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84% of the United Kingdomʼs population live in England - almost 50 million people. Over 7 million of them live in ________, the capital city. St. George is the countryʼs patron saint, and his cross appears on the flag. His feast day is on April 23rd. The emblem of England is a rose (1).Englandʼs flag is a ____ cross on a ______ background.

The population of Wales is around 3 million. The capital city is _______ . The flag is ______________ and _____________ with a ____ dragon. A dragon (2) is one emblem of Wales. Other emblems are the leek (3) and the daffodil (4).The patron saint of Wales is St. David and his feast day is on March 1st.

1 Look at the map and complete the text. Then read the text again and put the correct numbers beside the symbols on the map.

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London

red

Cardiff green/white white/green red

Edinburghwhite blue

Dublin

green white orange

leek shamrock

daffodilthistle

harpbagpipes kilt

The United Kingdom(England, Scotland, Wales and

Northern Ireland)

Ireland(Republic of Ireland and

Northern Ireland)

* Republic of Ireland is not part of the UK

C 2.43

C 2.44

England Scotland Wales Northern Ireland

Republic of

Ireland

Capital London Edinburgh Cardiff Belfast Dublin

Population almost 50 million

around 5 million

around 3 million

around 2

million

almost 4 million

Emblem rose thistle daffodil/ leek shamrock harp

Patron Saint

St. George St. Andrew St.

DavidSt.

PatrickSt.

Patrick

Feast Day 23rd April 30th November

1st March

17th March

17th March

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EnglandScotland Wales

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5 Complete the text with the information from exercise 4.

Leeds‘Brit’

Hong Kong

Jamaica India

three

A

C 2.45

C 2.45

D

EC

Stonehenge

Big Ben and the Houses of Parliament

The London Eye

Canterbury Cathedral

Buckingham Palace

C 2.46

2

3

4

5

6

a uniform

and they go to the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award meeting.

Friday8.50

lots of different/about twelve

eats lunch

rugby

practice

meets his friends, Rick and Darren,