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The rose is the national emblem of England. The national flower of Scotland is the thistle. The national flower of Wales is the daffodil. The national flower of Northern Ireland is the shamrock. Queen Elizabeth, the second, the British Queen. The Queen of England lives in Buckingham palace. Its land is 130,000 sq. km. The population of England is 49 mln people. The largest cities are: Manchester Liverpool Birmingham Nottingham Sheffield. The national emblem of England is the red rose. Its land is 78,000sq. km. The population of Scotland is 5,3 million people. The capital of Scotland is Edinburgh. The largest Cities are Glasgow, Aberdeen, Dundee. The biggest rivers are the Clyde and Spey. Lakes are Lock Lomond and Lock Ness. The highest mountain is Ben Nevis. The national emblem of Scotland is thistle. The capital of Wales is Cardiff. Its land is 20,800sq.km. Its population is about 2,8 mln. people. The largest cities are Swansea and New Port. The biggest river is Usk and the biggest lake is Wirnwel. The national symbol is a daffodil. The national flag is white and green with a red dragon on it. Its land is about 14,000sq.km. The population is about 1,5 mln. people. The largest cities are Ulster and Dublin. The biggest rivers are the Shannon and Bun. The biggest lakes are Lock Neagh and Lock Ney. The national symbol is a green shamrock. The national flag represents a diagonal red cross. Cardiff is the capital of Wales Belfast is the capital of Northern Ireland Birmingham is the heart of England. Cambridge is the students city. There are many famous Universities and Institutes in the city. The East End is an industrial district of London The Houses of Parliament Big Ben English people built the clock in 1858. The clock has four faces and a very big loud bell. The bell weighs 13 tons. The people of London who live near the Houses of Parliament can hear the sound of the bell every hour. The bell of the clock is very big. Buckingham Palace London is Britain’s and England’s capital Its population is about 8 million people. It is situated on the River Thames. London consists of 3 main parts: The City of London The West of End The East of End The West End is a symbol of wealth and most beautiful part of London Trafalgar Square The famous River Thames runs through London. The Thames is not a long river. The English people call it “The Father of London”It is 330 kilometers long. Westminster Abbey Hyde Park William Shakespeare was called the Bard of Avon. He is the synonym of poetry. He is the most performed dramatist. Shakespeare was born in 1564. In 1594 he worked at a theater company. It later became the Royal Company. He was a playwright and an actor. Shakespeare died in 1616 on the day of his birthday at Stratford- upon – Avon. He was buried at the Holy Trinity Church in Stratford- upon – Avon. He wrote 154 sonnets. William Shakespeare. (1564 - 1616) The Renaissance. .(Robert Burns1759 – 1796)Pre – Romantic Poetry. Robert Burns was born in Scotland, 25th of January, 1759. Burn’s poetry falls into two groups: English and Scottish. His English poems are ordinary 18-th-century verse. But in Scottish poetry he got extraordinary triumphs. This is one of the world’s best-known world’s love songs. Farewell to the Highlands, farewell to the North, The birth-place of valour, the country of Worth; Wherever I wander, wherever I rove, The hills of the Highlands, wherever I go. Chorus.-My heart's in the Highlands, my heart is not here, My heart's in the Highlands, a-chasing the deer; Chasing the wild-deer, and following the roe, My heart's in the Highlands, wherever I go. Farewell to the mountains, high-coverеd with snow, Farewell to the straths and green valleys below; Farewell to the forests and wild-hanging woods, Farewell to the torrents and loud-pouring floods. My heart's in the Highlands, wherever I go. Scotland is the birthplace of many famous men of literature and science. Robert Burns, the Scottish national-pride and a world famous poet, was born in 1759 at the end of the 18th century. Robert Burns loved his country dearly. Love for Scotland, for the Scottish people and the Scottish language. It is the main theme of his poems. “MY HEART’S IN THE HIGHLANDS” Charlotte Bronte was a famous English writer. She was born into a poor family. There were six children in it. Their mother died when Charlotte was a very small girl. The girls were sent to a school for poor children. Charlotte’s two sisters died in that school. Later she described the school in her novel “Jane Eyre”. It was published in 1847 and made the writer famous. Farewell to the Highlands, farewell to the North, The birth-place of valour, the country of Worth; Wherever I wander, wherever I rove, The hills of the Highlands, wherever I go. Chorus.-My heart's in the Highlands, my heart is not here, My heart's in the Highlands, a-chasing the deer; Chasing the wild-deer, and following the roe, My heart's in the Highlands, wherever I go. Farewell to the mountains, high-cover'd with snow, Farewell to the straths and green valleys below; Farewell to the forests and wild-hanging woods, Farewell to the torrents and loud-pouring floods. My heart's in the Highlands, wherever I go. Scotland is the birthplace of many famous men of literature and science. Robert Burns, the Scottish national-pride and a world famous poet, was born in 1759 at the end of the 18th century. Robert Burns loved his country dearly. Love for Scotland, for the Scottish people and the Scottish language. It is the main theme of his poems. “MY HEART’S IN THE HIGHLANDS” This poem was translated into Russian by a very famous Russian poet – Sergey Marshak. “В ГОРАХ МОЕ СЕРДЦЕ” В горах моё сердце…Доныне я там,По следу оленя лечу по скалам.Гоню я оленя, пугаю козу.В горах моё сердце, а сам я внизу.Прощай, моя родина! Север, прощай,-Отечество славы и доблести край.По белому свету судьбою гоним,Навеки останусь я сыном твоим!Прощайте, вершины под кровлей снегов,Прощайте, долины и скаты лугов,Прощайте, поникшие в бездну леса,Прощайте, потоков лесных голоса.В горах моё сердце… Доныне я там,По следу оленя лечу по скалам.Гоню я оленя, пугаю козу.В горах моё сердце, а сам я внизу!