Questions for Unit 0 (Introduction)

1. Discuss the meaning of the following terms. When should you use them? When should you not use them? Do any of them pose translation problems (DE-EN and/or EN-DE)?
   1. British Isles
   2. Great Britain
   3. Britain
   4. British
   5. England
   6. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
   7. Ireland
   8. Northern Ireland
2. Describe (and sketch) the following flags:
   1. the flag of England
   2. the flag of Wales
   3. the flag of Scotland
   4. the flag of St Patrick
   5. the flag of the Republic of Ireland (Eire)
   6. the flag of the Kingdom of Great Britain
   7. today’s Union Jack
   8. the flag of Australia
   9. the flag of New Zealand