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England

1. Geographical position

  Land ownership in England, a source of enormous wealth.

  Less than one percent of the population — including aristocrats, royals and wealthy investors — owns about half the land, according to "Who Owns England", a book that is published in May. Many of them inherited the property as members of families that have held it for generations — even centuries. In the book, author Guy Shrubsole, an environmental activist and writer, identifies many of the owners and looking through the 25 million title records in the government’s Land Registry.

  So if your family had much territory, even centures ago, you must be very rich now and be one of this 1 percent of population.

2. Holidays and festivals

  The extreme sport of UK’s festivals is the Coopers Hill May Bank holiday cheese-rolling.

  The rolling takes place on a grassy hill with a dozens of contestants chase a 9lb Double Gloucester cheese. The cheese, which is given a one second head start on the runners, can reach speeds of over 70 miles an hour and poses a serious threat if it bounces off course; however, the most at risk are the cheese-chasers, who can suffer sprains and fractures as they hurtle downwards in pursuit. Everyone is aiming to catch the cheese, but few do so the winner is simply the first person to the foot of the hill.

  This is a risky thing, but I would definetly try it.

3. Famous people

Stephen William Hawking was an English theoretical physicist, cosmologist, and author who was director of research at the Centre for Theoretical Cosmology at the University of Cambridge at the time of his death. He was the Lucasian Professor of Mathematics at the University of Cambridge between 1979 and 2009.

His scientific works included a collaboration with Roger Penrose on gravitational singularity theorems in the framework of general relativity and the theoretical prediction that black holes emit radiation, often called Hawking radiation. Hawking was the first to set out a theory of cosmology explained by a union of the general theory of relativity and quantum mechanics. He was a vigorous supporter of the many-worlds interpretation of quantum mechanics.

4. Neighbourhood countries

  Since the United Kingdom is part of the European continent, its shares maritime borders with other European nations such as France, Germany, Spain, Iceland, Portugal, Belgium, the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, Denmark, and the Faroe Islands. The UK has established strong diplomatic and economic relations with all its neighbors through the European Union. However, there are concerns about how the UK's withdrawal from the European Union might impact these relations.

  Ireland is the second largest island of the British Isles. Politically, it is divided between the Republic of Ireland, a sovereign nation, and Northern Ireland, which is a territory of the United Kingdom. The Republic of Ireland is the only sovereign country that shares a land border with the United Kingdom, through Northern Ireland. The country is separated from the island of Great Britain in the east by the Irish Sea, the North Channel, and St. George’s Channel, at distances ranging from 11 to 120 miles.

5. Famous people

Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Windsor; born 21 April 1926) is Queen of the United Kingdom and the other Commonwealth realms.

Elizabeth was born in London as the first child of the Duke and Duchess of York, later King George VI and Queen Elizabeth, and she was educated privately at home. Her father acceded to the throne on the abdication of his brother King Edward VIII in 1936, from which time she was the heir presumptive. She began to undertake public duties during the Second World War, serving in the Auxiliary Territorial Service. In 1947, she married Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, a former prince of Greece and Denmark, with whom she has four children: Charles, Prince of Wales; Anne, Princess Royal; Prince Andrew, Duke of York; and Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex.

6. Political system

The United Kingdom is a unitary state with devolution that is governed within the framework of a parliamentary democracy under a constitutional monarchy in which the monarch, currently Queen Elizabeth II, is the head of state while the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, currently Boris Johnson, is the head of government. The British monarch, currently Queen Elizabeth II, is the head of state of the United Kingdom. Though she takes little direct part in government, the Crown remains the fount in which ultimate executive power over government lies. The powers are delegated from the monarch personally, in the name of the Crown, and can be handed to various ministers, or other officers of the Crown, and can purposely bypass the consent of Parliament.

7th Grade

1. Facts about UK.

  1.The Queen of the UK, Elizabeth II, has visited more than 116 counties of the world, although she does not have a passport. 

  2.Connecting two tiny islands, Westray and Papa Westray in the North Sea, the UK is home to the world's shortest scheduled flight. The flight lasts just 2 minutes.

2. The biggest cities in the UK

  1.London is the capital and the largest city in England with a poulation of approximately 9.7 million people.

  2.Manchester is the second most populous urban area in the UK with a population of approximately 2.5 million people.

  3.The metropolitan area of Birmingham is the third-largest with a population of approximately 2.4 million people.

  3.Symbols of the UK

  1.Bird: European Robin (unofficial)

•   2.Coat of Arms:

•   3.Flag of United Kingdom: The Union Jack, or Union Flag.
• 4.British Royal family
• British Royal family members:
• • The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh

  • The Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall 

  • The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge

  • Prince George of Cambridge 

  • Princess Charlotte of Cambridge
  • Prince Louis of Cambridge
• 5. British Queen
•   Elizabeth II is Queen of the United Kingdom and the other Commonwealth realms. Elizabeth was born in London as the first child of the Duke and Duchess of York, and she was educated privately at home. In 1947, she married Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh.
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• 6. British Royal Traditions:
•   1. Every June, as part of the Queen’s birthday celebration, the uniformed guards parade along the Mall in London. Fourteen hundred guards march there.
•   2.In England, the Parliamentary “year” officially begins in May, and not until the Queen says so.
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7. British Holidays

• 1. New Year’s Day

• 2. Good Friday

• 3. Easter Monday
• 4. Early May

• 5. Spring Bank Holiday

• 6. Summer Bank Holiday

• 7.Christmas Day

• 8. Boxing Day

• 9. Bonfire Night

• 10. Remembrance Day in the UK
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8. British Breakfast

  A full breakfast is a breakfast meal that typically includes bacon, sausages, eggs and a beverage such as coffee or tea. It comes in different regional variants and is referred to by different names depending on the area.

9. Tea Time

  Tea has long been used as an umbrella term for several different meals. Isabella Beeton, whose books on home economics were widely read in the 19th century, describes afternoon teas of various kinds, and provides menus for the old-fashioned tea, the at-home tea, the family tea, and the high tea. 

10. Geographical position of the UK

  The United Kingdom of Great Britain and North­ern Ireland is situated on the British Isles — a large group of islands lying off the north-western coast of Europe and separated from the continent.

11. Mother's day

  Mother's Day is a celebration honoring the mother of the family, as well as motherhood. It is celebrated on various days in many parts of the world, most commonly in the months of March or May.

12. Industry

 1. Agriculture

2. Construction

3. Production industries:

  Electricity, gas and water supply, manufacturing, mining, quarrying and hydrocarbons.

4.Service industries

13. Unique place
  Alnwick Poison Gardens

  Unusual botanical garden, where only deadly or narcotic flowers are grown, this strange Alnwick Poison Garden was the idea of duchess Jane Percy.

14. The famous person like me

  I think I am smart person, how I think. And also I think I am short person. The most similar person to me is John Ronald Ruel Tolkien.

  J. R. R. Tolkien was an English writer, poet, philologist, and academic, who is best known as the author of the classic high fantasy works The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings.

Thank you for your attention.