UNIVERSITY OF DALAT DEPARTMENT OF FOREIGN LANGUAGES Tran Thanh Hung - M.A. 2007 BRITISH CIVILIZATION - 2007 1- Britannia is the Roman name of the United Kingdom. 2-There are five constituent nations which form the United Kingdom. 3-Northern Ireland is in Great Britain. 4-Britain covers an area of approximately 58,956,000 sq km. 5-Glassgow, Edinburgh and Cardiff are in Scotland. 6-Swansea, Belfast and Dublin are in Britain. 7-Most of the population and majority of Scotland’s industry is located in the Central Lowlands. 8-Glassgow is the largest population center in Scotland; it is also a large cosmopolitan city in Europe. 9-Lock Ness is in Wales. Another famous lake, Bala Lake, is also located in The Principality. 10-The current Prince of Wales is Prince Charles. 11-Snowdon is the highest point in England and Wales. 12-The total population of Wales is estimated at more than 2.9 million repre- senting about five per cent of the total British population. 13-Wales is famous for its sheep farming, beautiful landscapes and some mines. 14-The two world famous Scottish products are whisky and textiles. 15-Big Ben is the great bell in the clock tower on the Four Courts building in Ireland. 16-Bristol is the name of a famous ancient city in England. 17-Both English and Scot Gaelic are used officially in Scotland. 18-English Channel separates the land of the British Isles and that of Western Europe. 19-Tartan is the name for the traditional musical instrument invented by Scottish people in the old times. 20-Stonehenge is famous because of its mysteries. 21-The huge stones which were used to construct Stonehenge were thought to be transported from Wales. 22-Big Ben is named after a famous English worker in the 18th century, Sir Benjamin Hall. 23-British Parliament is housed at Buckingham Palace. 24-The Principality or Wales is the smallest nation in Great Britain and it also has the lowest population density. 25– People in Scotland are very proud of their textile industry and whiskies. 26-Hadrian’s Wall was built to prevent the Romans from invading Scotland in the old times. 27- The British Isles lies off the north-west coast of mainland Europe and is made up of two countries: The United Kingdom and the Republic of Ire- land. 28-Britain consists of four countries. 29-The formal name of the United Kingdom is the United Kingdom of Britain and Northern Ireland. 30-There are approximately 9 million people living in Scotland. 1 1 TRUE FALSE 2 TRUE FALSE 3 TRUE FALSE 4 TRUE FALSE 5 TRUE FALSE 6 TRUE FALSE 7 TRUE FALSE 8 TRUE FALSE 9 TRUE FALSE 10 TRUE FALSE 11 TRUE FALSE 12 TRUE FALSE 13 TRUE FALSE 14 TRUE FALSE 15 TRUE FALSE 16 TRUE FALSE 17 TRUE FALSE 18 TRUE FALSE 19 TRUE FALSE 20 TRUE FALSE 21 TRUE FALSE 22 TRUE FALSE 23 TRUE FALSE 24 TRUE FALSE 25 TRUE FALSE 26 TRUE FALSE 27 TRUE FALSE 28 TRUE FALSE 29 TRUE FALSE 30 TRUE FALSE
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UNIVERSITY OF DALAT
DEPARTMENT OF FOREIGN LANGUAGES
Tran Thanh Hung - M.A. 2007 BRITISH CIVILIZATION - 2007
1- Britannia is the Roman name of the United Kingdom.
2-There are five constituent nations which form the United Kingdom.
3-Northern Ireland is in Great Britain.
4-Britain covers an area of approximately 58,956,000 sq km.
5-Glassgow, Edinburgh and Cardiff are in Scotland.
6-Swansea, Belfast and Dublin are in Britain.
7-Most of the population and majority of Scotland’s industry is located in
the Central Lowlands.
8-Glassgow is the largest population center in Scotland; it is also a large
cosmopolitan city in Europe.
9-Lock Ness is in Wales. Another famous lake, Bala Lake, is also located in
The Principality.
10-The current Prince of Wales is Prince Charles.
11-Snowdon is the highest point in England and Wales.
12-The total population of Wales is estimated at more than 2.9 million repre-
senting about five per cent of the total British population.
13-Wales is famous for its sheep farming, beautiful landscapes and some
mines.
14-The two world famous Scottish products are whisky and textiles.
15-Big Ben is the great bell in the clock tower on the Four Courts building in
Ireland.
16-Bristol is the name of a famous ancient city in England.
17-Both English and Scot Gaelic are used officially in Scotland.
18-English Channel separates the land of the British Isles and that of Western
Europe.
19-Tartan is the name for the traditional musical instrument invented by
Scottish people in the old times.
20-Stonehenge is famous because of its mysteries.
21-The huge stones which were used to construct Stonehenge were
thought to be transported from Wales.
22-Big Ben is named after a famous English worker in the 18th century, Sir
Benjamin Hall.
23-British Parliament is housed at Buckingham Palace.
24-The Principality or Wales is the smallest nation in Great Britain and it also
has the lowest population density.
25– People in Scotland are very proud of their textile industry and whiskies.
26-Hadrian’s Wall was built to prevent the Romans from invading Scotland
in the old times.
27- The British Isles lies off the north-west coast of mainland Europe and is
made up of two countries: The United Kingdom and the Republic of Ire-
land.
28-Britain consists of four countries.
29-The formal name of the United Kingdom is the United Kingdom of Britain
and Northern Ireland.
30-There are approximately 9 million people living in Scotland.
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Feedback Test One BRITISH CIVILIZATION - 2007 2
British
England
Wales
Scotland
Northern Ireland
The British Isles
Republic of Ireland
Great Britain
Britain
England
Wales
Scotland
Northern Ireland
English
Welsh
Irish
Scottish
Complete the article with words given in the boxes
Why British not English?
Many foreigners say 'England' and 'English' when
they mean 'Britain', or the 'UK', and 'British'. This is very
annoying for the 5 million people who live in
Scotland, the 2.8 million in Wales and 1.5 million in
Northern Ireland who are certainly not English. (46
million people live in England.) However, the people
from Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland and England
are all _______. So what is the difference between the
names 'Great Britain' and 'the United Kingdom' - and
what about 'the British Isles'?
The United Kingdom
This is an abbreviation of __________________________.
It is often further abbreviated to 'UK', and is the
political name of the country which is made up of
____________, ____________, ___________ and
_______________ (sometimes known as Ulster). Several
islands off the British coast are also part of the United
Kingdom (for example, the Isle of Wight, the Orkneys,
Hebrides and Shetlands, and the Isles of Scilly),
although the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man are
not. However, all these islands do recognize the
Queen.
Great Britain
This is the name of the island which is made up of
____________, __________ and ____________ and so,
strictly speaking, it does not include ____________. The
origin of the word 'Great' is a reference to size,
because in many European languages the words for
Britain and Brittany in France are the same. In fact, it
was the French who first talked about Grande
Bretagne! In everyday speech 'Britain' is used to
mean the United Kingdom.
___________________
This is the geographical name that refers to all the
islands off the north west coast of the European
continent: Great Britain, the whole of Ireland
(Northern and Southern), the Channel Islands and the
Isle of Man. But it is important to remember that
Southern Ireland - that is the _________________ (also
called 'Eire') - is completely independent. So you can
see that 'The United Kingdom' is the correct name to
use if you are referring to the country in a political,
rather than in a geographical way. 'British' refers to
people from the UK, Great Britain or the British Isles in
general.
UNIVERSITY OF DALAT
DEPARTMENT OF FOREIGN LANGUAGES
Tran Thanh Hung - M.A. 2007 BRITISH CIVILIZATION - 2007
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 Parliament’s 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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Feedback Test Two BRITISH CIVILIZATION - 2007 2
The Roman Period
The Iron Age
The Period of Germanic Invasions
The Medieval Period
Match the event and the appropriate period
1 - The Anglo-Saxon
advance was
temporarily halted by an army of the Celtic Britons
under the command of the legendary King Arthur.
2- The Norman soldiers
who had been part of the invading army were given
the ownership of land-and of the people living on it.
3 - Most of the Roman
villas, baths, temples and their impressive network of
roads, and the cities they founded, including Lon-
donium (London), were soon destroyed or fell into
disrepair.
4 - For people in Britain
today, the chief significance of this period is its sense
of mysteries.
5 - The Vikings, also known
as Norsemen or Danes, came from Scandinavia.
6 - The word “parliament”
which comes from the
French word ‚parler‛ (to speak) was first used in
England to describe an assembly of nobles called
together by the king.
7 - The round houses and
an early form of
agriculture were introduced to the inhabitants of the
British Isles.
8 - The great Hadrian’s
Wall was constructed,
running across the open country.
9 - The successful invasion
of England by William
the Conqueror brought Britain into the mainstream of
western Europe.
10- The term Anglo-Saxon
is a relatively modern
one. It refers to settlers from the German regions of
Angle and Saxony, who made their way over to
Britain after the fall of the Roman Empire around AD
410.
1 1 - In war, the
Celts used the
sword and the spear. They carried an oval
shield and their armies often made use of light
chariots.
12- Ways of
enjoying life
were introduced, and people started thinking
of feasts and horsemanship.
UNIVERSITY OF DALAT
DEPARTMENT OF FOREIGN LANGUAGES
Tran Thanh Hung - M.A. 2007 BRITISH CIVILIZATION - 2007
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 Parliament’s 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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COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING STATEMENTS
1-In Britain, it is compulsory for everyone between the ages of _________ and _______ years to receive some offi-
cially recognized form of schooling.
2-The vast majority of pupils attend ______, which are absolutely free.
3-The private schools are often referred to as ____________
4-The recently introduced National Curriculum has made it compulsory for three core subjects- __________,
_________, and _______________
5-Passage from one academic year to the next is __________
6-Usually from 14 to 16 years of age, most pupils take their ___________________________, assessed on the basis of a
mixture of course work and a written examination, in individual subjects.
7-The entrance requirement to the universities in Britain is the ________course.
8-Oxbridge includes ___________ and __________________
9-The program to encourage unemployed people to receive opportunity to improve their skills and contribute to
society is ___________________________
10-Britian is an active member of a number ________________ _________ which promote international co-operation in
education and training.
UNIVERSITY OF DALAT
DEPARTMENT OF FOREIGN LANGUAGES
Tran Thanh Hung - M.A. 2007 BRITISH CIVILIZATION - 2007
1-The British Isles comprises of ________________ and ________________
2-Britain can be referred to as The ___________________________ or The
________________ in short.
3-The constituent nations of Great Britain are ________________, ________________ and
________________.
4-The nation of highest population density in the British Isles is _________
and the nation of lowest population density in Great Britain is _________
5-The Parliament is the supreme legislative authority and consists of three separate
elements: _________ , _________ , and the elected _________.
6-Parliament is known as _________ because it is housed there while the Government
is normally referred to as _________
7-The Executive includes _________, his or her _________ and all the _________.
8-For people in Britain today, the chief significance of the prehistoric period is its
_________ of _________
9-The most famous site of ancient historic values in Britain today is the _________.
10-The Romans left there things behind when they were driven away from the British
Isles: _________________________, ______________________, and
_______________________
11-During the 5th century, a number of tribes from the ___________________________
mainland invaded and settled in large numbers; the two most well-known of these
tribes were the ________ and ___________which later formed the Anglo-Saxon forces.
12-During the time of Tudor England, the medieval period came to a close, the
power of the English monarch _________ while the strength of the great barons
_________.
13-The reign of the daughter of Henry VIII is known as the “__________________”
14-The transforming from hand work at home to machine work in factories at the
beginning of the 18th century in Britain is the ______________________ .
15-Cardiff is the capital city of _________, which is sometimes referred to as The
Principality.
TASK ONE: COMPLETE THE STATEMENTS BELOW
No. Famous names Periods Known as
1.
King Arthur
The Germanic invasions
Leader of the Celts, fighting against the Anglo-Saxons
2.
Duke William of Normandy
3.
King Henry VIII
4.
Oliver Cromwell
5.
Queen Elizabeth I
6.
Queen Victoria
TASK TWO: COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING TABLE
Feedback Test Four BRITISH CIVILIZATION - 2007 2
TASK THREE:
MATCH THE STATEMENT WITH
ITS EQUIVALENT HOLIDAY.
1 - People often send their
lovers flowers,
chocolates and greeting cards on this occasion.
2 - It was the day on
which landowners and
householders would present their tenants and
servants with gifts (in boxes).
3 - It is traditional for
people to play tricks or
practical jokes on each other on this day.
4 - The first Monday in
May. In Britain this day
is associated more with ancient folklore than with the
workers.
5- Second Sunday in
November,
commemorating the dead of both World Wars and of
more recent conflicts.
6 - Some people hold
costume parties on this
occasion. (In these parties, people dress up as
witches, ghosts, etc.)
7- On this occasion, trees,
usually spruces or fir
trees, are placed in town squares, outside churches
and in many homes, decorated with colored lights
and with a large star or an angle at the top.
8 - On this occasion, some
children make a “guy”
out of old clothes stuffed with newspaper and place
this somewhere on the street to ask passers-by for “a
penny for the guy.”
9– There are two popular
events associated with
this day. One of them is the pancake tossing contest.
The other is the pancake race. Contestants have to
run while continuously tossing a pancake. Anyone
who drops his or her pancake is disqualified.
10- People can listen to
the Queen’s
message. This ten minute television broadcast is
normally the only time in the year when the monarch
speaks directly to “her” people on television.
New Year’s Day, Good Friday, Easter
Monday, May Day, Spring Bank Holiday,
Late Summer Bank Holiday, Christmas,
Boxing Day, St. Valentine’s Day, Mother’s
Day, Father’s Day, April Fools’ Day,
Remembrance Sunday, Guy Fawkes’ Day
(Bonfire Night), Shrove Tuesday,
Halloween.
1-In the United Kingdom, full-time education is
compulsory up to the middle teenage years and
the academic year begins at the beginning of
September.
2-All state schools in England, Wales and Northern
Ireland must conform to the National Curricula.
These set out what subjects pupils should study,
what they should be taught and what standards
they should achieve.
3-GCSEs provide a path into both education and
employment. They are broadly based vocational
qualifications incorporating the skills required by
Employers.
4-GCE A levels are the main academic
qualification for entry to higher education and
are normally taken by pupils at age 18 or over.
5-The majority of pupils-over 90 percent-go to
publicly funded schools, usually known as state
schools.
6-Parents have a legal duty to ensure that their
children obtain education between their 5th and
16th birthdays.
7-Britain is an active member of a number of
multinational organizations which promote
international co-operation in education and
training.
8-After the compulsory education, children can
enter their desired universities without having to take
any supporting courses or required tests.
9-Britain has more than 90 universities. British
universities can be divided into several categories.
The foremost universities are the University of Oxford
and the University of Cambridge, both founded in
the Middle Ages. The term Oxbridge is used to refer
to both schools as a single entity.
10-There are usually three to seven core subject in
the National Curricula that British schools are re-
quired to conform to.
TASK FOUR:
CROSS OUT THE INCORRECT STATEMENTS
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Duration: 90 minutes Students write the answers into the ANSWER SHEET
1-Lying off the north-west coast of Europe, there are two
large islands and several much smaller ones, which are
collectively known as The British Isles.
2-Great Britain, The United Kingdom or The U.K all refer
to the same nation.
3-The United Kingdom comprises four constituent
countries including respectively Scotland, England,
Wales and Northern Ireland.
4-Great Britain is the largest island of the British Isles.
5-In Britain, it is a legal duty for parents to ensure that
their children obtain education between their 5th and
16th birthdays.
6-The British individual’s ability to meet the skills’
standards required at work is certified by
competence-based qualifications: National
Vocational Qualifications in England, Wales and
Northern Ireland, and Scottish Vocational Qualifications
in Scotland.
7-The majority of British pupils - over 90 percent - go to
publicly funded schools, usually known as state schools.
8-At the age of 16, prior to leaving school, students in the
United Kingdom take Advanced Level
examinations, commonly known as “A” Levels.
9-More than 90 universities in Britain can be divided into
several categories, of which the foremost is Oxbridge -
the term used to refer to the University of Oxford and the
University of Cambridge as a single entity.
10-Unlike the constitutions of most other countries in
Europe, that of Britain is not set out in any single
document. Instead British Constitution is made of statue
law, common law and conventions.
11-There are three elements that make up the
Westminster Parliament: the Queen, the House of Lords
and the elected House of Commons.
12-General elections in Britain must be held at least
three years but the Prime Minister has the right to call
elections before the term has expired.
13-One of the most significant changes in the age
structure of Britain’s population over the last 30 years has
been the increasing proportion of people over the
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
PART ONE: True/ False Questions
20 points
15-Britain has a lower proportion of the
adult population in work than any
other large European country.
16-The most common leisure activities
among people in Britain are
home-based, or social, such as visiting
relatives or friends. Watching television
is by far the most popular leisure
pastime.
17-The Anglo-Saxons had little use for towns and cities.
But they had a great effect on the countryside,
where they introduced new farming methods and
founded thousands of self-sufficient villages .
18-14 October 1066 is the most famous date in British
history when an invading army from Normandy
defeated the English at the Battle of Hastings. The
date is remembered for being the last time that
England was successfully invaded.
19-Henry VIII is one of the most well-known monarchs
in English history, chiefly because he took six wives
during his life.
20-The population of Scotland (2003 estimate) is
5,057,400. The population density is about 64 persons
per sq km (166 per sq mi), making Scotland the most
sparsely populated of the major United Kingdom
administrative divisions. The highest density is in the
Central Lowlands, where nearly three-quarters of all
Scots live, and the lowest is in the Highlands.
1-The transforming from hand work at home to ma-
chine work in factories at the beginning of the 18th
century in Britain is the (1)______________________ .
2-One of the most famous and mysterious archeologi-
cal 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)__________ .
PART TWO: Fill in the blank
30 points
5-The monarch who herself became a symbol of
Britain’s success in the world is Queen (5)____________.
(She reigned from 1837 to 1901).
6- The Roman withdrew from Britain in 430 AD leaving
behind three things of notable importance: sites of
important (6) _________________, the seeds of
(7) _________________, and a network of (8) _________.
7- The British Constitution contains two main principles,
which are (9) _________________ and (10) ___________.
8-The (11) _________________ _____ is a recently introduced
structure of education making such core subjects as
English, Mathematics, and Science (and seven other
foundational subjects) mandatory curricula for all primary
and secondary pupils.
9-The constituent nations of Great Britain are
(12) __________, (13) ______, and (14) _________________.
10-The most popular alcoholic drink in British pubs is
(15) _________________.
PART THREE: Complete the chart below
10 points
The three bodies that have the power to carry our the constitutional laws:
1.
The Legislature
The Judiciary
The three elements that make up the Parliament:
2.
The House of Lords
The House
of Commons
The four Parliament’s functions today:
3. To raise enough money through taxation
4.
To debate or discuss important political issues
House of Commons House of Lords
number of members
5-
members are called
9- members are called
6-
presided over by
7-
presided over by
10- the main function is
8-
PART FOUR: Give brief answers to the
following questions
10 points
1-What is the difference between Britain and Great Britain?
2-What is the difference in usage between the words
“British” and “English”?
3-What was the Magna Carta?
4-What is GCSE?
5-Why is Big Ben so called?
THE END
UNIVERSITY OF DALAT
DEPARTMENT OF FOREIGN LANGUAGES
BRITISH CIVILIZATION
Bình Thuaän, 2007
ANSWER SHEET
Student’s full name: ___________________________________________________________
ID number: ___________________________________________________________
