British country study (texts)
Seminar No.1
1. England
2. Scotland
3. Wales, Northern Ireland
4. Economy,agriculture, forestry and fishing, manufacturing,energy
5. Currency and banking, foreign trade, tourism
6. National flowers
7. Roman London
8. Anglo-Saxon London
9. Medieval London
10. Tudor London
11. Stuart London
12. Georgian London
13. Victorian London
14. 20th century London
15. Ceremonies and traditions in London.
Seminar No.2
1. The British Museum
2. Buckingham Palace
3.Kew Gardens
4. Museum of London
5. The National Gallery
6. Big Ben
7. The Tower of London
8. Tower Bridge, St. Paul's Cathedral
9. The City, Westminster Abbey
10. Millenium Dome
11. London Eye
12. Hyde Park
13. Trafalgar Square
14. Piccadilly Circus
15. The national anthem
16. Royal coat pf arms
17. The history and meaning of the Union Jack
18. The Queen, the Queen's daily duties, Queen in Parliament, Queen and the Prime minister, Queen and the law, Queen and the church.
Seminar No.3
1. The Conservative Party
2. The Labour Party
3. The Liberal Party
4. The system of Government, the Monarchy, Parliament (a brief overview)
5. Britain's legal system (criminal justice, civil justice, administration of the law, the structure of Her Majesty's government)
6. The Prime minister, departmental ministers, Lord Chancellor and Law officers
7. The Houses of Parliament, the functions of Parliament, the meeting of Parliament
8. The House of Lords, the House of Commons, officers of the House of Commons
9. Parliamentary procedure, MP's financial interest, public access to Parliamentary proceedings
10. The law making process, private members' bills, passage of public bills, delegated legislation
11. Standing committees, select committees, joint committees, party committees
12. Check and balances, control of finances, European Union affairs
Seminar No.4
1. The Cabinet and Privy Council ( the Cabinet, Cabinet meetings, the Cabinet office)
2. Ministerial responsibility, the Privy Council, the Judicial committee of the Privy Council
3. Government departments, exclusive bodies,advisory bodies
4. The civil service (duties, staffing, equality of opportunity, management reforms)
5. The political party system, the party system in Parliament
6. Financial assistance to parties, the legal system (the law, the judiciary)
7. The courts: criminal courts, civil courts, the home secretary, tribunals, Britain and the European Union
Seminar No.5
1. English meals (general information), breakfast, lunch, dinner, take away food
2. Typical traditional English dishes, pies, cakes, biscuits and puddings, cheese, afternoon tea, high tea, drinks
3. Eating manners/ etiquette (basic manners, serviettes, crockery and cutlery), passing dishes and food, posture behavior)
4. The formal table setting/ seating, accidents will happen
5. Money in Britain
6. Transport in Great Britain
7. Britain and Russia : 450 years of contact ("English" No. 35,pp. 13-20)
Seminar No.6
1. British holidays. Christmas, Christmas trees. Christmas cards.Christmas eve. Learn by heart any Christmas carol, be ready to recite it.
2. Boxing day.Boxing day hunts. Shrove Tuesday (Pancake day). Lent. Mother's day.
3. Palm Sunday. Maundy Thursday. Easter. Origins of Easter. Good Friday. easter Sunday. Pace egging. Easter cards.
4. Bonfire Night. Remembrance day.
Seminar No.7
I (copy the texts)
1. Changes in Empire and at home
2. George V (1910-1936)
3. World War I (1914-1918)
4. Between the 2 World Wars
5. The Great Depression
6. World War II
7. The turn of the Tide. The post-war years.
8. Elizabeth II (1952- present)
II
Learn the dates from the history timeline (BC-1017 AD).
Seminar No.8
I
1. British Empire
2. National Daily and Sunday papers in Britain. Local and regional papers
3. The weekly, periodical and daily press
4. News agencies in Britain
5. New printing technology. Radio and television. BBC. Finance
6. BBC National Radio.BBC World Service Radio
7. BBC World Service Television. ITV. ITV programme companies. ITV programmes
8. Teletext. Broadcasting by satellite. Educational broadcasting Advertising. Parliamentary and political broadcasting. COI Overseas Radio and television services
9. British character ("Speak out" № 4/5 1999,pp.36-37)
II
Learn the history timeline (1028-2003).
