The document summarizes key information about the countries that make up the United Kingdom. It discusses the capitals, populations, languages and other details of England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. It also provides background on the British monarchy and flag. The United Kingdom is composed of England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, with London, Edinburgh, Cardiff and Belfast as the respective capitals.

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2. The United
Kingdom of
Great Britain and
Northern Ireland
is situated on the
British Isles

4. The United Kingdom of
Great Britain
and Northern Ireland

5. England represents a red cross
on a white field. It’s Saint George’s
Cross of England. England is the
heart of Great Britain.
s land is 130,000 sq. km. The population of
England is 48 mil. people. The largest cities
are Manchester, Liverpool, Birmingham,
Nottingham, Sheffield and others. People who
live in England are called the English. They
speak only English. The famous river Thames
is situated in London. The national emblem of
England is
red rose. The national flag of
England represents a red cross
on a white field. It’s Saint George’s
Cross of England. England is the

6. The capital of England is
LONDON

7. Scotland is smaller
than England but larger than Wales. The capital
of Scotland is Edinburgh. Scotland is the second
part of the UK. Its land is 78,800 sq. km. The
population of Scotland is 5,3 mil. people. The
largest cities are Glasgow, Aberdeen, Dundee.
People who live in Scotland are called the
Scottish or Scots. They speak Scottish and
English. The biggest rivers are Clyde and Spay.
There are a lot of beautiful lakes in Scotland. But
the most famous of them are Loch Lomond and
Loch Ness. The lake “Loch Ness” is famous all
over the world because of its monster. The
greatest mountains are Ben Nevis and
Grampian Hills.
The national emblem of Scotland is a thistle.
The national flag is a blue field with white
diagonal crossed stripes on it. It’s Saint Andrew’s
Cross.

8. The capital of Scotland is
EDINBURGH

9. Wales is the smallest country in the
UK. The capital of Wales is Cardiff. Its
land is 20,800 sq. km. Its population is
about 2,8 mil. people. The largest cities
are Swansea, New Port. The biggest
river is Usk and the biggest lake is
Wirnwel. One of the biggest mountain
is Snowdon. The national symbol is a
yellow daffodil. The national flag is
white and green with a red dragon on
it.

10. The capital of Wales is CARDIFF

11. Northern Ireland is the
fourth country in the UK. Its land is
about 14,000 sq. km. The population
is about 1,5 mil. people. The capital
of the Northern Ireland is Belfast. The
largest cities are Ulster and Dublin.
The biggest rivers are Shannon, Bun.
Northern Ireland is a land of lakes
and rivers. The biggest lake is Lough
Neagh. People who live in Ireland are
the Irish. They speak Irish and
English. The national flag of Ireland
represents a diagonal red cross on a
white field. It’s Saint Patrick’s Cross.
The national symbol is a green
shamrock.

12. The capital of Northern Ireland is
BELFAST

13. In Britain the Queen is the Head of State. In fact,
the Queen does not rule. She is the symbol of the
country. She travels about the UK.

15. Parliamentary monarchy
Parliament
the house the house
of lords of commons

16. The real power in the country belongs to the
British Parliament. It has two houses: the house
of lords and the house of commons.

17. House of Lords

18. House of Commons

19. British flag is called “Union Jack”.
Really there are three flags in it.
English
Scottish
Irish

20. • In the official coat of arms the field
shows the various royal emblems of
different parts of Britain: the three
lions of England in the first and fourth
quarters, the lion of Scotland in the
second and the harp of Ireland in the
third. It is surrounded by a garter
bearing the motto Honi soit qui mal y
pense. The shield is supported by the
English lion and the Scottish unicorn
and is surmounted by the Royal crown.
Below it appears the motto of the
Sovereign, Dieu et mon drot (God and
my right. The plant badges of the
United Kingdom- rose, thistle and
shamrock – are dsiplayed beneath the
shield.

21. • The national anthem of
the country is “God
save the Queen”. It was
written by Henry Cary
and was sung in 1740
for the first time.

22. Check yourself!
Country Capital People Language
Great Britain London The British English
England London The English English
Scotland Edinburgh The Scots Scottish
English
Wales Cardiff The Welsh Welsh
English
Northern Ireland Belfast The Irish Irish
English

23. Crossword
 1. What is a person when he doesn’t want to get into trouble.
careful
 2. It is a person who knows much about the law.
lawyer
 3. What is person when he is unhappy because he is alone.
lonely
 4. Not careful.
careless
 5. It is a group of people living together under one government.
state
 6. Someone who is very good and holy.
saint
 7. It is mark (знак).
sign
 8. This word means belonging to a king or a queen.
royal
 9. It is a country ruled by a king or a queen.
kingdom