Kennis van land en volk

Eindexamenleerlingen moeten (met betrekking tot de traditionele moederlanden) elementaire kennis hebben van:

• Hoofdzaken van de staatsinrichting• Zeer belangrijke gebeurtenissen uit de (recente)

geschiedenis• Belangrijke geografische gegevens• Hoofdzaken van het onderwijssysteem• Opvallende verschillen met de eigen cultuur

Britannia rules the Waves!

English = official language

Union Jack

The United Kingdom: England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland (=

Ulster) + a few islands (e.g. Isle of Wight)

(Great) Britain: England, Scotland and Wales

The British Isles: The United Kingdom + Republic of Ireland (Eire)

So… use the word British(Britten)!

England ?

Symbols

Kilts, clansLoch NessEdinburgh festival

Sean ConnerySir Arthur Conan

DoyleAnnie LennoxSimple Minds

Scotland

WalesCymruRugby

Laura AshleyRoald DahlManic Street

PreachersThe Stereophonics

England84% of UK lives in

EnglandWimbledonStonehengeRobin Hood

William ShakespeareDavid BeckhamJK Rowling

Northern IrelandGiant’s CausewayGuinnessTitanic was built in

Belfast

CS LewisJames NesbittGeorge Best

The Troubles1921: Ulster (mainly Protestant) and Eire (mainly Catholic)

Ulster: late 1960s - conflicts

Protestants/Catholics

1972: British army

Bloody Sunday

IRA + Sinn Fein (= ourselves)

UDA + Democratic Unionist Party

1998: The Belfast agreement

IrelandAgricultureIrish (Gaelic)Music

Jonathan SwiftEoin ColferU2The Cranberries

Celts & Picts55 BC – 450 AD - Romans450 - Angles/Saxons/ Jutes8th century – Vikings1066 – Battle of HastingsMany Kings & Queens e.g.:

Henry VIII (The Tudors) – religion!Elizabeth I (The Tudors) – good queen BessVictoria ( The Hanoverians) – 1837-1901Elizabeth II (House of Windsor) – current queen

History:

A few other important events/dates:

1973: Britain enters the European Community

1979-1991: Margaret Thatcher Britain’s first female Prime Minister

Queen Elizabeth II (1952- )

Daughter of George VI

Prince Philip (married: 1947)

Prince CharlesPrincess AnnePrince AndrewPrince Edward

Prince Charles

William and Harry

29 April 2011!

Houses of Parliament

House of Commons

* Constituencies* 650 elected members* MP (Member of

Parliament)* 5 years

Democratically elected house, makes laws and checks the work of Government

PM (Prime Minister) = Minister President

Home Office = Ministerie van Binnenlandse zaken

Foreign Office = Ministerie van Buitenlandse zaken

Chancellor of the Exchequer = Minister van Financiën

A Secretary (of State) = minister A Minister (of State) = staatssecretaris

House of LordsA forum of expertise, making laws and providing scrutiny of Government

* More than 1,000 members* appr. 250 active* bishops, judges, life peers* Hereditary peers* not elected

Downing Street number 10

Labour

Tories (Conservative)

Current Leaders

Nick Clegg David Cameron

Ed Milliband

Commonwealth

Nursery schoolFirst school (5-8/9)

Middle school (8/9 -12/13)

Comprehensive school (12/13 – 18/19)

Nursery school (2-5)

Primary school (5-11)

Comprehensive school (11 – 16/18)

Grammar school

State school system

Play school (2-5)

Pre-prepatory school (5-8)Prep. school (8-13)

Public school (13-16/18)

Private school system

At 16 : GCSETwo years later: A- levels

(usually in three subjects)

Higher education: universities/polytechnicsUniversity: Cambridge & OxfordFurther education: part-time studies

combined with work Boarding schools: Eton (boys)

Exams?

14 February: Valentine’s Day31 October: Hallowe’en5 November: Guy Fawkes Night (1605)11 November: Poppy Day (Remembrance

Day)26 December: Boxing Day

Special Days:

NHS (National Health Service) vs. private careSports: Football & Cricket Newspapers:

Tabloids: The Sun/Daily MirrorQuality press: The Times / The Independent / The

GuardianMagazine: The EconomistTV: BBCFood: Fish and chipsPubs (Public House) – Pub Grub

Miscellaneous:

God save our gracious Queen!Long live our noble Queen!God save the Queen!Send her victorious,Happy and glorious,Long to reign over us,God save the Queen.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DnuoGOo3Bew

The National Anthem: