Seminar preparation & downloadable materials

1

Introduction

1. COURSEBOOK: BRITAIN: 4. Identity; 5. Attitudes
2. Activity-Defining the Nation-activity.doc
3. Article-BBC readers views on what makes British British.doc
4. Text-Quotes on Britishness.doc

2

The Country, the People and their Identities

1. COURSEBOOK: BRITAIN: 1.Country and People
2. Article-Activity-British Unity in Diversity.doc
3. Article-Quiet Revolution-Genies out of Boxes.doc

3

Geography and Regional differences

1. COURSEBOOK: BRITAIN: 3.Geography; BRITAIN IN CLOSE-UP: Snapshot Britain
2. Article-Spoken in the UK.doc
3. Article-Well-spoken Employees Wanted.doc
4. Languages Spoken in UK (Wikipedia article).pdf
5. Newspaper article A-Guardian-North tops wealth survey May 14 2003.htm
6. Newspaper article C-Guardian-Lonely in London, but neighbourly in north-east Sep 22 2003.htm

4

System of Government

1. COURSEBOOK: BRITAIN: 7. The Monarchy; 8.The Government; 9. Parliament
2. Article-We lecture the world on democracy but still don't elect our upper house, Feb 2007

5

British Politics

1. COURSEBOOK: BRITAIN: 6.Political Life; 10. Elections
2. Article-Activity-A Tale of Two Houses
3. Article-British Electoral System (First Past the Post)
4. Activity-Britain, election system (vocabulary exercises)

6

Education

1. COURSEBOOK: BRITAIN: 14. Education

7 

The Media

1. COURSEBOOK: BRITAIN: 16. The Media
2. Activity-Newspaper headlines, (vocabulary exercises)
3. Kinds of Wordplay in British Newspapers
4. British daylies' website addresses

8 

The Welfare State

1. COURSEBOOK: BRITAIN: 18. Welfare
2. Article-British Health and Welfare System

9 

Northern Ireland

1. BACKGROUND READING MATERIALS: Northern Ireland-article from Encyclopedia Encarta
2. Activity-home assignment for Brighton bomb classroom activity
3. Article-Guardian-Paisley and Adams agree deal, March 26, 2007

10 

Britain and the World

1. COURSEBOOK: BRITAIN: 12. International relations