5. Требования и примерные вопросы к зачету.

1. Social Profile of the UK.

2. The Composition of the British Isles.

3. The 18^th century England.

4. The National Identity of the Scottish.

5. The 19^th century England.

6. The National Identity of the Welsh.

7. The British Empire, its rise and fall.

8. The relief of Great Britain.

9. Multicultural Britain.

10. The House of Windsor

11. The Parliament of the UK.

12. The House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha.

13. The House of Hanover (From Georgian to Victorian England).

14. Ethnic Minorities in the UK.

15. The 20^th century England (1914-2000).

16. The Celtic descendants today.

17. The Irish Question.

18. Elections and the balance of political power.

19. Devolution Issues in Scotland and Wales.

20. The Geographical Portrait of Scotland.

Список словарей и справочников:

1. Васильев К. Pilot One. Англия и Англичане: Справочное пособие по английскому языку. СПб., 1998.

2. Великобритания. Лингвострановедческий словарь / Адрион Р.У. Рум. М., 1999.

3. Oxford Guide to British and American Culture for learners of English. Oxford Univer­sity Press, 2001.

4. Dictionary of Britain / сост. Г.Д. Томахин. М., 2001.

5. Encyclopedia Britannica.

6. Longman Dictionary of English Language and Culture. Longman Dictionaries.

7. Collins Jem Encyclopedia (The Diagram Group). HarperCollins Publishers, 1993.

Список аудиоматериалов:

1. In Britain (Michael Vaughan — Rees) Chancerel. Обнинск: Титул, 1997. (3 кассеты).

2. English (X-XI) Resource Book (V.V. Safonova, LP. Tverdohiebova); (2 кассеты) Р. I, p. II, JWIC, Prosveshcenye, 1998.

3. Britain Explored (Paul Harvey, Rhodri Jones) (1 кассета). Longman, 1993.

4. Welcome to Britain and the USA (Elisabeth Laird). Longman, 1994. (1 кассета).

5. Famous British and American Songs and their cultural background (Mario Papa, Guili-ano lantomo). Longman, 1993. (1 кассета).

Список видеоматериалов:

1. The Many Faces of London

2. Elizabeth II, Coronation

3. The Tower of London

4. Introducing Great Britain

5. Opening Of Parliament

6. Oxford

7. London for All Seasons

8. Britain

7. Тесты для самоконтроля по всему курсу или отдельным темам

Quiz – National Identity

Task 1: Fill in the squares with appropriate items

	England	Wales	Scotland	Northern Ireland
Flag
Capital
Language
Flower Symbols
Other symbols
Patron Saint
Anthem
Colloquial names (country or its people)
Traditions

Task 2: National dress

Name some parts of the Welsh national dress

________________________________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________________________________

Name some parts of the Scottish national dress

________________________________________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________________

Task 3: National cuisine

English Cuisine	Scottish Cuisine	Welsh Cuisine	Northern Irish Cuisine

1. bangers and mash

2. bara brith

3. soda bread

4. stovies

5. bread and butter pudding

6. cock-a-leekie

7. Yorkshire beef

8. cockles

9. potato bread

10. haggis

11. colcannon

12. laverbread

13. shortbread

Task 4:

Can you distinguish the nationality of people’s descendants who bear the following names and surnames?

Cameron

Campbell

Davies

Duncan

Fitzwarren

MacGregor

McKenzie

O’Connor

Sean

Lloyd

Pritchard

Task 5: Miscellaneous

1. Typical English dances are _______________________________________________

2. Which country is not represented on the Union Jack ? _____________________________

3. Which part did the English call “land of foreigners”?_____________________________

4. What is “Eisteddfodd”?

___________________________________________________________________________

The State Opening of Parliament - работа с видео фильмом.

1. The Route

Describe the main points: the Royal Entrance in Victoria Tower > The Norman staircase > The Norman porch > The Robing Room > The Royal Gallery > the Prince’s Chamber > The House of Lords

1. Why are there 2 thrones in the House of Lords? How different are they?

2. The Norman Staircase

Who lines the staircase?

3. The Yeomen of the Guard – who are they?

4. The coach with the jewels

Where are they brought from and what happens to them in the Palace?

What’s the name of the crown?

Who was it originally made for?

When is it used?

What other royal regalia are mentioned?

5.“Taking of a hostage” – what kind of tradition is it?

6.The Queen’s route from Buckingham Palace

7. What are the functions of the Lord Chancellor now?

8.The Queen arrives at Westminster Palace

What happens when the monarch arrives at the Palace?

Who meets her?

Where does she go then?

9.What are the functions of the Lord Great Chamberlain?

10.The Speaker on the way to the House of Commons

Who follows him?

How does the meeting begin?

11.The Queen leaves the Robing room

How does she arrive at the Lords’ chamber?

12.The Black Rod

What does he do?

QUIZ

I. The Brief History of Parliament

Parliament is an ancient institution dating from the middle of the 13^th century. The kings were expected to meet all royal expenses, but if extra resources were needed for an emergency, such as a war, the Sovereign would seek to persuade his barons in the G---- C------ – a gathering of nobility – to grant aid.

King _____ (the ______ (nickname), who was extremely unpopular, greedy and lost a lot of property) was forced by his rebel barons to sign M---- C---- on June 10, ____ (date) – an important symbol of political freedom that granted the barons a more permanent share in the government

________ III though not as bad as his father was in constant need of money and as a result had to face a further development of baronial ambitions and protests. The leader of the baronial movement was S---- de M-------, the Earl of Leicester. In _____ they took over the Government and elected a council of nobles (=> the House of Lords). It was called a “parliament” (from French “parler” – говорить). In _____, he summoned representatives of towns to Parliament (=> the House of Commons)

The so-called M- - - - Parliament of _______ I (name) (1295) contained all the elements of a mature Parliament: bishops, peers, 2 knights from each shire and 2 representatives from each town.

In the ______^th century Parliament split into two Houses, gained control over statutes and taxation, created impeachment (1376) - whereby the House of Commons as a body could accuse officials who had abused their authority and put them on trial before the Lords; and presided over the abdications of Edward II (1327) and Richard II (1399). Two distinct Houses of Parliament were emerging for the first time, with the 'Commons' sitting apart from the 'Upper House' from 1341. The 'G--- Parliament' of 1376 saw the election of the first Speaker, Thomas Hungerford, to represent the Commons.

In the ___th Century, the Commons gained equal law-making powers with the Lords, under King Henry V.

In the 17th century, the role of parliament was enhanced by the events of 1688-89 (the 'G------- Revolution') and the passage of the B--- of R----- which established the authority of Parliament over the King, and enshrined in law the principle of freedom of speech in parliamentary debates.

The legislative primacy of the House of Commons over the Lords was confirmed in the 20th Century by the passing of the Parliament Acts of 1911 and 1949 ( the Act of 1911 allowed the Lords to delay a bill for a maximum of three sessions (reduced to two sessions in 1949), after which it could become law over their objections).

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