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Welcome to the United
From historical monuments to strange landscapes – are you ready to explore the countries of the United Kingdom?
The four countries
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The United Kingdom consists of four different countries. They are England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. The United Kingdom’s flag is called the “Union Jack”.
3 Oxford, in England, is famous for its university. It is the oldest* university in the English-speaking world. Some scenes* of the Harry Potter films were filmed* here.
oldest: más antigua scenes: escenas filmed: rodadas
2 Brighton Beach* is on the south coast* of England. Tourists like to visit Brighton Pier* , which has restaurants, rides* and attractions.
Beach: Playa coast: costa Pier: Embarcadero, Muelle rides: paseos bagpipes: gaita castle: castillo dancing: danza kilt: falda escocesa ago: hace around: en torno a basalt: de basalto Causeway: Calzada
Wow, these rocks are strange!
4 This castle* is in Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland. Scotland has many traditions like Scottish dancing*, the bagpipes* and the kilt* .
5 These strange basalt* rocks form the Giant’s Causeway*, in Northern Ireland. They were formed by volcanic activity around* 50 million years ago* .
