84% of the United Kingdom ʼ s population live in England - almost 50 million people. Over 7 million of them live in ________, the capital city. St. George is the country ʼ s patron saint, and his cross appears on the flag. His feast day is on April 23 rd. The emblem of England is a rose (1). England ʼ s 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 1 st. 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. white London red Cardiff green/white white/green red

Edinburgh whiteblue Dublin greenwhiteorange leek shamrock

daffodil thistle

harp bagpipes kilt

* Republic of Ireland is not part of the UK

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EnglandScotlandWales Northern Ireland Republic of Ireland CapitalLondonEdinburghCardiffBelfastDublin Population almost 50 million around 5 million around 3 million around 2 million almost 4 million Emblemrosethistle daffodil/ leek shamrockharp Patron Saint St. George St. Andrew St. David St. Patrick Feast Day23 rd April 30 th November 1 st March 17 th March

blue England Scotland Wales red white 5 Complete the text with the information from exercise 4.

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Stonehenge Big Ben and the Houses of Parliament

The London Eye Canterbury Cathedral Buckingham Palace

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