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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: