The UK

Patron: Saint George Population: 51 millions Capital city: London Language: English Area: 130 thousand square kilometers Saint George’s day is a national festival of England. People celebrate it on 23rd April every year. It day’s symbols are a red rose and a red cross. On this day people organize parades.

Saint George’s flag

English emblem

Patron: Saint Andrew Population: 5 millions Capital city: Edinburgh Language: Scottish Area: 78 thousand square kilometers Saint’s Andrew’s day: 30 November is Scottish national festival. People celebrate this day dancing and singing. Musicians organize folk parades and wear „kilts”.

Saint Andrew’s flag

Scottish emblem

Patron: Saint Patrick Capital city: Belfast Language: Irish Area: 14 thousand square kilometers Population 1.5 millions 17th Mach is a national festival. On streets walk orchestras and marches. People wear colorful costumes.

Unoffcial Ireland’s flag

Ireland’s emblem

Patron: Saint David Population: 3 millions Capital city: Cardiff Language: Welsh Area: 20.8 thousand square kilometers Saint David’s day is on 1st March. On this day Welsh people wear national emblem’s, go to concerts and participate in processions.

Y Draig Goch

Welsh emblem

The UK’s countries are: Scotland, Northern Ireland, Wales and England of course.

The most charakteristic building in England is Big Ben. It is the highest tower in Westminster’s Palace. His second name is „Clock tower”. In this place there is Parliament.

It is the world finance centre. Businessmen continually wear derby hat. It is very modern.

There are lots of sky crypers and glass buildings. London’s exchange called „London Stock Exchange” and there is on Paternoster square. It was created in 1801.

She was born on 21 of April 1926 in London. Her parents are King George VI and Elizabeth Bowes. She became queen on 7th of Februar y 1952. She is the superior of English Church. Her most impor tant residence is Buckingham Palace in London. Her husband is Philip Mountbatten.

London’s dubledecker bus

London phone box

London’s underground - tube

Harrods is a very popular trade centre. In this building there are many shops , banks, casinos and more.

Thousands of people visit it . Harrods was built in 1905 and it is very luxurious.

„The

Beatles” was the most popular rock band in the world. The band existed from 1960 to 1970. They were from Liverpool in England.

Musicians of „The Beatles” were: John Lenon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, Ringo Starr. They sold lots of records. In these days only Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr live ( John Lennon died in 1980, Georg Harrson died in 2001. Their first album was Please Please Me.

 Manchester United

-England  Manchester City-

England  FC Liverpool-

England  Chelsea London-

England

 Arsenal Londyn -

England  Tottenham

Hotspur - England  Celtic Glasgow-

Scotland  Glasgow Rangers-

Scotland

Andrzej Węgiel 2012