GEOGRAPHY, CULTURE & TRADITIONS

The history of English

A. THE UK

1. DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE UK, GREAT BRITAIN AND ENGLAND..

       2. THE HISTORY OF THE BRITISH ISLES EVERY YEAR.

·         A.1. ENGLAND 

• NORTH ENGLAND´S LAKE DISTRICT AND DURHAM

• SOUTH ENGLAND: DOVER TO LAND´S END.

• ENGLAND´S BATH AND YORK.

• LONDON: HISTORIC AND DYNAMIC.

• THIS IS LONDON

          A.2. NORTHERN IRELAND

• BELFAST AND  THE BEST OF NORTHERN IRELAND

     A.3. WALES

• HEART OF ENGLAND AND SOUTH WALES

• SAINT DAVID´S DAY

• ST. DAVID´S DAY

• LEGENDS OF WALES

• THE PATRON SAINT OF WALES

• CARDIFF- THE CITY.

     A.4. SCOTLAND

 

•  1. THE KILT

              Tartan

              National clothing

              Visit Scotland

              Scottish at heart

         2. HIGHLAND GAMES: Tossing the caber, Hammer throw, Shot put, Tug O´War.

1.      Highland games traditions

             Highland games

             Scottish games

• WELCOME TO EDINBURGH

•     EDINBURGH

•     SCOTLAND´S ISLANDS AND HIGHLANDS

• THE ANIMATED HISTORY OF SCOTLAND

     

1   1. Official tourist guide to Britain.
    http://www.visitbritain.com/en/EN/

2. Video clips, audio and photo galleries of Britain.
    http://www.visitbritain.co.uk/about-britain/image-and-sound-gallery/index.aspx

3. Facts and photos about the UK, with feature stories and activities.
    http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/kids/places/find/united-kingdom/

4. Stacks of information about Britain and life in the British Isles.
    http://projectbritain.com/

5. Find lots of amazing facts about the history and geography of Britain and Northern Ireland.
    http://projectbritain.com/britain.html

6. Try some map games and find places with funny names. (Click on "Did you know…?" for trivial facts and funny place names or click on "Games" then "jigsaw puzzles" for map puzzles of England, Scotland and Wales.)
    http://mapzone.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/mapzone/index.html

7. Play an online game and navigate a helicopter along the UK's coastline then locate cities on the map.
    http://news.bbc.co.uk/cbbcnews/hi/newsid_4210000/newsid_4212100/4212103.stm

8. Watch a video to find out basic facts about the four nations of the UK.
    http://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/uk-now/video-uk/four-nations

9. About different parts of GB:
    http://www.usborne.com/quicklinks/eng/catalogue/catalogue.aspx?cat=1&loc=uk&area=G&subcat=GA&id=9558 


IRELAND 

•    THE BEST OF WEST IRELAND: DINGLE, GALWAY AND THE ARAN ISLANDS.

USA

· An introduction to the US and its people, history, celebrations and day-to-day life.
  http://www.usconsulate.org.hk/pas/kids/index.htm 

CANADA

· Facts and photos and stories about Canada.
  http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/kids/places/find/canada/

•      HERE´S WHY EVERYONE WANTS TO MOVE TO CANADA

•      CANADA FROM COAST TO COAST

AUSTRALIA

· Facts and photos and stories about Australia.
  http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/kids/places/find/australia/

•      TOP TEN AUSTRALIAN TOURIST DESTINATIONS
  

NEW ZEALAND

· Facts and photos and stories about New Zealand.
  http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/kids/places/find/new-zealand/

FESTIVITIES

• HALLOWEEN

 

 

 

•  CHRISTMAS