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- •Part I. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Unit1. Cultural aspects of geography
- •United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
- •National flag of the United Kingdom `Union Jack`
- •Physical Features, landscape.
- •England
- •Basic facts:
- •National flag of England
- •Dover Task 2. Read the description of counties and concentrate on cultural associations that geographical names have. While reading make a table:
- •Scotland
- •Basic facts:
- •National flag of Scotland
- •Edinburgh
- •Northern Ireland
- •Basic facts:
- •National flag of Northern Ireland
- •Basic facts:
- •National flag of Wales
- •Task 6. Check yourself questions:
- •Unit2. Population of the uk basic facts:
- •Migration
- •The English
- •The Welsh
- •The Scots
- •The Irish
- •The History and Structure of Immigration
- •Nationality Legislation
- •Culture
- •Asylum seekers bring many benefits
- •Britain opens door for skilled immigrants to fill hi-tech jobs
- •Race row hits Tories
- •Unit 3. Monarchy basic facts:
- •History
- •The Royal Coat of Arms and the Anthem
- •Kensington Palace
- •Task 3.Check yourself questions:
- •50 Facts about the queen's reign
- •50 Facts about the duke of edinburgh
- •Unit 4. Parliament
- •Basic facts:
- •Layout of the Palace of Westminster
- •The House of Lords
- •The House of Commons
- •Conduct of debates in the Commons
- •A typical day's business in the Commons Chamber.
- •Unit 5. Political Parties and Government basic facts:
- •Political Parties
- •The Party System in Parliament
- •Financial Assistance to Parties
- •Local Government
- •The iron lady
- •Tribute to john major
- •Theme 6. Law system
- •Types of Courts
- •High Court CoCourt basic facts:
- •Types of Schools
- •Entry requirement to British universities, colleges or jobs
- •Higher Education
- •Theme 8. Ways of Life in uk basic facts:
- •3. Parks in Great Britain
- •Ingredients:
- •Student d. Scotch Broth
- •Theme 9. Customs and traditions
- •Basic facts:
- •Christmas Traditions
- •Pearly Kings and Queens
- •Scotland’s symbols and traditions
- •The Night of Hogmanay
- •The New Year
- •Highland Games
- •Burns’ Night
- •Gretna Green Marriages
- •Welsh symbols and traditions
- •St David’s Day
- •Wishing Wells and Love Spoons
- •The Red Dragon of Wales
- •Eisteddfod
- •Noson Lawen
- •Cymanfa Ganu
- •Halloween
- •Symbols and traditions of northern ireland
- •The Red Hand of Ulster
- •Shamrock
- •White Ribbon
- •St Patrick’s Day
- •Easter Customs in Northern Ireland
- •Theme 10. Going out
- •Basic facts:
- •English Pubs
- •Pubs in Scotland
- •Irish pubs
- •Welsh pubs
- •January/February/March/April 2003
- •Part II. Republic of Ireland Unit 1. Land and People basic facts:
- •St Patrick’s Cathedral
- •Task 6. Check yourself questions:
- •Task 7. Match up the names of counties and their peculiarities.
- •Task 8. Choose a holiday in Ireland. Discuss the tours with a partner and choose one.
- •Theme 2. History of Ireland
- •Basic facts:
- •A Brief Outline of History
- •Theme 3. Political Life, Economic and Cultural Development of Ireland basic facts:
- •Contents
- •Theme 6. Law system. Skills developed: reading (interpreting facts, summarizing), classification.
- •References:
Nationality Legislation
Until 1962 all Commonwealth citizens had the right of free entry and settlement in the UK. In 1962 Britain passed the Commonwealth Immigration Act, which meant that people from countries like Canada, Australia, India, Jamaica and the like could no longer enter Britain unless they had a job there. A new Act passed in 1968 said that only people, whose fathers or grandfathers were born in Britain, were allowed to live there.
The first race relations legislation was enacted in 1965. Legislation passed in 1968 widened the scope of the former. It also strengthened the criminal law on incitement to racial hatred. The third Race Relations Act of 1976 set up the Commission for Racial Equality. This legislation was further reinforced by the Public Order Act of 1986.
Nationality legislation is embodied in the British Nationality Act 1981, which came into force on 1 January 1983. Under this Act, citizenship of the United Kingdom and Colonies was replaced by three citizenships: British citizenship for people closely connected with Britain, the Channel Islands, and the Isle of Man; British Dependent Territories citizenship for people connected with the dependencies; and British Overseas citizenship for those citizens of the United Kingdom and Colonies who did not acquire either of the other citizenships. Most of the citizens of the United Kingdom and Colonies who had the right of abode in Britain when the Act came into force acquired British citizenship.
Politics for promoting equality of opportunity in a multiracial society in which all citizens receive equal respect are pursued against a background of legislation against discrimination. The Race Relation Act 1976 makes discrimination unlawful on grounds of colour, race, nationality or ethnic or national origin the provision of good facilities and services, in employment, training and related matters, in education, in housing and in advertising.
Culture
Immigrants have immensely contributed to British cultural life. There is a rich variety of ethnic cuisine in Britain, especially in large cities. Italian, Indian, Chinese restaurants are enjoying a great popularity. Immigrants publish their own newspapers, organize ethnic festivals. One of the most colourful events is Notting Hill Festival in London. This is an annual carnival in August, mostly involving Afro-Caribbeans. The carnival attracts a lot of tourists and just on-lookers by its rhythmical music and bright exotic costumes. Immigrants contribute a lot to modern literature in UK. Among famous immigrant authors is Kazuo Ishiguro who was born in Nagasaki and raised in the home counties. In the 40 years since leaving Japan, Ishiguro has returned only once, on a brief "author's tour" in 1989 after the Japanese publication of his third novel, the Booker prize-winning The Remains Of The Day. Another well known writer of Asian origin is Salman Rushdie. He was born in Bombay, India, then in 1968 received M.A. from King’s College in Cambridge,UK, was an actor in London, then in 1975 began his authorial career. In 1981-82 he received literary awards for his ‘Midnight’s Children.’ His ‘The Satanic Verses’ (1988) became a very controversial novel.
Task 3. Check yourself questions:
Which parts of UK have Celtic historical roots?
What is the per cent of ethnic minority communities in the total population of UK?
When were waves of immigration into UK?
From what countries and parts of the world did immigrants come?
In what cities do non-white immigrants concentrate?
What do you know about Notting Hill Festival?
Where does the line dividing the North from the South go?
What are the main differences between the South and the North?
What are the main classes in Britain?
Speak about some attributes of the upper classes and the lower classes life.
What are the differences between the English, the Scots, the Welsh and the Irish?
Name the biggest cities with a high density of population.
Which city has the largest China town in Europe?
Task 4. The population of UK is divided historically, ethnically, geographically, socially, from the religious point of view. Please give examples of the aforesaid divisions and speak of how these differences affect modern life. This task may take the form of a small panel discussion.
You may find the following phrases useful:
Celtic identity vs. Anglo-Saxon identity; North-South divide lowlands vs. highlands; density of population; urban vs. rural ways of life; classes; ethnic minorities; Catholics vs. Protestants; Afro-Caribbeans inner city areas; suffering harassment;
Task 5. Read the letter to the Sunday Express and enumerate the benefits of immigration for Britain. Can you add other benefits? Does immigration create any problems for Britain? What are they?