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All About Britain (PrimaryThree)

All About Britain (PrimaryThree). Where is Britain?. Britain. Scotland. England. Wales. 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 .

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All About Britain (PrimaryThree)

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  1. All About Britain (PrimaryThree)

  2. Where is Britain?

  3. Britain Scotland England Wales

  4. 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.  

  5. The British Flag

  6. Facts about Britain • The population of Britain is 58 million. • The official language is English. • The term British refers to people, places and things from England, Scotland and Wales. • The capital city, London, is in the southeast and is situated at both sides of the River Thames.

  7. Weather in Britain Britain has all four seasons. winter, summer, spring and qutumn

  8. Seasons • Spring - March to May • Summer - June to August • Autumn - September to November • Winter - December to February

  9. It sometimes snows, but mainly in Scotland. • The weather is often different across the country.

  10. British Symbols Double-decker bus

  11. Taxi

  12. Telephone box

  13. Post box

  14. Double-decker buses Double-decker buses can be seen all over Britain but only red ones are seen in London.

  15. Famous Places Big Ben

  16. Tower of London

  17. Stonehenge

  18. Buckingham Palace

  19. British Food The most common and typical foods eaten in England include the sandwich, fish and chips, pies. pies sandwich Fish and chips

  20. British food English Breakfast

  21. Breakfast A traditional breakfast consists of eggs, bacon, sausages, fried bread , mushrooms and baked beans. A typical English breakfast is a bowl of cereals, a slice of toast, orange juice and A cup of coffee.

  22. Afternoon Tea This is a small meal, not a drink. It consists of tea or coffee served with scones, sandwiches or pastries.

  23. Fish and Chips

  24. Jam roly-poly

  25. Lunch Lunch - between 12:00 and 1:30 p.m. Many children at school and adults at work will have a 'packed lunch'. It consists of asandwich,apacket of crisps, a piece of fruit and a drink.

  26. Dinner Dinner - between 12:00 and 1:30 p.m. A British meal for dinner is meat and vegetables.

  27. Nowadays, most people in Britain are eating curry ! • Rice or pasta are now favoured as the ‘ British Dinner ’ .

  28. British Animals • Many British families own pets. • The largest mammal is the red deer. • You can also see foxes and rabbits. rabbit fox

  29. Pets • More than 50 per cent of British families own a pet. They keep cats, dogs, budgerigars and goldfish. • Some |British like keeping small animals, snakes , spiders or even reptiles.

  30. budgerigars A budgerigar belongs to the family of parrot. It eats grass and plants.

  31. reptiles

  32. Wild animals Red Deer

  33. Red deer feed on grass. • In summer they only feed in the morning and in the evening. • They also have strong teeth.

  34. pygmy shrew This is the smallest mammal found in the UK. A fully grown pygmy shrew is around a quarter of the size of a house mouse. The average weight is around 4 grams

  35. A pygmy shrew needs to eat every two • hours otherwise it may die. • It eats spiders, insects and woodlice . woodlice

  36. Some sheep are kept for meat. Others are kept for wool. Sheep

  37. Squirrel live in forests. They eat fruits and nuts. Squirrel

  38. Squirrel Video clips • Squirrel eating a nut (240K, 12 seconds) • Squirrel inside the squirrel feeder! (221K, 11 seconds)

  39. The UK's favourite bird - its has bright red breast. They will sing at night next to street lights. Robin

  40. Red robins eat earthworms.

  41. Badgers live underground.They line the home with leaves and grass.Badgers usually come out at night to look for ground squirrels. Badger

  42. Badgers eat stoats , voles , and marmots . They also eat woodpeckers . stoat vole marmot woodpecker

  43. Hedgehogs live in forests. • They are active during evenings and nights. • Hedgehog food includes: worms, insects (bees and spiders), snakes and mice. Hedgehog

  44. School Uniform Children wear a school uniform.

  45. BoysLong grey or black trousers (shorts may be worn in the Summer)White ShirtSchool tie Jumper or sweater with the school logo on. Black shoes

  46. jumper school logo

  47. Girls • Girls wear skirts . • During the summer term girls often wear summer school dresses.

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