Be Strong British Culture - 1: history & geography of the UK

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Be Strong British Culture - 1: history & geography

Be Strong British Culture

The rules of the game

1. Be respectful and listen to each other.
2. Raise your hand if you know the answer or have a question.
3. Blue slide = explanation, Green slide = question
4. We speak English as much as possible. 
5. no gaming or else I have some pages from a dictionary........

In this Be strong we'll be talking about culture.
But what is culture?
Write down in Dutch what you think culture is and give some examples.

A definition of culture:

Culture can be defined as all the ways of life including arts, beliefs and institutions of a population that are passed down from generation to generation. Culture has been called "the way of life for an entire society." As such, it includes codes of manners, dress, food, traditions, language, religion, rituals, art.

Een definitie van cultuur:

Cultuur is alle manieren van leven, inclusief kunst, religie en overtuigingen van een bevolking, die van generatie op generatie worden doorgegeven. Cultuur wordt wel 'de manier van leven voor een hele samenleving ' genoemd. 

attitudes: houding

beliefs: overtuigingen

language: taal

customs: gebruiken

rituals: rituelen

behaviour: gedrag

faith religion: geloof

food: eten

Art/Drama/Music: kunst en cultuur

Give some examples of Dutch culture.

Brief history

To understand where the British culture comes from, we need to look at the history and geography of the United Kingdom. 

1,000 BC: the Celts arrive in Britain

They came from Central Europe

AD 43: Romans invade Britain

They came from what is now Italy.

AD 793: Vikings invade Britain

They came from Scandinavia.

AD 1066: the Normans invade Britain

They came from Normandy in France 

Slowly England annexed neighbouring countries until it finally became the United Kingdom as we know it in 1922.

The UK

The United Kingdom as we know it today was formed in 1922:

1. England
2. Wales
3. Scotland
4. Northern Ireland

Who invaded Britain between AD43 and AD 1066?
(invade = binnenvallen)

1. the Turkish, the Dutch and the Polish
2. the Germans, the Hungarians and the Italians
3. the Romans, the Vikings and the Normans
4. the Russians, the Chinese and the Swiss

In what year did England become the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern-Ireland?

1. 2016
2. 1945
3. 1922
4. 1066

Where did the Normans come from?

1. Noordwijk (Netherlands)
2. Normandy (France)
3. Novosibirsk (Russia)
4. North Pole (Arctic)

How did King Edward II die?

Name a Viking word that is still used in the English language today.

Which four countries make up the United Kingdom?

1. England, America, Australia, Antarctica
2. England, Scotland, Wales, Northern-Ireland
3. England, Scotland, Wales, Ellis Island
4. England, Scotland, Wales, Iceland

England

Population: 55,980,000

Flag: St George's Cross

Capital: London

National flower: Tudor Rose

 a chocolate box village

London

Scotland
Population: 5,454,000
Flag: St Andrew's Cross

Capital: Edinburgh

National flower: Thistle

Scottish Highlands and loch

(loch = een meer)

Victoria Street Edinburgh 

(Harry Potter - Diagon Alley)

Wales

Population: 3,136,000 

Flag: Welsh Dragon

Capital: Cardiff

National flower: Daffodil

Morfa Nefyn beach

Cardiff Rugby Stadium

Northern Ireland

Population: 1,855,000
Flag: Ulster Banner

Capital: Belfast

National flower: shamrock

Rural Northern-Ireland
(rural = platteland)

Belfast mural

(mural = muurschildering)

Northern Ireland - The Troubles

From the 12th century Ireland was ruled by by the Kingdom of Britain. In 1921 Ireland, which was mainly catholic became independent an inde. But the north of Ireland which was mainly protestant wanted to stay part of the Kingdom of Britain.
So the country was split in two: the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland. 

Northern Ireland - The Troubles

The catholics in Northern Ireland were in the minority and suffered a lot of discrimination. They wanted to be part of the Republic of Ireland. To fight back against the protestant oppressors they formed terrorist organisations such as the IRA. The  The Troubles  lasted until 1999, when a peace treaty was signed.

In which country in the United Kingdom can you find lochs?

1. England
2. Wales
3. Scotland
4. Northern Ireland

In which country can you find murals about The Troubles?

1. England
2. Wales
3. Scotland
4. Northern Ireland

Which country in the United Kingdom has a daffodil as its national flower?

1. England
2. Wales
3. Scotland
4. Northern Ireland

Which country in the United Kingdom has the biggest population? (population = aantal inwoners)

1. England
2. Wales
3. Scotland
4. Northern Ireland

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