ENGLISH WORLDENGLISH WORLD

ENGLISH-SREAKING COUNTRIESENGLISH-SREAKING COUNTRIES

SO MANY COUNTRIES, SO MANY CUSTOMS.SO MANY COUNTRIES, SO MANY CUSTOMS.

THE UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT THE UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELANDBRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND

• This name includes Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

• The capital of the country is London. • English is the official language.• The most famous universities are

Cambridge University, Oxford University, Glasgow University.

• The most famous holiday is Halloween (on the 31st of October) .

GREAT BRITAIN

ENGLAND

LONDON

SCOTLAND

EDINBURGH

WALES

CARDIFF

NORTHERN IRELAHD

BELFAST

SOME FACTS ABOUT THE UKSOME FACTS ABOUT THE UK

Facts and

countries

National symbols Public holidays

England Red rose St. George‘s Day on 23rd of April

Scotland Thistle St. Andrew‘s Day on 30th of November

Wales Leek and daffodils St. David‘s Day on 1st of March

Northern Ireland

Shamrock St. Patrick‘s Day on 17th of March

THE UNITED STATES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICAAMERICA

• The USA is one of the largest countries in the world.

• The USA consists of 50 states. The most northern part of the USA is Alaska.

• The capital of the country is Washington. • English is the official language.• The most famous university is Harvard

University.• One of the famous holidays is Thanksgiving

Day.

CANADACANADA

• Canada is situated in the northern part of the North American continent.

• The capital of the country is Ottawa.

• English is the first official language.

• The second official language of Canada is French.

• The next year the Winter Olympic Games will be spent in Canada.

THE COMMONWEALTH OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIAAUSTRALIA

• The Commonwealth of Australia has got 6 states: New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland, South Australia, Western Australia, Tasmania.

• The capital of the country is Canberra. • English is the official language.• Australia is the island, the continent and the

country.• The Dutch were the first Europeans to visit

Australia. In 1770 the English captain James Cook discovered the east coast of Australia.

NEW ZEALANDNEW ZEALAND

• New Zealand is situated to the south-east of Australia in the Pacific Ocean.

• It consists of 2 main islands: North Island and South Island.

• The capital of the country is Wellington. • English is the official language.• The symbol of New Zealand people is the kiwi. It

is the bird which lives in the wet parts of the thick bushes. It can not fly.

• The local language is Maori.

SOME COUNTRIES WHICH SOME COUNTRIES WHICH WORD ORIGIN IS ENGLISHWORD ORIGIN IS ENGLISH

• ENGLAND - АНГЛИЯ• SCOTLAND - ШОТЛАНДИЯ• IRELAND - ИРЛАНДИЯ• ICELAND - ИСЛАНДИЯ• POLAND - ПОЛЬША• THE NETHERLAND - НИДЕРЛАНДЫ• HOLLAND - ГОЛЛАНДИЯ• SWITZERLAND - ШВЕЙЦАРИЯ• FINLAND - ФИНЛАНДИЯ

• LAND «ЗЕМЛЯ»

FINALYFINALY

ENGLISH IS ONE OF THE GREAT LANGUAGES ALL OVER THE WORLD. IT IS THE OFFICIAL LANGUAGE OF 5

GREAT COUNTRIES.

WE LIKE THIS LANGUAGE, WE WANT TO STUDY IT, WE ENGOY IT.

WE KNOW ENGLISH!!!