What's It Like? - Student's Book [antikvár]

WHAT IS BRITAIN? BRITAIN AND THE BRITISH When you think about Britain, what things come into your mind? Write down as many things as you can. With a partner or the class, compare your lists. Place the items in one of the four categories. England Scotland Wales Northern Ireland Do your lists indicate that you know more about one country rather than another? Look again at your lists. How many items do you think are typical of the life of ordinary people who live in Britain today? How many are traditional items or stereotypes? Take it in turns to describe the photos on the opposite page. Which ones represent stereotypes, and which represent ordinary life today? What about your country? Are there traditional items that people associate with it, or stereotypes? How close are they to the ordinary life of most people? How much do you know about Britain and the British? Can you choose the right endings to the following statements? 1 The parliament of Scotland was joined with that of England and Wales by the Act of Union in 1707, but the parliament of Ireland remained separate until a 1750 b 1800 c 1900 2 After that, the whole of Ireland was considered part of Britain until 1920 when the British government separated the island into two parts and a Northern Ireland remained as part of Britain b Southern Ireland remained as part of Britain c Both parts became independent countries 3 In 1997, the people of Scotland voted to have their own parliament, while the Welsh, by a much smaller majority, decided to a have their own parliament too b separate from the United Kingdom c keep sending their representatives to the parliament in London 4 The British flag, the Union Jack, combines the flags of a all four countries b England and Scotland c England, Scotland and Ireland St George's Cross m The Dragon of Cadwallader St Andrew's Cross St Patrick's Cross