British Cities: Manchester Read and find out some facts about the city of Manchester Level B1 The city Manchester is one of the most dynamic and one of Britain’s largest metropolitan conurbations. A conurbation is an extended urban area, typically consisting of several towns merging with the suburbs of one or more cities. This city
Welcome to London Would you like to visit London some day? Level B1 Read the text and speak about the capital of the UK. Everybody kmows that London is the capital of Great Britain. Besides, it's a leading cultural, education and financial centre of the United Kindom. London is one of the most visited cities
Read about Belfast Northern Ireland Capital City Hi, I'm Ruslana and today I’d like to tell you some information about Belfast Northern Ireland Capital Belfast, the capital and largest city of Northern Ireland, stands at the head of the the wide Belfast Lough, the inlet of the North Channel on the eastern coast of the island,
Cardiff, Wales' Largest City Hi, I'm Katia. Would you like to know some interesting facts about Cardiff the capital of Wales? Cardiff the capital of Wales is the largest city in Wales. It is situated near the mouth of the river Taff, which flows into the English Channel. The site was first occupied by a
Edinburgh, a Jewel in Scotland's Crown Hi, my name is Liza and I'd like to share with you some interesting information about the capital of Scotland. Scotland is a country in the United Kingdom to the north of England. The two largest cities in Scotland are Glasgow and the city of Edinburgh. Edinburgh is the capital city
Learn about the political system of the UK in brief The UK state structure is very complicated but let's try to speak about the United Kingdom political system briefly. The United Kingdom is a parliamentary democracy under a constitutional monarchy. This means that while a monarch is the head of state, he/she is not the
Do you know about the British Scout Association? The British Scout Association was formed in 1908 after the appearance of a book "Scouting for Boys" written by Lieutenant-General Baden-Powell. Though the movement had started in Great Britain for British boys, it very quickly spread to other countries. Baden Powell's idea of training boys was that
Football is Popular in the UK To read the text about football in Britain check whether you know these words: association - асоціація The Football Association (FA for short) was started in 1863. cup - кубок The greatest football competition in Britain is the FA Cup. a set of - набір Its first job was to get a
British Newspapers Read to know about Great Britain Newspapers Although American people spend a great deal of time watching TV, books and newspapers are still popular in this country. But the British people are greater newspapers readers. There are few homes to which newspaper is not delivered every morning. Many homes have two, or even
Discover Bristol in the United Kingdom What do you know about the city of Bristol UK? Bristol is a city in the United Kingdom situated on the River Frome and River Avon. It is home to nearly 500,000 people. Bristol is located just 120 miles west of London and is the largest city in the south west
