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The Time

Take a look at the clocks and find out what the London time is.



What's the time in your country?

Map of England

England is perhaps the country most people first think of when they think of the United Kingdom. It borders both Scotland and Wales and almost 50 million people live in there, which is over 80% of the UK’s total population. Major cities include London (the capital), Birmingham, Sheffield, Leeds, Newcastle, and Manchester.

• Click on the map to make it bigger and look for the cities mentioned above.

Learn more about the National Anthem...

"God Save the King/Queen" is the National Anthem of the United Kingdom. It is also the anthem of the British Royal Family. When the monarch is male, it is "God Save The King"; when the monarch is female it is "God Save The Queen". Its use at state events in Great Britain was one of the first examples of a nation adopting a hymn as a national anthem, and in general only one or two verses are sung.

• Now watch the video and complete the first paragraph of the anthem in your notebook.

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God save our gracious ________,
Long live our ________ Queen,
________ save the Queen:
Send her victorious,
________ and glorious,
Long to ________ over us:
God save the Queen.

The City of London

The English capital is a cosmopolitan city, with people from all over the world settling here after finding it a perfect place to live. London is an incredible mixture of cultures, religions and people, with over 300 different languages. It is the most populous city in the European Union with an estimated population of 7.5 million. It is also an international transport centre due to its geographical position. As a city with ancient history and many attractions it is one of the world’s most popular tourist destinations.

• Examine the pictures below and choose one of them. You should first do some research on it and then write a short description. Don't copy and paste exactly from the websites, make your work interesting and eye-catching. It would be great if you could include some more pictures of the place you have chosen. Finally, display your presentation in class.
  

The English food

What comes into your mind when you think of British food? Fish and chips might be your first thought, closely followed by 'meat and two vegetables' type of dishes or a sandwich. The foods that are eaten by British people everyday often have their origins in other countries. Also the English breakfast is a very popular and widespread meal.

• Click on the photo and prepare this delicious sandwich:

The English weather

This is a common rainy day in England.

• Would you like to learn some words related to the English weather? Then click on the picture above and do the hangman. After click on the picture below and unscramble the words.

Here are some interesting quotations about weather:

1. Weather is a great metaphor for life - sometimes it's good, sometimes it's bad, and there's nothing much you can do about it but carry an umbrella. ~Pepper Giardino
2. The best kind of rain, of course, is a cozy rain. This is the kind the anonymous medieval poet makes me remember, the rain that falls on a day when you'd just as soon stay in bed a little longer, write letters or read a good book by the fire, take early tea with hot scones and jam and look out the streaked window with complacency. ~Susan Allen Toth, England For All Seasons

• Now choose one of these quotations and write a short comment on it.