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Ester Cabral
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The United Kingdom
By Ester Cabral
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The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is situated on the British Isles.
The British Isles consist of two large islands, Great Britain and Ireland and about 5,000 small islands.
United Kingdom
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The United Kingdom is made up of four countries: England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.
Their capitals are London, Cardiff, Edinburgh and Belfast respectively.
The capital of the UK is London.
Capitals of the UK
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London is the capital of the United Kingdom.
There are a lot of famous monuments and museums to see like the British Museum, the Natural History Museum, The National Gallery, the Tate Modern,
etc.
London
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The United Kingdom is a parliamentary monarchy.
The monarch is Her Royal Highness, Queen Elizabeth II since 1952.
Queen Elizabeth II
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Queen Elizabeth II has 4 children: Prince Charles, who is the heir to the throne, Princess Ann, Prince Andrew and Prince Edward.
Her husband was Prince Philip, duke of Edinburgh. He died on 9th April 2021.
The Royal Family
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When Queen Elizabeth is in London, she lives in the Palace of Buckingham.
The Queen's residence
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The British PM is Boris Johnson.
He belongs to the Conservative party.
The English Prime Minister (PM)
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10 Downing Street is the official residence and the office of the British Prime Minister.
Prime Minister
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Westminster Palace
Westminster Palace is the seat of the British Parliament.
Westminster Palace was founded in 1050. It is situated in the centre of London.
At the north end of the Palace of Westminster We can see the Big Ben, the nickname for the Great Bell of the striking clock
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Big Ben is the name given to the massive bell inside the clock tower, which weighs more than 13 tons (13,760 kg).
The clock tower is part of the Palace of Westminster which houses the Parliament.
It looks spectacular at night when the four clock faces are illuminated.
Big Ben
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Symbols of the UK
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The Union Jack flag, the flag of the UK, is made up of 3 other flags: the flag of Northern Ireland, the flag of Scotland and the flag of England.
The flag of the UK
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Oxford and Cambridge are the oldest universities in Great Britain.
Oxbridge is the word used to refer to the British universities of Oxford and Cambridge together
OXBRIDGE
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William Shakespeare was an English playwright, poet and actor. He is widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's greatest dramatist.
He wrote famous plays like Romeo and Juliet and Hamlet.
WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE
(1564 –1616)
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