Symbols of england
The three national symbols of England are the St. George's cross (usually seen as a flag), the red rose and the Three Lions crest (usually seen as a badge).
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St George's Flag, the England Flag |
Three Lions Emblem |
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The three lions are on the badge of England's cricket team |
The three lions are on the badge of England's football team |
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The red rose is widely recognised as the national flower of England. |
The red rose is on the badge of the English Rugby Union team. |
The oak is the national tree of England |
The Royal Family
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Queen Elizabeth |
Prince Charles |
Prince William |
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Life Guard |
Foot Guard |
Life Guard on Horseback |
Beefeater |
On the Street
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Red Double Decker buses |
Black taxi cabs |
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Telephone box |
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the post box and telephone box have a picture of a crown on them.
The crown on the postbox also has the monarchs initials
underneath. We have postboxes with VR (Victoria Regina) and GR
(Georgeus Rex) still in use today.
Victoria Regina is latin
for Queen Victorian and Georgeus Rex is latin for King George.
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Winston Churchill |
Queen Victoria |
David Beckham |
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Buckingham Palace |
London Eye |
Big Ben |
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Cricket |
Wimbledon (The home of Tennis) |
The United States of America Fact File
The earliest known use of the name America for this particular landmass dates from April 25, 1507. America is the feminine form of Americus. Americus Vespucius is the Latinized version of the Florentine explorer Amerigo Vespucci's name. Vespucci's role in the naming issue, like his exploratory activity, is unclear. Some sources say that he was unaware of the widespread use of his name to refer to the new land.
Total Area: 42,549,000 square km
Population: 910,720,588
Languages: Spanish, English, Portuguese, French, and many others
Motto: “In God We Trust” (Each of the 50 United States also has a motto)
National anthem: “The Star Spangled Banner”
Capital: Washington
Largest cities: New York City (8,3 mln), Los Angeles (3,8 mln), Chicago (2,9 mln)
Government: Presidential republic
States: fifty states and one independent district – the District of Columbia.
Head of state: President
Longest river: The Mississippi River (about 2,320 miles (3,730 km) long)
Highest mountain: Sierra Nevade. The highest point is Whitney at 14,494 ft. (4,418 meters).
Currency: American dollar
National holiday: Independence Day (July 4), Thanksgiving Day (fourth Thursday in November)
National symbols: The Statue of Liberty, Declaration of Independence, the Bill of Rights, Great Seal of the United States, the U.S. flag, American Bald Eagle, the rose
Ex. 1. Practise the pronunciation of the following geographical names: