British nd American Culture Final Review.docVIP

British and American Culture Final Review Final Exam Multiple Choice 30% True or False Questions 20% Matching 20% Blank Filling 10% Short Answer Questions 20% Topics on the Two Countries We Have Covered---- General Information Politics Education Media The UK A. British General The UK, officially The United Kingdom of Great Britain and the Northern Ireland, consists of four parts----England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. Origins of British People Origins Contribution Celts (凯尔特人） Gaels （盖尔人） Scottish and Irish Britons （布立吞人） Welsh race and culture Anglo-Saxons (from Denmark and Germany 450-600) （盎格鲁撒克逊人） English race and language The national flag--The Union Flag or Union Jack, embodies the emblems of the three countries united under one Sovereign The national Anthem –God Save the Queen (King) England—basic facts Capital city and largest city : London National flower: Rose The largest region in the UK --(The English occupy more than 81.5% of the whole population) Scotland—basic facts Capital city: Edinburgh Largest city: Glasgow （格拉斯哥，英国第三大城市） National flower: thistle（蓟花） Two national traits for the Scots are kilts and bagpipes. Kilts are pleated skirts made of material with a tartan 格子. Bagpipes 风笛 The Scots Two groups of Scots, namely Highlanders from the mountainous north and Lowlanders from the southern cities. The Scots, especially the Highlanders, are proud of their separate identity. Welsh—basic facts Capital city: Cardiff 加的夫 Largest city: Cardiff National flower: Daffodil 黄水仙 Northern Ireland basic facts Capital city: Belfast 贝尔法斯特 Largest city : Belfast National flower: Shamrock 三叶草 The Irish enjoy a rich literary heritage Jonathan Swift 乔纳森·斯威夫特 Gulliver’s Travels 格列佛游记 Oscar Wilde 奥斯卡·王尔德 Art for Art’s Sake 为艺术而艺术 George Bernard Shaw 萧伯纳 Nobel prize for literature 剧作家，诺贝尔文学奖获得者 James Joyce 詹姆斯乔伊斯 Ulysses 尤利西斯 B. British Politics British System of Government The British System of Government i