Yuri Gagarin was the first cosmonaut in the world. Yuri Alexeyevich Gagarin was born on the 9th ofMarch, 1934. He was born in the village of Klushino in the Smolensk region. Yura was an active,brave and curious boy. His father was jack of all trades and he helped his son when Yura made toyplanes by hand. But the war began. Yuri Gagarin and his mother, father, brother and sister left theirhouse and had to live in a dug-out. After the war Gagarin’s family moved to Gzhatsk. Now it isGagarin. It was named after the first cosmonaut. In 1951 Gagarin graduated from a vocationalschool in Lyubertsy near Moscow.
1. The UK consists of four countries - England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. 2. The UK is situated on the British Isles. 3. The UK is washed by the Atlantic Ocean, the North Sea, the Irish Sea and the English Channel. 4. The population of the UK is about 59 mln people. 5. The capital of Great Britain is London. 6. The head of the UK is the Queen. 7. The UK is made up of four countries: England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. 8. Their capitals are: London Edinburgh, Cardiff and Belfast. The national emblem of England is the red rose, the national emblem of Scotland is the thistle, the emblem of Northern Ireland is the shamrock. Wales has got two emblems: the leek and the daffodil. 9. The state languages of the UK are English, Scottish, Irish and Welsh.
