Britain in brief

GREAT BRITAIN

GREAT BRITAIN

Ø Great Britain: Geographical Position, Political System, Origins and Nomenclature

Ø Religion in Britain

Ø The Union Jack

Ø British Royal Ceremonies & Holidays

Ø Britain, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland

— 1. Discuss these questions

- Have you ever been to the United Kingdom?

- What interesting do you know about Great Britain?

Read the information below about Great Britain and try to answer the questions below.

Britain in brief

Great Britain	The name was first used in 1603 when James VI of Scotland became also James I of England
Britannia	In ancient geography (after the time of Caesar), the name of the island of Great Britain, and especially of the southern part of the island; a poetic name for Great Britain; a female personification of Great Britain.
Albion	A poetic name for Britain; comes from the ancient name of Britain, espe­cially England. The Romans associated the term with albus ("white"), and identified it with the Dover chalk cliffs.
The Commonwealth	What once used to be the British Empire is now known as the Commonwealth. It includes many countries such as Burma, the Sudan, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and others. These countries are "associat­ed" under the British Crown with the British Queen nominally proclaimed their head of State, and represented there by governor-general.
County	Originally the lands of a count or an earl. Now one of the chief administra­tive divisions in England and Wales. In 1974 some counties were grouped together and renamed. Now there are 7 metropolitan counties, including Greater London, and 47 non-metropolitan counties in England and Wales. A metropolitan county includes a big city (metropolis).
Region	Any of large areas of the United Kingdom; one of the chief administrative divisions in Scotland. Since 1975 the old Scottish counties have been reor­ganized into 9 regions and 3 island areas with some alternation of the old boundaries.
District	One of the chief administrative divisions in Northern Ireland where there are 26 districts.
Home Counties	The name given to the counties near London: Kent, Surrey, Essex, and occasionally Hertfordshire and East and West Sussex.

1. When was the name "Great Britain" first used?

2. What is a female personification of Great Britain?

3. What is a poetic name for Great Britain?

4. What countries are "associated" under the British Crown?

5. How many metropolitan and non-metropolitan counties are there in Great Britain?

6. How many administrative divisions are there in Scotland and Wales?

Great Britain

& 1. Read the following text about Great Britain, translate it into Ukrainian. Make sure you study the language of the text to be competent in further exercises and discussions.

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