Embed Size (px)
Citation preview
Press to know more aboutLONDON
Press to knowmore about
WALESPress to know
more about the differentaccents in GB
British stereotypes
What are the first three things which come into your mind when you hear the words 'England' or 'the English?
The british drink tea all dayIt rains every day
Brits consume a lot of alcoholthe food is horrible
everyone has good manners and are politeeveryone meets the queen at some point
everyone in britain has a posh accent and talks like the queen.all britons have bad teeth
For more information....
True or False stereotypes?
British Landscapes
South west england: It is the largest such region in area comprising Bristol, Gloucestershire,
Somerset, Dorset, Wiltshire, Devon, Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. Five million people live in South West England.
Known for:Cheddar cheese, which originated in the Somerset village of Cheddar, for Devon cream teas, crabs, Cornish pasties, and for cider.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bristol
South east englandSouth East England consists of Berkshire,Buckinghamshire, East Sussex,
Hampshire, Isle of Wight, Kent, Oxfordshire, Surrey and West Sussex.It is the third largest region of England, its the most populous with a total population of over eight and a half million.
The region is known for its countryside: North Downs and the Chiltern Hills as well as two national parks: New Forest National Park and South Downs National Park.
Famous sites: HMS Victory, Windsor Castle, Leeds Castle, the White Cliffs of Dover and Canterbury Cathedral ,Brighton pier and Oxford university.
Londonis the capital city of England and the United Kingdom.A multicultural city,
London has a diverse range of peoples and cultures, with more than 300 languages are spoken within its boundaries. The London metropolitan area is the largest in the EU with an estimated total population of between 12 million and 14 million.
London contains four World Heritage Sites: the Tower of London; Kew Gardens; the site comprising the Palace of Westminster, Westminster Abbey, and St Margaret's Church; and the historic settlement of Greenwich ( Royal Observatory marks the Prime Meridian, 0°longitude, and GMT).
East of england
It includes the counties of Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Hertfordshire, Essex, Norfolk andSuffolk.The area is mostly low-lying, and the highest place is at Clipper Down at 249 m.
Peterborough,Southend-on-Sea, Norwich, Ipswich and Cambridge are the region's most populous urban areas.
west midlandsIt covers the western half of the area traditionally known as the Midlands. It
contains the second most populous British city, Birmingham.The region is geographically diverse, from the urban areas to rural western
counties such as Shropshire and Herefordshire. The longest river in the UK, the River Severn, traverses the region
southeastwards flowing through Worcester, and the Ironbridge Gorge, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, as birthplace of the Industrial Revolution.
Warwickshire is home to the town of Stratford upon Avon, the birthplace of the writer William Shakespeare
yorkshire and the humberWithin the borders of the historic county of Yorkshire are areas which are
widely considered to be among the greenest in England, due to the vast stretches of unspoiled countryside in the Yorkshire Dales and North York Moors and to the open aspect of some of the major cities
The name is familiar and well understood across the United Kingdom and is in common use in the media and the military
The area is well known for its brass bands and for the Brontë family. The region's most popular city for tourists is York. Also Castleford is the birthplace of the world famous sculptor Henry Moore.
north west englandThe region comprises five ceremonial counties of England – Cumbria,
Lancashire, Greater Manchester, Merseyside and Cheshire. The North West had a population of 7,052,000. It is the third most populated region after Greater London and the South East.
north east england It covers Northumberland, County Durham, Tyne and Wear, and Teesside,
which is partly in North Yorkshire. The only cities in the region are Durham,Newcastle upon Tyne and Sunderland.
The region is known for its diverse landscape that includes maritime cliffs. The Magnesian Limestone grasslands of East Durham are a habitat found nowhere else in the world.
Also Kielder Forest, the largest man-made forest in Europe and contains an important habitat for the endangered red squirrel.
It is also known for the highest rate of teenage pregnancy in England
northern ireland
It is a part of the United Kingdom in the north-east of the island of Ireland. It is variously described as a country, province or region of the UK, amongst other terms.Northern Ireland shares a border with the Republic of Ireland to the south and west. Its population constitutes about 30% of the island's total population and about 3% of the population of the United Kingdom. Since the signing of the Good Friday Agreement in 1998, Northern Ireland is largely self-governing.
wales
is a country that is part of the United Kingdom,bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west.It is largely mountainous, with its highest peaks in the north and central areas, including Snowdon (Yr Wyddfa), its highest summit. The country lies within the north temperate zone, and has a changeable, maritime climate.
Welsh national identity emerged among the Celtic Britons after the Roman withdrawal from Britain in the 5th century, and Wales is regarded as one of the modern Celtic nations
scotlandOccupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a
border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the southwest.It also incluses 790 islands.
Edinburgh, the country's capital and second largest city, is one of Europe's largest financial centres. Glasgow, Scotland's largest city, was once one of the world's leading industrial cities
The continued existence of legal, educational and religious institutions distinct from those in the remainder of the UK have all contributed to the continuation of Scottish culture and national identity since the Union.
