The UK Today

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The full name of the country is                    [The United Kingdom, The Kingdom, The State] of Great Briain and Northern Ireland. It is situated on                   [The Irish Island, The British Isles, The English Isles] and they are separated from Europe by the                 [Irish Sea, Indian Ocean, English Channel] . The UK consists of       [three, four, five] parts. When we say "Great Britain" we usually mean                                      [England, Wales and Scotland, England and Northern Ireland, England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland]. And                  [Scotland, Northern Ireland, Wales] is situated on the another island. There are two countries there - Northern Ireland and                     [France, Republic of Ireland, Norway].

London is the capital of                    [England and the UK, England, Wales] and Government of The UK is situated there.

Look at the map and match. What parts of the UK can you see?

Match flags to the countries.