1 M - ESW - UK culture & flags

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo, vwo
• Leerjaar 1

Welcome to this lesson about the UK!

1 M 

The UK culture and flags

today's goals

- Getting to know a bit more about the UK and it's culture

- Understanding the geography/4 nations

-Knowing the flags of the nations

What does the 'UK' stand for?

1. The Ugly King
2. The United Kingdom
3. The United King
4. The United Queendom

The UK consists of ...

1. Scotland, England & Wales
2. Scotland, England, Wales and Northern-Ireland
3. Ireland, Scotland & Wales
4. Scotland, England, Wales, Northern-Ireland & Ireland

What is the capital (hoofdstad)of the UK?

1. Edinburgh
2. London
3. Washington
4. New York

UK & GB

England + Scotland + Wales =

Great Britain (GB - British)

Great Britain + N. Ireland =

United Kingdom (UK)

Ireland = part of the EU

The difference between GB-UK-British Isles

England

Flag                                    London                                         Rose

Scotland

Flag                                   Edinbrugh                         Thistle (distel)

Wales

Flag                                      Cardiff                             Daffodil/Leek

Northern-Ireland

Flag                                           Belfast                                Shamrock 

Click on the link, go to the website, read the text, play the game. What was your score?

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English Quiz

You are going to answer 11 questions on different English subjects such as food, flags and language.

Good luck!

Which country is not a part of the United Kingdom?

1. England
2. Ireland
3. Northern Ireland
4. Wales

England

Scotland

Ireland

Wales

Northern Ireland

The UK

What are the four countries the UK is made up of? 

Tekst

England

Wales

Scotland

Northern Ireland

Match the correct answers to the questions in 2 minutes

What is the UK short for?

Which countries make up Great Britain?

Which country is part of the UK but

not part of Great Britain?

What are the capital cities of the

countries that make up the UK?

Which countries make up the British

Isles?

Cardiff, Edinburgh, London and

Belfast.

Northern Ireland

The United Kingdom (England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland) and the republic of 

Ireland.

United Kingdom

 Wales, Scotland and England.

Who is the current (huidige)
Prime Minster of the UK?

1. RISHI SUNAK
2. BORIS JOHNSON
3. DAVID CAMERON
4. THERESA MAY

By what name is the UK flag often known?

1. The Union Jack
2. The Britannia
3. Old Glory
4. The Great Flag

What is the name of the English professional football competition?

1. Super League
2. Champions League
3. Premier League
4. Premiership

Who is England's famous wizard?

1. James Arthur
2. Harry Potter
3. Van Helsing
4. Frodo Baggins

Who wrote the books about this famous wizard?

1. J.K. Rowling
2. George R.R. Martin
3. J.R.R. Tolkien
4. Gareth Southgate

After London, what is the second biggest city in England?

1. Liverpool
2. Manchester
3. Sheffield
4. Birmingham

What is the common internet domain address for Britain?

1. .com
2. .gb
3. .co.uk
4. .en

United Kingdom

England

Ireland

Scotland

Northern Ireland

Wales

Australia

New Zealand

Jamaica

Canada

Which city is not in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?

1. Belfast
2. Cardiff
3. Dublin
4. Edinburgh

By what name is the UK flag often known?

1. The Union Jack
2. The Britannia
3. Old Glory
4. The Great Flag

Which country?

From which country is the flag you just saw?

1. Scotland
2. United Kingdom
3. Northern-Ireland
4. England

Which country?

From which country is the flag you just saw?

1. Wales
2. Jamaica
3. Australia
4. Scotland

Which country?

From which country is the flag you just saw?

1. South Africa
2. Ireland
3. Scotland
4. New Zealand

Which flag?

Which flag did you just see?

1. England
2. Great Britain
3. United Kingdom
4. Australia

What is the flag of England?

A

B

C

1. Flag A is the flag of England
2. Flag B is the flag of England
3. Flag C is the flag of England
4. It is not here

What is NOT part of a typically english breakfast.

1. eggs
2. bacon
3. Sausages
4. crisps

What do the letters BLT stand for in the BLT sandwich?

1. Bread, Lettuce and Tea
2. Bread, Lettuce and Tomato
3. Bacon, Lettuce and Tea
4. Bacon, Lettuce and Tomato

There are more than 50 English speaking countries.

1. True
2. False

Which of these seas does not surround the UK?

1. the Welsh sea
2. the Atlantic Ocean
3. the Irish sea
4. the English channel

What is this?

1. An Irish bathhouse
2. A Celtic castle
3. A shrine
4. A roman temple

What did the Romans call the capital?

1. London
2. Londonus
3. Londonimuium
4. Londonium

British English vocabulary 

mobile phone

Crisps

nappy

Motorway

Bonnet

American English

British English

Match the British and the American words

candy

sweater

sneakers

mail

elevator

post

trainers

sweets

lift

jumper

Match the British and the American words

British English

American English

pants

movie

fries

store

yard

garden

film

trousers

chips

shop

British EN

American EN

British English

American English

cinema

movie theater

candy

sweets

autumn

fall

lift

elevator

wardrobe

closet

trainers

sneakers

soccer

football

nappy

diaper

sidewalk

pavement

crisps

chips

I learnt a lot about the United Kingdom

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