England

This is the flag of St George is also the flag of England. St George is  the patron saint of England.

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).



№ 1   Listen to the podcast and do the tasks:

http://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/en/britain-great/heritage-great-part-1

№ 2   How many regions are there in England? What do you know about them? Do the Quize online.

http://projectbritain.com/regions/index.htm

http://www.mobilestudy.org/doquiz/17668/