The United States of America
Canada
Australia
New Zealand
Irish and Scottish are from
Gaelic, Celtic family
Welsh is from
old English,
Celtic group
American English
Australian English
Strine
English, French
English
+
Scotland
St Andrew`s Cross
First British flag 1606
1603-1606
Northern Ireland St Patrick`s Cross
1606-1707 was also used by Scotland
from the date of the Union 1801
Wales Flag isn’t included
in the Union Jack
The Union Jack is used
The Saint of England is St George
St. George Day is on 23-d April
This is St George's Cross on English Flag
The most important river
in the UK is the Thames in London
Sights of London
It consists of the West End,
the East End, the City and Westminster
Londinium was the Roman name for London Cockney is the East End language
Snowdon is the highest
peak of Wales
Red Dragon is on the flag of Wales
But this flag is not included in the Union Jack
Wales is a country of hills and mountains, with deep rivers and valleys. Cardiff is the capital of Wales.
Wales has got old names
Cymru means “friend” and Cambria
Eisteddfod festival is the
Festival of music and poetry
Later daffodil became
the symbol of Wales
as well. Because in
March the daffodils
are in blossom
Prince Charles became the Prince of Wales in 1969.
In 1301 King Edward`s son was given the title “The prince of Wales” first time
St. Andrew
Clan is a Scottish family
Scotsmen wear kilts made of tartan.
Every clan has its own pattern of tartan
Interesting facts about Scotland
Highland Fling
The Scots are great lovers of sports
Parades of Clans
Haggis is traditional
Scottish dish
Auld Lang Syne is translated as
“The days of long ago”
It is Robert Burns` carol
There are lot of
legend about
Loch Ness monster.
It is called Nessie
Gaelic is taught in Scottish schools at present
If you come to Edinburgh by train from the south, the first thing you see is Edinburgh Castle. It stands high over the city.
Hiberia is the Roman name of Ireland
Southern Republic Ireland is called Eire.
Northern Ireland- Ulster (Ольстер)
The symbol of Ireland is the shamrock. The legend says that St Patrick showed the three leaves to demonstrate the concept of the Holy Trinity.
.
Beef is the largest Ireland's export.
Boiled bacon and cabbage is Ireland's most popular traditional dish.
Interesting facts about Emerald Ireland
The official emblem of Ireland is
the harp.
Ireland's national animal is the horse.
Murphy is the most common
surname.
Some of the oldest surnames are prefixed by 'Mac' (a son of) or 'O' (grandson of).
Interesting facts about Emerald Ireland
There is a legend about Irish flag. O'Neil's hand was cut by himself to reach the bank of the river first. He won a competition to be a king but he lost his hand.
The national symbol of America is the bald eagle.
The first President of the United States is
George Washington
3 December 1775
–14 June 1777
Union Jack
+13 Stripes
№1
№2
№3
14 June 1777–1 May 1795
It shows Independence
from Great Britain (4 July 1776- Independence day)
13 Stars
+13 States
1 May 1795–3 July 1818
From 1818 only on the 4
July joined States to the
USA
The flag of the USA has 13 red
and white stripes representing
the original 13 states and 50
stars – for each of the 50 states
of the country.
The last and present flag
4 July 1959–3 July 1960
13 Stripes +
49 States
15 Stars+
13 Stripes
In 1620 on the Mayflower the first pilgrims from Great
Britain came to
America
Amerigo de Vespucci described
his travelling around a large land.
And this land was named by his
name
A member of the group of people that has lived in America from the earliest times is an Indian
Rhode Island is the
smallest state of the US
Alaska's McKinley mountain is the
tallest in the US
The hottest place in the US
is the Death Valley
Grand Canyon is in
Arizona
The Golden Gate Bridge
is in San Francisco
White House is the place
where the US president lives
The author of the
Declaration of
Independence is the
president Thomas Jefferson
Rushmore
Into this mountain the faces of four US presidents: Washington, Jefferson, Lincoln, and Roosevelt have been carved.
Boston is the oldest “tea town”
New Amsterdam is the old name of
Los Angeles (LA). It is the second
biggest city of the US.
The Statue of Liberty was designed by Frederic Bartholdi and was given to the US by France in 1884 as a symbol of Franco-American friendship.
Thanksgiving day is celebrated in autumn to thank the Nature for the harvest of the year. The traditional dish of this day is Roast Turkey
Pledge of Allegiance to the flag
One of the variants
Canadians have a special celebration in honour of this sweet drink. It is Maple syrup.
The official colours of Canada are white (French part ) and red (English part).
Canadian hockey team are wearing white and read uniform. Hockey is very popular in Canada
The Canadian head of state is the British Queen
Canada has two official languages. They are English and French.
Union Jack shows who is the
head of these countries.
was used like a sky
map for navigation
Union Jack +Southern Cross
Since 1902 see four main stars of the Southern cross. it became a national flag. On the flag you can
Elizabeth II
Southern Cross
The small Union Jack represents the historical link with Britain, the large seven-pointed star represents the six States and the Territories, and the small stars form the Southern Cross – a prominent feature of the southern hemisphere night sky.
The koala is one of the best known and most loved animals in Australia. They eats eucalyptus leaves, seldom drink. They sleep all day and move about and feet at night.
The Sydney Opera House is set like a glittering diamond against the blue waters of the beautiful harbour.
The longest river in Australia is the Darling
Abel Janszoon Tasman is the
Dutch sea captain sailed around Australia without sighting it. During his voyage, he discovered an island which was renamed in his honour in 1855 Tasmania
A member of the group of people that has lived in Australia from the earliest times is an Aborigine.
Australian people speak English but their English is a bit different from British or American English. They have their own special words and phrases called Strine
An Australian bird, a type of parrot with a lot of large feathers on the top of its head is Cockatoo
An Australian wild dog is called Dingo.
One of Australia's best known birds is
an ostrich. It can run very fast.
You can see
a black swan on Australian coat of arms
The Great Barrier Reef is the largest coral reef in the world and the only living thing on our planet that can be seen from space!
New Zealand has another name, which means 'the land of the long white cloud' in the Maori language “Aotearoa”
The head of the country is the British Queen
Auckland is the biggest city in New Zealand. It is often called the 'City of Sails' because its two harbours are dotted with hundreds of yachts.
Abel Tasman gave the country its present name New Zealand.
Kiwi, a bird which lives in the forest. It is found nowhere else in the world. The kiwi is the national emblem of New Zealand. It's an unusual bird. It has nostrils at the end of its beak and it can't fly.
Interesting facts about New Zealand
Interesting facts about New Zealand
It's never very hot or very cold in New Zealand because it is surrounded by water. The coldest month is July , and the warmest month is January in New Zealand.
The New Zealand Rugby team is called 'The All Blacks' . They wear black shirts and shorts.
All Blacks usually perform a Haka, the traditional Maori war dance.
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