59876623-Spotlight-on-Britain

amphetamine a drug which gives a sense of excitement

anarchy when there is confusion in society and no government

anorak a jacket with a hood

badge a special mark, a sign of membership: each school has its own badge

bat (v) to hit (especially in cricket or baseball); (71) instrument for hitting a ball

beret a soft flat hat for schoolgirls blazer a jacket

bowl (v) to throw a ball

braces elasticared straps which go over the shoulders to keep up one's trousers

break a pause for rest between lessons, usually about 20 minutes

campus the site of a university or college canteen the place in a school or factory

where you can buy food

cap a sofi flat hat for men and boys chart a list of best-selling single records clothes conscious very aware of the way

one dresses

comprehensive (school) providing all types of secondary education

day release the system where someone with a job studies for one day a week

degree a university qualification disc-jockey a person who plays records on

the radio or at a discotheque division a part of the football league,

containing 22 teams domestic science cookery and

housekeeping

do without to survive without something drainpipe long metal pipe for carrying

away water

drug (n) a chemical which affects your mind or body

emerge to appear

extracurricular not part of the school timetable

h a l s h a l exams at university or college football season the time of year when

football is played, winter in the UK form (n) class

Further Education College college where one can smdy after the age of 16

get one's kicks to find excitement grammar school a secondary school which

teaches mainly academic subjects

grant money given by an organization, eg the Local Authority

hall of residence a building owned by a college or university, containing study bedrooms for students

here to stay here for ever hit a successfd record

infant school for pupils aged 5-7 infectious (arhythm) which makes you

want to dance

inflation a rise in prices caused by increased wages, etc.

junior school for pupils aged 8-11 keen enthusiastic

lmockout a competition which teams leave when beaten

league a group of football teams which play matches among themselves

Live (a41 not recorded

Local Education Authority (LEA) the education department of local government

lose touch to lose contact

LSD hallucinatory drug (lysergic acid diethylamide)

materialism the belief that you can be happy through the possession of objects

middle school for pupils aged 9-12

moral education learning what is good and bad behaviour

new release a new record

nursery school for children under 5 optional not obligatory

packed lunch a lunch brought from home paper a piece of writing on an academic

subject

pick (v) to choose

post (n) a piece of wood in the ground preparatory school a private school for

pupils aged 7-13

producer the person who is responsible for a TY or radio programme

public school a private school for pupils aged 13-18

racism belief that your race is superior to all others

registration a period when pupils answer to their names to see if anyone is absent

relegate to send down

rent (v) to hire a room for money

resort a place where tourists go to, usually at the seaside

secondary school for pupils aged 11-16/18 selective school a school which pupils

must pass certain exams to enter seminar a discussion

set (n) a group of pupils who form a class in a particular subject

set text a literary work which must be studied for an exam

social education lessons to prepare for adult life, not for exams, eg how to manage money, politics

study periods free lessons when pupils can study privately

swinging full of life, sexually free tuck-shop a place in a school where pupils

buy snacks, sweets tuition fee teaching costs

tutor a teacher in a college or university who leads a discussion group

vice versa the other way round woodwork the art of making things out of

wood

Quiz (pnge 14)

1Anne Bolcyn.

2Thc Angles.

3It goes to rhc Housc of Lords to he dcbetcd.

4In Scotlnnd.

S Earrereggs.

6Bcn Ncvis.

7Londonond rhcHcurt ofEngland.

8Thc'pilgrim fndlerr'sniled to Amcrica in the 'MnvEower'.

9Scvcnrccn.

10Five years.

11People scnd cuch othcr Vnlcnrine curds.

l2 Uprighrred cross, while diugonnl cross, red diagl"'I'

"TOSS.

3.3 Northern Ireland.

14On Chrisrmnsmorning

15Bccnurc in en election, rhc wishw of those who voted far rhe unsuccessful candidates are norrcprcscntud.

Thc MP who wins nn election may have more votes nmin.-.r..him rhz8n .rnr.him.... .. .

16 W.....I I I I ~

Festival cmsrword (page 14)

Quiz (pugc 20)

1 True (TheFinorrciol Tinfa).

2Henry VIII.

3Tower Bridge divjdcs in half to allow ships rhmugh.

4Themurriugc olchnrles, Prince of Wills, and Lndy Dinnn Spencer.

5LondonBridgc.

2Bccr ilnd huncy: Alancy. S Nonh and South: hluuth.

3Uvsy rantr: Boorr. 6 Dog and bane: Telcphonu.

( y v = governor(boss); butcher's (hook) = look; loud = rond; mi- p i s = eyes] '

Haw much do you rcmcmbcr? (pnge 26)

Income tax: the Chnncllor of rhe Evchcqucrlrhe Treasury The nmv: rhc Minisw of Dcrcnccldle Ministn, of

Defence

Prisons: rheHome Secrcrnryithc Home Dfficc Govenuncnlspending: rhc Chnncellorof rhc

Ercl~uqocrrl~urrctrllry Lmv and order: thr. Ilnm: Sr.crcc>ry the Han c Ofice

Nucluar ur-dpons: thu 3linirrur olDufunculthu 3linijtg. of Defcncc

Immigmtion: rhc Homc Sccrewryllhc Home Officc The police: rhc Home SccrcorylthcHomc Olfice

WordSeurch(poge 27)

1Prince. 2 King. 3 Crown. 4 Royul. S Polnce.

Quiz (pnge 34)

1 British Broadcasting Corpontion.

2BritishRdl.

3Bachelor of Ans.

4Member ofPodinmcnr. S United Nations.

Look and Practise (page 60)

1unEngtishmnnlEngtiahwoman

2o Scot

3un 1rishmnniIrishwomnn

4n Dubliner

S u Grcck

6n Spaniard

7n DutchmnniDutchwomnn

8n FrenchmnnlFrenchwomnn

9n Londoner

10 n Rusianln Sovier

Complete (pagc 66)

1sisccrs

2surname, or family numc

5novels, or stories

6wrote

7orumples

8works, or books

9young

10 married

P u d c (page 87)

1 bed 2 nntuml 4 living 5 fnulr 6 picked 7 cabin 8 smoking 9 drilling

Quiz(page 90)

1 Voltor 2 Bell 3 Benz 4 Cclsius 5 Whirrlc

Words (pngc 101)

Bo,'? ,tamer

Thamns, lun, Michntl, Kenneth, ~ m c sRobcn,

Andrew, Mnrk, Martin, Frcderidi.

Girlr' aomer

Ruth,Julia, Gcmmo, Tracy, Teresa, Angeln, Mnrilyn, April, Felicity, Gilliun.

S~mtamcr

Thomns, Smilh, Rogers, Abbot, James, Robiaon, Price,

MocGrcgor, Petcrr.

Mircd tloaw

Eliubeth, Nigcl, Gcorgc, Susan, Angela, Robcn, Dinnu,

Monica, Pctcr.

Word Search (page 108)

Sailing, Singing, Thmrre, Climbing, Riding, Rugby

Truc or False (pagc 109)

P d c (pnge 135)

1 corc 213 cduntionnl reform 4 record

occunt & dinlects 3,21, 80, 93

ngriculture 32,41,45,70 nirpons 32

Anglo-Irish ngrccmcnr 117

m y 115 Asians4 bonking 19 bnnkhalidnys 71

BBC25.34.126-127

birds 45,75

bone &ships 56,58,63, 76-77,88

b o o k 108 bowler hnrs 19,56 Boxing Doy 13

British~ ~Isles ~2 ~ ~ ~

Burns' night 93 buses 16-17 cnbinerministers 5

City gents 19

City ofLondon 18-20 City Technolow Collcges

l Zd

a > ,

Civil Service 5-6,26 Civil War 9,25,44,113 clans 92 clothcs92,127,128,133 cockneys21

coffee 122 commerce 18-19,53 Commonwenlth 4,13 commurers 18.39

cornorehenriveschools l i 2

computers 133 Conrcrvntivepnrty 6,34 counties 7,63 countryside32,38,44,65,

102,120-121,123 cricket 130 demonrrrnrions22,96 devolution2

Edinburgh Festival 84 clecdons 5-7 enercv".101 engineering 63,76,104

enrerminmenrs23-24.34.

family life 10 fashions87,127-129

fcrtirnls 11-13,42,68,84, 88

Elms 86 fishing 63,123

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ghosts li,6k-67 Good Friday 11

-mnr schools 131 Great Britilin 2

Grcnr Fire ofLondon 18 Guy Fnwkcs Night 12 Hnllotve'en 12

Hnrrods 28 Highland gomes 83 hippies 128 hisrog.2-3,7-9,12,25,

37,44,4748,68, 80-81,85,97,112- 115,124, iv

hit records 59,127 hockey 130 Hogmnnny 93 horsc-mcing4l

House ofCommons 5-7, 25

HouseofLord5 5-7,12, 25

kings and queens2,7-8, 12,25,37,80,85,97, 112-113. iv

~nbourpo&6,34 lnngunges 3-4, SO, 92-93,

96,101-102 la~v5,7,10,19 Liberal p n q 6,34 locnl governmcot 7 London Regional

Tnnspon 16

London underground 17 Lord Mayor's Show

18-19 mnrkets21,46,53 murringe 10

Mny Day 12 mining I09 mods 127-128

monarch & monarchy 5, 7,25

money 90

Marrir dancers 12 mounroins 1, 102-104

MFs 5-6

multirncinlBritain 3-4 museums 28-29,63,68, 76,109,118-119 muric4,28, 42,59-60,

SO, 127-129 mythsllegcnds 73-74,

120-121

names (ofpeople) 92,101, 122

nnmes (of plnces) 2,44,97 norionnlity 2-4

Nntionnl Curriculum 134 Nnrionnl Front 128 Nntionnl Hunlth Service

100

Nntiannl Parks 65,102 NnrionnlTmsr 65 netball 130 newspopcrs 19

New Wnvemuric 129 New Yesr'r Eve 11,93 nursery schools 131 oil industry 86-87

old people 10 Opposition, the 5-6 Pnncnkc Dnv 11 pnrks 27

Podiomcnt 5-7,12,2&25 Plnye, the 18 poetipoctry25,93,101 police 7

polric~lparties 5-6,34

populntion 2

ports 21,32,41,50,76, 79.95

prchisraric ritcr 73-74 Press, thc 19 primnryschools 131 Prime Minister 5,7 privntcrchools 131 Proms 28 Protesmnrism7-9,112-

113

public holidoys 11,13,71 publicschoolr 131 Punch and Judy 35 punks 128-129

Puriruns 8-9,113 qucues 16

mdsm 3-4,128-129 radio 126

milways 36,68,102 recipes 72,93 rcggnemulic 4,129 religion 7-9,37-38,54,

73,112-115 rircsidtunls 73 rockers 127-128 rockmusic 127-129 Roman Catholics &

Catholicism 7-9,12, 37-38,112-115

rounders 130 Royol Navy 76 rugby 98

rush hour 39

St Vulcnrine's Dny 11 schools 130-135 school uniform 133 scones72

SDP pnrty 6,34 secondaryschoolr 90,

131-135 shndow cnbinct 6 shipwrecks76

shopping22,28,33,46,

rlnng2l

Soda1nnd Libcml

Democrats 6

sports 34,82-83,98,123, 129-130

rrockhroker belt 39 suburbs(ofLondon) 18 superrtitions 120-121

U L I ~ 92~ S

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trade unions 6,33-34 tube, the 16-17

TV- . 126..-127- - . unemployment 64 universities42,55,90,

106-108.136-137

USAS, 113

violcncc 82,112-115,128 Welrh 3,96-97,101-102

words 21,56,92-93 102,

...

112

world wnrs 25-26,54,1W writers 37-38,66,93, 101