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1 Anglophone Studies I Week 1

2 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

3 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)

4 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/

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6 The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

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8 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

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10 The Union Jack

11 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)


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