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copteacher
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 Posted: 03/17/04 - 12:09 Post subject: Great Britian, England, Scotland, Ireland Wales seeshhhhh
I spent exactly 30 minutes of a two hour class yesterday explaning the difference between the names.
They got it though after presenting it 3 different ways. Complete with drawings, outlines and groups.
whewwwwwwwwwwwwwwww glad that is over.
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omega lambda
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Posted: 03/17/04 - 12:10 Post subject:
Huh...I thought they were all different names for the same thing. Could you explain it one more time, with picture please?
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copteacher
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Posted: 03/17/04 - 12:20 Post subject:
if this were Greg he would show off his mad spreadsheeting skills
here goes
UK=
Great Britian and Northern Ireland
Great Britian=the whole island which consists of: England, Scotland and Wales
Ireland= separate completely
official title The United Kingdom of Great Britian and Northern Ireland
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purple hayes
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Posted: 03/17/04 - 12:25 Post subject:
Can you have a kingdom without a king?
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copteacher
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Posted: 03/17/04 - 12:26 Post subject:
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Posted: 03/17/04 - 12:31 Post subject:
| purple hayes wrote: | | Can you have a kingdom without a king? |
yeah it should be a queendom.
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Posted: 03/17/04 - 12:35 Post subject:
| robp wrote: | | purple hayes wrote: | | Can you have a kingdom without a king? |
yeah it should be a queendom. |
I think the correct term is Monarchy.
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Posted: 03/17/04 - 15:44 Post subject:
Well...
Not 100% correct Joe...
Ya know that little island off the coast of Scotland called Harris/Lewis?
Well...the Lewis half is mine 
It's currently and illegaly occupied by the British 
We could not do the "Free in 2003" because I lost my sword in the fire, and the Irish bailed on us...some sort of union thing...
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Posted: 03/17/04 - 16:04 Post subject: Re: Great Britian, England, Scotland, Ireland seeshhhhhhhhh
| rtpd113 wrote: | I spent exactly 30 minutes of a two hour class yesterday explaning the difference between the names.
They got it though after presenting it 3 different ways. Complete with drawings, outlines and groups.
whewwwwwwwwwwwwwwww glad that is over. |
Did you have an easel?
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copteacher
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Posted: 03/17/04 - 16:06 Post subject: Re: Great Britian, England, Scotland, Ireland seeshhhhhhhhh
| Pug wrote: | | rtpd113 wrote: | I spent exactly 30 minutes of a two hour class yesterday explaning the difference between the names.
They got it though after presenting it 3 different ways. Complete with drawings, outlines and groups.
whewwwwwwwwwwwwwwww glad that is over. |
Did you have an easel? |
no dry erase
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Posted: 03/17/04 - 16:24 Post subject:
| rtpd113 wrote: | if this were Greg he would show off his mad spreadsheeting skills
here goes
UK=
Great Britian and Northern Ireland
Great Britian=the whole island which consists of: England, Scotland and Wales
Ireland= separate completely
official title The United Kingdom of Great Britian and Northern Ireland |
It's B-R-I-T-A-I-N. No wonder they had a hard time.
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Posted: 03/17/04 - 16:28 Post subject:
But the kilts... that's where we all get confused? Scottish? Irish? Prince Charles? 
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Posted: 03/17/04 - 16:37 Post subject:
| jrjo wrote: | But the kilts... that's where we all get confused? Scottish? Irish? Prince Charles?
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I imagine the country of Wales has its own tartan. And he's well, the Prince.
This is a match, no?
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Posted: 03/17/04 - 17:40 Post subject:
I be Welsh on my mother's side. My grampie was born in (deep breath)
Llanfairpwllgwyngillgogogerychwyrndroptsiliogogogoch.
This is a real place. I did not make it up.
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Posted: 03/17/04 - 17:57 Post subject:
Hey, yeah...you forgot Wales in the title!
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