Anglophone Studies I Week 1
WRITTEN EXAMINATIONS (I & II) Time allowed: 30 minutes Points: 30 PART ONE: True – False questions: 7 items 7 points PART TWO: Multiple choices: 8 items 8 points PART THREE: Cloze test: 8 items 8 points PART FOUR: Matching test: 7 items 7 points
Anglo(-) Anglo /ˈanɡləʊ/ (n) Anglophone /ˈaŋɡlə(ʊ)fəʊn/ North American A white English-speaking person of British or northern European origin, in particular (in the US) as distinct from a Hispanic American or (in Canada) as distinct from a French-speaker British informal A person selected for a Scottish, Irish, or Welsh national sports team who plays for an English club Anglophone /ˈaŋɡlə(ʊ)fəʊn/ English-speaking (adj) an English-speaking person (n) https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/anglo
Anglo(-) Anglophobe /ˈaŋɡlə(ʊ)fəʊb/ a person having a strong dislike of England or Britain Anglophobia /ˌaŋɡlə(ʊ)ˈfəʊbɪə/ Anglophile /ˈaŋɡlə(ʊ)fʌɪl/ a person who is fond of or greatly admires England or Britain Anglophilia /ˌaŋɡlə(ʊ)ˈfɪlɪə/ https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/anglo
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
UK - the four nations The United Kingdom or Great Britain??? England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland The United Kingdom or Great Britain??? Ireland, Wales and Highland Scotland – of Celtic origin England and Lowland Scotland - of Germanic origin The Angles – England
The Union Jack
Quick facts of The United Kingdom Official name: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Capital: London Area: 244,110 sq km Population: 60,776,238 (2007 estimate) Population density: 252 persons per sq km (2007 estimate)