by HERBER
Talking about …
That’s England!
That’s Great Britain!
That’s the UK!
That’s Britain!
Those are the British Isles!
Let’s see what they are talking about
EUROPE
Atlantic Ocean
It’s the biggest island of the British Isles.
It is also known as the Emerald Isle because of its beautiful green countryside.
There are two independent states in the British Isles:
It’s part of the United Kingdom.
Ireland is divided into two parts:
It’s an independent state since 1922.
It’s also called EIRE.
It is also called
the UK or Britain.
Royal coat of arms
People from the UK are British.
LONDON
It consists
of four countries
The
It’s a constitutional monarchy
The
Houses
of Parliament
Buckingham Palace
I am British and
I am English
The rose,
symbol of England
LONDON
It´s the biggest and the most populated country of the United Kingdom
I‘m Scottish and
I’m a British citizen, but I’m not English.
The thistle,
symbol of Scotland
EDINBURGH
I am Welsh and
I’m a British citizen, but I’m not English.
The daffodil,
symbol of Wales
CARDIFF
I am Northern Irish and I’m a British citizen, but I’m not English.
The shamrock,
symbol of Ireland
BELFAST
The shamrock,
symbol of Ireland
I am Irish but I’m not British or English.
DUBLIN
This is the “UNION JACK”, the flag of the UNITED KINGDOM.
This is not the flag of England
It’s the combination of the flags of England, Scotland and Ireland
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ENGLAND
SCOTLAND
UNION FLAG (1606)
+
IRELAND
UNION JACK (1801)
London is the capital of England and the United Kingdom
Is everything clear?
Let’s check it!
TRUE OR FALSE?
1. England is the biggest island of the British Isles. | | |
2. There are four countries in the United Kingdom. | | |
3. All the people from the United Kingdom are English. | | |
4. The Republic of Ireland is part of the UK. | | |
5. Northern Ireland is an independent country. | | |
6. People from Wales are English. | | |
7. People from Scotland are British. | | |
8. The “Union Jack” is the flag of England. | | |
9. The British Isles and the UK are the same. | | |
10. Britain is a republic. | | |
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GOODBYE!!