- Артикул:00822412
- Автор: Сатинова В.Ф.
- ISBN: 985-06-1004-2
- Обложка: Твердый переплет
- Издательство: Высшая школа (все книги издательства)
- Город: Минск
- Страниц: 334
- Формат: 60x90/16
- Год: 2004
- Вес: 334 г
Пособие "Британия и британцы" адресовано студентам высших и средних специальных учебных заведений различных профилей, учащимся средних школ и широкому кругу читателей,изучающих английский язык и желающих познакомиться с историей, географией, реалиями одной из наиболее развитых англоговорящих стран-Соединенного Королевства Великобритании и Северной Ирландии- и населяющими её народами.В книге содержится информация о государственном устройстве Британии и входящих в неё стран,о национальной символике, языке, системе среднего и высшего образования, важнейших исторических событиях, выдающихся людей, традициях,обычиях,национальных чертах характера народов Англии ,Шотландии Уэльса, Северной Ирландии.Материалы пособия дают возможность познакомиться с культурным наследием страны, некоторыми сведениями об английском языке, о значениях и функциях в речи отдельных слов и выражений.
CONTENTS
Предисловие
BRITAIN AND THE BRITISH
THE UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND
EARLY HISTORY OF BRITAIN IN SHORT
BRITAIN'S ROYALITY
BRITAIN'S SYSTEM OF GOVERNMENT
THE TONY BLAIR GOVERNMENT'S REFORMS
MASS MEDIA
The Television Inventor, John Logie Baird
BRITAIN'S INDUSTRY, TECHNOLOGY AND TRADE
The British Money System
BRITAIN'S SCIENCE AND SCIENTISTS
Isaac Newton
James Maxwell
Ernest Rutherford
AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES IN BRITAIN
EDUCATION IN BRITAIN
State Education
Primary State Education
Secondary State Education
Further Education
Private Education
HIGHER EDUCATION
Oxbridge
National Pride of Oxbridge
THE ARTS IN BRITAIN
Famous Men of Arts
BRITISH YOUTH AND YOUTH MOVEMENT
Youth Recreation Facilities
THE BRITISH PEOPLE AND SPORT
Winter Sports in Scotland
Horse Racing
The Game of Darts
Winter Sports in England
Table Tennis - a British Invention
FAMILY LIFE
SOME BRITISH CUSTOMS AND TRADITIONS
Merry England and London May Festival
Egg-rolling
Pancake Races on Shrove Tuesday
Public and Bank Holidays
Celebrations in Scotland
St. Valentine's Day
The Fifth of November - Guy Fawkes Day .
Animal Lovers
THE BRITISH PEOPLE AS THEY ARE
Stories with a Smile
Jokes
LONDON - THE CAPITAL CITY OF ENGLAND AND THE UNITED KINGDOM
THE CAPITAL CITY
From the History of London
The Great Fire of London
Dates of London's History
London's Artistic Attractions 8Madam Tussaud's Museum
London's Theatres
The Libraries of London
THE CITY OF LONDON
The City
Lord Mayor of London
Fleet Street
The Tower of London
St. Paul's Cathedral
Tower Bridge
Down the River Thames
WESTMINSTER
The Houses of Parliament
Big Ben
Westminster Abbey
Poets' Corner
Whitehall
Scotland Yard
THE WEST END
Trafalgar Square
A Night Out in Piccadilly Circus
The Royal Academy
Buckingham Palace
Hyde Park
Hyde Park Corner
London Zoo
THE EAST END
The Poorest Part of London
Britain's Coloured Citizens
SUPPOSE YOU GO TO LONDON
City Walks on Literary London
The Original London of Dickens and Shakespeare
A Journey Through Dickens's London
Ancient Inns and Taverns of Dickens
The Sherlock Holmes Trail of Mistery
"Sherlock Holmes"
Finding Your Way About London
London Traffic
London Buses
Traffic Wardens
Go by Train - and Relax
Do You Know That
It's Interesting to Know
Jokes
ENGLAND AND THE ENGLISH
ENGLAND'S WONDERS
THE SOUTH OF ENGLAND
The South-East
Oxford
Oxford University
Oxford Words
Cambridge - a University Town
Cambridge University
Famous Son of Trinity College
The Cambridge Falk Festival
Sawston Hall
The White Cliffs of Dover
The Channel Tunnel
Brighton
Windsor and Windsor Castle
EAST ANGLIA
Norwich - the Capital of East Anglia
Kent - the Garden of England
Charles Dickens' Associations
Benjamin Britten
Cheltenham's Festival
THE SOUTH-WEST
Bristol
The Armada Can Wait
Holiday Time in the South-West
CENTRAL ENGLAND OR THE MIDLANDS
The Heart of England
Birmingham
Birmingham - the Market Place
Canal Families
Naked Godiva
Stratford-on-Avon
William Shakespeare
Shakespeare's Birthday Ceremony
Treasure House for Students of the Plays
Nottinghamshire
Robin Hood
Maypole
Stonehendge and Midsummer
LANCASHIRE AND YORKSHIRE
Lancashire
Yorkshire
Manchester's Victorian Legacy
Tyson's Restaurant
Raby Castle
Liverpool and the Beatles
John Lennon
The Вго^ё Sisters
Ghosts of Yorkshire
Jane Eyre by Charlotte Вго^ё
THE NORTH OF ENGLAND
The North-West
The North-East
Hadrian's Wall
The Most Beautiful Corner of England
Lake Poets
Industrial Misery
Britain's Water Supply
ENGLISH PEOPLE AS THEY AREThe English Character
English Habits of Politeness
English Characteristics
The Works of William Shakesphere
Meals in England
An Invitation to Dinner
A Nice Cup of Tea
An Invitation to Tea
The Fireplace in English Homes
The Pleasures of the Pub
Clothes and Fashion of the Youth
Queen Mary's Dolls' House
It's Interesting to Know
Jokes
SCOTLAND AND THE SCOTTISH
SCOTLAND: PEOPLE AND COUNTRY
The Scottish Parliament
CAPITAL CITY
New Industries
The Beauties of Scotland
Union of History and Beauty
SCOTLAND'S HISTORY IN BRIEF
St. Andrew's Day
William Wallace
Robert Bruce
A Tragic Queen
Prince Charles Edward Steward
"Rise and Follow Charlie!"
FAMOUS MEN OF LITERATURE AND SCIENCE
Alexander Graham Bell
From the Guinness Book of Records
Robert Burns
Burns's Night
Do You Know That
Alexander Fleming
THE SCOTTISH PEOPLE AS THEY ARE
New Year's Eve in Scotland
Scottish Weddings
Scottish Character and Humour
It's Interesting to Know
Jokes
WALES AND THE WELSH
WALES Г PEOPLE AND COUNTRY
The National Assembley
St. David's Day
Industry
Energy Inside a Welsh Mountain
The Welsh National Pride
The Welsh People As They Are
Famous People of Wales
Bridgend
The Welsh Eisteddfodau
The Welsh National Game
When We Say "Wales"
Celtic Languages
Not Changing for Ages
Do You Know That
Stories With a Smile
Jokes
NORTHERN IRELAND AND THE IRISH
NORTHERN IRELAND: PAST, PRESENT, FUTURE
My Land
The Emeral Isle of Ireland: Land and People
Ireland: Reformation and Plantation
St. Patrick's Day
Dates in History of Ireland
Belfast - the Capital City
Exploring Belfast
County Antrim
The Cleanest Place in the World
The Giant's Causeway-Eighth Wonder of the World
Famine
Education in Northern Ireland
Famous Irish Writers and Poets
The Irish and Sport
How Ireland Got Its Name
The Coat of Arms of Ireland
It's Interesting to Know
Jokes
AT YOUR LEISURE
THEY ARE BRITAIN'S PRIDE
Christopher Wren
Doctor Samuel Johnson
Charles Dickens
Laurence Olivier
QUOTATIONS OF THE FAMOUS BRITISH
THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE IN MODERN LIFE
A poem The English Language
WHY WE STUDY FOREIGN LANGUAGES
A Poem with a Smile
HOW TO LEARN A FOREIGN LANGUAGE
Poetry
HOW THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE WORKS
Greeting and Introducing People
Everyday Talk
Madam, Mister, Sir
DO YOU KNOW ENGLISH WORDS?
BE CAREFUL TO USE ENGLISH WORDS
IT'S RAINING CATS AND DOGS
A BIT OF POETRY. ENJOY IT
IT'S INTERESTING TO KNOW
A Laconic Answer
A Horse-fly
The Days of the Week
A Song to Praise
Animal Inhabitants of the British Isles
London Fogs
Pocket Money
Clothes and Fashion of the Youth
Do You Know That
Jokes
Appendix
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