Documente Academic
Documente Profesional
Documente Cultură
formal name:
- Location:
- Area
- United Kingdom:
- Population
-Britain:
-Major cities:
+ London
+ and Great Britain:
+Other cities
- Languages
- Nationalities
GREAT BRITAIN
General Introduction
B. England
A. Scotland:
Roghachd na h'Albannach
- Location and area
-Population
-Languages
- Population: (the total and population distribution)
-Languages
-Main cities:
-Main cities
-Scotlands name
UNIVERSITY OF DALAT
DEPARTMENT OF FOREIGN LANGUAGES
1-Fill in the following charts with all names of the constituent parts of the British Isles.
THE BRITISH ISLES
Europe?
Inverness
Aberdeen
Belfast
Birmingham
Sheffield
Bristol
Swansea
Cardiff
Newport
Edinburgh
Dundee
Glasgow
Cork
Limerick
Liverpool
Manchester
UNIVERSITY OF DALAT
DEPARTMENT OF FOREIGN LANGUAGES
Celt
BC, AD
Kent
Chester
Angles
Romanized
Winchester Castle
Scandinavia
William the Conqueror
Lancastrians
Protestantism
Victoria
Oliver Cromwell
Dissenters
Whig and Tory
Charles Dickens
Liberals
Druids
Altar
Londinium
Lancaster
Saxons
Eleanor Brickdale
Viking
King Alfred
Norman
Yorkists
Henry VIII
Cavaliers
Glorious Revolution
Orangemen
Stuart
Suffragettes
Conservatives
Stonehenge
Silbury Hill
Colchester
Gloucester
Britons
Excalibur
Norseman
Wessex
Parliament
Bubonic Plague
Anglicanism
Roundheads
Netherlands
Prince Albert
House of Lords
General Strike
OUTLINE
1783
1788
1800
1868
UNIVERSITY OF DALAT
DEPARTMENT OF FOREIGN LANGUAGES
PERIODS
SOME CHARACTERISTICS
The Celts
The Romans
The Anglo-Saxons
The Vikings
The Normans
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DEPARTMENT OF FOREIGN LANGUAGES
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DEPARTMENT OF FOREIGN LANGUAGES
Group Work
HOUSE OF LORDS
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DEPARTMENT OF FOREIGN LANGUAGES
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DEPARTMENT OF FOREIGN LANGUAGES
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England
Wales
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Wales
Scotland
Northern Ireland
The British Isles
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Great Britain
Britain
UNIVERSITY OF DALAT
DEPARTMENT OF FOREIGN LANGUAGES
1-England is the largest country of the United Kingdom, occupying well over half of
its geographical area.
2-The year 1066 is a key date for England an event all English school children are
taught the last successful invasion of the country.
3-In 1066, Duke William of Normandy defeated the English at the Battle of Hastings
and became King William I, known as William the Conqueror.
4-The first Roman tribes streamed to Britain around 8000 BC.
5-When the Celts overran the British Isles, they subdued and absorbed the
inhabitants of the islands with their iron weapons and two wheel horse-drawn
chariots.
6-Stonehenge is a huge artificial mound, situated near Avebury in Wiltshire,
southern England.
7-The first Roman arrival in Britain was under the war leader Julius Caesar.
8-The Celt constructed their bases in northern parts of the British Isles, which belong
to the land of Scotland today and introduced the early form of agriculture.
9-The first bases of the Roman were built in Glasgow, Scotland of today.
10-The Romans left behind: their network of roads, sites of several important cities
and the initial ideas about Christianity; all these things are still remaining at present.
11-The Romans also introduced to the inhabitants of the British Isles their language
which then developed into the modern Roman family of languages, and which
became the present-day English.
12-The Anglo-Saxon force was formed by the two tribes from Scandinavian
mainland; the Angles and the Saxons.
13- The Anglo-Saxons had a great effect on the countryside, where they
introduced new farming methods and founded thousands of self-sufficient villages
which formed the basis of English society for the next thousand years.
14-The Vikings who followed the Anglo-Saxons and controlled the southern parts of
Britain were the first people to introduce the self-sufficient villages.
15-The Normans under the leadership of William the Conqueror seized Britain from
Northern France.
16-The birth of English class system was in the time of the Norman invasions.
17-The barons were originally the French soldiers.
18-Some of the upper-classed people among Anglo-Saxon communities were
offered the ownership of land and became so wealthy and powerful later.
19-Most of the peasants during the Medieval Period spoke English because they
were originally Anglo-Saxons.
20-The most famous date in English history is the 14th October, 1066 when an
invading army from Normandy defeated the English. The date is
remembered for being the last time that England was successfully invaded.
21-The Wars of the Roses was the war between the monarchy and the
parliamentary supporters.
22-Oliver Cromwell accepted Parliaments invitation to become king of England.
23-Britain expanded its colonization to almost all parts of the world under the reign
of Queen Victoria.
24-The cultural differences between Anglo-Saxons and Vikings were comparatively
small. They led roughly the same way of life and spoke two varieties of the same
Germanic tongue.
25-King Henry VIII used Parliament to pass laws which swept away the power of the
Protestant Church in England.
26-Hundreds of thousands of people moved from rural areas into new towns and
cities during the time of Industrial Revolution.
27-In Victorian time, the British came to see themselves as having a duty to spread
this culture and civilization around the world.
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The Anglo-Saxon
advance was
temporarily halted by an army of the Celtic Britons
under the command of the legendary King Arthur.
2The Norman soldiers
who had been part of the invading army were given
the ownership of land-and of the people living on it.
3Most of the Roman
villas, baths, temples and their impressive network of
roads, and the cities they founded, including Londonium (London), were soon destroyed or fell into
disrepair.
In war, the
Celts used the
sword and the spear. They carried an oval
shield and their armies often made use of light
chariots.
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Ways of
enjoying
life
were introduced, and people started thinking
of feasts and horsemanship.
8-
UNIVERSITY OF DALAT
DEPARTMENT OF FOREIGN LANGUAGES
1-In British educational system, there are three stages including the primary, the
secondary which is for children at around the age of eleven or twelve, and the
tertiary stage which is indeed further stage at university or college.
2-Schools funded by the government, either directly or via local education
authorities are called public schools.
3-Education in Britain is compulsory for the most years and the school year is the
longest among the European countries.
4-At the end of their secondary schooling, most pupils in Britain are required to take
a national exam called GCSE.
5-British schools usually divide their year into three terms, staring at the beginning of
September.
6-General National Vocational Qualification consists of courses and exams in
job-related subjects.
7 The sixth form college normally offers courses for students who are not eligible to
enter a university.
8-People around the age of eighteen who wish to go on to higher education may
take A levels.
9-The most famous date in English history is the 14th October, 1066 when an
invading army from Normandy defeated the English. The date is remembered for
being the last time that England was successfully invaded.
10-Oliver Cromwell accepted Parliaments invitation to become king of England.
11- Britain expanded its colonization to almost all parts of the world under the reign
of Queen Victoria.
12-The cultural differences between Anglo-Saxons and Vikings were comparatively
small. They led roughly the same way of life and spoke two varieties of the same
Germanic tongue.
13- Hundreds of thousands of people moved from rural areas into new towns and
cities during the time of Industrial Revolution.
14-Prince William of Orange became king of England when he defeated the
Normans in the Glorious Revolution.
15-The parliamentary forces defeated the royalists Cavaliers, the monarchy
soldiers, in the Civil War.
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UNIVERSITY OF DALAT
DEPARTMENT OF FOREIGN LANGUAGES
TASK TWO:
No.
Famous names
1.
King Arthur
2.
Duke William of
Normandy
3.
4.
Oliver Cromwell
5.
Queen Elizabeth I
6.
Queen Victoria
Periods
Known as
Leader of the Celts, fighting against the
Anglo-Saxons
1-
It is traditional for
people to play tricks or
practical jokes on each other on this day.
4The first Monday in
May. In Britain this day
is associated more with ancient folklore than with the
workers.
5Second Sunday in
November,
commemorating the dead of both World Wars and of
more recent conflicts.
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UNIVERSITY OF DALAT
DEPARTMENT OF FOREIGN LANGUAGES
BRITISH CIVILIZATION
Bnh Thuan, 2007
Duration: 90 minutes
Students write the answers into the ANSWER SHEET
retirement age.
14-Britain has a population of about 59 million
people, the 17th largest in the world. The great
majority, 49.3 million, live in England; Scotland has
just over 5 million people, Wales 2.9 million and
1-The transforming from hand work at home to machine work in factories at the beginning of the 18th
century in Britain is the (1)______________________ .
2-One of the most famous and mysterious archeological sites in the world is
(2) _________________, probably built between
3000 2300 B.C., which is believed to be a sort of
astronomical clock used to mark the passing of
seasons.
3-Cardiff is the capital city of (3) _________, which is
sometimes referred to as The Principality.
4-Glasgow and Edinburgh are two big cities in
(4)__________ .
1.
2.
3.
The Legislature
The House
of Commons
4.
House of Commons
number of members
The Judiciary
To debate or
discuss
important
political issues
House of Lords
6-
presided over by
7-
8-
presided over by
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DEPARTMENT OF FOREIGN LANGUAGES
BRITISH CIVILIZATION
ANSWER SHEET
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