Here are fully detailed notes that are ought to give you a general idea about how the UK works. I tackles many aspects of its society, including geography, law, health, education or economy.
Connaissance du pays
Books and examination
Meet the Britons Abell, Chapter 8
Order, Order! Abell, Chapter 2
Bobbies, Barristers & Burglars Abell, Chapter 6
The Footsie, The Nanny, John Bull & Friends Abell, Chapters 1 & 3
(possibly 5)
The Clarendon Nine go to Oxbridge Abell, Chapter 4
Rebel, Rebel Abell, Chapter 7
Press reviews
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Books and examination
Books
I. British History in 50 Events: From the First Settlers to Modern Empire
or The History of Britain in 50 Events.
We can do the quizz on the book when we want, but the last deadline is on April
3rd.
II. How Britain Really Works – Stig Abell (a journalist who used to work
on The Sun)
There a lot of notes but the main information is in the book.
Read the chapters corresponding to what we are seeing on class.
Examination
Wooflash (CPUK) => Multiple choice questions, short answer questions,
sometimes fill-in the blank + essay questions (open questions) = Examination
questions
The exam counts for 50%, but you still need to score at least 35/100.
The dates are given in the exam, so there is no need to memorize them.
At the exam: explain the difference between two notions.
Essay questions
The press
Read the press regularly
Weekly press review at the beginning of each class
There will be two written tests on the Press :
- Monday March 28th
- Monday May 9th
16.45 – 17.45 (for group 3), Vésale 025
The test will consist on explaining headlines (4 => 2 made in class and 2 new
ones)
Translate or paraphrase, but do not paraphrase in French
Contextualise => Define terms in the context of the headline. Why is the person
important in this context? (give the title of the person)
(the Second referendum for Scotland?)
Take a look at your notes before the second Quizz (Gordon Brown)
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Chapter 1 : Meet the Britons
Geography, Identity and Attitudes
Map of the United Kingdom
Britain is the Island, while the United Kingdom also includes Northern
Ireland (it “unites”).
Other major cities
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Regions
(Not by heart)
Each region is divided into counties
(administrative areas)
The Channel Islands
They include :
Guernsey
Jersey (War between the UK and
France)
Saint-Anne
The Bailiwick of Guernsey, the Bailiwick of Jersey and the Isle of Man are
the three Crown dependancies. They depend on the Monarch and have
different political arrangements.
Unification of the UK
England was the basis of the UK.
Henry the 2nd (1133-1189) invaded (?) under the guise of Christianisation.
From the very beginning of the joint history, religion has been a bone of
contention.
The United Kingdom became fully united in 1800/1801 with the Final Act of
Union uniting Great Britain (England and Scotland) and Ireland under the
name of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.
States
In terms of international recognition, there are two states:
The Republic of Ireland + The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern
Ireland
The home nations
British is different from English
Inhabitants of Scotland => The Scots or Jock in informal situations.
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