The U.K. Číslo projektuCZ.1.07/1.5.00/ Číslo materiálu VY_32_INOVACE_IVA_DVORAKOVA_THE _U.K._09 Název školyStřední škola služeb, obchodu a gastronomie Hradec Králové RočníkTřetí, čtvrtý Vzdělávací oblastAnglický jazyk Vzdělávací oborFotograf, Kosmetické služby, Zahradnictví Tematický okruhReálie anglicky mluvících zemí TémaThe U.K. Jméno autoraMgr. Iva Dvořáková Vytvořeno dne Metodický popis (anotace) Prezentace o Spojeném království seznamuje studenty se základními fakty o této zemi. Tato prezentace je vytvořena v programu Microsoft Powerpoint 2010.

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland The U.K. - Great Britain - England (London) - Wales (Cardiff) - Scotland(Edinburgh) - Northern Ireland (Belfast) England and N. Ireland – counties Scotland – districts and regions

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Basic facts Located on the British Isles It is a part of Europe but separated from France by the English Channel Surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean and North Sea Popullation of 60 million people

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Geography mountains or highlands in the north and north-west with the highest point Ben Nevis flat lands or lowlands in the south and east rivers are not very long but deep e.g. the Severn, Thames, Mersey famous lakes – Loch Lomond, Loch Ness

Climate humid mild climate with no weather extremes winters are mild not very hot summers a lot of rain

Spoken languages English with lots of regional dialects and accents Southern English accent is called RP (received pronunciation) or BBC English or Oxford English Cockney – the London dialect – (G.B.Shaw: Pygmalion) Welsh, Scottish and Irish people are of Celtic origin; Welsh speak Welsh, Scottish and Irish speak Gaelic

Political system A constitutional monarchy ruled by a monarch, currently Queen Elisabeth II. The monarchy has a parliamentary democracy Two major political parties – the Conservative party (right wing) and the Labour party (left wing) Parliament- the House of Commons - the House of Lords Voting age -18, general elections - every five years

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Použité zdroje: BRENDOVÁ, Světla. Reálie anglicky mluvících zemí. Plzeň: Fraus, 2006, ISBN