The United Kingdom consists of England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland. England has over 50 million people and is mostly urbanized, though it has rural coastal areas. Scotland's capital is Edinburgh and it has over 5 million people divided between the mountainous Highlands and more populated Lowlands. Wales has a population of over 3 million and its economy relies on mining and metal production. Northern Ireland has just under 2 million people and Belfast is its largest city located in the eastern coastal region.

1. THE UNITED KINGDOM Tuuli Teppan & Kaisa Ling

2. Parts of the UK The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland was formed in 1801. It consists of: England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. Everybody from the UK is called British.

3. QUIZ! What is the old word for “county”? Sewar Shire Secs

4. ENGLAND How many cities are there in England? 5 50 420

5. Which place was granted city right in 2002, on the Queen’s Golden jubilee celebrations? Tartu Preston Daniel Jüri

6. A little more... The population of England is 51,092,000 Although England is very much urbanised, it has a lot of unspoilt coastal and rural areas which have inspired many famous poets and artists.

7. SCOTLAND What is the capital of Scotland? Edinburgh London Glasgow Drummond Castle Gardens

8. Where did the Battle of Stirling Bridge take place? Võru Aberdeen Stirling

9. A little more... The population of Scotland is 5,144,200. It is divided into two parts: the Highlands, where the density of population is the lowest and the Lowlands, where it is much higher.

10. WALES In which part of the country most of the Welsh live? Southern part In the woods In bushy areas

11. A little more... The population of Wales is 3,004,600 The economy of Wales highly lies on mining and metal production, which started during the days of Industrial revolution

12. NORTHERN IRELAND Where is Belfast located? In the North In the western Mountains In the eastern coastal region

13. A little more... The population of Northern Ireland is 1,741,600 On the Queen’s Golden Jubilee in 2002 Newry and Lisburn were granted city status.

14. ETHNIC MINORITIES Why was immigration in 1950s and 1960 so high in Britain? a) Britain was in need of unskilled or semi-skilled workers. b)There was a great surplus of single men and no women to match them. c)Milk and bread were given out for free.

15. Which are the three main groups of ethnic minorities? Estonian, Lithuanian, Latvian Black, Indian, Pakistani Black, Chinese, Liberian

16. Which are the main problems that are connected with immigration? Immigrants use a big amount of the food supply, the British are starting to get worried... There is no more room. Britain is full. Racial violence and inner-city riots.

17. Naomi Campbell, who is a member of ethnic minorities group, earns living as a... Housewife Supermodel Dentist

18. A little more... Many members of ethnic minorities live in the south-eastern part of England. About 5,5% of the population is composed by ethnic minorities. Britain faces many problems as a multi-racial society, since 1971 the country has reduced the number of immigrants from outside Europe.

19. Britain has a tradition of granting asylum to people in need of protection, those escaping political or religious persecution, or those in search of better economic opportunities. In April 2002 The Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Bill was introduced, fixing measures to reform the system.

20. LANGUAGE How do they call Old English? Anglo-Saxon Anglo-Macbook Anglo-Rockon

21. In the 14th century, English became the language of... Football The court Educated people

22. Does English need a visa to enter other languages? YES NO

23. A little more... English has a lot of dialects: Indigenous Celtic languages Welsh (only 16% of Welsh can read, write and speak) http:// www.youtube.com/watch?v =leiPemYDg-8 Gaelic (spoken in Scotland, 59 000 speakers) http:// www.youtube.com/watch?v =6kZuBzY1iHc&feature=related Irish Gaelic (has no official status) http:// www.youtube.com/watch?v =0PVuNb5QoEc d) Cornish c) Manx Gaelic (the Isle of Man)

24. Different dialects of English Scouse in Liverpool http:// www.youtube.com/watch?v =sBYlXfjKru4 Brummie in Birmingham http:// www.youtube.com/watch?v =Gzb7BanTuXw Cockney in East-London http:// www.youtube.com/watch?v =ijr9lU2J2Wk Glaswegian in Glasgow http:// www.youtube.com/watch?v =AXGP4Sez_Us Favourite English accent- Sean Connery http:// www.youtube.com/watch?v =s5c9NiC_rEQ&feature=related American English http:// www.youtube.com/watch?v =1ZZox6jfWUk Australian South-African Indian West Indian Canadian New Zealand Singaporean

25. THE UNION JACK English Scottish Former Irish

26. INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS The UK is a member of: The EU, The UN, The G8, The OSCE The British Commonwealth is a federation of independent countries, its aim is to encourage cultural relations between the member states. Participates in organisations: IMF, the World Bank, the OECD, and the WTO.

27. The FCO (Foreign and Commonwealth Office) is in charge of foreign policy). There are political debates about whether Britain should join the single European currency (EURO) or not.