- •Theme “Great Britain: Introduction”
- •Theme “Great Britain: Introduction” Part 1
- •Introduction
- •Theme “Great Britain: Introduction” Part 2
- •Additional Material
- •Theme “Physical Face, Rivers and Lakes”
- •Theme “Flora and Fauna”
- •Theme “Climate and Weather”
- •Theme “Mineral Resources”
- •Tests Geographical position of the uk
- •Choose the right variant.
- •Match the name of the mountains and its highest peak.
- •Give short answers to the questions.
- •Social system:
- •Theme “History of the British Isles” Part 2 Roman Invasion
- •Theme “History of the British Isles” Part 3 Anglo-Saxon Invasion
- •Linguistic traces:
- •Theme “History of the British Isles” Part 4
- •Vikings' Raids
- •Theme “History of the British Isles” Part 5 Norman Conquest
- •Theme “History of the British Isles” Part 6 Great Britain: Unification of England, Wales and Scotland. Colonisation of Ireland.
- •Ireland:
- •Theme “Modern Population of the uk: Ethnic Composition, National and Linguistic Differences”
- •Immigration:
- •Additional Material Text for Reading and Discussion The importance of not being English
- •S cotland
- •Tasks to the text
- •Tests The history of the British Isles
- •Test II
- •1. Choose the right variant.(10 points)
- •2. True or false? Correct the false sentences(20 points)
- •3. Give short answers to the questions .(20 points)
- •4. Write a short summary on one of the following topics.(20 points)
- •Theme “British People” Part 2 Meals. Food
- •Theme “British People” Part 3 Customs and Traditions
- •Theme “British People” Part 4 Holidays:
- •Tests Traditions and customs of the British
- •Theme “Commonwealth of Nations”
- •1. History of the Commonwealth
- •2. Present-day Commonwealth
- •Structure of the Commonwealth
- •4. Commonwealth Organisations
- •Theme “State System of the u.K.” Part2 British Constitution
- •U nwritten Constitution
- •Theme “State System of the u.K.” Part 3 British Parliament: History, Composition and Functions
- •P arliament
- •Theme “State System of the u.K.” Part 4 Procedure of Passing a Bill in British Parliament
- •Theme “State System of the u.K.” Part 5 British Government
- •Theme “State System of the u.K.” Part 6 Political Parties in the u.K.
- •Theme “State System of the u.K.” Part 7 Electoral System in the u.K.
- •Theme “State System of the u.K.” Part 8 Devolution in Britain
- •The Political System of Great Britain
- •Political System of Great Britain.
- •Theme “The British Educational System” Part 2 Nursery and Primary Education
- •Theme “The British Educational System” Part 3 Secondary School
- •Theme “The British Educational System” Part 4
- •Independent (Public) Schools
- •Theme “The British Educational System” Part 5 Post-school and Higher Education
- •The Educational System of Great Britain.
- •Today state schools are divided into following types:
- •Public schools.
- •Higher and Further Education In Great Britain
- •Reading comprehension check
- •Assignments
- •Additional Material
- •The British Economy.
- •The north-south divide
- •British Transport.
- •Additional Material The British Media: The Press, Radio and Television.
- •Introduction
- •Say if the sentences are true or false.
- •Answer the questions
- •Complete the sentences.
- •Show on the map/ describe the position of the following geographical names.
- •Points for discussion
- •The relief.
- •Say if the sentences are true or false.
- •Answer the following questions.
- •Complete the sentences.
- •Flaura and Fauna.
- •Climate and weather in the uk.
- •Answer the following questions.
- •Complete the sentences.
- •Points for discussion
- •Cards for speaking
- •Mineral resources in the uk.
- •Say if the sentences are true or false.
- •Answer the questions.
- •Complete the sentences.
- •Guess the mineral resource according to the description.
- •The history of the British Isles
- •Iberians, Celts. Roman invasion. Anglo-Saxon invasion.
- •Say if the sentences are true or false.
- •Match the tribe with the influence they had. Put c- Celts, a – Anglo-Saxons, r – Romans.
- •Put the following events in the chronological order
- •Answer the following questions
- •The Danes, the Normans. Formation of the uk
- •Say if the sentences are true or false.
- •Answer the questions.
- •Complete the sentences.
- •What happened at this time?
- •Population. Linguistic differences.
- •Say if the sentences are true or false.
- •Answer the questions
- •Complete the sentences
- •Traditions and customs of the British Holidays of the British.
- •Political and state system in the uk. The Development of the State system in the uk.
- •2. Match the events with the times and ages.
- •The Queen of England. State system of the uk.
- •Complete the sentences.
The Educational System of Great Britain.
The legal basis of education in Britain is the Educational Act of 1944 and all its further amendments which introduced free compulsory secondary education. All state schools in Great Britain are free and provide their pupils with books and equipment for their studies. Full-time education is compulsory from the age of 5 up to the middle teenage age (16 years old). Apart from schools which are state supported and publicly maintained, there are also the so called “public schools” which are independent and which charge high fees for studying.
Education in Great Britain is provided by the Local Education Authority (LEA) in each county. It is financed partly by the government and partly by the local taxes.
One of the most important changes in education brought about by the Education Reform Act (1988) is the introduction of a National Curriculum for children aged 5-16 in all state schools England and Wales. Until the end of the 1980s each school decided the choice of subjects to be studied and the content of the lessons. The National Curriculum has changed all of this. It aims to ensure that all children study essential subjects and have a better all-round education. The National Curriculum consists of ten subjects which all pupils must study at school. The core subjects are English, Mathematics and Science. The rest of the subjects are called foundation subjects and they include Technology and Design, Music, Art, History, Geography and Physical Education. A foreign language, usually French or German, is a foundation subject for all 11-16 year-olds. The act also introduced periodic formal assessments of progress at the ages of 7, 11, 14 and 16.
At 16 pupils take a national exam called “GCSE” (the General Certificate of Secondary Education) and then they can leave school if they wish. This is the end of compulsory education. There is a uniform system of marks; all being graded from A to G. Grades A-C are regarded as good. Scottish Certificate of Education is the Scottish equivalent of GCSE, but grades are awarded in numbers.
More ambitious 16-year-olds continue their highly specialized studies in the 6th form at school or at a 6th form college which prepares them for a national exam called “A” level at 18. Others choose to go to a college of further education to study for more practical diplomas relating to the world of work such as hairdressing, typing or mechanics.
Schools usually divide their year into 3 terms, starting at the beginning of September. All schools must by law organize a short daily meeting (school assembly) for the whole school to give important information and some form of religious worship.
Nursery education (under five years).Children start primary school at 5 and continue until they are 11. There is no countrywide system of pre-primary/nursery schools. LEAs do not have nursery-school places for all who like them and these places are usually given to families in special circumstances, for example parent for one family only. Because of the small number of nursery schools, parents in many areas have formed play groups where children under 5 years can go for a morning or afternoon a couple of times a week.
Primary education takes place in infant schools (pupils aged from 5 to 7 years) and junior schools (from 8 to 11 years). Some LEAs have a different system in which middle schools re-place junior schools and takes pupils aged from 9 to 12.
Secondary education (11 to 16/18 years). Since the 1944 Education Act of Parliament, free secondary education has been available to all children in Britain. Indeed, children must go to school until the age of 16. Pupils may live school then but many of them stay longer and take final examination when they are 17 or 18.
Secondary schools are usually much larger than primary schools and most children (over 80%) go to a comprehensive school at the age of 11. These schools are non-selective – one doesn’t have to pass an exam to go there.
In 1965 the Labour Government introduced the policy of comprehensive education. Before that time, all children took an exam at the age of 11 called “eleven plus” (“11+”) examination, determining which type of secondary school they would attend. But a lot of people thought that this system of selection at the age of 11 was unfair on many pupils. So comprehensive schools were introduced to offer suitable courses for many pupils of all abilities. Some LEAs started to change to comprehensive education immediately, but some were harder to convince and slower the act. There are a few LEAs who still keep the old system of grammar schools, but most LEAs have now changed over completely to non-selective education in comprehensive schools.