I.)GREAT BRITAIN:

1. The System of Government:
   -UK= Constitutional Monarchy
   -head: Queen Elizabeth II. – no real political power
   -Monarchy = governed by Cabinet –headed by the Prime Minister
   Parliament- the House of Lords
   - the House of Commons (posl. snemovňa)
   - the Houses of Parliament are in Weastminister
   -Constitution (ústava) is not written .
   -Political parties: - Conservative Party
   -Liberal Party
   -Labour Party
2. Geography:
   a)location + states (England, Wales, Scotland, Nothern Ireland)
   b)climate + landscape
   c)population + language
3. Economy:
   a) industry + resources
   b)agriculture
4. Places to visit
5. Ways of life
6. Festivals : New Year`s Eve, St. Valentine`s Day, St. Patrick´s day, Easter, Halloween, Guy Fawke`s Day, Christmas
7. The flag

GEOGRAPHY:

• the official title is the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Nothern Ireland
• it is situated on the British Isles lying off the north-west coast of Europe
• it is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean and it is separated from the European continent by the North Sea and the English Channel.
• there is mild and rainy climate
• the population is more than 57 million people

ECONOMY:

• it is an industrial country
• major industries include iron and steel engineering, textiles, plastics, cotton, chemicals, wool and shipbuilding
• the chief griculture products are wheat, barley, oat, potatoes, sugar beet, milk and meet

PLACES TO VISIT:

- England:

• the patron is St. George
• it is divided to 39 countries (Essex, Kent, Durham, Yorkshire,...)
• the most important industrial cities are Manchester, Birmingham
• the capital city is London
• the most beautiful natural scenery is Lake District
• the longest rivers are the Severn and the Thames
• there are several place to visit:

Stratford upon Avon – Shakespeare´s birthplace
Oxford – it is a university town, where the oldest university in England is
Cambridge – a university town
Greenwich – the prime meridian of 0 degrees passes trough the old observatory
Canterbury – it is the seat of the archbishop with a magnificent cathedral
Stonehenge – it is a meghalitic monument, there is a huge circle of ruins
-Wales:

• is famous for its long rivers, big lakes and high hills
• the capital is Cardiff
• the highest mountain is Snowdon in Snowdonia
• there are 3 national parks : Snowdonia, Pembrokeshire Coast and the Breacon Beacon National Park
• there are two languages spoken in Wales: English and Welsh
• Scotland:
  -is famous for its mountains, lochs, dramatic coastline and unspoiled countryside
  -we usually imagine a bagpiper in a kilt and the traditional Scotch whiskey
  -the Patron Saint of Scotland is St. Andrew
  -the highest peak is Ben Navis
  -the chief river is the Clyde
  -the most famous lakes are Loch Ness and Loch Lomond
  -the capital is Edinburgh
  -they eat special meal called haggies
  - Northern Ireland:
  - the capital is Belfast
  -the life of people is dominated by religious and economics problems