英國社會(huì)與文化思考題課件

單擊此處編輯母版標(biāo)題樣式,單擊此處編輯母版文本樣式,第二級(jí),第三級(jí),第四級(jí),第五級(jí),*,單擊此處編輯母版標(biāo)題樣式,單擊此處編輯母版文本樣式,第二級(jí),第三級(jí),第四級(jí),第五級(jí),*,Tell what you know about the following in your own words.,1.London,London is the largest city located in the south of the country.It is dominant in Britain in all sorts of ways.It is the cultural and business centre and the headquarters of the vast majority of Britains big companies.It is not only the financial centre of the nation,but also one of the three major international financial centers in the world.,2.King Arthur,It is said that he was the King of England in the 5th century and united the British and drove the Saxons back with his magical sword,Excalibur.His real existence is in doubt.He is the central figure of many legends.,3.Robin Hood,Robin Hood was a Saxon nobleman.As he could no longer put up with oppressions from the Normans,he became an outlaw and hid himself with his band of“merry men”in the forest.From this secret place,he went out to rob from the rich to give the poor.,Tell what you know about the following in your own words.,4.The Anglo-Saxons,They were two groups of Germanic peoples who settled down in England from the 5th century.They were regarded as the ancestors of the English and the founders of England.,Tell what you know about the following in your own words.,5.The Good Friday Agreement,As a result of multi-party negotiations,the Good Friday Agreement was approved on 10 April 1998.This agreement assures the loyalist community that Northern Ireland remains part of the United Kingdom and it wont change its political status unless the majority of the people of Northern Ireland agree.Under the terms of the agreement,Northern Ireland should be governed by three separate jurisdictions:that of the Republic of Ireland,that of Great Britain and that of its own elected executive government of ten ministers.,Tell what you know about the following in your own words.,6.The functions of Parliament,The functions of Parliament are:to pass laws,to vote for taxations,to,scrutinise,government policy,administration and expenditure and to debate the major issues of the day.,Tell what you know about the following in your own words.,7.The House of Lords,The House of Lords consists of the Lords Spiritual,who are the Archbishops and most prominent bishops of the Church of England;and the Lords Temporal,which refers to those lords who either have inherited the seat from their forefathers or they have been appointed.The lords mainly represent themselves instead of the interests of the public.,Tell what you know about the following in your own words.,8.The House of Commons,The House of Commons is the real British political life because it is the place where about 650 elected representatives(Members of Parliament)make and debate policy.These MPs are elected in the General Elections and should represent the interests of the people who vote for them.,Tell what you know about the following in your own words.,Tell what you know about the following in your own words.,9.The electoral campaigns,Before a general election,the political parties would start their electoral campaigns in order to make their ideologies and policies known to the public.The campaign involves advertisements in newspapers,door-to-door campaigning,postal deliveries of leaflets and“party electoral broadcasts”on the television.The parties also try to attack and,criticise,the opponents policies.Therefore,these campaigns sometimes can be quite aggressive and critical.,10.The importance of general elections,General elections are very important in western democracy.They provide opportunities for people to influence future government policies and to replace those incompetent political leaders.,11.The formation of the government,651 members of parliament are elected in the general election representing 651 constituencies in the UK.The party which holds a majority of those“seats”in parliament forms the government,with its party leader as the Prime Minister.,12.Class system in British society,The class system does exist in British society.Most of the British population would claim themselves to be either of middle-class or working-class,though some people would actually belong to the upper middle-class or lower middle-class.Class divisions are not simply economic,they are cultural as well.People do different classes may differ in the kind of newspapers they read,in the way they speak and in the kind of education they receive.One of the distinctive features about the British class system is that aristocratic(,貴族的,)titles can still be inherited.,1,What is Britains policy in dealing with climate change?What will the British government do to protect the world environment?,What do you think we should do to protect the environment?,UK Policy on Environmental Protection,The UK government has followed a forthright policy in tacking climate change since the Kyoto Protocol was signed in 1997.Under the agreement the government has agreed that the UK will meet tough targets to