英国文化教育Social life and education in the UK.ppt

Social life and education in the UK 第五组： 1 What are the two types of British newspapers?(4.2.5) 2 Wimbledon Championship (4.3.5) 3 What should be placed first in education, and why? (5.4.2) Questions The second most popular pastime For most British people, most days begin with a look at the morning news- paper. On an average day, 90% of Britons over the age of 15 read a national or local paper. The quality press (the broadsheets) The tabloids (the gutter press) the two types of British newspapers The quality press (the broadsheets) 1 carry more serious and in-depth(深入的) articles of particular political and social importance. 2 carry reviews(评论) and feature articles(专题报道) about high culture. (for well educated, middle class audience) Some quality newspapers in UK 1、Times 《泰晤士报》 2、The Daily Telegraph 《每日电讯报》 3、The Guardian《卫报》 4、The Financial Times《金融时报》 5、Sunday Dispatch《星期日电讯报》 6、The Observer《观察家报》 7、The Sunday Times《星期日泰晤士报》  Left wing : The Guardian ——suggest someone who is left wing and liberal in their politics, and interested in society and social issues. (soft on crime, feminist, interested in green politics) What is left wing? In politics, left-wing are term applied to socially progressive and egalitarian(平等主义) positions. In contemporary political discourse, the term the Left usually means either liberal or socialist. The term is also used to describe social democracy and most forms of anarchism(无政府主义). Right wing (conservative)：Telegraph《电讯报》 ——Suggest someone is right wing and favor free enterprise over social programs. (support tough sentences for criminals, lack sympathy on single mothers) What is right-wing? In politics right-wing are terms applied to conservative, and traditionalist positions. the term right is used to describe groups who stress tradition, fundamentalism and nationalism. Some headlines on Guardians Obama should beware the growing anger in America UK to become EUs populous country Our blogs: Jo