Union Flag

1-Click on the images below to visit some websites.
2-Explore the pages, look at the pictures, read the texts and scan for specific information.
3-When you finish you should be able to complete the following information about “the Union Flag”. Copy and paste the task into a MS Word document, fill in the gaps and anwer the questions, then save all of your work, and finally print it out!

1. The Union Flag is the national flag of the__________________. It is the British flag.

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2. What is another name for Union Flag?_______________________.

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3. When was the Union Jack flag created?____________________________________.

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4. The “Union Flag” (British flag) is a flag containing _______________other flags:

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5. The Union Flag (British flag) is made up of 3 crosses:
-St. _____________’s Cross (the red central cross) for England
-St. _____________’s Cross (the red diagonal cross) for Ireland
-St.
_____________‘s Cross (the white cross on the blue background) for Scotland

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6. The cross represented in each flag is named after the patron saint of each country: St. ____________________, patron saint of England, is also patron saint of our country:_______________

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7. The colours of the United Kingdom (UK) Flag, or Union Flag, are ________________, ________________ and ________________ – the actual background, or field, is blue

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