okay I`m gonna write here my homework for British studies.
1)five things that characterise Great Britain: it is the largest island in Europe; it consists of Wales,Scotland and England; a quite short, but a famous river Thames is situated there; the national currency is the british pound; Britain has got lowlands and also mountainous places

2)England: the capital city is London; its`patron saint is St.George; England is the most populous country of the United Kingdom; the official symbol is the Tudor rose; an ancient stone monument Stonehenge is situated there

3)Scotland:Edinburgh is the capital; thistle is the national symbol; patron saint is St.Andrew; ist is the most mountainous part of the country;Scotland has three officially recognised languages: English, Scots and Scottish Gaelic.

4)Wales:the capital city is Cardiff; national symbol is leek or daffodil; patron saint is St.David; the majority of people use English as their first language, but Welsh is also spoken there; the main population and industrial areas are in South Wales

5)Northern Ireland-the capital is Belfast; it belongs to UK; shamrock is the national symbol; patron saint is St.Patrick; The Irish language (Gaeilge) is the native language of the whole island of Ireland.

The British often talk about the weather because it rains a lot. Annual rainfall is big. The island is situated in a place, where there is a constant influence of different air masses. But the British are quite used to it, the umbrella is their big friend I guess...

Translating: lõõskav päike-blazing sun; tuulispask-whirlwind; orkaan-hurricane; paduvihm-downpour; kallab kui oavarrest-it is raining cats and dogs