A little bit of history

1. LEARNING CULTURE
A little bit of history

2. THE UK
 The United Kingdom is
in itself a country that is
made up of England,
Scotland, Wales and
Northern Ireland.

3. THE UK
 The capital city of the
UK is London.

4. GREAT BRITAIN
 Great Britain is an
island which is made
up of three counties:
England, Scotland and
Wales.
 Northern Ireland is not
part of Great Britain.

5. GREAT BRITAIN

6. ENGLAND
 England is one of the
four countries that
make up the UK and
one of the three that
makes up Great
Britain.
 England is the largest
country in the UK.
 London is the capital of
England.

7. ENGLAND

8. SCOTLAND
 Scotland is in Great
Britain. It shares a
border with England,
but it is not in England.
 The capital of Scotland
is Edinburgh.

9. SCOTLAND

10. WALES
 The capital city of
Wales is Cardiff .

11. WALES

12. NORTHERN IRELAND
 Northern Ireland is part
of the UK, but it is not
in Great Britain.
 The capital of NI is
Belfast.

13. NORTHERN IRELAND

14. NORTHERN IRELAND
 Northern Ireland can be found in Ireland (which is the
island to the west of Great Britain). It became a part of
the UK in 1921. Ireland is divided in two parts; NI is
part of the UK while the Republic of Ireland, in the
south, is an independent country with its own laws,
government and currency (€).

15. PUT INTO PRACTICE! MATCH EVERY FLAG
WITH ITS CONTRY
WALES
NORTHERN IRELAND
ENGLAND
SCOTLAND

16. TRUE OR FALSE?
 The UK is an island.
false
true
 4 countries make up the UK.
true
false
 3 countries make up Great Britain.
true
false
 Northern Ireland is in Great Britain.
true
false

17. TRUE OR FALSE?
 Scotland is in England.
false
true
 The capital of Wales is London.
false
true
 The Republic of Ireland is NOT part of the UK.
false
true

18. TRUE OR FALSE?
 The UK is an island.
false
true
 4 countries make up the UK.
true
false
 3 countries make up Great Britain.
true
false
 Northern Ireland is in Great Britain.
true
false

19. TRUE OR FALSE?
 Scotland is in England.
false
true
 The capital of Wales is London.
false
true
 The Republic of Ireland is NOT part of the UK.
true
false