the uk - education and symbols
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Webquest: Cultural Profiles - by DoroteaTRANSCRIPT
The United Kingdom
education
and
symbols
Education
• nursery school
• primary school
• secondary school
• GCSE- General Certificate of Secondary Education
• university
Universities
• University of Cambridge
• University of Oxford
• Imperial College London
• University College London
• University of Birmingham
• Cardiff University
Universities
Question
• What is the name of the test which students write when they finish high school?
1. GSCE
2. GCES
3. GCSE
Question
• Which university is not in the UK?
1. University of Oxford
2. McGill University
3. Cardiff University
Symbols
• Flag
• Anthem: “God save the King”
Britannia
Coat of Arms
National animals
Symbols - England
• St. George • Tudor Rose • Lion • Coat of Arms of
England
Symbols – Scotland
• St. Andrew • Thistle • Unicorn • Coat of Arms of
Scotland
Symbols - Wales
• St. David • Leek, daffodil • Red dragon • Royal Badge of
Wales
Symbols – Northern Ireland
• St. Patrick • Shamrock, flax • Coat of Arms of
Northern Ireland
Question
• What is the name of the national anthem of the United Kingdom?
1. “God save us”
2. “God save the King”
3. “God save people”
Question
• Who is the patron saint of Northern Ireland?
1. St. Patrick
2. St. David
3. St. George
by Dorotea
IX. gimnazija, Zagreb, Croatia
November 2011