the • Endangered animals Listen and repeat. Say the words in your language. 2 3 snow leopard black rhino loggerhead turtle 5 6 blue whale giant panda great white shark

1 Great Britain has the official name – The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (or UK – for short).

2 The British Isles lie in the north-west of Europe.  They consist of two large islands, Great Britain and Ireland,

3 The territory of the United Kingdom is about 244 square kilometres. His the 75th place among other countries in the world.
 
4 The United Kingdom is made up of four countries: England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland-

5 The capital of the country is London.  The 4 capitols of the United Kingdom are : England is London, Wales is Cardiff, Scotland is Edinburgh and Northern Ireland is Belfast.

6  The two Houses of the Parliament of the United Kingdom (the House of Lords and the House of Commons) are based at The Palace of Westminster, 
in London.

7 The British Parliament is the oldest in the world. It originated in th 12th century as Witenagemot,

8  Britain is a parliamentary democracy with a constitutional monarch – Queen Elisabeth II as a head of state.

Хорошо известна привязанность (любовь, ну или на крайняк забота) англичан к животным. 4 миллиона котов, 6 миллионов собак, 8 миллионов птиц в клетках, а также огромное количество других животных содержатся в качестве домашних в Англии. Официально зарегистрировано 50 частных зоопарков, в которых содержатся не только кошки и собаки, но и экзотические животные. В стране существует Королевское общество по предотвращению жестокого обращения с животными, которое недавно отпраздновало свой 150-летний юбилей.