The British Isles [aɪlz]

The British Isles is the name for all the islands surrounding and including Great Britain, [ɔ:] [ð] Northern [aıǝ] Ireland and the Republic of Ireland. Great Britain (GB) is the largest island in the British Isles. It consists of England, Wales and [ɒ] Scotland. The United Kingdom (UK) is the name for Great Britain and Northern Ireland. [a:] England is a part of UK.

[ʌ] Each country in the British Isles has a national symbol

England: rose

Scotland: the thistle [ˈθɪs(ə)l]

цветок чертополоха

Wales: the daffodil['dæfədɪl] бледно-жёлтый нарцисс

Ireland: the shamrock

['ʃæmrɔk] трилистник (род клевера)

[æ] The capital of the UK is London ['lʌndən]

Big Ben and London Eye

Cardiff Castle from

Bute Park

The capital of Wales is Cardiff ['kɑːdɪf]

The capital of Scotland is Edinburgh ['edɪnb(ə)rə]

The capital of Northern Ireland is Belfast ['belfɑːst]

Belfast Castle

The capital of the Republic of Ireland is Dublin ['dʌblɪn]

['heɪpnɪ] The Ha'penny Bridge over the Liffey [ˈlɪfi]