UK Quiz

Meijo University
Britain on the Web: Useful resources.

Look at the following webpages and answer the questions:

General UK Facts

http://www.cia.gov

What is the area of the United Kingdom?

What is the capital city?

What is the total population?

What percentage of the population are of Indian & Pakistani origin?

Who is the leader of the Conservative party?

What is the unemployment rate?

Name 3 main industries.

Which country is the UK's main export partner?

Which country is the UK's main import partner?

What is the currency of the UK?

How many people have mobile phones?

News and current affairs.

http://news.bbc.co.uk

What is the lead (main) story?

UK Weather

What is the weather like in London?
What is the weather like in Manchester?

Sport

football.guardian.co.uk

What is the main story?

Media

BBC 2

What programme is on BBC2 at 8.30pm tonight?

Education

UK Quiz

Try this UK quiz

UK Quiz 2

Try this UK quiz, too

www.bbc.co.uk/schools

How often does Big Ben ring?

www.bbc.co.uk/schools

What is the Taj Mahal made of?

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools

Try the Christopher Colombus quiz.

www.rugbyschool.net

How much does it cost per term for a boarder at Rugby school?

Food

http://www.bbc.co.uk/food/seasons

Name 4 foods in season in the UK now.

www.seafish.org

What fish is most often used in fish and chips? How many times more popular are fish and chips than Indian curries?

Music

www.bbc.co.uk

What is the No1 song?

YouTube

What is the name of this song by Amy Winehouse?

Art

Banksy

Take a look at Banksy's work. What's your favorite?

Damien Hirst

What animal is in the tank?

Law & Order

How many students were arrested in London in the latest demonstrations?

Guardian

Try this UK Law & Order quiz

Law & Order Quiz

Britain & Japan

Compare Britain and Japan

Which country has more rain?
Which country is bigger?
Which country has the highest mountain?

UK & Japan

UK Online

Surf through the following sites to find information on Britain

Visit UK

Visit Britain in Japanese
Places to Visit
Visit London

London

http://www.tfl.gov.uk/
London Underground Map
BBC London
http://www.bbc.co.uk/london/yourlondon/unitedcolours/
London Communities
Notting Hill Carnival

Weather

http://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/5day.shtml?world=4581

Museums

thebritishmuseum.ac.uk
nationalgallery.org.uk)
museumoflondon.org.uk

News & Newspapers

BBC
Guardian
Times
The Sun

Youtube

Bath
London
London
London
Bristol
Manchester
Liverpool
Cambridge

Sport

Guardian
BBC Sport
Premier League
Cricket
Wimbledon
Manchester United

Food

Videos
Chefs
Recipes

History

UK History
BBC History

Music

UK Music
Top 50
Student Music Tips
BBC Radio

Britain Online

Travel work sheet

Please complete the following questions using the following web sites:

www.tfl.gov.uk
London Underground Map
http://www.seejapan.co.uk/transport/air/flights.html
http://www.seejapan.co.uk/visitor/general/timediff.html
http://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/5day.shtml?world=4581
http://www.xe.com/ucc/
BBC London

1) What is the time difference between UK and Japan?


2) How long does it take from Japan to UK?


3) What is the currency in UK? What is the exchange rate of the currency?


4) How much does the off peak day travel card cost?


5) How many underground lines are there in London?


6) What do the British people call the underground?


7) What is the opening and closing time for the underground?


8) What other mode of transportation are there in London?


9) Where is the nearest underground station to Madame Tussaud's?


10) How many underground stations are there between London Heathrow airport and Covent Garden (central London)?

11) What is the weather like today in London?

Ethnic Groups

1) How many ethnic groups are listed for London? Look at these 2 webs sites:
BBC Communities

BBC Communities 2

British Food

Visit this website and see the different types of British food.

1) Name 3 traditional UK meals.

2) Name 3 puddings.

Sport

Premier League Football

1) Who was top of the Premier League this year?

2) How many teams are there?

Shopping

1) What is the most expensive hamper at Harrods?

2) What is the cheapest?

Harrods

Bend It Like Beckham

Watch the film and answer the following questions

1. What sport is Jess interested in?
2. What ethnic community is Jess from?
3. Why are her parents against her playing soccer?
4. What is the name of the boy that both Jess and Juliette like?
5. What is Tony's "secret"?
6. Did you enjoy the film? Why? Why not?
7. What was your favourite scene?
8. Who is Jess' favourite soccer player?

Buying Things 2

Thames Barrier Shopping Centre

How many T-shirts does she buy? What sizes does she buy?

How many crystal ducks does she buy? What sizes does she buy?

How much does she spend on T-shirts?

How much does she spend on crystal ducks?

How much does she spend in total?

Which expressions do you hear?

Can I help you?

Do you have smaller t-shirts?

We do small, medium and large.

I'll buy these two.

I'll take this.

I'll have the small one, please.

How much is that altogether, please?

Can I have a look at those crystal ducks?

London Museums

London Museums

London is home to over 300 Museum and Galleries, most of which are FREE!
This worksheet is to give you an idea of different galleries and museums around London.
Please complete the worksheet using the website details given.


** British Museum **
(thebritishmuseum.ac.uk)

1. What are the opening hours?

2. What are the admission fees?

3. Look through the on-line tour and let me know which exhibit interests you.

** The National Gallery **
(nationalgallery.org.uk)

1. Where is the nearest tube station from the National Gallery?

2. How many pictures did the National gallery originally start from?

** The Museum of London **
(museumoflondon.org.uk)

1. Who built London?

2. What does this museum exhibit?

3. Give 2 examples of current exhibits.

** Natural History Museum **
(nhm.ac.uk)

1. Where is the nearest tube station from the Natural History Museum?

2. Name 2 of the Permanent Exhibitions.

Leisure in the UK

Leisure in the UK

Watch the video and answer the following questions

What are the top five leisure activities in the UK?

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2
3
4
5

Mark the following statements TRUE or FALSE

The most popular leisure activity in the UK is going to the pub T/F

Most pubs do not serve food T/F

There are more than twice as many cinemas as there were 20 years ago T/F

10 times more people go to fast food restaurants than other restaurants T/F

The London Eye opened in 2001 T/F

The Ashmolean Museum is the oldest museum in England T/F

300,000 people visit the Ashmolean Museum every year T/F

Homestay Web Search

Homestay

Living in London with a “homestay” family is a unique experience.

This work sheet will help you to understand the different aspects of living in London with a family while you are studying here.

Using the following websites, please answer the following questions.


Londonmet

southgate.ac.uk

hampstead-english.ac.uk

british-study.com/



1. What is the main benefit of living with a homestay?
2. Do you think from what you have read that you can expect your homestay family to spend all their free time talking to you in English?
3. Name the two homestay agents we use at London Metropolitan University
4. What does half-board mean?
5. What does self-catering mean?
6. Do you have to pay any extra money for bills if you live with a homestay family?
7. What should you expect to find in your room?
8. If you live in a homestay is it guaranteed that you will be living near to the University?
9. Why/why not?
10. Using the “google” search engine, find out what a “continental breakfast” is
11. Generally, when staying with a homestay family, what should you do if you use their telephone?
12. What should you do if you break something in the house?
13. What do you think is the best thing to do if you realise that you are not going to get to your homestay on time for your meals?
14. Do English people always take a bath every day?
15. What must you remember to switch off if you leave your house?

16. Look at the statements below and decide which you think is reasonable (r) or unreasonable (U) in terms of your host family and your expectations of them.

a. I hope my host family will spend some of their time talking to me each day.
b. My host family should help me find places to visit in London.
c. My host family never speak to me, I want to leave.
d. My host mother only feeds me potatoes and nothing else.
e. I find the host family’s food strange, I am not sure I like it, I want to leave.
f. My host family have asked me to not take a shower or a bath after 11 pm – this seems fair to me.
g. My host family is black, I am scared – I want to change.
h. I want to move house because there is a carpet on the bathroom floor.
i. I should ask my host family if I need to call a taxi or book some transport.

Travel ABC

Travel English ABCs


A = We leave from the Nagoya A __ __ p __ __ t.
B = Many English people prefer a shower to a b __ __ h.
C = Before you enter the UK you must pass through c __ __ t __ __ s.
D = Wait in the d __ __ ar __ __ re lounge.
E = currency e __ch __ __ ge
F = I have 5,000 f __ __ qu __ __ t flier miles.
G = The flight leaves from g __ __ e 17.
H = hand lu__ __a__ __
I = All visitors to the UK must pass through i __ __ igr __ __ion.
J = Have a nice j __ ur __ __ y.
K = Brighton is 60 k __ __ om __ __ers from London.
L = The plane is l __ __ d __ __ g.
M = Find the building on your campus m __ __.
N = __ __ smoking on the airplane
O = O __ __ o __ __ is a famous university town.
P = Show me your pa __ __ po __ __.
Q = Animals must pass through q__ __ __ __ __ tine before entering the US or UK from Japan.
R = Do you have a r __ __ er __ __tion for this flight?
S = duty free sh __ __ p __ __ g
T = The plane is t __ k __ __ g off shortly.
U = The U __ __ v __ __ __ __ __ __ of London.
V = Do you have a student or tourist v __ __ __?.
W = Would you like an aisle or w __ __ d __ __ seat?
X = Put your bag through the x-__ __ __ machine.
Y = Y__ __ __ing helps equalize the pressure in your ears on take-off and landing.
Z = London __ __ __ is one of the oldest in the world with lots of different animals.

Multicultural London

Please complete the following question using the BBC website given as a guide. (www.bbc.co.uk/london/)

Use these links to find the answers
London Communities
Notting Hill Carnival


1) List 5 Ethnic communities in London?




2) List 5 Faiths practiced in London?




3) How may people live in London?



4) How many languages are spoken in London?




5) What is Notting Hill carnival?



6) When is Notting Hill carnival held and for how long?



7) When was the first St Patrick’s Day parade in central London held?



8) Which community celebrates St Patrick Day?



9) In the Jewish community what do “Ashkenazi” and “Sephardi” means?



10) Where was first Mosque in Britain opened to the public and where?



11) When is Black History month?



12) How many people of Pakistani origin live in London?




13) When was the first China town established in London




14) How may people in Britain follow Hinduism?




15) Looking back over all the questions, could you summarise what you anticipate London to be?


Is it any different from what you thought of London before you did the work sheet.