Презентация, доклад на тему British Culture and Traditions

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How many countries make up the United Kingdom? Answer: FourEnglandScotlandWalesNorthern Ireland

Слайд 1British Culture
An Introduction

British CultureAn Introduction

Слайд 2How many countries make up the United Kingdom?
Answer: Four
England
Scotland
Wales
Northern Ireland

How many countries make up the United Kingdom? Answer: FourEnglandScotlandWalesNorthern Ireland

Слайд 3What is the current currency of The United Kingdom?
The Pound
Although

the UK joined the EU in 1973, thus far the country has not switch their currency to the Euro. This has helped keep the UK financially strong,
$1= € .69
$1= £.62
€1 = £.90
So for example, if you liked a desk that was £200, you would be paying $321.
What is the current currency of The United Kingdom? The PoundAlthough the UK joined the EU in

Слайд 4Who is the current Monarch?
Queen Elizabeth II—not to be confused with

the Virgin Queen Elizabeth of the Elizabethan/Shakespearean age.
Next in line to the throne?
Prince Charles
Then?
Prince William
Who is the current Monarch?Queen Elizabeth II—not to be confused with the Virgin Queen Elizabeth of the

Слайд 5Where does the monarch OFFICIALLY reside?
Buckingham Palace

Where does the monarch OFFICIALLY reside? Buckingham Palace

Слайд 6What famous river flows through London?
The Thames (pronounced “Tims”

What famous river flows through London? The Thames (pronounced “Tims”

Слайд 7What Centuries did William Shakespeare Live?
16th and 17th; baptized in 1564,

died in 1616.
Apprx. 38 plays
154 sonnets
Other prominent works
What Centuries did William Shakespeare Live?16th and 17th; baptized in 1564, died in 1616. Apprx. 38 plays154

Слайд 8How many times did King Henry VIII get married? What is

the name of at least one of his wives?


Six times
His wives include (in this order)…
Catherine of Aragon (Spanish Princess)
Divorced
Anne Boleyn (mother of Elizabeth I)
Executed
Jane Seymore
Died
Anne of Cleves
Divorced
Kathryn Howard
Executed
Katherine Parr
Widowed

How many times did King Henry VIII get married? What is the name of at least one

Слайд 9What are the two largest political parties in the UK?
Conservative

Labour

What are the two largest political parties in the UK? ConservativeLabour

Слайд 10Where are the crown jewels kept?
The Tower of London
Most haunted
Former

prisoners

Where are the crown jewels kept? The Tower of LondonMost hauntedFormer prisoners

Слайд 11Where were the Beatles from?
Liverpool

Where were the Beatles from? Liverpool

Слайд 12Who is Nessie and where does she reside?
Loch Ness Monster;

Loch Ness (lake in Scotland)
Who is Nessie and where does she reside? Loch Ness Monster; Loch Ness (lake in Scotland)

Слайд 13What is a Double Decker?
A two story bus

What is a Double Decker? A two story bus

Слайд 14St. George is the patron saint of England—what is he famous

for killing?

A dragon

St. George is the patron saint of England—what is he famous for killing? A dragon

Слайд 15What is the most popular food in Britain?
Fish and chips

What is the most popular food in Britain? Fish and chips

Слайд 16Most famous timepiece?
Big Ben

Most famous timepiece? Big Ben

Слайд 17Works cited (pictures) in order
Microsoft clip art
bedandbreakfasts.co.uk
visitbritain.co.uk; nihongo.istockphoto.com
topnews.in
treehugger.com


latelink.com; londonpermaculturalists.ning.com
Microsoft clip art
royalpaperdolls.com
aboutmyarea.co.uk
goingtolondon.wikispaces.com
liverpoollodge.com
paranormal.about.com; scotland-calling.com; tripadvisor.co.uk
Microsoft clip art (2)
frot.co.nz
englisheso.wikispaces.com

Works cited (pictures) in orderMicrosoft clip artbedandbreakfasts.co.uk visitbritain.co.uk; nihongo.istockphoto.com topnews.in treehugger.com latelink.com; londonpermaculturalists.ning.com Microsoft clip artroyalpaperdolls.com aboutmyarea.co.uk

Слайд 18Biscuit
Scone
grades
Marks
Sneakers
Trainers
Green beans
Runner Beans
crosswalk
Zebra Crossing
galoshes
Wellies
 Jello
Jelly
 Public School
State School
Under-shirt
Vest
FRIES
Chips
Private School


Public School

Sweater

Jumper

Cookie

Biscuit

eraser

Rubber

Under-wear/ panties

Knickers

Food

School Terms

Clothing Items

US

UK

US

UK

US

UK



Biscuit SconegradesMarksSneakersTrainersGreen beans Runner BeanscrosswalkZebra CrossinggaloshesWellies Jello Jelly Public School State SchoolUnder-shirtVestFRIESChipsPrivate School Public SchoolSweaterJumperCookie BiscuiteraserRubberUnder-wear/ pantiesKnickersFoodSchool TermsClothing ItemsUSUKUSUKUSUK

Слайд 19Etymology
Open the dictionary to a random page.
Look at the

first word on the page and make note of the etymology
Words noted as AS or OE are native; the rest are borrowed
Make note of the etymologies of 15 words at the TOP of 15 separate pages

Main Entry: et·y·mol·o·gy  Pronunciation: \-jē\
Function: noun Inflected Form(s): plural et·y·mol·o·gies
Etymology: Middle English ethimologie, from Anglo-French, from Latin etymologia, from Greek, from etymon + -logia -logy Date: 14th century
1 : the history of a linguistic form (as a word) shown by tracing its development since its earliest recorded occurrence in the language where it is found, by tracing its transmissionfrom one language to another, by analyzing it into its component parts, by identifying its cognates in other languages, or by tracing it and its cognates to a common ancestral form in an ancestral language 2 : a branch of linguistics concerned with etymologies


Etymology Open the dictionary to a random page. Look at the first word on the page and

Слайд 20What is the ratio?
2 Native
Outlandish (OE)
Woodruff (OE)
13 Borrowed
Irrevocable (Latin)
Jangle

(O French)
Motion (Latin)
Pointillism (French)
Pulse (Latin)
Serviette (O French)
Suit (Latin)
Vamplate (Anglo-Norman French)
Wheedle (German)
Zygoma (Greek)
Adequate (Latin)
Aperture (Latin)
Close (Latin)
What is the ratio? 2 Native Outlandish (OE)Woodruff (OE)13 BorrowedIrrevocable (Latin)Jangle (O French)Motion (Latin)Pointillism (French) Pulse (Latin)Serviette

Слайд 212:13 (13%)
Percentage Latin/Greek
8/13 = 62%
Percentage Other
5/13 = 13%
What does this imply about

the ENGLISH language?
2:13 (13%)Percentage Latin/Greek8/13 = 62%Percentage Other5/13 = 13%What does this imply about the ENGLISH language?

Слайд 22Our Language
English is incredibly diverse!
English dictionaries: 600,000 words—closest rival (German): 185,000

words
Knowing where language originates from allows us to connect and understand how and why we communicate the way we do.
Our LanguageEnglish is incredibly diverse!English dictionaries: 600,000 words—closest rival (German): 185,000 wordsKnowing where language originates from allows

Слайд 25
Proto Indo European

Germanic
Celtic
Balto-Slavic
Latin
Greek Albanian
Indo-Iranian
Russian
Ukrainian
Czech
Slovak
Serb-Croatian
Persian
Kurdish
Hindi
Bengali
Iranian
Sanskrit
Romanian
French
Spanish
Portuguese
Italian
Slavic
Baltic
Welsh
Bretan
Gælic
Latvian
Lithuanian

Proto Indo EuropeanGermanicCelticBalto-SlavicLatinGreek AlbanianIndo-IranianRussianUkrainianCzechSlovakSerb-CroatianPersianKurdishHindiBengaliIranianSanskritRomanianFrenchSpanishPortugueseItalianSlavicBalticWelshBretanGælicLatvianLithuanian

Слайд 28
Germanic
Icelandic
East Norse
West Norse
Old Norse
Gothic
East Germanic
North Germanic
Old Frisian
Old High German
High
Low
West Germanic
Old English
Old

Low German

Anglian

West Saxon

Old Low Franconian

Old Saxon

Kentish

Middle English

Modern English

Norwegian

Swedish

Danish

GermanicIcelandicEast NorseWest NorseOld NorseGothicEast GermanicNorth GermanicOld FrisianOld High GermanHighLowWest GermanicOld EnglishOld Low GermanAnglianWest SaxonOld Low FranconianOld SaxonKentishMiddle

Слайд 29Old English
Old English has different LETTERS.
"Thorn" (Þ or þ)
Cloth

(cláþ)
Thin
The letter "eth" (ð)
Clothes
Then
Old English does not require a specific word order, the way Middle and Modern English do.
Instead, OE uses declensions (little endings stuck on the end of nouns)
Old EnglishOld English has different LETTERS.

Слайд 30Middle English
Spelling has not yet been formalized in a systematic way,

and many Latinate terms have entered English through intermediary French influences under the Norman conquerors in 1066.
Middle EnglishSpelling has not yet been formalized in a systematic way, and many Latinate terms have entered

Слайд 31Early Modern English
Shakespeare’s day
thou/you,
thy/your,
thine/yours,
Shakespeare's alphabet in the

early modern is practically identical to ours
Doesn't yet have identical punctuation conventions to ours. For instance, the exclamation mark still wasn't invented in 1590.
Early Modern EnglishShakespeare’s day thou/you, thy/your, thine/yours, Shakespeare's alphabet in the early modern is practically identical to

Слайд 32Narrative Writing Page 8 of Writing Handbook
There are 7 major components

in most stories:
Plot
Character
Setting
Theme
Mood
Tone
Viewpoint
Narrative Writing  Page 8 of Writing HandbookThere are 7 major components in most stories: PlotCharacterSettingThemeMoodToneViewpoint

Слайд 33Plot
A series of related actions that lead to the
Climax
Resolution
Every good

plot needs a conflict, or a struggle between two forces in the story. This creates interest and suspense. There are 2 basic types of conflict
Internal
External
PlotA series of related actions that lead to the ClimaxResolutionEvery good plot needs a conflict, or a

Слайд 34Plot
There are 6 steps in a typical plot:
Exposition
Narrative hook
Rising Action
Climax

(indicates how conflict will be resolved) and Denoument (turning point/ Ah-ha moment)
Falling Action
Resolution

PlotThere are 6 steps in a typical plot: ExpositionNarrative hookRising ActionClimax (indicates how conflict will be resolved)

Слайд 35To practice
Using all of the target words AND at least 2-3

of the UK words from our earlier discussions (underline them in your story as you use them), complete the rest of the story. Really let your imagination flow. Don’t forget to create a title.
You need a PLOT and CONFLICT in your story but that is all that is absolutely required other than the use of the target words and language as per our discussion today
Target words: England, suitcase, aviator sunglasses, brick wall, dangerous, cliff, rose colored vase, Stonehenge
Everyone’s first line should be: I was on my way to the Tower of London when…

To practiceUsing all of the target words AND at least 2-3 of the UK words from our

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