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English – speaking countries
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
The United States of America
The Commonwealth of Australia
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Countries of the learning language
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

The United States of America

The Commonwealth of Australia

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The Geography
Map of the UK
The System of Government
London is the capital of Great Britain
London and its places of interest
Buckingham Palace
The Tower of London
Big Ben
The Palace of Westminster
St. Paul’s Cathidral
Trafalgar Square
Piccadilly Circus
Tower Bridge
The Thames


The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

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Geography
Great Britain is in fact the biggest of the group of islands which lies between the North Sea and the Atlantic Ocean
The total area is 242,534 sq. km.
United Kingdom consist of: Scotland, England, Wales, Northern Ireland
The population of the United Kingdom is 57 million people

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Map of the United Kingdom
Scotland
England
Wales
Northern Ireland

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System of Government
The head of State
Queen Elizabeth II
Parliament
the House of Commons
the House of Lords
the Queen
The Speaker
The Prime Minister
The Lord Chancellor

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London
London is the capital of Great Britain, its political, economic and commercial centre.
It’s population is about 9 million people.
Nowadays London is a real museum of architecture the second half of the 17th century.

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The sights of London
There are always crowds of people waiting patiently outside Buckingham Palace. They come to see the ceremony of the Changigng of the Guard.
The guardsmen wear traditional uniform: a red coat and a bearskin (кивер из медвежьей шкуры).
This ceremony hasn’t changed since 1660!

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This is where Queen Elizabeth II lives much of time. Buckingham Palace is enormous. There are 600 rooms, 78 bathrooms, a cinema, a swimming pool and even a post office. There is also a beautiful park with a lake around the palace. About 450 people work at the Palace. Two people look after the 300 clocks.

Buckingham Palace

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Throughout its 900-year history the Tower has been many things: a palace, a fortress, a prison, a place of execution, and even a zoo. Today, the Tower is best known as a historical museum and more than 2 million people visit it each year. About 150 people and 8 ravens live in the Tower. And of course the whole place is crawling with ghosts.
The Tower

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Big Ben is one of London’s most famous landmarks (достопримечательностей). Big Ben was made in 1858. Nobody knoes for sure why Big Ben is called Big Ben, but many people think it was something to do with Sir Benjamin Hall, a rather fat man who was in charge of the building works (руководил строительными работами) at Westminster and whose nickname was ‘Big Ben’.


Big Ben

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The Palace of Westminster, the mother of parliaments, existed before the time of William the Conquerror. William the Conquerror didn’t like the palace, so he completely rebuilt it. Other kings and queens extended it and made it their main residence. In 1512, after a fire, the Palace of Westminster ceased to be a royal residence and became the seat of the Houses of Parliament.
the Palace of Westminster

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St. Paul’s Cathedral
St. Paul’s Cathedral was built after the Great Fire of 1666 by Sir Christopher Wren. It took Sir Christopher Wren 35 years to finish St Paul’s. The cathedral is a hundred and ten metres high and you can climb 627 steps up to the dome. Inside the dome is the Whispering Gallery. On the floor of the cathedral, under the dreat dome, is an inscription dedicared to Wren. In Latin, it says Si monumentum requires circumspice. (If you seek my monument, then look around you).

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Trafalgar Square
Trafaigar Square is the heart of tourist’s London. This is where public gatherings and political demonstrations take place, and where the New Year is seen in by thousands of Londoners.
The tall column in the centre of the square commemorates Admiral Nelson’s victory in the Battle of Trafalgar, where the British navy defeated the navy of Napoleon in 1805.

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Piccadilly Circus
Piccadilly Circus – at the junction (пересечение дорог) of 5 busy strees – is a famous London landmark and meeting place. There is a bronze fountain in its centre with the famous statue of Eros, the Greek god of love.

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Tower Bridge is one London’s best - known buildings, and is often used as a symbol representing London. Tower Bridge houses an excellent museum telling the story of the bridge’s design, construction and history.
Tower Bridge

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The Thames
Standing on the river Thames, the London Eye (is the tallest observation wheel, it is 135 metres high, it’s made of glass) gives an excellent view of London.

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The United States of America
Geography
Map of the USA
Presidents
System of Government
Washington is the capital of the USA
Washington and it’s places of interest
New-York
New-York and it’s places of interest

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Geography
The USA is situated in the central and southern part of Northern America. It is washed by the Atlantic Ocean in the east and by the Pacific Ocean in the west.
The USA is divided into three areas: Eastern area – a highland, where the Appalachian Mountains are situated, Central area – a plain, and Western area which are mountainous and includes the Cordilleras and the Rocky Mountains.
The north-eastern part of the USA is the region of the 5 Great Lakes.

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Map of the USA
New-York
Washington

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Presidents
G.Washington (1732-1799) was the first President of the USA. He was born on February 22, 1732 in Virginia.
А. Lincoln (1809-1865), the 16th President built the Republican Party into a strong national organisation.
Т. Roosvelt(1858-1919), the 26th President of the USA. He ensured the construction of the Panama Canal.
Harry S. Truman (1884-1972),
The 33rd President. He ordered atomic bombs dropped on Hirosima and Nagasaki.
J.F. Kennedy (1917-1963), the 35th President. He called for new civil rights legislation.
Д.Д. Eisenhower (1890-1969), the 34th President. The President stressed “fiscal responsibility” in domestic affairs.
R.M. Nixon(1913-1994), the 37th President. He succeeded in ending American fighting in Viet Nam and improving relations with USSR and China.
G.R. Ford (1913), the 38th President. Ford’s first aim was to curb inflation.

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Presidents
J.E. Carter (1924), 39th President. Carter decontrolled domestic petroleum prices to stimulate production.
R.W. Reagan (1911), 40th President. He declared war against international terrorism.
G. H. Bush (1924), 41st President. He had a military and diplomatic triumph in Kuwait.
W. J. Clinton (1946), he was elected in 1993, is the 42nd President. He was reelected in 1996.
B. Obama is the latest President of the USA.

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System of Government
Legislative
Законодательная власть

Executive
Исполнительная власть
Judicial
Судебная власть
President
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House of Representatives
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Supreme Court
Senate
Vice - President
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Cabinet
The Constitution

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The capital of the USA is-
It is situated between Virginia and Maryland on the Potomac River.
Washington is one of the most beautiful and unusual cities in the USA.
One reason Washington looks different from other cities is that no buildings in the city may be more than 40 meters tall.
Washington D.C.

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Washington D.C. and it’s places of interest
There are many places of interest in Washington, such as:
The White House, The Capitol, Supreme Court, Jefferson Memorial, Lincoln Memorial, Jackson Monument.

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TheWhite House
The White House, the official residence of the President.
The building was fired by the British in 1814, during the War of 1812.
From December 1848 to March 1952, the interior of the White House was rebuilt.

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The Capitol
The Capitol is the tallest building in Washington D.C.
Besides, the Capitol Building is also an artistic treasure house. Works of famous artists are displayed on the walls. There are many paintings of events in the US history and sculpture of outstanding Americans.

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Jefferson Memorial

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Lincoln Memorial

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Jackson Monument

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New - York
New-York is the largest city in the USA.
It is situated in the southern part of New York state, at the mouth of the Hudson River.
New York includ the following 5 boroughs: Manhattan, Brooklyn, the Bronx, Queen’s, Staten Isaland.

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The sights of New York
The Statue of Liberty, Wall Street, Brooklyn Bridge, Empire State Building, Rockefeller Centre, Central Park, Jefferson memorial, Lincoln memorial, Jackson memorial, Broadway.

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The Statue of Liberty is a 225-ton steel female figure, 152 ft in height. The Statue was designed by F.A. Bartholdi of Alsatian as a gift to the US from the people of France to memorealize the alliance of the two countries in the American Revolution and their friendship.
On September 26, 1972, President Nixon opened the American Museum of Immigration, situated in the base of the statue.
The Statue of Liberty is more than a monument. She is a beloved friend, the symbol of freedom to millions around the world.
The Statue of Liberty

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Brooklyn Bridge opened in 1883
Brooklyn Bridge

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Rockefeller Centre – a group of fifteen skyscrapers, including the 70-storey RCA (Radio Corporation of America) Building, which houses Radio City Music Hall.
Rockefeller Centre

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Empire State Building

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Central Park
It includes a Zoo, a theatre, two skating – rinks, model yacht pond, rowing lakes.

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Wall Street – the financial center of the country.
Wall Street

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Broadway

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The Commonwealth of Australia
Geography
Map of the Commonwealth of Australia
Canberra is the capital of Australia
Sydney
Melbourne

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Geography
Australia is a continent, a country and an island all the same time.
It is the sixth largest country and the smallest continent in the world.
Australia is located in the southern hemisphere.
It’s situated between the Pacific and the Indian Oceans.

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Map of Australia
The Indian Ocean
The Pacific Ocean

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Canberra is the capital of Australia
Only Australian capital which is not situated on the seacoast.
Population of about 300,000.
Capitan James Cook discovered Australia in 1770.

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SYDNEY
Sydney is the largest and oldest city in Australia.
Sydney is home to nearly four million people.
Nearly a quarter of all Australians live here.

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Sydney Opera House
is one of the greatest examples of 20th Century architecture.

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Melbourne
Melbourne – second largest city in Australia.
Hosted 1956 Olympics.
Population about 3,200,000.

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Melbourne