Prime Time 7, Coursebook plus Semester Self-checks

Goals • Comment on texts about Britain. • Give a presentation about political matters. • Analyse critical texts about the British identity. • Summarise texts and their messages. Your turn: My view of the British Write a text of not more than 50 words about your view of the British. Use abbreviations like in texting if necessary. 2  Fact file The British today • • The United Kingdom is a political term, referring to England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. • • Great Britain is the largest of the British Isles, comprising England, Scotland and Wales. • • The adjective “British” is generally used to refer to everyone in the UK. The Scots and Welsh usually say they have British citizenship but describe their nationality as being Scottish or Welsh. In Northern Ireland some people will say they are British, others say they are Irish and some say they are both. F 9 Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv