The UK
Britsh government. Many people refer to the inhabitants of the British isles as 'the English',
but England is only one of the countries. The other countries are Scotland, Wales and
Northern Ireland.
Great britan is the name of the one island which is made up of Scotland, England and
Wales. It is calles Great because in some languages the word for Britain is the same as the
word for Brittany, which is in France. The word 'Great' helps to distinguish the two: 'Grande
Bretange' = Great Britain, 'Bretagne' = Brittany.
Climate
Britain has a variable climate. The weather changes so frequently that it is difficult to
frecast. It is not unusual fo people to complain that the weathermen were wrong. Fortunately,
as Britain does not experience extreme weather conditions, it is never very cold or very hot.
The temperature rarely rises above 32°C in summer, or falls below -10°C in winter.
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