Vocabulary and Idioms Vocabulary and Idioms

About the U.K.About the U.K.About the U.K.About the U.K.

The U.K. stands for United Kingdom of The U.K. stands for United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

U.K. is made up of England, U.K. is made up of England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland.Ireland.

Capital city: LondonCapital city: LondonPopulation: 62,041,708 (2010 estimated)Population: 62,041,708 (2010 estimated)Currency: Pound sterling (GBP)Currency: Pound sterling (GBP)Government: Constitutional Monarchy and Government: Constitutional Monarchy and Unitary Parliamentary Democracy Unitary Parliamentary Democracy Current Prime Minister: David Cameron Current Prime Minister: David Cameron (appointed in May. 2010)(appointed in May. 2010)

About the U.K.About the U.K.About the U.K.About the U.K.

Queen and Queen’s FamilyQueen and Queen’s Family

Queen is usually called “Her Majesty The Queen”.

Queen Elizabeth II is head of state of the UK as well as of fifteen other Commonwealth countries.

Queen and Queen’s FamilyQueen and Queen’s Family

Related vocabulary about queen’s family

King Queen

Prince Princess

Duke Duchess Prime minister

Buckingham Palace is open to the public during summer time.

Queen’s official London residence.Queen’s official London residence.

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Buckingham Palace

One of queen’s official residences and One of queen’s official residences and queen’s favorite home on weekends.queen’s favorite home on weekends.

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House of Windsor = Windsor Castle

British monarchy

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Commonwealth realm

prime minister: the UK's head of government.

Come to the throne: the act of being a king or a queen.

Changing the guard at Buckingham Palace

Big Ben

Westminster Abbey

River Thames

British Museum

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Tourist spotsTourist spots

Tourist spotsTourist spots

77 Stratford-Upon-Avon: Shakespeare’s birthplace

66 Windsor Castle

88 Shakespeare's Globe Theater

99 Oxford University, Cambridge University

1010 York Cathedral