The document summarizes information about the countries of the United Kingdom and their national symbols and holidays. It describes England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland. It provides details on their patron saints, populations, capital cities, languages, areas, and the festivals celebrated in each country such as Saint George's Day in England and Saint Andrew's Day in Scotland.
3. Patron: Saint George
Population: 51 millions
Capital city: London
Language: English
Area: 130 thousand square kilometers
Saint George’s day is a national festival of England. People
celebrate it on 23rd April every year. It day’s symbols are a red
rose and a red cross. On this day people organize parades.
Saint George’s flag English emblem
4. Patron: Saint Andrew
Population: 5 millions
Capital city: Edinburgh
Language: Scottish
Area: 78 thousand square kilometers
Saint’s Andrew’s day: 30 November is Scottish national festival. People
celebrate this day dancing and singing. Musicians organize folk parades
and wear „kilts”.
Saint Andrew’s flag Scottish emblem
5. Patron: Saint Patrick
Capital city: Belfast
Language: Irish
Area: 14 thousand square kilometers
Population 1.5 millions
17th Mach is a national festival. On streets walk orchestras and
marches. People wear colorful costumes.
Unoffcial Ireland’s flag Ireland’s emblem
6. Patron: Saint David
Population: 3 millions
Capital city: Cardiff
Language: Welsh
Area: 20.8 thousand square kilometers
Saint David’s day is on 1st March. On this day
Welsh people wear national emblem’s, go to
concerts and participate in processions.
Y Draig Goch
Welsh emblem
7. The UK’s countries are: Scotland, Northern Ireland,
Wales and England of course.
8. The capital city of England is London. In London live 7
millions people, British queen and lots of very
important people.
9. The most charakteristic building in England is Big Ben. It is the highest
tower in Westminster’s Palace. His second name is „Clock tower”. In this
place there is Parliament.
10. It is the world finance
centre. Businessmen
continually wear derby
hat. It is very modern.
There are lots of sky
crypers and glass
buildings. London’s
exchange called
„London Stock
Exchange” and there is
on Paternoster square. It
was created in 1801.
11. She was born on 21 of April 1926 in London. Her parents are King George
VI and Elizabeth Bowes. She became queen on 7th of February 1952. She
is the superior of English Church. Her most important residence is
Buckingham Palace in London. Her husband is Philip Mountbatten.
13. Harrods is a very popular trade centre. In this building there are many shops ,
banks, casinos and more.
Thousands of people visit it . Harrods was built in 1905 and it is very luxurious.
14.
15. „The Beatles” was the
most popular rock band in
the world. The band
existed from 1960 to 1970.
They were from Liverpool
in England. Musicians of
„The Beatles” were: John
Lenon, Paul McCartney,
George Harrison, Ringo
Starr. They sold lots of
records. In these days
only Paul McCartney and
Ringo Starr live ( John
Lennon died in 1980,
Georg Harrson died in
2001. Their first album
was Please Please Me.
16. Manchester United - Arsenal Londyn -
England England
Manchester City- Tottenham
England
Hotspur - England
FC Liverpool-
Celtic Glasgow-
England
Scotland
Chelsea London-
Glasgow Rangers-
England
Scotland