I. Some Interesting Facts About the UK

Read the information.

Do you know that...

· … almost 75% of the land in the UK is taken for farming?

· …the highest point is Ben Nevis at 1,343 m and the lowest point is -4m at The Fens?

· …polo, soccer and rugby were introduced to the world by the UK?

· …the British invented the world’s earliest railways?

· … Big Ben refers to the bell and not the clock?

· …the tube route from Leicester Square to Covent Garden can be covered quicker on foot? However this seems to be the most popular route tourists take.

· …there is no portrait of William Shakespeare painted, when he was alive?

Work in pairs. Ask your partner what facts above are already known to him (her) and what are not.

II. Britain in Sights and Pictures

Check up yourself.

Match the sights of London with the appropriate pictures.

❒ Tower Bridge ❒ St Paul’s Cathedral

❒ The Houses of Parliament ❒ Buckingham Palace

❒ Westminster Abbey ❒ Big Ben

2. What pictures do you think refer to the UK countries? Give the suitable number to the pictures (A-D).

1. England. 2. Ireland.

3. Wales. 4. Scotland.

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III. General Information about the United Kingdom and Northern Ireland. Flags of the UK Countries

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