THE UNITED KINGDOM

COUNTRY AND PEOPLE

 THE UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT
BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND
 Origin
 Britannia
 The name that the Romans gave to approximately
their southern British province (the area of
present-day England)
 The name Britannia – given to the female
embodiment of Britain, always wearing a helmet
and holding a trident (symbol of the power of the
sea)
 Hence the patriotic song:

“Rule Britannia, Britannia rule the waves

Britons never never never ever shall be slaves”
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=akbzRuZmqVM

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 BRITANNIA

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 THE BRITISH
- Four nations of:
ENGLAND  English

SCOTLAND  Scots

WALES  Welsh

NORTHERN IRELAND  Irish

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POLITICAL UNIFICATION

 A gradual process that took several hundred

years
 1707- Acts of Union joined England, Wales
and Scotland (Great Britain)
 1801- Act of Union joined Great Britain and
Ireland (United Kingdom)
 1922- Most of Ireland became a separate
state- Republic of Ireland

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 IDENTITY
Identifying symbols of the
four nations
 ENGLAND

 Flag: St George’s Cross  Plant: Rose

 Patron saint: St George

 Saint’s day: 23 April  Colour: White
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 WALES

 Flag: Dragon of Cadwallader  Plant: Leek/Daffodil

 Colour: Red
 Patron saint: St David
 Saint’s day: 1 March
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SCOTLAND

 Flag: St Andrew’s Cross  Plant: Thistle

 Patron saint:
St Andrew 

 Saint’s day:
30 November Colour:
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 IRELAND

 Flag: St Patrick’s Cross/  Plant: Shamrock

R. Ireland

 Patron saint: St Patrick

 Saint’s day: 17 March  Colour: Green
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 The national flag of the
UK
 The Union Jack

 A combination of the
cross of St George,
the cross of St
Andrew and the cross
of St Patrick

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Other signs of national identity
of the British people
 The prefix Mc or Mac (e.g. McCall,
MacCarthy, MacDonald) is always either
Scottish or Irish
 The prefix O (as in O’Brien, O’Hara) is
distinctly Irish
 Surnames (e.g. Davis, Evans, Jones, Lloyd,
Morgan, Price, Rees, Williams) suggest
Welsh origin
 Most common surname in both England and
Scotland is Smith
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 Typical names

First names Nicknames

(for friends only)
 John – English
 Ian – Scottish  Jock – Scottish
 Sean - Irish  Paddy or Nick –
Irishmen
 Dai or Taffy -
Welshmen
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 Symbols of national identity

Clothes Musical instruments

 The kilt – a skirt with a
tartan pattern worn by men,
is a very well-known symbol
 Harp – Wales and
Ireland
of Scottishness

 Bagpipes - Scottish
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 Racial differences of
the four nations
Celtic : Germanic:
 Irish  English
 Welsh  Lowland Scots
 Scottish (Highland
Scots)

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 Languages
 Celtic languages:  Germanic dialects

 Irish Gaelic > modern English

 Scottish Gaelic
 Welsh

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The Celtic Languages
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=ri1Vw3w1_10

 Features of Celtic languages: 5.19’, 8’10>

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=r0931-fyW3w
 Celtic Languages Comparison

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Thank you for your attention .

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