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Oxford is a city in the South-East of England.
It is famous for its University, that is the oldest university in the English-speaking world and one of the most prestigious in the world.

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What is a Full English Breakfast? Learn English vocabulary about Breakfast

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Cardiff is the capital of Wales.

The most interesting places to visit are:
- the Castle
- the Animal Wall
- the Roath Park
- the Parlaiment

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Edinburgh is the capital of Scotland, considered one of the most beautiful capital in Europe.

The most interesting places to visit are:
- the Castle, symbol of the city
- the Royal Mile, the most famous street in Edinburgh
- Holyroodhouse, an important historical building
- Harry Potter sets.

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Belfast is the capital of Northern Ireland.

It is famous because the Titanic was built there, but there are also interesting places: the Castle, the City Hall, the Albert Clock, the Waterfront Hall and the Ulster Museum.

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The United Kingdom is a country in Europe. It consists of the island of Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales) and Northern Ireland.
The United Kingdom is surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean, the North Sea, the English Channel, the Celtic Sea and the Irish Sea.

Most of the country consists of lowland terrain. The main rivers are the Thames, Severn and the Humber. England's highest mountain is Scafell Pike (978 metres) in the Lake District.

The United Kingdom is a constitutional monarchy and parliamentary democracy. Its capital and largest city is London, the capital of England.

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Stonehenge is a Neolithic monument in England. It consists of vertical and horizontal huge stones stuck in the ground.
Archaeologists believe that Stonehenge was constructed from around 3000 BC to 2000 BC and it was used as an astronomical observatory.

Stonehenge is considered as a British cultural icon and in 1986 became part of UNESCO's list of World Heritage Sites.
Many tourists visit it everyday.

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Sherlock Holmes is the famous detective invented by the author Arthur Conan Doyle.  Doyle wrote his first novel, A Study in Scarlet, in 1887, but then many others followed.

The character of Sherlock is famous for his ability to investigate and solve cases in the city of London. His three main features are: capacity of observation, deduction, and knowing.
He has also an assistant, his friend and doctor John Watson.

Still today it is one of the crime novels most read in the world.
The character and the stories were so successful that thousands of movies are inspired by Sherlock Holmes. In the last years, the BBC and Netflix filmed two famous tv series about his stories.

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A characteristic element of the UK is the London telephone booth, that has its roots at the beginning of the last century. In 1920 was created the first English telephone booth, which was called Kiosk No.1. After the first one, 60.000 examples followed in different versions.

It is red and it is characterised by a dome and windows. People love them, and almost every tourist wants to take a photo in it.

In recent years the use of telephone booths decreased a lot, therefore many of them has been removed.
However, London is also the capital of technology, so the famous telephon booths became innovative Wi-fi stations.

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The city of Manchester is famous for its football teams: Manchester United and Manchester City.

Manchester United is a professional team. It plays in the Premiere League. The "Red Devils" squad was created in 1878 but it changed its name in Manchester United. The stadium is the Old Trafford.

Nowadays the best player of Manchester United is Marcus Rashford, but the strongest historical players are: Wayne Rooney, Robin Van Persie, Thierry Henry.

The derby is between Manchester United and Manchester City. English people love the derby but the results make the loosers angry.

Manchester United won 13 Premiere Leagues, 21 FA Charity Shield, 12 FA Cup and 3 UEFA Champions League.

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Some of the film sets are in London, for example King's Cross Station

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Harry Potter is a series of fantasy novels written by J.K. Rowling. The story talks about the adventures of a young wizard, Harry, and his friends Ron and Hermione. They attend the Hogwarts school of Witchcraft and Wizardry but, at the same time, they fight against a dark dangerous Wizard who killed Harry's parents, Lord Voldemort.

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Harry Potter is a series of fantasy novels written by J.K. Rowling. The story talks about the adventures of a young wizard, Harry, and his friends Ron and Hermione. They attend the Hogwarts school of Witchcraft and Wizardry but, at the same time, they fight against a dark wizard who killed Harry's parents, Lord Voldemort.

There are also eight films made from the story. The books and the films are very famous, they are available in a lot of languages and almost every teenager in the world likes them.

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The Titanic is a famous British ship sunk in the North Atlantic the Ocean in the early hours of April 15th after a collision with  an iceberg.

The passengers of the Titanic were 1317: 324 in the first class, 284 in the second class and 709 in the third class. Only 706 survived in the shipwreck.

From this story a very famous film with Leonardo di Caprio and Kate Winslet was made.

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UK's flag was adopted in 1801 after the union of the Kingdom of Great Britain and the Kingdom of Ireland. The name of the flag is Union Jack: it represents the unity and at the same time the diversity of different nations. It is the combination of three flags: the flag of England  (a red cross of Saint George placed on a white background), then the flag of Scotland (a white cross of St. Andrew placed on a blue background) and the flag of Northern Ireland (a red cross of St. Patrick placed on a white background).

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William Shakespeare was an English playwright and poet, considered the most important and representative English writer and the founder of the Modern Theatre. He is also called the Bard of Avon. We don't know exactly how many works he wrote, but some of the most famous are: Romeo and Juliet, Macbeth, Midsummer Night's dream and Amlet.

His stories talk about problems and situations of everyday life.
He became so famous that he had his own theatre, The Globe.

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The British currency is the Pound sterling. The Pound was introduced in 1560 by the Queen Elizabeth I and it is still used today. In 1694 the Bank of UK was founded, which put it into circulation. Today the Pound is "stronger" than Euro. Before the Death of the Queen, the image on the back of the coins represented the head of the Queen Elizabeth II. Soon it will be replaced with the image of King Charles III.

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Here it is one of their most beautiful and popular songs, Imagine.

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Imagine   John Lennon Original video with lyrics in English included

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Another Oxford's famous monument is the Debtors' Tower which is part of on old Norman castle.

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In Oxford there are some monuments such as St. George's Tower in the Oxford Castle. It dates back to Saxon times,it  served as a prison and in it there is a crypt dating back to 900 years ago.

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The Beatles were a British musical group, founded in Liverpool in 1960. The members of the group were John Lennon, Paul McCartney,George Harrison and Ringo Starr. Their songs were simple, they spoke of love with catchy and pleasant melodies to listen to. Soon they became the most loved band in England. Unfortunately, they split up in 1970, they didn't have concerts and each member got his own musical path.
Their most famous songs are: Imagine, Let it be, Hey Jude, Here comes the sun, Yellow Submarine, Come together.

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The Christ Church College is Oxford's most popular college. Some scenes from Harry Potter movies were filmed there in its beautiful rooms.

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People in Oxford use a lot bikes.

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A typical place in the UK is the Pub.
In the small villages the pubs are the centre of community. Some pubs invite musical groups to entertain costumers and often donate rooms to stay at night.
In the pubs people usually eat and drink, especially beer, they play darts, billiards and videogames.

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The UK is famous for its breakfast, a salty hot meal made up of scrambled eggs, crunchy bacon, mushrooms, tomatoes, grilled meat, toast, porridge and muffins.

Another typical British breakfast is the brunch, a mix between breakfast and lunch, consumed mid-morning.

People don't always have the full English breakfast. They usually have it at the weekend or on holiday.

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The United Kingdom has lots of singers like Ed Sheeran. He combines the pop music with folk, soul and modern elements but is also influenced by traditional Irish music.

Ed Sheeran was born in Halifax. Now he is 32 years old, he is married to Chearry Seaborn and has two children. His most famous songs are: Perfect, Shape of you, Castel on the Hill and Photograph. He published 17 album.

His concerts are always crowded and the next one will be on 24th March just right in London.

And now we listen to one of his most beautiful songs: Perfect

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The Globe Theatre is the most famous theatre of London, where Shakespeare's dramas were played.

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Tower Bridge is the most famous bridge of London

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In the UK the Underground is also called The Tube. In the United States, instead, it is called Subway.

The Tube is the oldest underground in the world and the largest in Europe. It was inaugurated on 10th January 1863.

It operates every day of the year with the exception of the 25th of December. On Fridays and Saturdays, it operates only on some lines, 24 hours a day.

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The Tower of London is next to to the river Thames. It was rebuilt in 1666 after a fire.

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Buckingham Palace is the residence of the queen/king, and it is one of the most important and beautiful monuments in London.

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The city of London is full of monuments, but the most important are:
The Palace of Westminster, also known as Houses of Parliament, and the Big Ben. The Houses of Parliament is the headquarters of the House of Commons and the House of Lords and it is one of the most visited places.
The Big Ben is its famous clock.

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The oldest national anthem of the world still in use is "God save the Queen/King". It was written by the English composer Henry Carey.
Here is the text:
"God save our gracious King,
long live our noble King,
God save the King.
Send him victorious,
happy and glorious,
long to reign over us,
God save the King".

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National Anthem of the United Kingdom (new): God Save the King

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London is the capital of England and of the UK. It is a modern city founded during the Roman Empire. The most important river is the Thames. London is famous also for the London Eye, that offers a spectacular view of the city.

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Anglicanism is a protestant religion. It was born in 1500 with the separation of the English Anglican Church from the Roman Catholic Church. During the Reign of Henry VIII, the First Act of Supremacy stated that the head of the Anglican Church was the  King. With the First Act of Supremacy the separation of the English Anglican Church from the Roman Catholic Church was made official. Still today, the head of the Anglican Church is King Charles III, while the highest authority is the Archbishop of  Canterbury, Justin Welby.