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Where is Britain?
Map of Britain
Great Britain is a country made up
of three kingdoms England,
Scotland and Wales.
The capital of England is London.
The capital of Scotland is
Edinburgh.
The capital of Wales is Cardiff.
What is Britain?
Scotland
Wales England
Flags
The U.K flag
English rose
Cricket Britains
national sport
Famous Landmarks
Britain is full of famous places.
It is the most
famous Prehistoric
monument in
Britain.
People began
Building Stonehenge
about 5,000 years
ago.
Stonehenge
Big Ben is one of the
most famous
landmarks in the
world.
The clock tower is
situated on the banks
Big Ben of the river Thames.
Who lives here?
The Buckingham Pal
ace is the residence of
the royal family. The
600-room palace is su
rrounded by a 40-acr
e garden.
Buckingham Palace
The Tower has been
host to many famou
s executions and im
prisonments.
Tower of London
Mealtimes
the British people tend to have a big breakfas
t before they go to work and the meal at midd
ay is not spent with the members of the famil
y but with workmates or schoolmates.
Lunch is normally eaten between 12.30 pm a
nd 1.30pm. Most people finish work at five th
irty. It often takes at least an hour to get hom
e from the school or workplace so people tend
to eat their evening meal or "dinner" betwee
n 6.30pm and 8pm.
On Sundays people don't hav
e to work so they take the op
portunity eat together with th
eir family.
Sunday lunch is usually the b
est meal of the week and man
y of the meals which are cons
idered typically British are ea
ten for Sunday lunch. For ex
ample roast beef and yorkshi
re pudding.
This is a typical British family eating together
on Sunday. After lunch the father will smoke h
is pipe and read the newspaper sitting on his fa
vourite armchair while his wife washes the dis
hes. The children will play traditional English
games such as hopscotch, skipping or doctors
and nurses.
Traditional British Food
The British breakfast is much bigger
than in most other countries.
scones
Others
It is served with
ice cream , custard
or cream.
Jam roly-poly
Traditionally, the f
ish and chips are c
overed with salt a
nd vinegar.
Robin
sheep
Birdwatching is a po
pular pastime in Brit
ain. England is home
to nearly 230 kinds o
f birds and a tempor
ary home to
200 migrating birds.
A common bird in E
ngland is the red rob
in.
Squirrel
Badger
Hedgehog
Transport in England
Roads and motorways
are Britain's primary
domestic transport
routes
Travel by car, van or
taxi is by far the most
common means of
transport
Cars :
Most people in Britain
travel by car. About 75
% of households have a
t least one car.
Lorries:
Most goods are transported b
y roads in lorries.
Buses and Coaches:
There are single decker and do
uble decker buses. You can see
them in towns and cities. Peopl
e use coaches for travelling lon
ger distances or for going on sc Double-decker bus
hool outings.
Coach
Single decker bus Long distance travel
In London, the taxis
Taxis: are black but in the r
est of the country the
y are different colour
s.
Football is the
most popular
sport, but the
national sport of
Britain is cricket. cricket
British Sports
Cricket
Football
Netball
Rugby
Rounders
Famous People
Queen
Victoria Queen
Elizabeth