E-učbenik Touchstone 7, 3. izdaja

Recording 102, page 130
About Great Britain
Exercise 2 The flags

The flag of the United Kingdom is called the Union Jack. It’s three flags in one.

a red cross on white, for England

a white (diagonal) cross on blue, for Scotland

a red (diagonal) cross on white, for Ireland

Three flags in one: the Union Jack, the flag of the UK

Recording 103, page 130
About Great Britain
Exercise 3 The symbols: Britain's national flowers

Each country in the United Kingdom has a plant as a symbol.

The national flower of England is the rose.

The national flower of Northern Ireland is a wild plant – the shamrock.

The Scottish national flower is another wild plant – the thistle.

The national emblem of Wales is a vegetable or flower – the leek or the daffodil.

It’s traditional in Britain to wear your country’s emblem on its saint’s day.

The leek doesn’t go in a buttonhole, so the Welsh often wear a daffodil.

Recording 101, page 130
EXTRA READING
About Great Britain
Exercise 1 The countries

England is the largest country in (Great) Britain.

(Great) Britain
There are three countries in Great Britain: England, Scotland and Wales. It does not include Northern Ireland.

Great Britain is the largest island of the British Isles. In everyday speech you can drop the word ‘Great’ which is a reference to size.

The United Kingdom consists of four countries: England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.

Its full name is the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. It is often called the UK for short.

The British Isles is the geographical name that refers to Great Britain, the whole of Ireland (Northern and Southern), and all the other islands round about (e.g. the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man).

But it is important to remember that Southern Ireland – that is, the Republic of Ireland – is completely independent.

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