1.It forms the mainland of Great Britain and consists of three countries:Scotland in the north,Wales in the west and England in the south and east.
2.The result of this French influence was that the English language ended up with many French words such as table,animal,and age.
3.Scotland joined later in 1707,while the southern part of Ireland was only part of the UK for some time,and is now an independent republic.
4.That most of these are now threatened and may disappear si a serious matter to the people in Britain.