A country within a country

1. Look at the following map and locate the different places: The British Isles, The United Kingdom and
Great Britain.

The British Isles: .

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The United Kingdom: ...

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Great Britain: .

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2. Is there any figures or places you can identify on the map?

What are the flags, capital cities and national emblems of the following countries.
capital city:
England national emblems:

capital city:
Scotland national emblems:

capital city:
Wales national emblems:

capital city:
Northern Ireland national emblems:
 Video analysis: Scottish referendum explained for non-brits

3. Look at the first part of the video twice and focus on one of the following column of the table

Scotlands geographical position What is specific to Scotland

4. Identify the paradoxe about Scotland and the UK

5. Look at the second part of the video twice and pick out names, dates and events.

Dates and figures Historic landmarks and people involved

6. Do you know any country with a similar status?

7. Fill in the following timelines with the pieces of information you found in the video:

1100s 1296 1314 1328

Emergence of the Kingdom England invades Scotland Battle of Bannockburn Scotland becomes .
of Scotland independent
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.. 1707 -1745 1997 2014

. Jacobite rebellions against Creation of a Scottish Referendum on

the British Government Parliament following devolution Scottish Independence
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