1、The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandWhere is the UK?The UK is situated north-west of the European continent between the Atlantic Ocean and the North Sea. It has a total land area of 244,100 square kilometres, of which nearly 99% is land and the remainder inland water. From north

2、to south it is about 1,000 kilometres long.What is the official name of the UK?The official name of the UK is The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.The United Kingdom is made up of:England - The capital is London.Scotland - The capital is Edinburgh .Wales - The capital is Cardiff.

3、Northern Ireland - The capital is Belfast.The national flag of the United KingdomWhat is the capital city of the UK?The capital of the UK is London.Royal Coat of Arms of the United Kingdom英國國徽英國國徽Famous LandmarksBuckingham PalaceBuckingham Palace白金漢宮白金漢宮Buckingham Palace is the Queens official and m

4、ain royal London home. It has been the official London residence of Britains monarchy since 1837. Queen Victoria was the first monarch to live there.The London Eye 倫敦眼倫敦眼The British Airways London Eye (Millennium Wheel) stands 135 metres (443 feet) high on the South Bank of the River Thames between

5、Westminster and Hungerford Bridges. It is the worlds highest observation wheel.Tower Bridge Tower Bridge 倫敦塔橋倫敦塔橋Tower Bridge has stood over the River Thames in London since 1894 and is one of the finest, most recognisable bridges in the World. It is the London bridge you tend to see in movies and o

6、n advertising literature for London. Tower Bridge is the only Thames bridge which can be raised.大本鐘大本鐘 Big BenBig BenThe Palace of Westminster contain the bell Big Ben that is struck each quarter hour. Big Ben is one of the most famous landmarks in the world.Westminster Abbey 威斯敏斯特大教堂威斯敏斯特大教堂Westmin

7、ster Abbey is just to the west of the Palace of Westminster. It is one of the oldest buildings in London and one of the most important religious centres in the country.Every King and Queen has been crowned in Westminster Abbey since William the Conqueror in 1066.Stonehenge Stonehenge is the most fam

8、ous prehistoric monument in Britain. It is a circle of stones. People began building Stonehenge about 5,000 years ago. Stonehenge is situated on Salisbury Plain in the county of Wiltshire. 巨石陣巨石陣Famous UniversitiesUniversity of Cambridge 劍橋大學劍橋大學It is the second-oldest university in the English-spea

9、king world (after the University of Oxford), and the third-oldest surviving university in the world. Cambridge is a collegiate university with 31 colleges and six academic schools. All these university institutions occupy different locations in the town including purposely-built sites and the studen

10、t life is found in the arts, sport clubs and societies. University of Oxford 牛津大學牛津大學The University of Oxford is a collegiate research university located in Oxford, England, United Kingdom. Although its exact date of foundation is unclear, there is evidence of teaching as far back as 1096,1 making i

11、t the oldest university in the English-speaking world, and the second-oldest surviving university in the world, after the University of Bologna. Sports played in Britainfootball / soccercricket Many of the worlds famous sports began in Britain, including cricket, football, lawn tennis, golf and rugby.British celebrityEnglish physicist MathematicianAstronomerNatural philosopherAlchemistSir Iss