VIRTUAL JOURNEY TO

GREAT BRITAIN
FIRSTLY, I PROPOSE TO PLAY A QUIZ AND FIND
OUT WHAT WE KNOW ABOUT THE UK

https://wordwall.net/ru/resource/4445237/great-britain
THE FULL OFFICIAL NAME OF THE UNITED KINGDOM
IS THE UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND
NORTHERN IRELAND.
 IT IS ONE OF THE LARGEST COUNTRIES IN
EUROPE. IT CONSISTS OF FOUR "HISTORICAL
PROVINCES": ENGLAND, SCOTLAND, WALES AND
NORTHERN IRELAND.
THE CAPITAL IS LONDON. IT IS ONE OF THE LARGEST CITIES
IN EUROPE AND THE MOST IMPORTANT WORLD ECONOMIC
CENTER. THE OFFICIAL LANGUAGE IS ENGLISH.
CHARLES III IS KING OF THE UNITED KINGDOM
SINCE 2022
THE CLIMATE IN THE COUNTRY IS HUMID AND
MILD. LAKES AND RIVERS RARELY FREEZE. IT
RAINS VERY OFTEN IN ALL SEASONS.
 IN ADDITION, THE UK IS FAMOUS FOR ITS
FOGS, WHICH IS WHY IT IS CALLED FOGGY
ALBION.
 EVERYONE WHO COMES TO THIS
COUNTRY SAYS THAT IT SEEMS LIKE A
SINGLE LARGE BEAUTIFUL PARK.
 INTERESTING
PLACES IN THE UK
London, Buckingham Palace
London, Big Ben - clock tower
Edinburgh, Royal Botanic Gardens
York, Viking Museum
 Human
wax figure
London, Madame Tussauds Wax Museum
Oxford, Oxford University
Canterbury, Canterbury Cathedral
 INTERESTING FACTS ABOUT THE UK

• The word Great Britain was added to

the word Great Britain only to identify
this country. It turns out that Britain is
the islands (the whole picture) and
Great Britain is the country (dark
blue).
• There is no fixed fare for
traveling on the London
Underground, meaning that
you pay for the number of
stations you pass.
• People in the UK are very fond
of drinking tea. This tradition
of drinking tea at a certain time,
the so-called "five o'clock", has
gained popularity all over the
world.
• In the UK, it's the other way
around, or rather the car traffic.
In British cars, the steering wheel
is on the left side. It was in this
country that left-hand traffic
originated.
• In the UK, there is profession
of "standing in line".
 SEE YOU ON NEW
VIRTUAL JOURNEYS!