United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
A Brief Introduction to
"We have really everything in common with America nowadays except, of course, language."
Oscar Wilde
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Contents
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UK vs. GB (United Kingdom vs. Great Britain)
People & Religion
Famous people
Geography
Interesting places
Languages
History
Parliament
Typically British
British Empire
Start
Royal family
Economy
United Kingdom vs. Great Britain vs. British Isles
Geography
01
MILD CLIMATE
Landscape: rivers, mountains
02
SEVERN
longest river in the UK
THAMES
longest river in England
03
BEN NEVIS
tallest mountain
History of the UK 1
1707
UK was established
by incorporating Scotland
In the past, England was aggressive towards its neighbours
Throughout history, England has always wanted to conquer its neighbours: Wales, Scotland, Ireland. Wales was conquered the first, then Ireland and Scotland gave up last.
1922
Ireland (the whole part on the Ireland Island) split up and formed:1) Protestant Northern Ireland which is now part of the UK 2) Catholic Republic of Ireland which is now independent from the UK
= the UK as we know it today was formed
Why is it not a good idea to call somebody from Scotland English?
Click to find out
MORE
History of the UK 2
Hundred Year War1337 - 1453
Conflicts with France
as an example of the British war history
Conflict between England and France which was never ended by an official peace treaty. Nobody won, really. But the English realized there's no point in fighting any more. Watch the video to find out about the two-finger mystery.
Napoleonic Wars
At the beginning of the 19th century, Britain feared the French invasion, thus took part in the anti-napoleonic coalition. The British defeated Napoleon at the battle of Trafalgar. In this battle, Admiral Nelson, the leader of the British, died. Click the picture to find out in which famous place we can see Admiral Nelson today.
History of the UK 3
Today
Why does the vast majority of the globe speak English? Why is Britain such a multicultural country? Why do British museums contain priceless artefacts, ranging from Egyptian sarcophagus to intricate carving on African hunting horn? Are the British as powerful as they used to be? What's happened to the Empire? What are the consequences of their aggressive colonial history?
British Empire
... not any more
Info
Why does the vast majority of the globe speak English?
Why is Britain such a multicultural country?
Why do British museums contain priceless artefacts, ranging from Egyptian sarcophagus to intricate carving on African hunting horn?
Are the British as powerful as they used to be?
What's happened to the Empire?
What are the consequences of their aggressive colonial history?
History of the UK 4
British Empire
answers
Ever since the 16th century, when the English defeated the Spanish Armada (the Spanish were the main adversory on the sea), the English opened the gate to the world and no serious enemy could threaten them. Later, in the 19th century, the French were defeated, too. The British believed they were "the best in the world". Also, they believed that thay had the right to conquer. The main reason for conquering was no less than money, of course. By 1901, the British Empire was the largest the world had ever seen, and Queen Victoria was head of nearly a quarter of the world's people. However, it started to fall apart... and today it is called The Commonwealth of Nations. The Queen is still the formal head. But practically, they are all independent.
"The sun never sets on the British Empire."
The reason why the sun never sets on The British Empire is because God doesn't trust the British in the dark.
Economy
Video
How important is the service sector? How important is manufacturing?
November 2020
Population
Total UK population
68,000,861
by clicking the questionmark, you'll get the current data on population
What do the Catholics and Protestants have in common?
Religion:
Catholics and Protestants
Click here to find out why this is important.
Languages
Is English the only official language?
HANDOUT TO THE VIDEO
Video
Why is it a good idea to buy a local map when going to Wales?
Parliament 1
bicameral
= 2 chambers
House of Lords
House of Commons
01
01
What is its role?
What is its role?
02
02
How can you become a member?
How can you become a member?
03
03
Who is the head of it, what do they sit on and why?
Who is the head of it?
+ info
+ info
Parliament 2
bicameral
House of Lords
= 2 chambers
House of Commons
01
01
What is its role?
What is its role?
02
02
How can you become a member?
How can you become a member?
03
03
Who is the head of it and what do they sit on and why?
Who is the head of it?
+ in fo
Parliament 3
House of Commons
House of Lords
01
01
What is its role?They check and challenge the work of the House of Commons, give their views on laws and co-operate with the House of Commons while working on new law proposals.
What is its role?They basically run the country, debate important issues, check the government, make changes to laws and propose new laws.
02
02
How can you become a member? You must be elected in a general election which take place every 5 years. There is not other way to it.
How can you become a member? You are NOT elected. Since 1999, there is a panel within the House of Lords who choose new Lords. In the past, you inherited the membership from your father.
03
Who is the head and what do they sit on and why? Lord Speaker. Lord Speaker sits of a wool sack to remind the Lords that wool used to be the most important industry of the country.
03
Who is the head and what is their role? The Speaker. Their role is to make a referee of the debates and calm the members down.
Royal Family
Video
Who is the head of state? Why do they still have a royal family? Who is the most popular member of the royal family?
Famous people
Video
Charles DickensRichard Branson Charles Darwin Margaret Thatcher Isaac Newton Queen Elizabeth II Diana, Princess of Wales William Shakespeare The Beatles Winston Churchill
Queen Elizabeth I
She just deserves to be mentioned - a truly remarkable personality not only of her times.
... and many more
Interesting places
the choice is up to you
Video
You should be able to talk about 6 places briefly and 1 in detail. It can be any place in the video or choose any other place of your interest.
Typically British
"I am British. I know how to queue."
What does "British" stand for?
Video
British stereotypes will never surprise you again
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United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
A Brief Introduction to
"We have really everything in common with America nowadays except, of course, language."
Oscar Wilde
Menu
Contents
Click the topic to skip other sections. Click START to go through the sections one by one.
UK vs. GB (United Kingdom vs. Great Britain)
People & Religion
Famous people
Geography
Interesting places
Languages
History
Parliament
Typically British
British Empire
Start
Royal family
Economy
United Kingdom vs. Great Britain vs. British Isles
Geography
01
MILD CLIMATE
Landscape: rivers, mountains
02
SEVERN
longest river in the UK
THAMES
longest river in England
03
BEN NEVIS
tallest mountain
History of the UK 1
1707
UK was established
by incorporating Scotland
In the past, England was aggressive towards its neighbours
Throughout history, England has always wanted to conquer its neighbours: Wales, Scotland, Ireland. Wales was conquered the first, then Ireland and Scotland gave up last.
1922
Ireland (the whole part on the Ireland Island) split up and formed:1) Protestant Northern Ireland which is now part of the UK 2) Catholic Republic of Ireland which is now independent from the UK
= the UK as we know it today was formed
Why is it not a good idea to call somebody from Scotland English?
Click to find out
MORE
History of the UK 2
Hundred Year War1337 - 1453
Conflicts with France
as an example of the British war history
Conflict between England and France which was never ended by an official peace treaty. Nobody won, really. But the English realized there's no point in fighting any more. Watch the video to find out about the two-finger mystery.
Napoleonic Wars
At the beginning of the 19th century, Britain feared the French invasion, thus took part in the anti-napoleonic coalition. The British defeated Napoleon at the battle of Trafalgar. In this battle, Admiral Nelson, the leader of the British, died. Click the picture to find out in which famous place we can see Admiral Nelson today.
History of the UK 3
Today
Why does the vast majority of the globe speak English? Why is Britain such a multicultural country? Why do British museums contain priceless artefacts, ranging from Egyptian sarcophagus to intricate carving on African hunting horn? Are the British as powerful as they used to be? What's happened to the Empire? What are the consequences of their aggressive colonial history?
British Empire
... not any more
Info
Why does the vast majority of the globe speak English? Why is Britain such a multicultural country? Why do British museums contain priceless artefacts, ranging from Egyptian sarcophagus to intricate carving on African hunting horn? Are the British as powerful as they used to be? What's happened to the Empire? What are the consequences of their aggressive colonial history?
History of the UK 4
British Empire
answers
Ever since the 16th century, when the English defeated the Spanish Armada (the Spanish were the main adversory on the sea), the English opened the gate to the world and no serious enemy could threaten them. Later, in the 19th century, the French were defeated, too. The British believed they were "the best in the world". Also, they believed that thay had the right to conquer. The main reason for conquering was no less than money, of course. By 1901, the British Empire was the largest the world had ever seen, and Queen Victoria was head of nearly a quarter of the world's people. However, it started to fall apart... and today it is called The Commonwealth of Nations. The Queen is still the formal head. But practically, they are all independent.
"The sun never sets on the British Empire."
The reason why the sun never sets on The British Empire is because God doesn't trust the British in the dark.
Economy
Video
How important is the service sector? How important is manufacturing?
November 2020
Population
Total UK population
68,000,861
by clicking the questionmark, you'll get the current data on population
What do the Catholics and Protestants have in common?
Religion:
Catholics and Protestants
Click here to find out why this is important.
Languages
Is English the only official language?
HANDOUT TO THE VIDEO
Video
Why is it a good idea to buy a local map when going to Wales?
Parliament 1
bicameral
= 2 chambers
House of Lords
House of Commons
01
01
What is its role?
What is its role?
02
02
How can you become a member?
How can you become a member?
03
03
Who is the head of it, what do they sit on and why?
Who is the head of it?
+ info
+ info
Parliament 2
bicameral
House of Lords
= 2 chambers
House of Commons
01
01
What is its role?
What is its role?
02
02
How can you become a member?
How can you become a member?
03
03
Who is the head of it and what do they sit on and why?
Who is the head of it?
+ in fo
Parliament 3
House of Commons
House of Lords
01
01
What is its role?They check and challenge the work of the House of Commons, give their views on laws and co-operate with the House of Commons while working on new law proposals.
What is its role?They basically run the country, debate important issues, check the government, make changes to laws and propose new laws.
02
02
How can you become a member? You must be elected in a general election which take place every 5 years. There is not other way to it.
How can you become a member? You are NOT elected. Since 1999, there is a panel within the House of Lords who choose new Lords. In the past, you inherited the membership from your father.
03
Who is the head and what do they sit on and why? Lord Speaker. Lord Speaker sits of a wool sack to remind the Lords that wool used to be the most important industry of the country.
03
Who is the head and what is their role? The Speaker. Their role is to make a referee of the debates and calm the members down.
Royal Family
Video
Who is the head of state? Why do they still have a royal family? Who is the most popular member of the royal family?
Famous people
Video
Charles DickensRichard Branson Charles Darwin Margaret Thatcher Isaac Newton Queen Elizabeth II Diana, Princess of Wales William Shakespeare The Beatles Winston Churchill
Queen Elizabeth I
She just deserves to be mentioned - a truly remarkable personality not only of her times.
... and many more
Interesting places
the choice is up to you
Video
You should be able to talk about 6 places briefly and 1 in detail. It can be any place in the video or choose any other place of your interest.
Typically British
"I am British. I know how to queue."
What does "British" stand for?
Video
British stereotypes will never surprise you again