The UK

1. What’s the word?

Write the word under the pictures.

people island city London

mountain dragon giant football

people

2. True or false?
Read the fact file on the next page and circle true or false for these sentences.

a. England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland are the four parts of the UK. true false

b. England is smaller than Scotland. true false

c. More than 53 million people live in Scotland. true false

d. There’s a dragon on the Welsh flag. true false

e. Lots of tourists visit the Giant’s Causeway in Northern Ireland. true false

f. The UK football team is often called the ‘Union Jack’. true false

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3. Read
Read the fact file and complete exercise 2 on the previous page.

4. What do you think?

What was the most interesting fact about the UK? Are there different places or
nationalities in your country? What does your country’s flag look like? What are
your favourite places to visit in your country?

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