British History Culture Symbols of Britain

A short listening exercise for the TEFL classroom about symbols of Britain. The Union Flag or Union Jack The famous red, white and blue dates from 1801 when the Kingdom of Ireland was united with the Kingdom of Great Britain. The flag combines the flags of three countries: the red of St George on a white background (England), the white diagonal cross (saltire) of St Andrew on a blue background (Scotland), and the red saltire cross of St Patricks flag (Ireland). There is no reference t