WELCOME

TO

THE UNITED KINGDOM

LET'S DISCOVER THE UK!

 GEOGRAPHY

Much of the north and west of the
U.K. is covered in high ground, knife-
edged mountain ridges separated by
deep valleys. This terrain was shaped
in the last Ice Age, when thick glaciers
covered the land.

In the south of England, the

countryside is mostly rolling hills.

In northwest England and the

Scottish Highlands are dozens of
lakes, called lochs. These were left
THE UK
behind when the Ice Age glaciers
melted. They tend to be long and
narrow, and some are very deep.
The total land area is 241,930
Legends say that a giant monster
square kilometers
called Nessie lives in Loch Ness in
The United Kingdom, also called the
Scotland.
U.K., consists of a group of islands off
the northwest coast of Europe. It is a
unique country made up of four
nations: England, Wales, Scotland,
and Northern Ireland. England, Wales,
and Scotland also make up Great
Britain.


PEOPLE &
CULTURE Sports and literature are among
the United Kingdom's cultural

claims to fame. Soccer, rugby,
cricket, boxing, and golf were all
invented in Britain.

The British are the creation of waves

of invaders and migrants, including
Celts, Romans, Anglo-Saxons, Vikings,
and Normans. In the 1950s and 1960s,
people from former colonies in the
Caribbean, Africa, and Asia came to
the United Kingdom to work.

POPULATION The U.K. has produced many great

writers, including William
The current population of the United Shakespeare, Charles Dickens, and
Kingdom is 68,320,692 Robert Burns. J.K. Rowling, the writer
of the Harry Potter books, is British.


HISTORY
By the 1800s, Britain was one of the

most powerful nations in the world.

Trade generated immense wealth,
The first Britons (people who live in and the country built a huge overseas
the United Kingdom) were the Picts, empire. But the early 20th century
who arrived about 10,000 years ago. was a time of setbacks for Britain.
In the eighth century B.C., the Celts Drained by World War I and II, Britain
arrived from Europe and pushed the could no longer afford its empire, and
Picts north into Scotland. In A.D. 43, most of its colonies became
the Romans invaded and ruled for independent.
nearly 400 years. They built roads,
bathhouses, sewers, and large villas.

In 1485 the Welsh noble Henry Tudor

claimed the English crown and became
Henry VII, the first of five Tudor monarchs.
Several important lines of kings and
queens followed.

By the sixth century A.D., German peoples

known as Angles, Jutes, and Saxons were
moving into Britain. The Angles gave their
name to England, and English people
became known as Anglo-Saxons. From the
900s to the 1400s, England was ruled by
Viking, Danish, and Norman invaders.
 CLIMATE
RAINFALL
The UK is an island, so it receives a
large amount of rain. It can rain
during any season and on any given
day – so bring your umbrella!
There are four distinct seasons to the
UK: summer, winter, spring and
autumn.
SPRING
Spring runs from March to May and
offers some of the prettiest times
to visit England with blooming
flowers, warming temperatures
and cheerier dispositions. Although
temperatures during these months
generally range from about 5 to
15°C (41° - 59°F), don’t be surprised if
winter last longer or summer
comes early – springtime weather
in the UK is unpredictable!
SUMMER
The summer months are by far the
best times to visit the UK if you are
looking for warmer temperatures
and longer days. Expect
temperatures to be in the region of
15 to 25°C (59° - 77°F), but the UK
has experienced even warmer
conditions (over 30°C/86°F) over the
past few summers.

FALL
If you come from a part of the world
where seasonal changes are not very
dramatic, you will be enthralled by
fall. Autumn arrives in September,
with dipping temperatures and
shortening days, all as a pre-cursor of
the winter to come. Temperatures
during autumn will generally be
anywhere from 5 to 15°C, but fall can
provide beautiful weather, especially
in light of the long dreary winter
ahead
WINTER
Winter generally runs from November
to March - though you can expect this
to run longer during some years - and
is characterized with cold weather,
rain, sometimes snow and fog. Winter
days in the UK the days are short and
nights are long, with the sun rising at
about 7 or 8am and setting at about 4
pm. Temperatures during these
months often range between 0 to 7°C
(32° - 45°F) and although sunny days
are possible they will be cold. If it
does snow, which is more likely in the
northern part of England and
Scotland, accumulation will generally
only be a couple of inches and will
not last long. It is rare for England to
have snow that will blanket the
country.
 DESTINATION

The UK is full of beautiful, magical and

breath-taking places to visit

Great Britain's rugged mountains, like the

Scottish Highlands, offer habitat that is
relatively untouched by humans

Westminster Abbey
Lavender fields

London- Capital of the UK

The cliff of Moher

 Fish and chips

FOOD & DRINK

Though immigration and globalization
have changed British tastes somewhat
over the years, there are quite a few
classic British dishes (and meals) that Roast Dinners
remain at the top of the list.
Yorkshire pudding
If you're thinking about visiting Great
Britain anytime soon, you'll want to be
sure to try at least a few of these popular
taste treats.

Full English Breakfast Jaffa Cakes

 FOOD & DRINK

Cup of tea

Beers

Strawberries and Cream Crumpets

NGUYỄN VĂN THUM
Date of birth: 27/12/1970
Group: F114

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you!