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Great Britain is an island located within the British Isles and it is the ninth-largest island in the world and the largest in Europe. It is located to the northwest of continental Europe and it is home to the United Kingdom , which includes Scotland, England, Wales, and Northern Ireland (not actually on the island of Great Britain). Great Britain has a total area of 88,745 square miles (229,848 sq km) and a population of about 65 million people (2016 estimate).

The island of Great Britain is known for the global city of London , England, as well as smaller cities like Edinburgh, Scotland. In addition, Great Britain is known for its history, historic architecture, and natural environment.

Fast Facts: Great Britain

• Official Name: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
• Capital: London
• Population: 65,105,246 (2018)
• Official Language: English 
• Currency: British pound (GBP)
• Form of Government: Parliamentary constitutional monarchy; a commonwealth realm
• Climate: Temperate; moderated by prevailing southwest winds over the North Atlantic Current; more than one-half of the days are overcast
• Total Area: 94,058 square miles (243,610 square kilometers)
• Highest Point: Ben Nevis at 4,413 feet (1,345 meters) 
• Lowest Point: The Fens at -13 feet (-4 meters)

Over 500,000 Years of History

The island of Great Britain has been inhabited by early humans for at least 500,000 years. It is believed that these humans crossed a land bridge from continental Europe at that time. Modern humans have been in Great Britain for about 30,000 years and until about 12,000 years ago, archeological evidence shows that they moved back and forth between the island and continental Europe via a land bridge. This land bridge closed and Great Britain became an island at the end of the last glaciation .

A History of Invasions

Throughout its modern human history, Great Britain was invaded several times. For example, in 55 BCE, the Romans invaded the region and it became a part of the Roman Empire. The island was also controlled by various tribes and was invaded several times. In 1066, the island was a part of the Norman Conquest and this began the cultural and political development of the area. Throughout the decades following the Norman Conquest, Great Britain was ruled by several different kings and queens and it was also part of several different treaties between the countries on the island.

About the Name 'Britain'

The use of the name Britain dates back to the time of Aristotle, but the term Great Britain was not officially used until 1474 when a marriage proposal between Edward IV of England's daughter Cecily and James IV of Scotland was written. Today, the term is used to specifically refer to the largest island within the United Kingdom or to the unit of England, Scotland, and Wales.

What 'Great Britain' Encapsulates Today

In terms of its politics, the name Great Britain refers to England, Scotland, and Wales because they are on the United Kingdom's largest island. In addition, Great Britain also includes the outlying areas of Isle of Wight, Anglesey, the Isles of Scilly, the Hebrides, and the remote island groups of Orkney and Shetland. These outlying areas are considered part of Great Britain because they are parts of England, Scotland, or Wales.

Where Is Great Britain on a Map?

Great Britain is located to the northwest of continental Europe and to the east of Ireland. The North Sea and the English Channel separate it from Europe. The Channel Tunnel , the longest undersea rail tunnel in the world, connects it with continental Europe. The topography of Great Britain consists mainly of low, gently rolling hills in the eastern and southern portions of the island and hills and low mountains in the western and northern regions.

The Region's Climate

The climate of Great Britain is temperate and it is moderated by the Gulf Stream . The region is known for being cool and cloudy during the winter and the western parts of the island are windy and rainy because they are more influenced by the ocean. The eastern parts are drier and less windy. London, the largest city on the island, has an average January low temperature of 36 degrees (2.4 C) and a July average temperature of 73 degrees (23 C).

Fauna and Animal Species

Despite its large size, the island of Great Britain has a small amount of fauna. This is because it has been rapidly industrialized in recent decades and this has caused habitat destruction across the island. As a result, there are very few large mammal species in Great Britain and rodents like squirrels, mice and beaver make up 40% of the mammal species there. In terms of Great Britain's flora, there is a large variety of trees and 1,500 species of wildflower.

Population and Ethnic Groups

Great Britain has a population of more than 65 million people (2018 estimate). The main ethnic group of Great Britain is British—particularly those who are Cornish, English, Scottish, or Welsh.

The Main Cities

There are several large cities on the island of Great Britain but the largest is London, the capital of England and the United Kingdom. Other large cities include Birmingham, Bristol, Glasgow, Edinburgh, Leeds, Liverpool, and Manchester.

About the Economy

Great Britain's United Kingdom has the third-largest economy in Europe. The majority of the UK's and Great Britain's economy is within the service and industrial sectors but there is also ​a small amount of agriculture. The main industries are machine tools, electric power equipment, automation equipment, railroad equipment, shipbuilding, aircraft, motor vehicles, electronics and communications equipment, metals, chemicals, coal, petroleum, paper products, food processing, textiles, and clothing. Agricultural products include are cereals, oilseed, potatoes, vegetables cattle, sheep, poultry, and fish.

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Located off the northwest coast of Europe, the United Kingdom includes England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland.

The biggest part of the United Kingdom (also called the U.K.) is the island of Great Britain, which is made up of England, Wales, and Scotland. The U.K. also includes Northern Ireland, which is on another island. (South of Northern Ireland is the separate country of Ireland , which gained its independence from the U.K. in 1937.) Northern Ireland is just 12 miles from the island of Great Britain, across the North Channel of the Irish Sea.

Scotland and Wales are the most mountainous parts of the U.K. and are covered in knife-edged mountain ridges separated by deep valleys. This terrain was shaped some 20,000 years ago during the last Ice Age, when thick glaciers covered the land. When the Ice Age glaciers melted in northwest Scotland, they left behind thousands of lakes, called lochs (pronounced LOCKS). Long and narrow, some of the lochs are very deep. (Legends say that a giant monster called Nessie lives in Loch Ness in this region, also called the Scottish Highlands.)

The largest freshwater lake by surface area in the U.K., Lough Neagh (pronounced LOCK NEE), is in Northern Ireland. It stretches 20 miles long and nine miles wide. Rolling hills and plains dot the countryside of both Northern Ireland and England.

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Government and economy.

The U.K.’s system of government has developed over many centuries. As early as the ninth century, kings and queens ruled with advice from a council of religious leaders and nobles. 

Today, the country is a constitutional monarchy, which means the reigning king or queen is the head of state but doesn’t have any real political power.

The old council of advisers eventually expanded into a government body called Parliament. That’s why today, the United Kingdom’s system of governing is called a parliamentary democracy.

Members of Parliament now pass all the country's laws from two chambers: the House of Commons, made up of officials elected by the people, and the House of Lords, in which members are appointed, usually by the reigning king or queen based on recommendations by an independent group called the House of Lords Appointments Commission.

The head of the government is the prime minister, who is usually the leader of the political party in charge of Parliament.

Oil, iron, and steel products are some of the United Kingdom’s main exports, or goods sold to other countries. The country also exports electrical equipment, and parts for automobiles and aircrafts. Its main crops produced include barley, wheat, and potatoes.

Over the centuries, the United Kingdom has accumulated wealth from foreign lands the country colonized, or took control over. Some estimates say the U.K. earned as much as $45 trillion in today’s dollars just from its former colony of India, when trade from goods that India produced went to the U.K’s economy. Other former colonies include Australia , Canada , and South Africa .

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THE UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN It is a monarch state situated in the North-West of Europe . UK is composed of four countries : 1- England 2 -Scotland 3- Wales 4- Northern Ireland

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THE UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN Itis a monarch state situated in the North-WestofEurope. UK iscomposedoffourcountries: 1-England 2-Scotland 3-Wales 4-Northern Ireland The Ukissurroundedby Atlantic Ocean,the North Sea and the English Channelthatseparates the UK from the continent. The flagof the UK is the UNION FLAG,alsoknownas the UNION JACK. Itiscomposedof the unionofthreeflags: _St.George’s Cross(the nationalflagof England) _St.Andrew’s Cross(the nationalflagof Scotland) _St.Patrick’s Cross(the nationalflagofNorthernIreland) The red dragon, the nationalflagof Wales, isn’t part of the Uk.

ENGLAND England borderswith Scotland in the North and Wales in the South-West. The capital city of England is London. The Head of State is Queen Elizabeth II whoisalso the Head of the Commonwealth. Itis a protestantcountry. The mainriveris the Thames. Oneof the mostfamousplaces in England is Stonehenge.

SCOTLAND Edinburgh is the capital of city,but the largest city is Glasgow. Bagpipes and kilts are typicalof Scotland. Scotland isfamousformedievalcastles and LochNesslake.

WALES Wales issituated in the South-Westof the UK and bordesonlywith England. Cardiff isits capital city. Wales’s mainlanguages are Welsh and English. The largestreligionisChristianity. Saint David is the patronsaintof Wales. The nationalflagof Wales is the red dragon. The dragon is a veryold Welsh symbol. In the millenniumStadium in Cardiff there are rugby matches and concerts. The smallest house in Britainis in Conwy. Love spoons are the mainsymbol in Wales.

NORTHERN IRELAND Belfast is NorthernIreland Capital and Largest city. Itbordersonlywith the Republic ofIrelandwhichisanindependentcountry and isn’t part of the UK. Saint Patrick is the Patron Saint. Itis part of the UK, butitisn’t situated on the Irelandof Great Britain.

CONCEPTUAL MAPS North-West Europe Monarch State _AtlanticOcean _North-Sea _English-Channel _Channel Tunnel UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN UnionFlag Composedof: -England -Scotland -Wales -NorthernIreland Northern Ireland England Scotland

Stonehenge London ENGLAND Thames ProtestantCountry _Scotland North _WelsSouth-West Queen Elizabhet II

-MedievalCastle -Lockness Lake Edinbourgh SCOTLAND Bagpipes and Kilts Glasgow

Love Spoons South-West Smallest House isCnowy WALES England Cardiff Millennium Stadium Welsh and English Red Dragon Christianity St.David Symbolis Dragon

IndipendentCountry Republic of Ireland Northen Ireland Isn’t Part of UK Belfast St.Patrik

London is the capital of England and of the UnitedKindom. Itis the largestmetropolis in Europewith a populationof 14 million people. London is a major touristattraction.Ithas 5 internationalairports.Heathrowis the biggest. The mostfamoustouristattractions are the Big Ben,the HousesofParliament and the Queens Palace and Buckingham Palace. London is a green city withlotsofparks.

BIG BEN AND THE HOUSES OF PARLIAMENT Big Ben isn’t the clock on the tower! But just the bell inside it. The HousesofParliamentiswhere the twoHousesof the Parliament (HousesofCommons and Lords) meetforpoliticalpurposes.

BUCKINGHAM PALACE Buckingham palaceis the official home of the BritishMonarch in London. Itisalso a famoustouristattraction becauseof the Queen’s Royalguards. Everymorning at halfpasteleven people allover the world come tosee the changingof the guards. The guardsprotect the Queen day and night. They wear reduniforms and blackbearskins.

PARKS IN LONDON The mostfamous are Hyde Park,where people love swimming, fishing and going out in boats on the Serpentine, the river in Hyde Park , St James’s Park,withbirds and squirrels, greatforpicnics, and Greenwichpark. People oftenhave lunch in the parks.

MADAME TUSSAUD In Madame Tussaud’s waxworksmuseumthere are waxstatuesoffamous people. LONDON EYE The London Eye, alsoknownas the Millennium Wheel,wasbuild in 1999 and is a giantwheel. Itis 170 m high and you can see the beautiful London skyline from the top.

TOWER OF LONDON The Towerof London is a historictower in the centreof London. Itis 900 yearsold. William the Conquerorbuildthe White Tower in 1067 by the River Thames. Itwas a fortress, a royalpalace, and a prison. Manyprisonerswereexecuted in thistower. Nowtou can see the crown jewels in the Towerof London.

MUSEUMS London hasmanyimportantmuseumssuchas the BritishMuseums and National Gallery. The BritishmuseumscontainsEgyptiancollectionsofmummifiedskeletonsfound in the pyramids, and Greeksculpturesfrom the Parthenon in Athens. The National Galleryisoneof the mostimportant art galleries in the world.

CONCEPTUAL MAPS LONDON England and UK The LargestMetropolis 5 Airports. The biggestis Heathrow Many Parks TouristAttractions Buckingham Palace Big Ben HousesofParliament Queens Palace

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Meetings And Presentations In Great Britain

Most British abstain from long preparations for a meeting as they consider a meeting a suitable setting to exchange ideas. For them, it is not about presenting elaborate drafts. So, the discussion, as well as looking at a specific situation from various angles, exploring different options form the centrepiece of most meetings with the British.

However, be gentle, as you already know. Instead of open verbal conflicts, coded speech is deployed in such settings in all its glory. This includes that you don’t interrupt your British dialogue partners during discussions let alone try to finish their sentences.

Course Of Meeting

It is common courtesy in Britain to arrive on time. The first and the last invisible item on the agenda is casual small talk. The meeting can then be opened with the words ›Let’s get down to business‹. A more gentle alternative is: ›Well, Charlie, I suppose we ought to have a look at this bunch of paperwork.‹ At the latest at this point, everyone will sit down at the conference table, usually with no particular seating order.

In most British meetings there is an agenda, however, they will not necessarily keep to the exact order. They will wait and see where the journey of exchanging ideas will take them. Developing ideas together and setting rough directions always has priority.

Telephone/Video Conferences

If long distances need to be overcome and travel expenses need to be saved, meetings over the telephone are very popular. Telcos, however, are especially challenging, in particular, if you have to communicate in a foreign language.

Subsequently, you will find some tips with English example sentences, in case you are the initiator of the telephone/video conference:

1) First of all introduce yourself:

›Thank you for dialling in today and welcome. My name is …, I’m the chairperson of this conference call.‹

2) Remind the others when the conference is supposed to end:

›Let me start by reminding you that our call ends around …‹

3) Name the document which is relevant for the conference:

›I would also like to inform you that the necessary conference documen[1]tation is called …‹

4) Ask the participants to introduce themselves one at a time, after you have said their names:

›May I now ask you to greet the other members after your name is mentioned? This allows us to check that everyone is connected properly and that the technology is working smoothly.‹

5) Invite the first speaker to begin with his topic:

›Then I would like to welcome Mr Schmidt from Frankfurt, Germany. He will update us on the latest … and he will be able to answer your questions afterwards.‹

6) Summarise the main aspects at the end:

›Before we close this meeting, let me just summarise the main items.‹

7) Thank the participants for attending the conference in spite of busy schedules:

›Again, thank you all for taking time out of your busy schedules to be present.

Presentations

When presenting your products or ideas and concepts to your British listeners, always remember understatement. Keep your presentation plain, not too colourful and especially short. Apply the KISS principle – Keep It Short and Simple. Concentrate on the core statement, your business partner’s benefit and preferably don’t get lost in details.

Begin with a content overview, give your reasons for the presentation and outline which goal or result you are pursuing. Of course, you should be well-prepared and ready for interposed questions. If you answer these immediately but short and crisp without losing the thread, you have done everything right. Asking questions is something very positive in Great Britain, asking good questions is even considered an art. It enables you to broaden your horizon, increase your self-reflection and all participants (the people asking and those answering) gain new insights. Therefore you should look forward to every question, react with a smile and answer by saying ›Very good point!‹. You can also pose questions to your listeners. It is always welcome to interactively involve your British audience in your presentation.

Furthermore, a certain entertainment factor is generally important for the success of your presentation. Storytelling is a popular presentation method that increases both the listeners‘ attention and concentration considerably. You can achieve a lot with anecdotes and metaphors linked to your topic: initiate thinking processes, trigger new ways of behaviour, impart values, show solutions, pass on worldly wisdom, show empathy, share knowledge or simply cheer up or loosen the atmosphere and make your audience laugh now and then.

This ability comes naturally to many British – this is possibly an indication of British individualism. Maybe you have heard of Speaker’s Corner in Hyde Park in London. According to a parliamentary decision from 27th June 1872, anybody may hold a speech here on any desired topic and gather passers-by without registration. Maybe a feature of the British ideal of freedom and high tolerance. Solely the Queen and the Royal Family are not to be the content of any speech. There are even signs put up as reminders.

For many foreigners, however, the following words by Comedian Jerry Seinfeld tend to be true: ›Most people at a funeral would rather be in the coffin than saying the eulogy.‹ In some countries, storytelling is a competence that has to be acquired, learned or at least improved. Some might not even want to gain this competence as the chances of success are rather underestimated.

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›Flowchart‹

›Tree diagram‹

›Histogram‹

›Bar chart‹

›Pie chart‹

›Solid line‹

›Dotted line‹

›X-axis/y-axis‹

›Across the top‹

›across the bottom‹

›in the upper right-hand corner‹

›in the bottom left-hand corner‹

Ending A Presentation

End your presentation with a conclusion of the most essential aspect which you would like your audience to take with them. You can also ask for spontaneous feedback. In this way, you have the unique opportunity to find out what was well-received and what you can do better next time.

Don’t worry, your feedback will be ›well-packed‹ and if you have already internalised the signals of coded speech you will be able to draw valuable impulses from it.

In case we are talking about a sales presentation a prompt follow-up is highly recommended. Stay loosely in touch with your British business contact so as to get a feeling for how interested he really is. Be nice and not too persistent. If the British are interested in your offer they will approach you on their own accord.

Iris Engler

Extract from Business Culture Great Britain, Courtesy of CONBOOK Verlag

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