Презентация на тему "England and its attractions"

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  ENGLAND

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  Few Facts About England England is part of the United Kingdom which is made up of England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales. England is part of the European Union. The capital of England is London. The money used is called the pound. The population of England is 60,776,238. The language spoken is English.

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  England’s Important People

  Famous authors - Beatrix Potter, Roald Dahl and J.K. Rowling William Shakespeare - famous for writing plays Queen Elizabeth and the royal family The Beatles -famous singing group who became popular in the 1960s Daniel Radcliff David Beckam

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  The royal family

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  Places of interest in England

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  London

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  Houses of Parliament

  Seat of the British parliament Big Ben – part of Houses of Parliament

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  Buckingham Palace

  Residence of the queen Change of the Guard every day, takes 45 minutes

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  Tower of London

  Founded by William the Conqueror in 1066-7 royal palace and fortress, prison and place of execution, mint, arsenal, menagerie and jewel house.

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  Guarded by the Beafeeters Their number is 36 Ravens

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  St, Paul‘s Cathedral

  the masterpiece of Sir Christopher Wren.  Built between 1675 and 1710 Whispering gallery

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  Westminster Abbey

  many kings, queens, poets, writers and other famous inhabitants of the UK are buried there

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  Windsor

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  one of three official residences of The Queen the largest inhabited castle in the world and the oldest in continuous occupation

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  Oxford

  The oldest university in England Founded in 13th century

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  One of the highlights of Oxford is the Radcliffe Camera on Radcliffe Square designed by James Gibbs in the English Baroque style

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  Stonehenge

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  Located on Salisbury plain Built aproximately in 4th millenary B.C. Calendar? Ritual place? Astronomical clock?

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  Winchester

  the most important city in England until the eleventh century

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  The English Lake District National Park

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  885 square miles in size 1800 miles of footpaths

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  Bath

  Built by Romans Few kilometres southwards from Bristol Gothic cathedral

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  What the English Like to Eat

  Fish and chips Tea and biscuits Roast Meats ( cooked in the oven for about two hours)