tailieunhanh - Part 2- Britain

Tham khảo tài liệu 'part 2- britain', ngoại ngữ, anh ngữ phổ thông phục vụ nhu cầu học tập, nghiên cứu và làm việc hiệu quả | 14 I Country and People QUESTIONS t Think of the most well-known symbols and tokens of nationality in your country. Are they the same types of real-life objects . plants clothes that are used in Britain 2 In 1970. the BBC showed a series of programmes about the history of the British Empire. Before the series started they advertised it. The advertisement mentioned England s history . Within a few hours the BBC had received thousands of angry calls of protest and it was forced to make an apology. Who do you think the angry callers were Why did the BBC apologize 3 In 1 99 1 UEFA the Union of European Football Associations introduced a new regulation. This limited the number of foreign players who were allowed to play for a football club in European competitions. For example a German club team could have only a certain number of players in it who were not German. Under the new regula lion a player in the Liverpool team Ian Rush was classified as foreign even though he was born only twenty miles from Liverpool and had lived in the same area all his life. Many other players of English chib teams found themselves in the same position. Many people in England thought that this was ridiculous. How did this happen Do you think it was ridiculous 4 The dominance of England in Britain is reflected in the organization of the government. There are ministers for Scotland Wales and Northern Ireland but there is no minister for England. Do you think this is good for the people of the other British nations they have special attention and recognition of their distinct identity or is it bad it gives them a kind of second-class colonial status 5 Are there any distinct national loyalties in your country or are they better described as regional loyalties If so is the relationship between the nations in any way similar to that between the nations in Britain If not can you think of any other countries w here such loyalties exist Do these loyalties cause problems in those countries .