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Some British people say that they are from Great Britain. Other British people say they are from
the UK. Some say they are from England, Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland. 1 do you know
about these different places?
England, Scotland and Wales are on an island in the northwest of 2 called Great Britain.
Great Britain together with Northern Ireland is called the United Kingdom, or UK.
England is the 3 part of the UK. Its name 4 people called the Angles, who came
from Germany 1,500 years ago. About 53 million people live in England and the capital city is
London.
Scotland is in the 5 of Britain. Over 5 million people live in Scotland. The highest mountain
in the UK is in Scotland. It’s called Ben Nevis and is 1,345 meters 6 . The capital city of Scotland
is Edinburgh 7 the largest city is Glasgow.
Wales is in the west of Britain. About 3 million people live there and about 20 percent of
them 8 Welsh. Welsh is one of the oldest languages in Europe. The Welsh flag has a picture of
dragon! The capital of Wales is Cardiff.
Northern Ireland is a part of Ireland, an island west of Britain. Nearly 2 million people live there.
The Giant’s Causeway is a popular tourist attraction. There are huge rocks 9 by lava from a
volcano (火山), but an old story says that a giant built it! The capital of Northern Ireland is Belfast.
Fun facts:
·The UK flag is called the “Union Jack”.
·The UK is the only country in the world 10 four national football teams.
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