Northern Ireland - Its capital is Belfast. It is the smallest part of the UK and occupies one-sixth part of the island of Ireland. The population is 1,5 mln. people, 53% live in urban areas.
- For 7 centuries Ireland was a colony of Great Britain, in 1921 it became a British dominion, in 1949 only a small part was a part of the UK. But it has been struggling for their independence.
- The main industries are linen and textiles, clothing, shipbuilding and engineering.
London - The capital of England and the UK was built by Romans and was called Londinium. Now it consists of a number of cities, towns and villages and is called Great London. It stands on the Thames River. Its population is 7 mln. People.
- It consists of 3 parts: the City – a financial centre ( 2,6 sq. km), the West End – the historical and cultural centre and the East End – the district of workers.
- There are a lot of places of interest, parks, palaces, churches, theatres and so on.
The Thames - The Thames is not a long river, it is 330
- km long and it runs into the sea. The
- English people call it “ the Father of
- London”. There are about 30 bridges
- across the Thames ( the London Bridge,
- the Tower Bridge and some others). There is a museum of old ships on the river. These ships are from the history of Great Britain.
- One of them is the “ Discovery”, went
- to the South Pole in 1901-1904.
Edinburgh - The capital of Scotland lies on seven hills and goes down those hills to the sea. It became a capital in the 15th century but in 1707 after the union with England it lost its political importance.
- Many great men have lived and worked there: R. Burns, W. Scott, R.L. Stevenson .
- The main street – the Prince St. divides the city into “the old and new town”.
- There are many places of interest: the Castle, the Holyrood Palace, the Scott monument, the Chapel of the Most Noble Order of the Thistle and others.
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