ENGLAND 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. - презентация

1 ENGLAND

2 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.

3 Englands 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

4 The royal family

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6 Places of interest in England

7 London

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

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

10 Tower of London Founded by William the Conqueror in royal palace and fortress, prison and place of execution, mint, arsenal, menagerie and jewel house.

11 Guarded by the Beafeeters Their number is 36 Ravens

12 St, Pauls Cathedral the masterpiece of Sir Christopher Wren. Built between 1675 and 1710 Whispering gallery

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

14 Windsor

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

16 Oxford The oldest university in England Founded in 13th century

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

18 Stonehenge

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

20 Winchester the most important city in England until the eleventh century

21 The English Lake District National Park

22 885 square miles in size 1800 miles of footpaths

23 Bath Built by Romans Few kilometres southwards from Bristol Gothic cathedral

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25 What the English Like to Eat Fish and chips Tea and biscuits Roast Meats ( cooked in the oven for about two hours)