

decker buses palace guards

UK monuments

The most

famous clock

in the world,

known as Big

Ben.

Westminster Palace called as the Houses

of Parlament is the seat of members of

Parlament and the place where the most

significant events take place.

The official

residence of

Britain’s

sovereigns since

1837 and today

is the

administrative

headquarters of

the Monarh.

One of the wonders of the World

Stonehege, the best-known prehistoric

monument in Europe.

Tower Bridge is one

of the most

recognizable bridges

built in

Victoria’s Gothic

Style. It’s history can

be known by films,

photos and media in

the interior of the

bridge.

Tower of London is

a place built by

William the

Conqueror for it

Crown Jewels but it

was also a prison for

opponents and the

seat of kings during

the historical

turbulent time.

A gigant

observation wheel

that was built as a

part of London’s

millenium

celebrations it’s the

view on the

picturesque

landscape of

London.

The most popular

Wax Museum opened

in 1835 called

Madame Tussauds

Museum where visitors

can see the wax

replicas of famous

people.

Universities UK

Cambridge

University of

Cambridge is the

second oldest

university in England

and one of the most

famous in the world.

Oxford

University of Oxford

is the historical

building and also the

oldest university in

England and one of

the best ones in the

world.

Music UK

The Beatles one of the

most famous English

bands whose music is

still alive among the

societies and whose

songs will always move

peoples’ hearts.

The Rolling Stones is

an English rock band

that for the first time

completely changed

the form of blues

culture. Their songs

became the part of the

whole music world in

history.

Great Britons

Winston

Leonard

Spencer

Churchill

Who was he?

He was British Prime Minister, politician, writer, historian and

laureate of Nobel Prize.

He is the greatest Brition.

He deserved to be in the Battle of Britain.

Why was he famous?

He was famous, because he save his country against Hitler during Second World War. People remember him

today. Every Briton knows that thanks to him

they leave in the free country. To this day, his words are mentioned

before Hitler's attack: We shall fight on the beaches, in the fields and in the

streets, we shall fight in the hills; never surrender ... and after the attack: So in the end we won! (...) England will live,

will live United Kingdom, the British Commonwealth and Empire will live.

Isambard

Kingdom

Brunel

Who he was?

British engineer, designer

of steamships,

bridges, mostly hanging

ones.

Brunel's works are

divided into four periods:

the

construction of tunnels,

bridges and railway

lines, and seagoing ships.

Why was he famous?

He was famous for

his constructions

such as the most

important bridges,

tunnels, railway

stations, railways

and ships in England.

Diana

Spencer

Who she was?

The first wife of

Charles, mother

of William, Duke

of Cambridge and

Henry, prince of

Wales, was a

benevolent

charity activist

and lover of

fashion. She died

tragically in the

car accident.

Why was he famous? Diana remained one of the

most popular members of

the British Royal Family.

She became famous

philanthropic and

charitable activities, and a

penchant for fashion,

which earned her the

nicknames Princess of the

People and fashion icons.

Media was interested in

her private life because it

was not only fascinating

but also controversial.

Charles

Darwin

Who was he?

English naturalist,

founder of the theory

of evolution,

according to which all

species descended

from earlier forms,

the author of the

publication in which

he presented

arguments in support

of its argument.

Why was he famous?

He was famous for

Britain society as

the best naturalist.

He founded theory

of evolution and he

was famous not

only in England but

also in the whole

world.

Wiliam

Shakespeare

Who he was?

The most

recognizable

English poet,

playwrighter and

actor. Widely

regarded as one

of the greatest

writers in English

literature and

theatre reformers.

Why was he famous? He was famous for his

wonderful books, he was

a national poet of

England, thanks to him

the English vocabulary

risen up of about 600

words.

On his monument it has

been inscribed : IVDICIO

PYLIUM, GENIO Socrate,

ARTE Maron,

TERRA TEGIT, Populus

MAERET, OLYMPUS

Habet.

Isaac

Newton

Who he was?

He was English

physicist,

mathematician,

astronomer,

philosopher,

historian, scholar

of the Bible and

alchemist.

Why was he famous?

He became famous for

discovery of the law of

universal gravitation and the

three principles theories of

dynamic. He discovered that

the force that makes apples

fall from the tree, is the

same type as the force that

keeps the moon in orbit

around the Earth Planet. His

theory of gravity and the

work on movement and light,

and the invention of the

reflecting telescope has

deeply influenced the

development of astronomy.

Elizabeth I

Who he was?

Queen of England and Ireland,

The daughter of Henry VIII and

his second wife, Anne Boleyn.

The last of the Tudor family.

Called The Gloria or the Virgin

Queen. She was touched by the

skin acnes of his appearance,

despite the undeniable beauty,

she had remnants of smallpox,

which was very ashamed, so

he took her overdone Make-up.

Why was he famous?

She was famous for her

consummate

Politician and

determined

fight for the good of

England.Her nickname

The Virgin Queen came

from her being against

the marriage. The only

men in her life is

England and all Britons

are her children.

John

Lennon

Who was he?

He was a British

musician,

composer, singer

and songwriter,

one of the

Beatles.

Why was he famous?

He became famous in

the world as one of

the founding

members of The

Beatles. He was

known also by his

black, round glasses.

Horatio

Nelson

Who he was?

He was an English

Admiral, Viscount,

Duke Brontu,

Baron of the Nile.

The most famous

admiral in the

history of the

British fleet, who

twice defeated the

French fleet.

Why was he famous?

In 1797 he distinguished

himself at the battle of St.

Vincent against the Spanish

fleet. One of his biggest

successes was winning the

Abu Qir (1798), which

determined the failure of

Napoleon's invasion of

Egypt. In 1805 won a

magnificent victory over the

combined forces of the

Franco-Spanish naval

Trafalgar near Gibraltar. His

victory in the battle plan

shattered French invasion of

England.

Oliver

Cromwell

Who was he?

He was an English

politician, the main

character of the

English Civil War,

Lord Protector of

England, Scotland

and Ireland.

Why was he famous?

He was the head of the bourgeois

revolution in English

Louis XIV King of France, the most

prominent representative of

European absolutism

King Carl Gustaf of Sweden. In his

foreign policy sought to master the

coast of the Baltic Sea (Dominium

Maris Baltici), to join the Swedish

Royal Prussia and Livonia, then

Russian lslands. He started the

war of Polish in 1655, known as

the "Swedish Deluge''.

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