allaboutengland-111102041309-phpapp02.pptx
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All about ENGLAND!
• I am from England. • England is part of the United Kingdom.
• England is in Europe. • England is a small country but lots of people live there. • More than 50 million people live in England.
The regions of England
• England has lots of different regions • They are all very different
The North East • I am from the North East of England. • It has lots of countryside in Northumberland but it also has some big cities.
Newcastle
Sunderland
Durham
Northumberland National Park
Bamburgh Castle
Alnwick Castle • The main location for the Harry Potter films
Chipchase Castle Alnwick Castle (Hogwarts!)
The Angel of the North • ‘The Angel of the North’ is a huge sculpture • It is a very famous and unusual landmark in the North East of England
North West England • The North West is well known for its big cities and a large rural area called the Lake District.
Manchester
Liverpool
The Lake District • The Lake District is the most beautiful area in England. • It is very popular with tourists. • There are lots of hills to climb and beautiful areas to walk around. There also lots of beautiful lakes
Yorkshire • Yorkshire is a very small region
Leeds
Sheffield
The Midlands • The Midlands is made up of the East Midlands and the West Midlands
The Midlands has England’s second city: Birmingham
Stratford-Upon-Avon • Stratford-Upon-Avon is in the West Midlands. • It is one of the most famous places in England. • It is where William Shakespeare was born. • It is a very beautiful place to visit.
East of England • The East of England region • It includes the counties of Essex, Hertfordshire, Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Norfolk and Suffolk.
Cambridge • The city of Cambridge has the world’s best university – The University of Cambridge.
Peterborough
St Albans
South East of England • The South East of England is a very large area and it is England’s most populous region. It includes the Isle of Wight
Oxford
Isle of Wight
Windsor
The South West of England • The South West is the biggest region in England • It is said to be the leg of England
Cornwall • Cornwall has its own language, Cornish. • It is famous for its food, especially Cornish pasties.
Cornwall has beautiful beaches and small towns
The Eden Project • The Eden project is a famous tourist attraction in Cornwall. • It is full of exotic plants
Torquay, Devon
Bath, Somerset
Bournemouth, Dorset
The Capital City • The capital city of England is London. • London is a very famous city.
• Lots of people go to London for their holidays. • London has lots of tourist attractions.
• For example: • Big Ben and the Houses of Parliament.
The London Eye
Tower Bridge
London is also famous for… • Red buses
• The Underground
English Traditions
Typical English food • A “Full English” • This is a very popular dish in England for breakfast • The normal ingredients are bacon, eggs, tomatoes, fried mushrooms, fried bread and sausages.
Tea! • In England, it is very popular to have a cup of tea at any time during the day!
We usually eat scones with our tea These are scones with clotted cream and strawberries
Crumpets A flat, small, round piece bread. They are usually eaten with butter or jam.
Fish and chips
Yorkshire puddings (my favourite!)
Cumberland sausage
The Royal Family
• In England, the Royal Family is very popular. • They live at Buckingham Palace.
The Queen • The Queen of England is called Elizabeth II • She is 85 years old. • She has two birthdays! • Her real birthday is 21 April but because she is Queen, she celebrates another one in June.
Prince William and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge (William and Kate)
The Royal Wedding • In April 2011, William and Kate married. • It was a big celebration for everyone in England.
Sports
Football • England’s national team is very popular although we never win! • Our national stadium is Wembley
Wayne Rooney
Frank Lampard
Theo Walcott
Cricket • Another popular sport is cricket. • It is played between two teams of eleven players each who score runs (points) by running between two sets of three small, wooden posts called wickets.
Cricket ground
Ball Bat Stumps
• At the moment, England are the best cricket team in the world!
Wimbledon • It is the oldest tennis tournament in the world. • It is the most prestigious tennis tournament in the world • This year’s male winner was Novak Djokovic
At Wimbledon, all players must wear white clothes.
Famous English people you may know…
William Shakespeare
David Beckham
The Beatles
The cast of Harry Potter Rupert Grint Daniel Radcliffe Emma Watson
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