As you are students of English, it's very possible that you'll be interested in England.
As
you
are
students
of
English
,
it
's
very
possible
that
you
'll
be
interested
in
England
.
That's where the language was first spoken.
That
's
where
the
language
was
first
spoken
.
But England is often called by other names.
But
England
is
often
called
by
other
names
.
This often confuses people and I wonder if you know what these names mean.
This
often
confuses
people
and
I
wonder
if
you
know
what
these
names
mean
.
So, now I would like to tell you about this matter of names.
So
,
now
I
would
like
to
tell
you
about
this
matter
of
names
.
I believe that you have heard people use the names--England, Britain or Great Britain.
I
believe
that
you
have
heard
people
use
the
names
--
England
,
Britain
or
Great
Britain
.
Let's see what each of these names means.
Let
's
see
what
each
of
these
names
means
.
If you look at a map of Europe, you'll see a group of islands--one larger island off the northwest coast, one smaller and many tiny ones.
If
you
look
at
a
map
of
Europe
,
you
'll
see
a
group
of
islands
--
one
larger
island
off
the
northwest
coast
,
one
smaller
and
many
tiny
ones
.
These make up what is called the British Isles.
These
make
up
what
is
called
the
British
Isles
.
The largest island of the British Isles is Britain.
The
largest
island
of
the
British
Isles
is
Britain
.
It is also called Great Britain.
It
is
also
called
Great
Britain
.
The smaller island is Ireland.
The
smaller
island
is
Ireland
.
Britain is divided into three parts: Scotland, Wales and England.
Britain
is
divided
into
three
parts
:
Scotland
,
Wales
and
England
.
But sometimes the word "England" is used instead of "Britain".
But
sometimes
the
word
``
England
''
is
used
instead
of
``
Britain
''
.
Why so?
Why
so
?
In ancient times, what is Britain now used to be three different countries.
In
ancient
times
,
what
is
Britain
now
used
to
be
three
different
countries
.
People in these different countries spoke different languages.
People
in
these
different
countries
spoke
different
languages
.
Over many years the three countries became one.
Over
many
years
the
three
countries
became
one
.
England is the largest and richest of the three and it has the most people.
England
is
the
largest
and
richest
of
the
three
and
it
has
the
most
people
.
So the English people take it for granted that their own name stands for the whole island.
So
the
English
people
take
it
for
granted
that
their
own
name
stands
for
the
whole
island
.
There's another thing that confuses people: sometimes you may hear people say "the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland".
There
's
another
thing
that
confuses
people
:
sometimes
you
may
hear
people
say
``
the
United
Kingdom
of
Great
Britain
and
Northern
Ireland
''
.
That is the official name of the country.
That
is
the
official
name
of
the
country
.
Northern Ireland is only one sixth of the island of Ireland.
Northern
Ireland
is
only
one
sixth
of
the
island
of
Ireland
.
The rest of the island is an independent state, called the Republic of Ireland.
The
rest
of
the
island
is
an
independent
state
,
called
the
Republic
of
Ireland
.
So we have the names of "England", "Britain", "Great Britain", and "the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland".
So
we
have
the
names
of
``
England
''
,
``
Britain
''
,
``
Great
Britain
''
,
and
``
the
United
Kingdom
of
Great
Britain
and
Northern
Ireland
''
.
Now do you know what each of them means?
Now
do
you
know
what
each
of
them
means
?
As you are students of English, it's very possible that you'll be interested in England. That's where the language was first spoken. But England is often called by other names. This often confuses people and I wonder if you know what these names mean. So, now I would like to tell you about this matter of names. I believe that you have heard people use the names--England, Britain or Great Britain. Let's see what each of these names means.  If you look at a map of Europe, you'll see a group of islands--one larger island off the northwest coast, one smaller and many tiny ones. These make up what is called the British Isles. The largest island of the British Isles is Britain. It is also called Great Britain. The smaller island is Ireland.  Britain is divided into three parts: Scotland, Wales and England. But sometimes the word "England" is used instead of "Britain". Why so?  In ancient times, what is Britain now used to be three different countries. People in these different countries spoke different languages. Over many years the three countries became one. England is the largest and richest of the three and it has the most people. So the English people take it for granted that their own name stands for the whole island.  There's another thing that confuses people: sometimes you may hear people say "the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland". That is the official name of the country. Northern Ireland is only one sixth of the island of Ireland. The rest of the island is an independent state, called the Republic of Ireland. So we have the names of "England", "Britain", "Great Britain", and "the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland". Now do you know what each of them means?