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The British Isles

America

The British Isles

The flag of the United Kingdom is called the ...

1. Royal Flag
2. Saint Patrick
3. Queen's Flag
4. Union Jack

Capitals and nationalities

Wales
England
Northern Ireland
Scotland
Republic of Ireland

London

Cardiff

Belfast

Edinburgh

Dublin

Anna in from Cardiff, she is ...

1. English
2. Welsh
3. Scottish
4. Irish

Kate lives in London, she is ...

1. English
2. Welsh
3. Scottish
4. Irish

Ben was born in Belfast and Harry lives in Dublin. They are both ...

1. English
2. Welsh
3. Scottish
4. Irish

Mary lives in Edinburgh, she is ...

1. English
2. Welsh
3. Scottish
4. Irish

Flags and national emblems

England

Scotland

Wales

Northern Ireland

England

Scotland

Wales

Northern Ireland

A bit of vocabulary!

Boris Johnson is the ... of the United Kingdom.

1. monarch
2. prime minister

Pound sterling is the official ... of the United Kingdom.

1. currency
2. population
3. national anthem
4. capital

Vocabulary

• population
• monarch
• currency
• prime minister
• national anthem

Queen Elizabeth II is the ... head of state.

1. consume
2. inhabitant
3. contrary to
4. current

Big Ben is not a clock! ... popular belief, Big Ben is actually the name of the bell itself.

1. consume
2. inhabitant
3. contrary to
4. current

British people love tea! They ... more than 165 million cups a day!

1. consume
2. inhabitant
3. contrary to
4. current

When you live in a city, you are an ... of that city.

1. consume
2. inhabitant
3. contrary to
4. current

Vocabulary

• to consume
• inhabitant
• contrary to
• current

FOOD:
Can you name some famous British dishes?

British food: Can you describe ... ?

1. English breakfast
2. Fish and chips
3. Haggis
4. Yorkshire pudding
5. Shepherd's pie
6. Victoria sponge

Important British people

• Lewis Carroll
• C.S. Lewis
• Robin Hood
• Bram Stoker
• Mary Shelley
• J.K. Rowling

The royal family

Robin Hood is an incredible ... .

1. auction
2. archer
3. hideous
4. retires

Lewis Carroll's personal copy of 'Alice in Wonderland' was sold at an ... .

1. auction
2. archer
3. hideous
4. retires

Mary Shelley's book 'Frankenstein' is about a ... monster.

1. auction
2. archer
3. hideous
4. retires

When Queen Elizabeth ... , her son Prince Charles will become king.

1. auction
2. archer
3. hideous
4. retires

Vocabulary

• to auction
• archer
• hideous
• to retire

The United States of America

What pops up in your mind when
you hear 'Amercica'?

The capital Washington D.C. is located in which state?

1. Lincoln Memorial
2. Mount Rushmore
3. Grand Canyon
4. Statue of Liberty

Las Vegas (Nevada)

Grand Canyon (Arizona)

Statue of Liberty (New York)

Golden Gate (California)

American symbols

• Eagle
• Stars and stripes
• The lady that stands in the harbor

Vocabulary from the song 'Where the stars and stripes and eagle fly'

• kindness
•  special
• uncountable
• will be rewarded
• think
• irritates you
• like best
• to grow up

British vs. American English

British

American

apartment

flat

sweets

candy

rubber

eraser

lift

elevator

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