Great Britain

Great Britain

What are its parts?

What is its history?

What does its flag look like and why?

Multiple Select

What can we call Great Britain? Choose all the possible names :)

• Britain

• England

• United Kingdom

• Great Britain

• The UK

Key info...

• The official name of the country is "the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland" oooff...

• The UK consists of 4 parts: England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland.

• The Republic of Ireland, which is also called Eire is NOT part of the UK!

Poll

Is Eire part of the UK?

• Yes

• No

• I don't know...

The capital city of the UK and of England is London.

But the other parts of the UK have their own smaller capitals:

• Scotland - Edinburgh [Edinbura]

• Wales - Cardiff

• Northern Ireland - Belfast

Scotland

• Until 1603 Scotland and England were separate.

• After queen Elizabeth I. died, her cousin James VI became King James I of England too.

• Now Scotland is still part of the UK but they have their own parliament.

Multiple Choice

King James the VI of Scotland and King James the I of England were...

• brothers

• cousins

• the same person

• enemies (=nepřátelé)

Wales

• The English king Edward I conquered Wales in the 13th century.

• People in Wales speak English but also Welsh.

Open Ended

Who conquered Wales in the 13th century?

Ireland

Queen Elizabeth I. conquered Ireland in the 16th century, but there were a lot of problems on the 19th century.

In the 1920s the south of Ireland became an independent country again, after the Irish War of Independence.

Poll

Is Ireland independent now?

• Yes, all Ireland is independent

• Yes, but only the south

• Yes, but only the north

• No, Ireland is part of the UK

The flag of the UK is called the Union Jack and it represents all the parts of the UK

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Thank you for your attention! :)