The United Kingdom

​8th form, English book, page 13

​The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

​The United Kingdom consists of a group of islands off the northwest coast of Europe.

Multiple Choice

The United Kingdom consists of a group of islands off the .......

• northwest coast of Europe.

• southwest coast of Europe.

• west coast of Europe.

• north coast of Europe.

England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland

It is a country made up of four nations

England, Scotland and Wales make up Great Britain

Sports and literature in the UK

​Do you know any of them? Name them

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​​Soccer

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​​Rugby

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​​Cricket

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​​Boxing

​All of these sports were invented in Britain

​The author of Romeo and Juliet

​​William Shakespeare

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​​Chirles Dickens

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​​Robert Burns

​The author of the Harry Potter Books

​​J.K.Rowling

​The great writers in the United Kingdom

In the past, kings ruled with advice from a council of religious leaders. This council then became PARLAMENT.

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​Today, the monarch, who can be a king or queen, has no real power.

​Britain's system of Government

Multiple Choice

Did kings ruled with advice in the past?

• yes, they did

• no, they didn't

• I don't now

Multiple Choice

This council became __________, which now passes all the country's laws.

• PARLAMENT

• COUNCIL

• I don't now

• Britain was one of the most powerful nations in the world.

​By the 1800s,

• German people known as Angles, Jutes and Saxons moved into Britain.

• The Angels gave their name to England and English people became known as Anglo- Saxons

​In the eighth century B.C

The first people who lived in te UK were PICTS

B.C. (before Jesus Christ was born);

A.D. (abbreviation for Anno Domini : a Latin phrase meaning "in the year of the Lord", which is used when referring to a year after Jesus Christ was born).

​But in the 20th century Britain could not keep its empire, and most of its colonies became independent.

• the Romans ruled for about 400 years. They built roads, bathhouses, and large villas.

​In A.D. 43

• the Celts arrived from Europe and punished the Picts north into Scotland

​By the sixth century A.D.

The first people who lived in te UK were PICTS

B.C. (before Jesus Christ was born);

A.D. (abbreviation for Anno Domini : a Latin phrase meaning "in the year of the Lord", which is used when referring to a year after Jesus Christ was born).

Multiple Choice

Who were the first people who lived in the UK?

• Picts

• German

• Celts

Multiple Choice

When did German people known as Angles, Jutes and Saxons move into Britain?

• In the sixth century A.D.

• In the eighth century B.C

• In A.D. 43

Multiple Choice

In what period of time Britain was one of the most powerful nations in the world.

• In the sixth century A.D.

• In the eighth century B.C

• By the 1800s

Multiple Choice

Who gave their name to England ?

• The Angels

• German

• the Celts

Multiple Choice

Who arrived from Europe and punished the Picts north into Scotland?

• The Angels

• German

• the Celts

Multiple Choice

But in the 20th century Britain could not keep its empire, and most of its colonies became ___________

• independent

• free

• monarch

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