All About Britain (Primary 4)

Where is Britain?
 Map of Britain
Great Britain is a country made up
of three kingdoms England,
Scotland and Wales.
The capital of England is London.
The capital of Scotland is
Edinburgh.
The capital of Wales is Cardiff.
What is Britain?

Scotland

Wales England
 Flags
The U.K flag

The English flag

The Scottish flag

The Welsh flag

 Facts about Britain
*The population of Britain is 58 million.
*The official language is English, but in
Wales and Scotland Celtic languages are
spoken.
*The term British refers to people, places
and things from England, Scotland and
Wales. Each kingdom also has its own
identity.
 Facts about Britain

*People from Britain are called British.

*People from England are called English.
*People from Scotland are called Scottish.
*People from Wales are called Welsh.
Britains National Anthem

God save our gracious Queen!

Long live our noble Queen!
God save the Queen!
Send her victorious,
Happy and glorious,
Long to reign over us,
God save the Queen.
 Weather in Britain
Britain has all four seasons (winter, summer,
spring and autumn). It sometimes snows, but
mainly in Scotland. The weather is often
different across the country.
The climate in England is mild , In
the winter, the temperature drops
below freezing point.
It is cold, wet and windy and it
sometimes snows between
December and March.
In the summer, it can be as hot as
32C but mostly the temperature
only reaches 26C.
The best months to travel
in England are May, June,
September and October.
These months generally
have the most pleasant
temperatures and less rain.
July and August are the
warmest months, but they
are also the wettest.
 British symbols
Symbols are objects, places or
people that remind us of a
particular thing.
Here are a few symbols that
remind us of Britain.
 British symbols

Double-decker bus Taxi

Post box Telephone box

 Wimbledon
A cup of tea

English rose

Cricket Britains
national sport
 Famous Landmarks
Britain is full of famous places.
It is the most
famous Prehistoric
monument in
Britain.
People began
Building Stonehenge
about 5,000 years
ago.

Stonehenge
 Big Ben is one of the
most famous
landmarks in the world.
The clock tower is
situated on the banks
of the river Thames.
Big Ben
 Who lives here?
The Buckingham
Palace is the
residence of the royal
family. The 600-room
palace is surrounded
by a 40-acre garden.

Buckingham Palace
 The Tower has been
host to many
famous executions
and imprisonments.

Tower of London
 Mealtimes
the British people tend to have a big
breakfast before they go to work and the
meal at midday is not spent with the
members of the family but with workmates or
schoolmates.
Lunch is normally eaten between 12.30 pm
and 1.30pm. Most people finish work at five
thirty. It often takes at least an hour to get
home from the school or workplace so people
tend to eat their evening meal or "dinner"
between 6.30pm and 8pm.
On Sundays people don't
have to work so they take the
opportunity eat together with
their family.
Sunday lunch is usually the
best meal of the week and
many of the meals which are
considered typically British
are eaten for Sunday lunch.
For example roast beef and
yorkshire pudding.
This is a typical British family eating together
on Sunday. After lunch the father will smoke
his pipe and read the newspaper sitting on his
favourite armchair while his wife washes the
dishes. The children will play traditional
English games such as hopscotch, skipping or
doctors and nurses.
 Traditional British Food
The British breakfast is much bigger
than in most other countries.

English Breakfast consists of eggs, bacon,

sausages, fried bread,
mushrooms
and baked beans.
Children usually eat
Cereals.
 What is traditional British food?
Bangers and mash sausages and mashed
potatoes
 Lunch
A packed lunch
normally consist of
some sandwiches, a
packet of crisps, an
apple and a can of
something to drink, for
example, coca-cola.
The contents are kept
in a plastic container
and you take it with
you when you go to
school or work.
 Afternoon Tea
This is a small
meal, not a drink.
Traditionally it
consists of tea or
coffee served with scones,
sandwiches or pastries.
 Tea-time treats
A crumpet is crunchy
on the outside,
spongy on the inside,
with a smooth golden
bottom .
People usually eat
crumpets them with butter.
 People eat scones for
afternoon tea .
They usually them eat
with cream and jam.

scones
 Others

It is served with ice

cream , custard or
cream.

Jam roly-poly
 Traditionally, the
fish and chips are
covered with salt
and vinegar.

Fish and chips

 British Animals
More than 50 per
cent of British
families own a pet.
The largest
mammal is the red
deer. In the wild,
foxes and rabbits
are often seen.
British Animals
Red Deer

Robin

sheep
Birdwatching is a
popular pastime in
Britain. England is
home to nearly 230
kinds of birds and a
temporary home to
200 migrating birds.
A common bird in
England is the red
robin.
Squirrel

Badger

Hedgehog
 Transport in England
Roads and
motorways are
Britain's primary
domestic transport
routes
Travel by car, van
or taxi is by far the
most common
means of transport
 Cars :
Most people in Britain
travel by car. About
75% of households
have at least one car.
Lorries:
Most goods are transported
by roads in lorries.
Buses and Coaches:
There are single decker and
double decker buses. You can
see them in towns and cities.
People use coaches for
travelling longer distances or Double-decker bus
for going on school outings.

Coach
Single decker bus Long distance travel
 In London, the taxis
Taxis: are black but in the
rest of the country
they are different
colours.

Black Cabs are the

only taxi you can hail
from the street
(though they now
come in other colours
as well). With the
"for hire" sign lit,
the driver is obliged
to stop for you.
 Trains:
Britain's rail network covers 16,659
kilometres. The rail network can take you
anywhere in the country from the major
stations in London.
 The Tube
When in London, "the Tube" is a great
means of getting around! "The Tube" is the
name of London's underground system.
 British Sports
Sports play a huge
role in British
culture.

Football is the
most popular
sport, but the
national sport of
Britain is cricket. cricket
British Sports

Cricket

Football

Netball
Rugby

Rounders
 Famous People
Queen
Victoria Queen
Elizabeth

Prince Charles David Beckham Prince

William
 A Typical English House
Most English people live in towns and cities.
More families own their homes than rent
them. The house is joined to
another house.
There are three rooms
downstairs and three
rooms upstairs. We have
central heating which
keeps our house warm.
Some houses have an
a semi-detached house open fire place.
Different types of English houses

A Tower Block of Flats

A row of Cottages
A large Detached House
A small block of flats (apartments)
Daily life for British children
 School Life
School usually
starts at nine o'clock
in the morning and
finishes at about three
o'clock in the
afternoon.
Most schools in Britain
require their students
to wear a school
uniform.
 Classrooms
In all classrooms there is an CD Rom computer,
overhead projector, white board and flip chart.
Daily life for British children

What is a typical day in an

English school like ?
 Playground Games

The games children love to play in England .

 Playing Sport
In England children enjoy playing and
watching sports such as football, cricket,
tennis and netball.
Clubs
Many children belong to clubs such as Cub
Scouts, Brownies, Boys Brigade, St Johns
Ambulance, Judo, Karate, dance and Youth
Clubs.
Other popular activities are watching
television, playing computer games, cycling
and skateboarding.