Country ENGLAND WALES SCOTLAND NORTHERN IRELAND Map Flag Coat of Arms Emblem Patron Saint National 23rd April 1st March 30th November 17th March Holiday Language English Welsh Scottish Gaelic Irish Gaelic ar maidin! Morning Good morning! Bore da! Madainn mhath! Dia duit Greeting Capital London Cardiff Edinburgh Belfast scotland Northern Ireland england wales England Scotland Wales Northern Ireland Capital London Edinburgh Cardiff Belfast Population 50.431.700 5.222.100 2.999.300 1.710.300 Area 130.395 sqk 78.772 sqk 20.761 sqk 13.843 sqk Flag • The capital of the Republic of Ireland is Dublin . • • England is the biggest country in the United Edinburgh is a Northern town Kingdom. in the UK. • The Republic of Ireland is independent from • London is the capital of the the UK. UK but also England. • The country separated from the rest of the UK • Belfast is Irish and in the UK. is Northern Ireland . • Cardiff is by the seaside. • Scotland is in the North of the UK. • Wales is not far from the Republic of Ireland. How many countries really form the UK? 1 2 3 4 5 Great Britain The United Kingdom The British Isles England England England Scotland Scotland Scotland Wales Wales Wales Northern Ireland Northern Ireland Ireland and all of the small, surrounding islands like Isle of Wight, the Orkneys, the Hebrides and the Shetlands Questions: 1. What is the full name of the British Isles ? 2. What is the capital of England ? 3. What is the capital of Scotland ? 4. What is the capital of Wales ? 5. What is the capital of Northern Ireland ? 6. What is the capital of Ireland ? 7. What is the largest city in Great Britain ? 8. Who is the Head of State in Great Britain ? 9. What is the currency in England ? 10. What do people call the UK flag? Maps borrowed from http://www.cryonie.com/en/world/great-britain-vs-united-kingdom.php and http://projectbritain.com/britain/britishisles.htm Key to the questions: 1. The British-Irish Islands 2. London 3. Edinburgh 4. Cardiff 5. Belfast 6. Dublin 7. London 8. Queen Elisabeth II 9. Pound (Sterling) (GBP) 10. Union Jack The United Kingdom The country of the Brits has many different names; Great Britain, United Kingdom (UK) and the British Isles. When one talk about Great Britain it means the biggest island with England, Wales and Scotland. United Kingdom is these three parts and Northern Ireland. It is situated in the Atlantic Ocean . The water between Ireland and Great Britain is called the Irish Sea . The water between England and France is called the English Channel and the water closest to the Scandinavia is called the North Sea . The country has about 60 million inhabitants. The biggest city is the capital city London, with 8 million people, and lies in England. The capital city of Wales is Cardiff with about 300 000 inhabitants. Edinburgh is the capital city of Scotland with about 450 000 people. Northern Ireland’s capital city is Belfast with about 500 000 inhabitants. The climate in Great Britain is very wet. It rains a lot except in the south-west part of the country (Wales). The middle temperature is about 25˚C in the summer and 2˚C in the winter. UK is a monarchy and the ruler is Queen Elisabeth II. She has ruled the UK since 1952. The Windsor family has ruled the country since 1901. The Royal Family has one official home: Buckingham Palace in London. Windsor Castle is also a very well known castle in England which the Royal Family uses. The queen hasn’t got any political power, just like Sweden’s king. The UK is governed by the Parliament which is led by the Prime Minister, the head of government. The Prime Minister is the person who is the leader of the biggest party. The Prime Minister in UK is David Cameron. He is the leader of the Conservative Party. The Prime Minister lives at number 10 Downing Street, near the Houses of Parliament. Many sports originally come from United Kingdom. Rugby, tennis, soccer, cricket and golf are some examples. Nowadays soccer is the biggest sport in UK. All four parts of the UK, England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, compete as separate teams. This means that UK doesn’t have a national team. 1 The UK has many famous universities. Two of those are Oxford and Cambridge. They both lie in England, quite near London. Oxford University is the oldest university in the English speaking world and Cambridge is the second oldest. Oxford was founded some time during the end of the 11 th century and Cambridge was founded in year 1209. United Kingdom has had several famous music groups and writers. In the 1960’s two groups, the Beatles and the Rolling Stones, became very famous all over the world. Nowadays artists like Lilly Allen, James Blunt, the Clash and Artic Monkeys represent UK. Many famous writers have come from the UK. The biggest of them all is William Shakespeare who lived between 1564 and 1616. He wrote plays like Romeo and Juliet, Hamlet and A Midsummer Night’s Dream . Other famous writers are also Jane Austen, Daniel Defoe and William Golding. Nowadays J.K. Rowling is one of the most famous British writers. She has written the books about Harry Potter. The flag of the UK is called “Union Jack”. It is put together from the flags of England, Scotland, and Ireland. Firstly England and Scotland created a union and got their own flag in 1606. When the union was put together with Ireland they got another red cross. The new union flag was created in 1801. Wales’ flag isn’t in the Union Jack. They have their own flag, just as England, Scotland and Northern Ireland. It is called “the Red Dragon”. The flag of Wales Tasks • Translate all the underlined words • Answer the questions 1. What is the difference between Great Britain and the United Kingdom? 2. How many people live in UK? 3. What is the name of the capital city in … a) England? b) Scotland? c) Wales? 2 d) Northern Ireland? 4. How is the climate in Great Britain? 5. Who is the ruler of UK? 6. What is the name of the Royal Family’s official home? 7. Who leads the Parliament? 8. What is the Prime Minister’s name? 9. Where does the Prime Minister live? 10. Which sports originally comes from UK? 11. Which is the biggest sport in UK? 12. What are the two biggest universities called? 13. Name three artists from the UK. 14. Who is the most famous writer from UK? 15. Name at least two plays he has written. 16. Who is one of the most famous British writers nowadays? 17. What is Union Jack? 3 Great Britain The official name is- The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ENGLAND SCOTLAND WALES NOTHERN IRELAND Emblem Emblem Emblem Emblem ROSE THISTLE DAFFODIL SHAMORK Capital Capital Capital Capital London Edinburgh Cardiff Belfast Nationality Nationality Nationality Nationality English Scottish, Scotts Welsh Irish Language Language Language Language English Scottish Welsh Irish Test: Great Britain The official name is- _____________________________________________________ ENGLAND SCOTLAND WALES NOTHERN IRELAND Emblem Emblem Emblem Emblem ? ? ? ? Capital Capital Capital Capital _____________ _______________ ________________ _______________ Nationality Nationality Nationality Nationality ___________________ ________________ _________________ ________________ Language Language Language Language 1. What countries make up the United Kingdom?: (Quels pays composent le Royaume- Uni?) ………………………… ………………………… ………………………… ………………………… 2. Label the countries on the map. (Marquez les pays sur la carte.) 3. What are the capital cities of: (Quel sont les capitales de) Countries Cities …………………: ……………………… …………………: ……………………… …………………: ……………………… …………………: ……………………… …………………: ……………………… 4. Label the cities on the map (Nommez les villes sur la carte) 5. Identify the name of the emblem and the country it belongs to. (Identifier le nom de l'emblème et du pays auquel il appartient.) Country : Country : Emblem : Emblem : Country : Country : Emblem : Emblems : 6. Identify the countries that the flags belong to. (Identifier les pays qui les drapeaux appartiennent.) Country: Country: Country: Country: : The United Kingdom In ______________, its Sheep farming and capital city, we can see lots _______________ raising have of exquisite monuments, always been important such as the______________ economic activities in this Palace or the Tower of country. Did you know that London. the Welsh is among the It _______________ a lot in ____________ languages in this country. So if you go Europe? Its capital and also there, don’t forget to carry largest city is____________ . an ______________. It will be quite useful! England still has beautiful ______________ although the ancient tree coverage (remember Robin Hood in the Sherwood Forest?!) has long been disappearing. It’s It is often a pity, isn’t it? called____________. Its capital is _______________. This country has the Edinburgh is its beautiful largest lake in the _______________. Hills and British Isles. ____________________ Unfortunately, predominate in this country, Northern Ireland has being _____________ the a dramatic history of highest one. It has many religious and political interesting ______________ _________________ like Loch Ness. There are between its Catholic also several _____________ and Protestant distilleries and strong men inhabitants. Have you wearing ______________and ever listened to the playing the ____________. fabulous _________ “Sunday, Bloody Sunday” by U2? It talks about one of these sad incidents. Kilts oldest Ben Nevis Cardiff whisky cattle London capital Ulster rains Belfast umbrella mountains bagpipes forests conflicts lakes song Buckingham THE UNITED KINGDOM 1. The map: a) Match the countries: L’Ecosse - - England L’Angleterre - - Scotland Le Pays de Galles - - Northern Ireland Irlande du Nord - - Wales b) Place the countries on the map. 2.