British life. Britain - the right names

Аудио запись первой главы книги Anne Collins. British life. Рекомендовано для уровня pre-intermediate “When people say England, they sometimes mean Great Britain, sometimes the United Kingdom, sometimes the British Isles - but never England.“ George Mikes, How to be an Alien Britain - the right names Britain - or Great Britain (GB) - is the name for England, Wales and Scotland. Britain is the eighth largest island in the world. The British Isles is the name for England, Scotland, Wales, both parts of Ireland, the Isle of Man and the Channel Islands. The United Kingdom (UK) is England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. It is about 250,000 square kilometres in size and 1,000 kilometres from north to south. The British government is the government of the UK. Many people think that “English“ is the same as “British“. But England is only one of the four nations in the UK. The Scots, Welsh and Northern Irish are British too. They sometimes get angry wh