Презентация на тему Britain. The country and its people

"United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland".
What

is the official name of the UK?

– a large group of islands lying off the

north-western coast of Europe.

Where is the UK situated?

Britain
Northern Ireland
about 5000 small islands
What islands do the

British Isles consist of?

and the UK. It is sometimes, wrongly, used in

reference to the whole United Kingdom, the entire island of Great Britain, or indeed the British Isles. This is not only incorrect but can cause offence to people from other parts of the UK.

four 'countries' in the British Isles:

England
Scotland
Wales
Ireland

identity, its own history, even its own language. There

was no such word as British. People were simply either English, Scottish, Welsh or Irish.

the Irish parliament was joined with the parliament for

England, Wales and Scotland in London, and the whole of the British Isles became a single state. However, in 1922 the south of Ireland became the Irish Free State and, in 1949, a completely independent republic.

How and why was the UK formed?

Flag, popularly known as the Union Jack, represents the

political union of three kingdoms
England
Scotland
Ireland (Ulster)
The Union Jack is made up of the individual flags of three of the Kingdom’s countries.
As Wales was not a Kingdom but a Principality it could not be included on the flag.

The Welsh Dragon

The Union Jack is made of 3 flags. Do

you know what these are?

Scotland is represented by the flag of St Andrew

Ireland is represented by the flag of St Patrick

The Union Jack

living in Great Britain?
Although everyone in the UK has

a British citizenship, they have different nationalities.
British citizens, do not regard themselves as British and prefer to state their national identity as English, Scottish or Welsh.
This is because different groups of people tend to develop their own customs and way of life.

is the official language of the UK and the

first language of the vast majority of the population. The English language is a West Germanic language, originating from England. People in Wales speak a completely different language. About 25% of the people there still speak in their native Celtic tongue called Welsh. In some regions of Scotland, Gaelic is used as a first language (particularly in the Highlands and the Western Isles). Although Wales and Scotland have their own languages, English is spoken in both countries more.

Englishness is John Bull.

United Kingdom has a national emblem, as well as

its own flag.

of England. It symbolizes the end of the Wars

of the Roses.

What is the national flower of England?

is a prickly-leaved purple flower which was first used

in the 15th century as a symbol of defence. The thistle has been a Scottish symbol for more than 500 years.

What is the Scottish national flower?

which is traditionally worn on St. David’s Day.
What

is the Welsh national flower?

shamrock, a three-leaved plant similar to clover. It is

a symbol of trinity

What is the national flower of Northern Ireland?