Window on Britain
Map of the UK
Travel to Britain.
Mother Goose Rhyme "Key to the Kingdom"
This is the key to the Kingdom
And this is a Kingdom.
And in the Kingdom, there is a town.
And in the town, there is a hill.
On the hill, there is a street.
And on the street, there is a house.
In the house, there is a room.
And in the room, there is a bad.
On the bed, there is a basket.
Let`s see what`s in the basket.
It`s a baby! Let`s give the baby a kiss.
Baby in the basket.
Basket on the bed.
Bed in the room.
Room in the house.
House on the street.
Street on the hill.
Hill in the town.
Town in the Kingdom.
This is the key to the Kingdom.
The information about Great Britain
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the official name of the country. It consists of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (or Ulster). Great Britain, in its turn, is divided into England, Scotland and Wales. Each part is made of counties:
England: 46 counties, capital – London;
Scotland: 33 counties, capital – Edinburgh;
Wales: 13 counties, capital – Cardiff:
Northern Ireland : 6 counties, capital – Belfast.
The British Isles is the geographical name of all the islands which lie off the north-west coast of the European continent. The biggest island is Great Britain.
The Thames, the Severn, the Clyde, the Trent, the Mersey are the chief rivers of the country. The most beautiful lakes like Loch Lomond and Loch Katrine are in Scotland. The most well-known mountains and chains are the Pennine Chain, the Northern Highlands which contain Ben Nevis, the highest point of the British Isles.
Great Britain is a highly developed industrial country. The older fields of industry are ship-building, coal-mining, textile and the newer ones are electrical engineering, electronics, aircraft, automobile industries. England’s fishery is well-known throughout the world.
The largest cities are London, the capital of the UK, Birmingham, Glasgow, Liverpool, Manchester, Edinburgh and Cardiff.
The UK is the constitutional monarchy. The legislative body is the Parliament which consists of two Houses: the House of Lords and the House of Commons. The executive body is the Сabinet of Ministers which is the government. It is headed by the Prime Minister. The head of the state is a king or a queen since 1952. In general the queen reigns but doesn’t rule.
Britain has a temperate climate.The weather is very changeable and it is the favourite topic for conversation in Britain.
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