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Talking about …

That’s Britain !

That’s Great Britain !

Those are the British Isles !

That’s the UK !

That’s England !

Let’s see what they are talking about

Atlantic Ocean

EUROPE

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:

Ireland is divided into two parts:

It’s part of the United Kingdom.

It’s also called EIRE .

It’s an independent state since 1922.

Royal coat of arms

It is also called

the UK or Britain .

LONDON

People from the UK are British .

The

It consists

of four countries

The

It’s a constitutional monarchy

Houses

of Parliament

Buckingham Palace

The rose,

symbol of England

I am British and

I am English

LONDON

It´s the biggest and the most populated country of the United Kingdom

EDINBURGH

The thistle,

symbol of Scotland

I‘m Scottish and

I’m a British citizen, but I’m not English.

I am Welsh and

The daffodil,

I’m a British citizen, but I’m not English.

symbol of Wales

CARDIFF

The shamrock,

symbol of Ireland

BELFAST

I am Northern Irish and I’m a British citizen, but I’m not English.

The shamrock,

symbol of Ireland

I am Irish but I’m not British or English.

DUBLIN

This is not the flag of England

This is the “UNION JACK” , the flag of the UNITED KINGDOM .

It’s the combination of the flags of England, Scotland and Ireland

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ENGLAND

SCOTLAND

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UNION FLAG (1606)

IRELAND

UNION JACK (1801)

London is the capital of England and the United Kingdom

Is everything clear?

Let’s check it!

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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!!