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Russia and Great Britain
The UK-Russia Year of Culture
2014 will celebrate the rich and diverse cultural heritage of both
countries. It aims to foster cultural exchange and the flow of ideas whilst developing stronger relations between people, institutions and governments.
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The scale of the programmes across arts, education, language
and science is indicative of a huge improvement in cultural
relations.
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In Ryazan State University students can choose among
different places to go study abroad. For example, the
university gives an opportunity of taking summer courses in some cities of Great Britain.
Scotland
Saint Andrew's Cross
The national flag of Scotland is the
Saltire. It is made up of a great white cross which spans diagonally across the flag on a blue background. This was the supposed shape of the cross that St. Andrew was put to death on and therefore the flag is also known as the 'Cross of St. Andrew'.
England
St. George's Cross
The national flag of England bears a
red colored cross on a white background. The cross stretches from right to left and top to bottom, its intersection in the center of the rectangle, and is known as St. George's Cross.
Wales
The Red Dragon
The flag of Wales consists of
two horizontal halves - the top half is white and the bottom half is green. In the center of the Welsh flag is a red dragon. The exact representation of the dragon is not standardized and many different interpretations exist.
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Northern Ireland
The Ulster
Banner
This was a civil flag for Northern Ireland, but the
status of this was abolished when the Belfast Stormont assembly was closed down in 1973. Thereafter, the Union Flag was made official for all purposes in Northern Ireland.
During official events, the British government uses the Union Flag, which is the official flag of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, and is the only flag used by the government in Northern Ireland.
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NATIONAL SYMBOLS OF THE UK
Each country in Britain
has its own patron saint and floral emblem:
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RED ROSE
The national flower of England
is the rose. The flower has been adopted as
England’s emblem since the time of the Wars of the Roses - civil wars (1455-1485) between the royal house of Lancaster (whose emblem was a red rose) and the royal house of York (whose emblem was a white rose).
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THISTLE
The national flower of Scotland is
the thistle, a prickly-leaved purple flower which was first
used in the 15th century as a symbol of defence.
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SHAMROCK
The national flower of Northern Ireland
is the shamrock, a three-leaved plant similar to clover.
An Irish tale tells of how Patrick used the three-leafed shamrock to explain the Trinity. He used it in his sermons to represent how the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit could all exist as separate elements of the same entity. His followers adopted the custom of wearing a shamrock on his feast day.
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LEEK and DAFFODIL
The national flower of
Wales is the daffodil, which is traditionally worn on
St. David’s Day. The vegetable called leek is also a traditional emblem of Wales.
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One of the most widespread languages on the
planet
English today is probably the third largest language by
number of native speakers, after Mandarin Chinese and Spanish
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Approximately 375 million people speak English as their
first language.
English is the official language in 54 countries
and 27 non-sovereign entities.
The countries with the highest populations of native English speakers are, in descending order: the United States (226 million), the United Kingdom(61 million), Canada (18.2 million), Australia (15.5 million), Nigeria (4 million), Ireland (3.8 million), South Africa (3.7 million), and New Zealand (3.6 million).
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English as a second language
The number of second
language speakers vary greatly from 470 million to over
a billion.
The number of non-native speakers is thrice more than the number of native speakers.
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The lingua franca
English is so widely spoken, so it
has often been referred to as a "world language",
and while it is not an official language in most countries, it is currently the language most often taught as a foreign language.
A lot of modern literature is in English, it is commonly used in the Internet and in press.
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Ассоциации
Великобританию россияне ассоциируют с королевой и монархией.
Второе место поделили
между собой столица Британии Лондон и его главный символ - Биг-Бен.
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Некоторые ассоциируют Великобританию с туманом, дождем и сыростью.
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Существуют и такие варианты ответов, как Березовский, Шерлок Холмс,
Черчилль, принцесса Диана, «Битлз».
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А также Гарри Поттер и правостороннее автомобильное движение.
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The North of England
England is the musical centre
of Great Britain.
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In England there are strong local traditions of
music, the North of Britain has a deep custom
of brass band music.
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Beatles fans queue outside the HMV music
store
in Liverpool
“The Beatles” is internationally well-known musical group.
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The Great North Country and Western Festival is
the oldest Country Music
The Great North Country and
Western Festival is the oldest Country Music Festival in the North of England
There is a huge marquee with a professionally built stage, lighting and sound system, Seating at the front of the stage is for those who wish to simply sit and listen to the music, and behind it are table and chairs for those who wish to 'do their own thing' and at the back a spacious dance floor surrounded by circular tables and chairs for those who wish to dance.
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The Tower Bridge was opened in 1893. Its
towers are 65 metres.
The Tower of London is
famous for its ravens, they’ve lived here for 900 years. The Crown will fall, if the ravens leave the Tower.
Sights
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London Eye
A modern but already very popular tourist
attraction is the London Eye, a giant observation wheel.
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Trafalgar Square
Trafalgar Square, the largest square in London,
is often considered the heart of the city.