THE UK – LAND AND PEOPLE

Ntoule Christina

Panagiotopoulou Katerina

Souni Anastasia

A’4

The United Kingdom includes

Great Britain (England , Scotland

and Wales) and Northern Ireland

.It is 500km wide and 1,000km

long.

It has a population of about 59

million. Great Britain is the largest

island in Europe and the eighth

largest in the world . English is

the official language.

London is one of the biggest cultural centers in

the world . It has around 100 theatres which show

musicals, modern dramas, classical plays and

comedies . At the famous Globe Theatre , where

William Shakespeare performed , visitors can enjoy

one of his plays and feel the atmosphere of his

time.

EDUCATION

Children in Britain must attend school from

the age of 5 until they are 16. Around 93% of

children in the UK get free education. The rest

attend private schools. The average weight of

a British child’s school bag is 5.5 kilos. There

is a National Curriculum for all pupils. English,

mathematics and science are ‘core’ subjects

and students spend more time on them.

LEISURE TIME

The most common leisure activities among people

in the UK are home-based, like, entertaining or

visiting relatives and friends. Watching television is

by far the most popular leisure pastime. They also

like listening to the radio or to music and reading

books (6 out of 10 people are members of public

libraries). Finally, they are good at gardening and

do-it-yourself activities.

SPORT

About 29 million people over the age of 16 in the

UK take part in sport or exercise. Walking is the

most popular physical activity. The sport which the

British love watching is football. The Football

Association Cup Final the Wimbledon tennis

tournament, the Open Golf Tournament and the

Grand National ( a world-famous horserace over

fences ) are the most important sporting events in

the UK.

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