My presentation to my students on the UK

1. The United Kingdom

2. Facts
 OFFICIAL NAME: United Kingdom of
Great Britain and Northern Ireland
 CAPITAL: London
 OFFICIAL LANGUAGE: English
 MONEY: Pound sterling
 AREA: 93,635 square miles (242,514
square kilometres)
 OFFICIAL NAME: Kingdom of Spain
 CAPITAL: Madrid
 OFFICIAL LANGUAGES: Castilian Spanish,
Basque, Catalan, and Galician
 MONEY: Euro
 AREA: 195,363 square miles (505,988
square kilometres)

3. Population
 The population of Spain is 46 million
 Can anyone guess the population of the United Kingdom?
 A) 40 million
 B) 48 million
 C) 65 million
The population is 65 million

4. History
 Between 1,500 and 500 BC, Celtic tribes migrated from Central Europe and
France to Britain and mixed with the indigenous inhabitants.

5. The Romans
 The Romans controlled most of present-day England and Wales, and founded a
large number of cities that still exist today. London, York and Manchester were all
Roman towns, as were all the cities with names ending in chester which derives
from the Latin word castrum, meaning "fortification.”

6. Anglo-Saxons
 In the 5 century, the Romans abandoned Britannia, as their Empire was
falling apart.
 With the Romans vacated, the Celtic tribes started warring with each
other again, so one of the chieftains requested help from some of the
Germanic tribes from the North of Germany and South of Denmark. These
were the Angles, Saxons and Jutes, who arrived in the 5th and 6th
centuries.

7. The Vikings
 In the 9 century, the Vikings from Scandinavia began to invade Europe, with the
Swedes putting down roots in Eastern Europe and the Danes creating problems
throughout Western Europe, as far as North Africa.
 At the beginning of the 10 century, the Danes invaded the Northeast of England,
and founded a new kingdom.

8. The Normans
 The Normans from Normandy invaded England in 1066. King Harold was killed
at the battle of Hastings and William the Conqueror become William I of
England.

9. History
 By the 1800s, Britain was one of the most powerful nations in the world. Trade
generated immense wealth, and the country built a huge overseas empire. But the
early 20th century was a time of setbacks for Britain. Drained by World War I and
II, Britain could no longer afford its empire.

10. Languages and Religion
 The United Kingdom was formed as a Protestant Christian country. Other
religions practiced in the country include Buddhism, Hinduism, Islam, Judaism,
Roman Catholicism and Sikhism. English is the official language and other
existing languages in the country are Cornish, French, Irish, Gaelic, Scottish Gaelic
and Welsh,

11. Culture
 The U.K. has produced many great writers, including William Shakespeare, Charles
Dickens, J.K. Rowling the creator of Harry Potter.

12. Sport
 There are many famous sports from the United Kingdom
 Can anyone name what famous sports come from the United Kingdom?
 Football, rugby, cricket, boxing, and golf were all invented in Britain.

13. Nature
 The United Kingdom has a wide variety of landscapes and habitats for its animal
and plant life. But it is a very crowded country, and there are not many wild
places left. The most successful wildlife species are those that can live alongside
people.

14. British Food
 Does anyone know what food British people eat?

15. GOVERNMENT & ECONOMY
 Kings once ruled with advice from a council of religious leaders and nobles. This
council eventually expanded into the Parliament, which now passes all the
country's laws. Today, the monarch (which can be a king or queen) has no real
power.

16. True or False
 In the UK, if you reach your 100th birthday, you get a personalised card from the
Queen?
 True
 In the UK, accents change noticeably about every 40km?
 True
 In the UK, all horses, ponies and donkeys must have a horse passport?
 True
 Nigeria has more English speakers than the United Kingdom?
 True