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Введение
1 The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: country and people
1.1 Geographical position
1.2 Names
1.3 Statistics
1.4 General knowledge about four countries and their people
1.5 National symbols of the UK and four countries (the national flag; the Coats of Arms, the national anthem, national holidays and national emblems)
1.6 Exercises
2 History of Britain: from Early Britain to the Middle Ages
2.1 Britain B.C
2.2 Early Britain. The Celtic Tribes
2.3 The Roman Conquest of Britain
2.4 Roman influence in Britain
2.5 The Middle Ages. The Anglo-Saxon Conquest of Britain
2.6 The Norman Invasion
2.7 The medieval period (1066 – 1485)
2.8 Exercises
3 History of Britain: from the Middle Ages to the Modern Times
3.1 The late Middle Ages (13th – 15th century)
3.2 The sixteenth century
3.3 The seventeenth century
3.4 The eighteenth century
3.5 The nineteenth century
3.6 The twentieth century
3.7 Exercises
4 Geography
4.1 Geographical position of the UK
4.2 The four countries (landscape, economy)
4.2.1 England
4.2.2 Scotland
4.2.3 Wales
4.2.4 Northern Ireland
4.3 The islands of the UK
4.3.1 The Islands of England
4.3.2 The Islands of Scotland
4.3.3 The Isle of Man
4.4 Climate in the UK
4.5 Vegetation and Wildlife in the UK
4.6 Exercises
5 Political structure of the UK
5.1 British monarchy (myths, reality, role)
5.2 The royal family
5.3 Political structure and style of democracy
5.4 The Government (the executive power: the cabinet, Prime Minister, civil service, local government authorities)
5.5 Exercises
6 Parliament in the UK
6.1 Introduction (functions, the place, the structure of Parliament)
6.2 The House of Commons
6.3 The House of Lords
6.4 Political parties in the UK
6.5 General elections
6.6 Exercises
7 Mass Media
7.1 The Press
7.2 Radio and Television
7.3 Exercises
8 Religion in Modern British Life
8.1 Exercises
9 Education in Great Britain
9.1 Characteristics of education in Great Britain
9.2 Compulsory education (nursery school, primary school, secondary school)
9.3 Types of schools
9.3.1 State Schools
9.3.2 Fee Paying Schools (Independent Schools)
9.4 Higher education in Great Britain
9.5 Types of universities
9.6 World-known educational centers: Oxford and Cambridge. Student life
9.7 Exercises
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Приложение A (рекомендуемое)
On the map you can see that the UK lies to the north-west of Europe. There are 2 large islands and several smaller ones. Collectively they are known as the British Isles. The largest island is called Great Britain. The other large one is called Ireland. Ireland is divided into Northern Ireland (Ulster) and the Irish Republic. The UK also includes more than 5000 smaller islands.
Politically speaking there are 2 states in the British Isles. The first is the Irish Republic or Eire, which governs the most part of Ireland and the other state controls the rest of the British Isles. Its official name is The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
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This holiday is not a bank holiday and people work on this day. The flag of England is raised on St George’s Day, some people wear a red rose or clothes with the images of the English flag.
The national day of Wales is St. David’s Day, celebrated on the 1st of March in honour of St David, the patron saint of Wales.
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