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Week 1 - Unit 1

A First Look at the U.K.

A Understanding Names

B History and Meaning of the Union Jack

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Contents

1. Understanding Names

2. History and Meaning of the Union Jack

Understanding Names

 Great Britain = England + Scotland +

Wales

 United Kingdom (UK) = Great Britain + Northern Ireland

 British Isles = Great Britain + the whole

of Ireland (Northern Ireland and the Irish Republic) + other islands = UK + the Irish Republic + other islands

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Understanding Names

 British Commonwealth of Nations: an

association of nations consisting of the UK and its dependencies and many former

British colonies

The Sun Never Set on the British Empire,

"Dominion over palm and pine"

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Territories that have been under

British control.

Vocabulary Check

Task 1

 kingdom: a country ruled by a king or a

queen

 principality: a country ruled by a prince

(Another name of Wales is the Principality)

 province: one of the areas that some

countries are divided into with its own local government

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Vocabulary Check

Task 2: 1 C; 2 B; 3 A; 4 F; 5 D; 6 E

Comprehension Check

Task 1: 1.b 2.a 3 c 4.d

Task 2:

 Eire is the name for the Irish Republic

 Ireland is the name for the island

consisting of the Irish Republic and

Northern Ireland (Ulster)

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Comprehension Check

Task 3:

 1 F / England should neither be used to describe Great Britain nor the UK

 2 T/ ‘Britain’ can be used in everyday

usage to refer to the UK

 3 F/ ‘Great Britain’ when properly used refers to only the island of Great Britain

Comprehension Check

 4 F/ The official name of the UK is the

‘United Kingdom of Great Britain and

Northern Ireland’

 5 T/ People from Scotland can be called Scottish or British

 6 F/ The British monarch is considered the head of state in only 16

Commonwealth countries

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Discussion

 Why is England sometimes mistaken for Britain abroad?

 Why to confuse Britain with England can cause grave offence?

1. Understanding Names

2. History and Meaning of the Union Jack

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History and Meaning of the

Union Jack

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Comprehension Check

Task 1:

 1 N (The information is correct)

 2 F

 3 T

 4 T

 5 F (Northern Ireland uses the Union

Jack)

Comprehension Check

Task 2:

Wales was already united with England

Britain and Ireland was formed.

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