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The UK is situated
on the British
Isles.
The capital of the
country is
London.
The UK consists
of four parts:
England,
Scotland, Wales,
Northern
Ireland.
The flag of the country consists of some
crosses. It is called the Union Jack.
The UK is a monarchy. The head of the
country is the queen. Today the queen is
Elizabeth ll.
The royal family is the symbol of the country. The
most important monarchs were Henry lV,
Elizabeth l, Victoria.
Today the queen has no real power. She
reigns but doesn’t rule. She has only
representative functions.
Buckingham Palace is the home of the
Queen .There are 600 rooms in it. It has a
swimming pool and a cinema.
The real power belongs to the British
Parliament. The Houses of Parliament is
the place where it sits. Big Ben is the
name of the clock in one of the towers.
You can see many interesting sights in Britain .
One of the most popular places is the Tower of
London .It is the oldest place in London. It was
a palace, a prison, a zoo. Today it is the
museum.
Westminster Abbey was founded in 730-740.All
British kings and queens are crowned there. It is
the place where many famous people were
buried. (Newton, Dickens, Kipling)
The Tower Bridge was built in the XlX
century. It is one of the oldest bridges in
London. It is the symbol of the city.
The London Eye is one of the modern
sights. It was opened in 2000.It is 135 m.
You can see the whole city from it.
Trafalgar Square is the most popular place for
people to meet . In the middle of the square
there is Nelson’s Column which is 51 m high.
The London Underground
is one of the oldest in the
world.
A lot of tourists visit famous Stonehenge in
the south-west of England. This place is
connected with Druids.
British people are proud of their traditions.
Only in London you can see red doubledeckers.
Red telephone boxes are from the XlX
century.
The uniform of royal guards is famous all
over the world.
This man guards the Tower of London. He is
called a Beefeater.
The British does not use EURO. They use
pounds and pence.
There are many holidays in Britain. The most
favorite is Christmas. It is celebrated on the 25th
of December. They give presents, decorate
Christmas trees, eat traditional food: roast
turkey and Christmas pudding.
On the 14th of
February they
celebrate
St.Valentine’s
Day. They give
each other
Valentine’s
Cards.
All children like
Halloween.
They go from
house to
house and
say," Trick or
treat!”
People celebrate
Halloween on
the 31 st of
October.
Let’s have a trip around
Britain and enjoy it’s
beautiful sights.