An Introduction to Britain

1. An Introduction to Britain Liu Peifu & Li Peng Quiz 4: Religion,Education, sports, media, who's who in UK

2. Religion 1. 英国国教的几种英文表达？ 2. What's special about British 国教？（hint: relationship with the UK Parliament） 3. What's Queen's role in British 国教？ 4. What is the second largest church in UK? 5. Can you name some Protestant denominations? 6. What is the official church in Scotland? 7. Most British claim themselves to be ___ (教派)？ 8. What are the non-Chiristian religions in UK? 9. What do you know about the English Reformation（英国宗教改革） and Henry VIII?

3. 1. What are the two parallel school systems in UK based on ownership and the source of funding? 2. How many of British school-age children go to private schools? 3. All schools in UK must abide by the National Curriculum. Is it correct? 4. Schools are funded through ___ in UK. 5. Britain has no unified education system but _systems. 6. What are GCSE and SCE? 7. What is “further education” in UK? 8. What are the requirements for higher education?

4. To continue 2 9. UK has only ___private university(ies). 10. The British Empire VS the British Isles? 11. What are Oxford and Cambridge known for their academic practices(makes them prestigious)? 12. The first degree in universities in UK usually takes ___ years except in Scotland where it takes ___ years. 13. Which university is the oldest in the English-speaking world and the second oldest surviving university in the world? 14. Which university has produced more Nobel Prize winners than any other institution in UK? (在牛津和哈佛求学-当当网在线阅读)

5. To continue 3 Sports 1. Britain gave birth to many international sports such as ___, rugby,___, hockey, ___, etc. 2. ___ is the national sport in UK. 3. The most well known football teams are ___,___ and ___. 4. UK hosts one of the four Grand Slam tennis tournament, _____, the oldest and biggest tennis tournament. 5. There are two types of rugby tournaments eld annually in UK- one is Rugby __, the other is Rugby ___. 6. There are two types of horseracing in UK, ___ Racing and ___ Racing. One of the most well-known horse races is held in Ascot in June, known as ___ Ascot because the Queen always goes to Ascot. 7. Britain is home to some of the best mortor sports competitions in the world, including ___ British Grand Prix.

6. To continue 4: 1. Who are the audience for “quality newspaper”? 2. Can you name some quality newspapers in UK? (选择题) 3. Who read the so-called ”tabloids”? 4. Can you name some tabloids? （选择题） 5. BBC stands for British ___ ___. 6. What are the four representative comedies and tragedies by Shakespeare? 7. The major contribution by Newton is his discovery of ____. 8. James Cook was believed to the ____ European to have discovered Australia and established the ___ European colony there. 9. Charles ___ was a British naturalist and evolutionary theorist of the 19th century. He raised the idea of “natural selection and survival of the best”. 10. Winston Church was regarded as a hero because he led British through the difficult times of WWII.