1. Press to know more about
LONDON
Press to know
more about
WALES
Press to know
more about the different
accents in GB
2. British stereotypes
What are the first three things which come into your mind when you hear the words 'England' or 'the
English?
True or False stereotypes?
The british drink tea all day
It rains every day
Brits consume a lot of alcohol
the food is horrible
everyone has good manners and are polite
everyone meets the queen at some point
everyone in britain has a posh accent and talks like the queen.
all britons have bad teeth
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3. British Landscapes
South west england:
It is the largest such region in area comprising Bristol, Gloucestershire,
Somerset, Dorset, Wiltshire, Devon, Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly.
Five million people live in South West England.
Known for:Cheddar cheese, which originated in the Somerset village of
Cheddar, for Devon cream teas, crabs, Cornish pasties, and for cider.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bristol
South east england
South East England consists of Berkshire,Buckinghamshire, East Sussex,
Hampshire, Isle of Wight, Kent, Oxfordshire, Surrey and West Sussex.It is
the third largest region of England, its the most populous with a total
population of over eight and a half million.
The region is known for its countryside: North Downs and the Chiltern Hills
as well as two national parks: New Forest National Park and
South Downs National Park.
Famous sites: HMS Victory, Windsor Castle, Leeds Castle, the White Cliffs of
Dover and Canterbury Cathedral ,Brighton pier and Oxford university.
4. London
is the capital city of England and the United Kingdom.A multicultural city,
London has a diverse range of peoples and cultures, with more than 300
languages are spoken within its boundaries. The London metropolitan area is
the largest in the EU with an estimated total population of between 12 million
and 14 million.
London contains four World Heritage Sites: the Tower of London; Kew Gardens;
the site comprising the Palace of Westminster, Westminster Abbey, and
St Margaret's Church; and the historic settlement of Greenwich (
Royal Observatory marks the Prime Meridian, 0°longitude, and GMT).
5. East of england
It includes the counties of Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Hertfordshire, Essex,
Norfolk andSuffolk.The area is mostly low-lying, and the highest place is at
Clipper Down at 249 m.
Peterborough,Southend-on-Sea, Norwich, Ipswich and Cambridge are the
region's most populous urban areas.
west midlands
It covers the western half of the area traditionally known as the Midlands. It
contains the second most populous British city, Birmingham.
The region is geographically diverse, from the urban areas to rural western
counties such as Shropshire and Herefordshire.
The longest river in the UK, the River Severn, traverses the region
southeastwards flowing through Worcester, and the Ironbridge Gorge, a
UNESCO World Heritage Site, as birthplace of the Industrial Revolution.
Warwickshire is home to the town of Stratford upon Avon, the birthplace
of the writer William Shakespeare
6. yorkshire and the humber
Within the borders of the historic county of Yorkshire are areas which are
widely considered to be among the greenest in England, due to the
vast stretches of unspoiled countryside in the Yorkshire Dales and
North York Moors and to the open aspect of some of the major cities
The name is familiar and well understood across the United Kingdom and
is in common use in the media and the military
The area is well known for its brass bands and for the Brontë family. The
region's most popular city for tourists is York. Also Castleford is the
birthplace of the world famous sculptor Henry Moore.
north west england
The region comprises five ceremonial counties of England – Cumbria,
Lancashire, Greater Manchester, Merseyside and Cheshire. The North
West had a population of 7,052,000. It is the third most populated region
after Greater London and the South East.
7. north east england
It covers Northumberland, County Durham, Tyne and Wear, and Teesside,
which is partly in North Yorkshire. The only cities in the region are
Durham,Newcastle upon Tyne and Sunderland.
The region is known for its diverse landscape that includes maritime
cliffs. The Magnesian Limestone grasslands of East Durham are a
habitat found nowhere else in the world.
Also Kielder Forest, the largest man-made forest in Europe and contains
an important habitat for the endangered red squirrel.
It is also known for the highest rate of teenage pregnancy in England
northern ireland
It is a part of the United Kingdom in the north-east of the island of Ireland. It
is variously described as a country, province or region of the UK,
amongst other terms.Northern Ireland shares a border with the
Republic of Ireland to the south and west. Its population constitutes
about 30% of the island's total population and about 3% of the
population of the United Kingdom. Since the signing of the
Good Friday Agreement in 1998, Northern Ireland is largely selfgoverning.
8. wales
is a country that is part of the United Kingdom,bordered by England to its
east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west.It is largely
mountainous, with its highest peaks in the north and central areas,
including Snowdon (Yr Wyddfa), its highest summit. The country lies
within the north temperate zone, and has a changeable,
maritime climate.
Welsh national identity emerged among the Celtic Britons after the
Roman withdrawal from Britain in the 5th century, and Wales is
regarded as one of the modern Celtic nations
9. scotland
Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a
border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to
the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the
North Channel and Irish Sea to the southwest.It also incluses
790 islands.
Edinburgh, the country's capital and second largest city, is one of
Europe's largest financial centres. Glasgow, Scotland's largest city,
was once one of the world's leading industrial cities
The continued existence of legal, educational and religious institutions
distinct from those in the remainder of the UK have all contributed to
the continuation of Scottish culture and national identity since the
Union.