- •Content
- •The english language
- •English-speaking countries
- •Snapshots of britain fact file
- •Symbols The Statue of Britannia in Plymouth
- •Symbols within the United Kingdom
- •Public holidays in the united kingdom
- •Christmas Traditions
- •2. What does the word “carol” originally mean?
- •3. According to the text, which statement is correct?
- •A sense of identity
- •Vocabulary
- •Vocabulary
- •Internet resourses
- •The system of government
- •Vocabulary
- •Internet resourses
- •Further and higher education
- •Vocabulary
- •Additional material Education in England
- •Vocabulary
- •Vocabulary – education
- •Exam fever
- •Internet resourses
- •Snapshots of the United States of America
- •Vocabulary
- •The Map of the usa
- •Government and elections
- •Vocabulary
- •The branches of the government
- •The capital of the United States
- •Vocabulary
- •Washington, d.C.
- •Higher education in the United States
- •Vocabulary
- •Higher education in the usa
- •Colleges
- •American holidays Religious and Nonreligious Holidays
- •Vocabulary
- •New Year's Day
- •Comprehension Check
- •Snapshots of Australia
- •Vocabulary
- •General description
- •Internet resources
- •Amazing Australia
- •Snapshots of Canada
- •Vocabulary
- •General description
- •Internet resources
- •The first inhabitants
- •Internet resources
- •Snapshots of New Zealand
- •Vocabulary
- •Internet resources
- •Video Materials North Wales
- •Northern Ireland
- •Irish History
- •Industry
- •Images of Ireland
- •New York (The world’s capital of excitement)
- •Test 1 The united kingdom of Great Britain and Northern ireland
- •Test 2 The United States of America
- •Test 3 Canada New Zealand
- •Bibliography
- •625003, Тюмень, Семакова, 10.
Snapshots of britain fact file
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Flag |
Royal coat of arms |
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Government |
Parliamentary system and Constitutional monarchy |
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Motto |
"Dieu et mon droit" (French) "God and my right" |
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Legislature |
Parliament |
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Anthem |
"God Save the Queen" |
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Upper House |
House of Lords |
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Capital |
London |
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Lower House |
House of Commons |
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Official languages |
English |
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Area |
244,820 km² (79th) 94,526 sq mi |
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Recognised regional languages |
Welsh, Irish, Ulster Scots, Scots, Scottish Gaelic, Cornish |
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Population (2007) |
60,975,000 |
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Ethnic groups (2001) |
92.1% White, 4.0% South Asian, 2.0% Black, 1.2% Mixed Race, 0.80% East Asian |
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Currency |
Pound sterling |
Symbols The Statue of Britannia in Plymouth
Britannia is a national personification of the United Kingdom, originating from Roman Britain. Britannia is symbolized as a young woman with brown or golden hair, wearing a Corinthian helmet and white robes. She holds Poseidon's three-pronged trident and a shield, bearing the Union Flag. Sometimes she is depicted as riding the back of a lion. At and since the height of the British Empire, Britannia has often associated with maritime dominance.
Symbols within the United Kingdom
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Country |
Patron saint |
Flower |
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England |
St. George |
Tudor rose |
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Scotland |
St. Andrew |
Thistle |
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Wales |
St. David |
Leek/Daffodil |
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Northern Ireland |
St. Patrick |
Shamrock/Flax |
Public holidays in the united kingdom
These are the public holidays observed in the countries of the United Kingdom. Workers in the United Kingdom are not automatically entitled to time off on a public holiday. Time off can be provided for in an employment agreement or by expending annual leave.
When an anniversary day that is usually a bank holiday falls on a weekend, the date of the bank holiday is postponed and declared for a following weekday. In this way, public holidays are not 'lost' on years when they coincide with weekends (which will already be a day off for many people).
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England and Wales |
Scotland |
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1 January – New Year's Day 21 March – Good Friday 24 March – Easter Monday 5 May – May Day Bank Holiday 26 May – Spring Bank Holiday (Victoria Day) 25 August – Summer Bank Holiday 25 December – Christmas Day 26 December – Boxing Day
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1 January – New Year's Day 2 January – 2 January 21 March – Good Friday 5 May – May Day Bank Holiday 26 May – Spring Bank Holiday 4 August – Summer Bank Holiday 1 December – Bank Holiday in Lieu of St. Andrew's Day 25 December – Christmas Day 26 December – Boxing Day |
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Northern Ireland | |
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1 January – New Year's Day 17 March – St Patrick's Day 21 March – Good Friday 24 March – Easter Monday 5 May – May Day Bank Holiday 26 May – Spring Bank Holiday
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12 July – Bank Holiday in Lieu of Battle of the Boyne (Orangeman's Day) 25 August – Summer Bank Holiday 25 December – Christmas Day 26 December – Boxing Day / St. Stephen's Day |