文档介绍：Unit1
Britain is no longer an imperial country
monwealth of nations includes all European countries
1 in 10 of the British population are of non-European ethnicity
the stereotype of the English gentlemen never applied the majority of the British people
great Britain includes 3 constituent countries England Scotland and Wales
northern Ireland is part of great Britain
when people outside the UK talk about England, they mistake it as Britain people
the Scots and welsh have a strong sense of being British
Scotland was never conquered by the Romans
most people in Scotland speak old Celtic language called” Gaelic”
Scotland was unified with England through peaceful means
Wales is rich in coal deposits
Cardiff, the capital of Wales is a large city
the title of prince of Wales is held by a welsh according to tradition
unit3
it is no doubt that British is the oldest representative democracy in the world
in Britain, the process of state-building has been one of evolution rather than revolution, in contrast to France and the US
the oldest institution of the government in Britain is the monarchy
the divine right of the king means the sovereign derived his authority from his subjects
as the king in theory had god on his side, it was thought that he should exercise absolute power
the term” parliament” was first officially used in 1066 to describe the gathering of feudal b