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5 T053 Listen and read. Then find on the map below all the geographical names mentioned in the text.

England or Great Britain?

When people say England, they sometimes mean Great Britain, sometimes the United Kingdom, sometimes the British Isles — but never England.

George Mikes

This is one of the many questions people ask about the country situated on an island lying off the western coast of Europe. People are puzzled by so many names related to the place: The United Kingdom, Great Britain, Britain, England... Is there any difference between them all? Are these the names of one and the same geographical place? And what are the people living there called? The British? The English?

Let us start from the beginning. Geographically, we speak of the British Isles. It is a group of islands to the west of continental Europe. It includes the islands of Great Britain, Ireland and over 6,000 smaller isles.

Politically, there are two states situated on the British Isles: the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (commonly known as the United Kingdom) and the Republic of Ireland (or simply Ireland, or Eire). England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland are the countries within the United Kingdom.

Great Britain is not the same as England — they refer to different areas. Great Britain is England, Scotland and Wales. England is therefore only one part of Great Britain. If you use the place name ‘England’ when speaking about the whole of the UK, or the British Isles, you’ll make a mistake and may hurt the feelings of those who live in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.

People living in the UK are called British. People from England are English. If you refer to Welsh and Scottish people as ‘English’, they may feel hurt.

Vocabulary

area

to be situated

to include

to relate

to refer

to hurt the feelings