英美概况复习

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Everett Rain's Review Resources

United Kingdom

Part 1

  1. Treaty of Union

    The unification treaty made between England and Scotland in 1706.

  2. Coalition

    United government of grouped countries.

  3. Inflation

    The cost of living and prices raise.

  4. Captive market

    The colonial market under British control.

Part 2

  1. Old-English

    Origin from Anglo-Saxon Language, similar to German. Work: Beowulf.

  2. Middle-English

    Deeply influenced by French. Work: King Arthur.

  3. Idiom

    Some short word groups used a lot. Such as On the ball and Split hairs.

Part 3

  1. BBC

    The British Broadcast Company controlled by the British government.

  2. Tabloid

    A kind of popular newspaper mainly talk about the celebrities.

  3. Ofcom

    British Office of Communication regulating the media.

  4. Fleet Street

    A street in London where most newspaper headquarters located in.

  5. 5 Media

    Newspaper, TV, Radio, Magazine, Website.

Part 4

  1. Grammar School

    Prepare students for university.

  2. Secondary Modern

    Prepare students for workplace.

  3. Comprehensive

    Prepare students for both university and workplace.

  4. A Levels

    British university entrance examination.

  5. 5 Stage of Education

    Early years, Primary, Secondary, Further Education, Higher Education.

Part 5

  1. Common Law

    Laws made by judges in the court (From precedents).

  2. Act of Parliament

    Laws made by British government.

  3. Equity Law

    Law made by Lord Chancellor.

  4. Lord Chancellor

    Most important official in British government for law.

  5. Magistrates Court

    Local courts where most criminals are tried.

Part 6

  1. Christmas Day

    Christian religious festival on December 25th. (National Holiday)

  2. Guy Fawkes Day

    November 5th, Anniversary of the Gunpowder Plot in 1605. (National Holiday)

  3. Bank Holiday

    Official public holidays.

  4. New Year’s Day

    National holidays on January 1st. Also named Hogmanay as Scottish festival.

United States of America

Part 1

  1. Federal Holidays

    Nationwide American holidays, 10 in total: New Year's Day, Martin Luther King Jr., Washington's Birthday, Memorial Day, Independence Day, labor Day, Columbus Day, Veterans Day, Thanksgiving, Christmas.

  2. Thanksgiving

    Federal holiday on fourth Thursday of November, celebrate first European harvest in 1621.

  3. Independence Day

    July 4th, anniversary of America's funding, Federal holiday.

  4. Veterans Day

    Federal holiday to show respect to soldiers, November 11th.

  5. Hallmark Holidays

    Holidays occasions when Americans send card to each other, such as Valentine's Day. Hallmark is a company manufacturing greeting cards.

  6. That’s American as apple pie

    American Expression, refers to anything thought of as really American.

  7. Fast Food

    Restaurant food cooked and eaten really fast, popular because people are very busy.

  8. Backyard Cookout

    Cooking meals outdoor with family and friends in holidays.

Part 2

  1. Mark Twain

    Author often viewed as being the father of American Literature. Mark Twain is his pen name while his real name is Samuel Langhorne Clemens.

  2. American Literature

    Literature produced in America and specifically focused on American themes, society and history.

  3. Western

    Type of literature focused on the life on American frontier, where native American and European people interacted and fought wars.

  4. John Steinbeck

    Writer of the The Grapes of Wrath. Realistic Portrayal during the Great Depression.

  5. Like a bump on a log

    Means someone is not moving or responding.

  6. Touch something with a ten-foot poe

    Means avoid something at all costs.

  7. Shoot from the hip

    Means to act without considering the consequences.

Part 3

  1. Fred Ott’s Sneeze

    A 5-second film in 1894 that started American film industry. William Dickson's short film showing his assistant sneezing.

  2. Silent Film

    Film produced before the sound was introduced to film industry in the 1930s.

  3. The Jazz Singer

    The first movie with sound using cutting edge sound technology.

  4. Cinema

    Another word for movie theater.

  5. Musical

    A type of movie that uses music or song to tell a story.

  6. Hollywood

    The famous city where most of the American movies are made.

Part 4

  1. The London Company of Comedians

    First theater in America, British company.

  2. World War I

    The time when American theaters stopped being deeply influenced by European drama and Comes into its own.

  3. Summer Stock

    Travelling actors performed for rural Americans in 19th Century.

  4. The Worker’s Theater

    The theater appealing to the working class and putting on plays about the workers' lives and struggles.

  5. Freer Gallery

    The first government-run art gallery in America in 1923. The attendance rate for art museum is 34.9% in America.

Final Part

Part 1

  1. Cardiff

    The capital of Wales in the UK.

  2. The United States of America

    The full name of the USA.

  3. Thames

    The second-longest river in the UK.

  4. Severn

    The longest river in the UK.

  5. Mississippi

    The longest river in America.

  6. Oil

    The main energy resources exported by both Britain and America.

  7. Washington D.C.

    The capital city of the USA.

Part 2

  1. Act of Union 1800

    The legislative union between England and Ireland.

  2. The Seven Years War

    The war fought between 1756 and 1763, made Britain the most powerful country in the world.

  3. Monarch

    The King or Queen, the head of state in the UK.

  4. Labor Day

    American federal holiday on first Monday of September.

  5. Thomas More

    Famous British writer in the Renaissance.

  6. State Schools

    Government-run schools in the UK.