GB London

12. GREAT BRITAIN, LONDON

• Official name – all parts with their capitals

  • The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Nothern Ireland

  • England = London, Scotland = Edinburgh, Wales = Cardiff, N. Ireland = Belfast

• British Commonwealth of Nations (which countries belong to it)

• Geography (rivers, lake, mountains, seas and oceans, islands)

• river Thames, lake Loch Ness (SCOTLAND), lake District, mountain Ben Nevis (SCOTLAND), North sea, Atlantic ocean, island Great Britain

• Weather

• In Great Britain is cold summer and mild winter. Weather is changing fast. It’s often rainy here.

• Political system (head of the country, the Government, the Parliament, flag)

• King Charles III. – The Labour/The Conservative Party = political parties

• the GOVERNMENT – Prime Minister, Cabinet, Treasury

• the PARLIAMENT -

• Big cities and some facts about them (Liverpool, Oxford, …)

• Liverpool = the Beatles, FC Liverpool

• Oxford = Harry Potter, univerzitní město

• Cambridge = univerzita, botanic garden

• Famous people/ other facts

• Queen Elizabeth II., W. Shakespeare, the band Queen

• Typical sports

• cricket, horse racing, football, golf, tennis

• Famous books

• The Tragedy of Hamlet, Romeo and Juliet

• Typical meals and drinks

• breakfast = sausages, bacon, eggs, mushrooms, tomatoes

• lunch = at restaurants (fast food), packed lunch, picnic

• afternoon tea = a cup of tea with cakes and sandwiches

• dinner = main meal of the day

• FISH AND CHIPS, ROAST BEEF, CHRISTMAS/YORKSHIRE PUDDING, BLACK TEA WITH MILK

• Education

• primary school, secondary school, general certificate of s. education, six form, university

• Typical English house

• detached house, semi – detached house, terraced house

• Typical festivals

• New Year, St. Patrick

• Typical features

• Famous sights in London

• Buckingham palace, Tower Bridge, Big Ben, London Eye

• Museums/ galleries/ parks

• National Gallery, Hyde Park, Green Park, Victoria and Albert Museum

• Transport

• double decker bus, the Tube (underground), taxi, car, bike, scooter, train