浙江省诸暨市草塔中学高中英语 Unit 2 The United Kingdom Background Information of the British Isles素材 新人教版必修5.docVIP

PAGE  浙江省诸暨市草塔中学高中英语 Unit 2 The United Kingdom Background Information of the British Isles素材 新人教版必修5 What is the difference between British Isles(不列颠群岛), Britain, United Kingdom and England? These terms (术语) are familiar(熟悉), but puzzling to us Chinese. The British Isles are made up of two large islands: One is Britain and the other Ireland. Britain, or Great Britain, is the larger of the two islands, and is divided into three parts: England, Scotland and Wales. The United Kingdom (UK) is the short for the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. UK consists of Scotlan