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Some of these terms may sound familiar to you but do you think that they all refer to the same territory? The answer

is 'NO' and it is one of the most interesting things that you will learn in this first stop of the journey through the English

speaking countries. Let's have a look at the following map:

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What continent do you think it is? Yeah, it is Europe so, 1 point for you if you guessed this answer in the previous

activity. Now, try to identify the UK. (Tip: Check the picture in the cover page of this module). There we are! And what

is the precise meaning of the letters UK? Well, it is The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and

thanks  to this name  you will have guessed that  Great  Britain (GB) and Northern Ireland are included in the UK. Did

you know the full name of the UK? Now look closely at this clarifying picture:

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Very often, people use the names United Kingdom (UK), Great Britain and England as synonyms, referring to the same

place but, as  you can see, they are different. England is just one country within Great Britain and the United Kingdom;

Great  Britain is the biggest  island and three  countries are inside it: England, Scotland and Wales; finally, The United

Kingdom refers to all of them: that  is, both islands  - except the South of Ireland, also called Southern Ireland or the

Republic of Ireland. They are called the British Islands, and islands like Guernsey,  Jersey or  the Isle of Man are also

dependent on the British Crown.

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The following diagram explains this in a different way:

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Now that you know the difference among these terms, can you tell the name of some cities within the UK?

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