British civilization

British Civilization
An Introduction
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Accessible Materials
O’driscoll, James 1999. Britain: The Country and its People: An Introduction for Learners of English. Oxford University Press: Oxford.
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General Introduction
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The British Isles
The British Isles
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BRITAIN
REPUBLIC OF IRELAND
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BRITAIN
THE UNITED KINGDOM
OF GREAT BRITAIN AND
NORTHERN IRELAND
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Total area of Britain: 244,110 sq km
Population: 60,776,238 (2007 estimate)
Scottish
English
Welsh
Irish
British
GREAT BRITAIN
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Northern Ireland
Great Britain
Britain
The United Kingdom of Great Britain & Northern Ireland
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The United Kingdom
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Scotland
Great Britain
78,790 sq km
5,128,000 people
Population density:
65 persons per sq km
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Highlands
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Central Lowlands
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Southern Up-lands
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Highlands
Central Lowlands
Southern Up-lands
English
Scot Gaelic
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Edinburgh Cabs
Shopping Malls
Edinburgh University
The University of Edinburgh is the institution of higher education, and the leading research university in Scotland.
Edinburgh Castle
Edinburgh Castle is historically the principal royal fortress of Scotland
George Square in Glasgow
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Glasgow Science Center
University of Glasgow
Aberdeen’s Union Street
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The Hebrides, a group of 500 islands in western Scotland, consist of two groups, the Outer Hebrides and the Inner
Island of Mull, the Inner Hebrides
Rannoch Moor
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A Plateau in Scotland
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Traditional white houses
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Traditional cottage
Traditional distillery
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Loch Ness
Scotland
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Loch (Scot Gaelic) = Lake
Photo of the
Loch Ness monster
Christian invented a toy-submarine in 1934.
He then took a photo of the toy in the lake
and sold the photo to
The Daily Telegraph
Seals
Seagulls
Traditional costumes for men
Bagpiper
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Enjoy Some Bag Pipe Tunes!
Amazing Gaze
Enjoy Some Bag Pipe Tunes!
Auld Lang Syne
Enjoy Some Bag Pipe Tunes!
Lauras Wedding
Enjoy Some Bag Pipe Tunes!
Wind of Change
Kilts & Tartan
Shepherds
Bag Pipers
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An Introduction to British Civilization
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Scottish Products
Scotland
Textile industry
Whisky
Scotland is famous for . . .
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The Name Scotland
Scotland
Scotland: the land of the Scots.
Scot is the name of a Celtic tribe who first came to The British Isles.
Caledonian Land
In the first Millennium B.C, the Celts came to The British Isles from the Northern parts of Europe. The three most powerful Celtic tribes were the Scots, the Britons and
the Picts.
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England
Great Britain
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130, 410 sq km
376 persons per square km
49,089,000 people
Manchester City
Old Trafford
Police on horsebacks
at Old Trafford
Oxford Road in Manchester
Print-works building in the center of Manchester
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Bristol City
Bristol, located on the Lower Avon River in England, has been a thriving port city since the 10th century.
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thriving: rich & powerful
Liverpool, city in northwestern England, on the Mersey River, near its mouth on the Irish Sea. Liverpool is Britain`s second most important seaport, after London, especially for traffic
Liverpool
Sheffield City, Steel City
Sheffield is known world wide for its steel making. The steel mill shown here in the Attercliffe district of Sheffield is one of the last areas with buildings and offices that have history dating back to the days of industrial greatness.
This modern structure was built in Sheffield "Steel City" for Y2K. It was planned as a Museum for Popular Music but the visitor numbers were low and it closed and now formed part of the university in Sheffield.
Birmingham City
Birmingham is the second largest city in Britain
A typical Fish and Chip Shop
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London
England
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Thames River
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The Thames River in London is the most important river in England and the main source of London`s water supply.
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Tower Bridge
Westminster Palace (The Houses of Parliament)
Named after Sir Benjamin Hall, London’s famous worker in the 18th century, Big Ben is the great bell in the clock tower on the eastern end of the Houses of Parliament in London. The booming 13.5-ton bell first rang out in 1859.
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Trafalgar Square
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Buckingham Palace
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Guards at Buckingham Palace
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Tourists visiting the palace can witness the ceremonial "changing of the guard"
Buckingham Palace in Westminster is the official London residence of the British queen.
Saint Paul`s Cathedral in England
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The University of London, founded in 1836 in London, England, is the largest university in Great Britain. The main library on campus, built in 1932, is shown here.
Lake District
Stone Cottages
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The Principal
Great Britain
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The Principality
Principality is a country ruled by a Prince
20,760 sq km
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Cardiff’s City Center
St. David Cathedral
Mining Mountain Ash
Great Britain’s Longest Place Name
The Welsh village of Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch, variously spelled with between 54 and 58 letters, is credited with possessing the longest place name in Great Britain, and one of the longest in the world. The name translates roughly as "Saint Mary`s church in the hollow of the white hazel near a rapid whirlpool by the red cave of Saint Tysilio."
At 1,085 m (3,560 ft), Snowdon`s main peak is the loftiest point in England and Wales. Lying within Snowdonia National Park, Snowdon can be ascended by a number of trails or by a railway that goes all the way to the summit. Climbers, hill walkers, sightseers, and fishers have made Snowdon a popular destination.