All About Britain and British Culture part 1

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Do you know this?

The beginning...

• It's called Great Britain, because France also had the region 'Brittany' 
• Albion = The White. The Romans came to Britain in the year 43. The white cliffs of Dover were called 'Albus'. 
• The Romans called the island 'Britannia'
  which is where the name Britain comes 
  from!

Drag the correct nation on the map!

Scotland

England

Wales

Northern-Ireland

Ireland

United Kingdom confusion

• Scotland & Wales & England = Great Britain
• England is only the southern part, the capital is London.
• Add Northern-Ireland and you have:
  "United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern-Ireland"
• Republic of Ireland is a whole different country.
• So the UK is made up of 4 nations.

Ireland is part of the United Kingdom

1. True
2. False

England

Scotland

Northern-Ireland

Wales

The United Kingdom is made up of .............. nations.

1. 3
2. 4
3. 5
4. 6

Where does Halloween originate from?

1. The United States of America
2. Canada
3. The United Kingdom
4. Ireland

British Culture

• There are many different well-known cultural things!

Just look at the image to the left

• Union jack, coaches, high tea, telephone booths, the Tower Bridge, Big Ben, full English breakfast, Sherlock Holmes, and it's always raining (or is it?)

Which of the 4 groups of the previous slide had the most influence on the English language?