C. Samuel Butler II. Fill in the Blanks
1. There are two systems of primary and secondary education in Britain. They are the _____ school and the _____ school.
2. The independent school or “_____” school is few in number but of great influence. 3. The four types of state schools in the secondary education are the _____ schools, comprehensive secondary schools, _____ schools and secondary modern schools. 4. For all children in state schools, secondary education begins at the age of _____. 5. There are two systems for secondary education in state schools, the _____ and the _____.
6. Under the old selective system, children took an examination called the _____ _____ in their last year at a primary school. The results of this examination determined the secondary education a pupil would receive. 7. The oldest schools in UK are _____ schools.
8. _____ _____ schools were established before 1960, in which pupils were not separated by the criterion of academic ability.
9. At _____ or _____ pupils take an examination, either at the Ordinary Level of the General Certificate of Education or the Certificate of Secondary Education.
10. At 18 there is another examination for the pupils, the _____ _____ of the General Certificate of Education or the Certificate of Secondary Education. 11. _____ schools are often attached to polytechnics.
12. The four famous school: Eton College, Harrow School, Winchester College and Rugby School are never referred to as colleges but _____ schools.
13. The public schools emphasize two factors in educatiogogocience, the other is the development of what is called “_____”.
14. The old universities in Britain refer to _____ and _____.
15. The five types of universities are the two _____ universities, the four _____
universities, the middle-aged universities, the new universities an the Open university and the one _____ university.
16. Oxford got started in the _____ century. It has _____ colleges.
17. There are about _____ students in Oxford and Cambridge respectively. 18. The University of London is a type of _____ university.
19. There are three academic degrees in Britain, the _____, _____ and _____ degrees. 20. A class in a state school is often called a “_____”, never a “grade”. 21. Almost all the national papers are published in the city of _____. 22. The _____ _____ is the national centre of the press in the UK. 23. The most famous broadcasting company is _____ _____ _____. 24. The most well-known news agency is _____. 25. The second oldest university in Britain is _____.
26. The Independent Broadcasting Authority gets its money from _____. 27. You’ll find all BBC’s programmes in the magazine _____ _____. 28. In 1851 Reuters was founded in _____.
29. _____ is regarded as the most English games.
30. School boys usually play rugger or _____ in winter, _____ in summer.
31. Schools girls usually play tennis and _____ in summer and netball and _____ in winter.
32. Netball is a kind of basketball, and rounders is a sort of _____.
33. The _____ _____ founded in London in 1660 is one of the most prestigious scientific bodies in the world.
34. Issae Newton held the president of the Royal Society for _____ years.
35. The famous book Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy was written by _____ _____.
36. James Watt was a great _____ engineer and inventor.
37. _____ _____, an English physician, discovered the vaccine for preventing smallpox and pioneered the sciences of immunology and virology. 38. The miner’s safety lamp was nicknamed _____ Lamp.
39. Charles Robert Darwin published his book On the _____ _____ _____ which caused a stir in Victorian times.
40. Oscar Wilder was an aesthete advocating “_____ _____ _____ _____”. 41. The seat of the British Houses of Parliament is _____ _____. 42. “Big Ben” was named after Sir _____ _____.
43. The place where many famous figures are buried is called _____ _____. 44. Karl Marx once came to study and work in the British Museum Library and Completed most of his famous book _____ there.
45. _____ Park in the Centre of London is one of the World’s most famous city parks. 46. The _____ of _____ was a state prison from Norman times.
47. _____ is a most important street where some of the most important offices are located.
48. The people can visit 300 life-size wax figures in _____ _____. III. Explain the Following Terms 1. BBC
2. The Open University 3. The Spectator
IV. Questions for discussion
1. What is the public school system in the UK? (talk about this in the following points: enrolment, funding and function)
2. What do you know about the difference between a quality paper and a popular paper in Britain?
Part IV Social Life I. Multiple Choice
1. Most British couples go to _____ to have their wedding ceremony. A. church B. concert
C. registry office
2. House prices are _____ in Britain. A. low
B. affordable C. high
3. British food is _____. A. unlimited B. abundant C. limited D. changeable
4. Newly wedded couples are _____ to have a baby. A. eager B. unwilling C. not eager
5. The British people usually have a small quantity of _____ as a first course. A. soup B. sweet C. vegetable
6. The best-known quality of the British people is their _____. A. conservativeness B. exclusiveness C. phlegm
7. The English sense of humour is _____. A. self-made
B. self-deprecating C. self-respect
8. English people do not laugh at the following except _____. A. a misfortune B. a failure C. a cripple D. own faults
9. The right to privacy and personal freedom is _____ by the British. A. disturbed B. unquestioned C. not allowed D. questionable
10. Three “Don’ts” include the following except _____. A. jumping up the queue B. asking a woman her age C. bargaining while shopping D. laughing at one’s own faults
11. What the Englishmen usually talk about in their daily life is _____. A. price B. tax C. weather D. sports
12. Three “ings” include the following except _____.
A. betting B. drinking C. tipping D. bargaining
13. The British people are great lovers of betting. The most money they bet mainly on _____.
A. horse racing B. Bingo
C. football pools D. dog racing
14. The three royal traditions are the following except _____. A. playing the flute
B. the changing of the Queen’s guard
C. making a parliamentary speech by Queen D. watching the horse racing
15. Playing the flute is a tradition inherited from _____. A. Queen Victoria B. Queen Elizabeth C. Mary I
16. John Bull denoted a frank, uneasy, funny _____ called John Bull in the 17th century. A. lady B. boy
C. gentleman D. young man
17. During the summer industrial workers in Britain have at least _____ weeks of paid holiday. A. four B. five C. three
18. State schools usually have _____ weeks of summer holidays. A. six B. seven C. five
19. St. Patrick’s Day and Orangeman’s Day are the holidays only spent in _____. A. England B. Wales C. Scotland D. N. I.
20. _____ is basically a home and family festival. A. Christmas B. Boxing Day C. Easter Monday
21. The purely personal festival in Britain is _____.
A. Mothers’ Day B. Fathers’ Day C. birthday
22. Boxing Day is on _____.
A. the first weekday after Christmas B. the following day of Christmas C. the last Sunday of December
23. The festival which celebrates a historical event is _____. A. Good Friday
B. Remembrance Day C. Guy Fawkes Day
24. New Year’s Day is more important than Christmas to the _____. A. Irish B. English C. Scots D. welsh
25. _____ commemorates the crucifixion of Jesus Christ, and Easter Sunday the resurrection.
A. Easter Monday B. Good Friday C. Christmas
26. The birthday of the _____ is a National Day in Britain. A. head of the House of Commons B. British Monarch C. Prime Minister
27. The Christmas pudding is dark brown, rich and fruity, sometimes with a few _____ coins hidden in it. A. gold B. silver C. copper
28. Armistice Day is on _____ when the British remember the millions of people who died in the two world wars. A. November 11th B. April 21st C. December 31st
29. Wages mean a payment usually of money for labour or services according to contract and on the following basis except _____. A. hourly B. daily C. monthly D. piecework
30. The British people traditionally like to live in _____. A. high buildings B. small houses
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