The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Personalities

Elisabeth II

• Is a the constitutional monarch of 16 sovereign states, called Commonwealth Realm
• She is Supreme Governor of Church of England
• Elizabeth is the first child ofPrince Albert, Duke of York
• Elizabeth was born in London(1926)
• She is the most prominent member of House of Windsor

Alexander Fleming

• Sir A. Fleming was a Scottish biologist, pharmacologist and botanist
• He wrote many articles on immunology and chemotherapy
• His best-known discoveries are antibiotic and penicillin for which he shared Nobel Prize in Psychology or Medicine
• He was born in Scotland (1881) and died in London (1955)

Henry VIII of England

• He was a King of England until his death in 1547
• He was a second monarch of the Tudor dynasty
• Born atGreenwich Palace (1491)
• he has been described as „one of the most charismatic rulers to sit on the English throne“

The Beatles

• was an English rock band
• its formed with John Lennon (YOKO ONO), Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Star
• they have received 7 Grammy Awards
• The Beatles was thebest-selling band in the United States
• Lennon, McCartney, Harrison and Starr all released solo albums in 1970.

Songs: Yesterday, Love, Here Comes the Sun, Let it Be, Hey Jude, Help!, Come Together

Albums: Abbey Road, Hey Jude, Help!, The Beatles, Yellow Submarine, A Hard Days Night

Winston Churchill

• Sir W. Churchill was a British politician who was the Prime Minister of the IK
• He was a historian, a writer, an artist and also an officer in the British Army
• He have won the Nobel Prize in Literature
• He was the first person to be made anhonorary citizen of the United States

Interesting places

Oxford

• Is a city in central southern England
• It is the country town of Oxfordshire
• The city is known worldwide as a university town and home of University of Oxford
• Buildings in Oxford demonstrate examples of every English architectural period

Cambridge

• The city of Cambridge is a university town and administrative centre
• It’s about 80 km north from London
• Population is about 120 000, including 25 000 students
• Cambridge is at the heart of the high-technology centre known Silicon Fen
• Cambridge is most known as the home of the University of Cambridge, that is one of the top 5 universities in the world

Stratford-upon-Avon

• is amarket town and civil territorial in south England
• It lies on the River Avon, south of Birmingham
• Town Stratford is a birthplace of the playwright and poet William Shakespeare, because its receiving about 5 million visitors a year all over the world

Stonehenge

• Is a prehistoric monument in Wiltshire (ENG)
• One of the most famous sites in the world
• It’s complex of Bronze Age
• It was added to the UNESCO’s list of World Heritage Sites

Lake District

• Also known as The Lakes of LAKELAND
• It’s a mountainous region in North West England
• It’s a popular holiday destination, its famous for lakes, mountains, forests or fells

Loch Ness

• It’s a large deep freshwater loch in the Scottish Highlands
• It is best known for alleger sightings of the Loch Ness Monster, also known as Nessie
• It’s the second largest Scottish loch after Loch Lomond