Channel: Learn English with Gill · engVid

Category: Education

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Description: It’s called the United Kingdom, but it’s divided up into four countries! I’ll be focusing on England in particular, and showing how the country where I live is divided up into cities and towns, villages and countryside. I’ll be talking about counties, councils, and wards, and giving a few examples of place names. If you’re planning on moving to the UK, this is essential knowledge. engvid.com/how-the-uk-is-divided To learn how to pronounce UK place names, watch these lessons: How to say the names of British cities, by @English Jade · Learn English with engVid : youtu.be/IXkFM3TC108 How to pronounce UK place names, by @Benjamin’s English · Learn English with engVid : youtu.be/MHCb2D3IMNM And for more about Scotland, see my interview with a Scottish poet here: youtu.be/UKZ5p2lKCkw In this video: 00:00 How the UK is divided 00:16 Countries: England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland 02:04 Big Cities: London, Birmingham, Manchester... 03:22 Suburbs 04:06 Countryside 05:22 Counties: Yorkshire, Derbyshire, Somerset, Kent, Devon, Cornwall, Essex, Suffolk, Norfolk... 05:43 How to pronounce "-shire" names 08:14 Councils 09:09 Wards