The United Kingdom is formed by four countries: England, Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland. London is the capital of the UK and England, while Belfast is the capital of Northern Ireland, Edinburgh is the capital of Scotland, and Cardiff is the capital of Wales. The UK is a constitutional monarchy and parliamentary democracy, with Queen Elizabeth II as the monarch who has reigned since 1952.

1. THE UNITED KINGDOM
GEOGRAPHY & CULTURE

2. The United Kingdom (The U.K.) is formed by 4
countries: England, Wales, Scotland and Northern
Ireland.
London is the
capital of The U.K.,
which is in England.
The flags of The U.K.

3. Belfast is the capital
of Northern Ireland.
Edinburgh is the
capital of Scotland.
London is the
capital of England.
Cardiff is the capital
of Wales.

4. The United Kingdom is
surrounded by the Atlantic
Ocean, with the North Sea to
its east, the English Channel to
its south and the Celtic Sea to
its south-south-west. We can
also point out the Irish Sea
between Ireland and The U.K.
Some important cities in The
U.K. include: Liverpool,
Manchester, Leeds,
Birmingham, Oxford,
Cambridge, York,… (all of them
in England) Glasgow
(Scotland),…

5. The United Kingdom is
a constitutional
monarchy with
a parliamentary democracy.
The monarch is Queen
Elizabeth II, who
has reigned since 6th
February 1952.
NOW THEN
She lives in London, in Buckingham Palace. Her
husband is Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh.
They’ve got three sons and one daughter:
- Charles, Prince of Wales.
- Anne, Princess Royal.
- Prince Andrew, Duke of York.
- Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex.

6. BRITISH CULTURE: MUSIC

7. BRITISH CULTURE: FILM
DANIEL DAY-
LEWIS
ALFRED
HITCHCOCK
CHARLES
CHAPLIN
JULIE ANDREWS
SEAN CONNERY
(JAMES BOND)
KATE WINSLET

8. BRITISH CULTURE: LITERATURE
C. S. LEWIS
J. R. R. TOLKIEN
J. K. ROWLING
ROALD DHAL
WILLIAM
SHAKESPEARE
ERIC CARLE

9. BRITISH CULTURE: PAINTING
FRANCIS BACON
“HEAD VI”
JOHN WILLIAM
WATERHOUSE
“THE LADY OF SHALOTT”
LUCIAN FREUD
“MAN’S HEAD”
JOHN EVERETT MILLAIS “OPHELIA”