Monarchy

 

The British royal family does not represent the government, but he represents Britain everywhere, on the wedding we saw the national flag, police protection, and even the royal forces. According to the British law, the queen is the commander of the army. Obviously means peoples from the royal are not common people. They were different from ordinary people since their birth! They are privileged person! Is this violated the western human rights culture? Against all people are created equal.

With Kate and William's weddingbarely two months away, it's time to start crunching numbers. After all, royal nuptials are pricey affairs: Prince Charles's marriage to Diana Spencer likely cost somewhere around £30 million. (BLTWY 2011)

From the large number of the cost, the people will feel that the monarchies are a waste of tax payers’ money. Because everyone knows the cost of the British royal family is from taxpayers. The royal wedding will effect on people’s views of monarchy. Therefore, the royal must to cut the cost in the wedding to save the money.

All in all, the Kate and William are wedding by global people's attention. The monarchy is the after hundreds of years are preserved culture and tradition.

Reference:

BLTWY (2011) how much will the Royal Wedding Cost [online]

Available：http://powerwall.msnbc.msn.com/politics/the-cost-of-kate-and-williams-royal-wedding-9495.gallery［Accessed 6 August 2011］.

LONDON 2012 Olympic Games Tickets

The London 2012 Olympic game is the world sports event, at the appointed time, the sports fans from all over the world will come to London to watch the games. Because the number of people to watch the game too much. Therefore, the tickets are less than the number of people. The tickets for Olympic Games from London sure hold the Olympic Games in 2012 are very enjoy good sale.

The British government for tickets less the number of people formulated the random number to buy the tickets. Through the computer random extract applicants order. It can make the people who want to buy the ticket become fair.

And Applications for tickets to the London 2012 Olympic Games have now closed. Further tickets will go on sale online and by phone on a first come, first served basis, using Visa only from winter 2011. (Ticket 2011)

In London 2012 Olympic Games have some free events let the people who can’t buy the tickets to see. There will be free events such as the marathon and road cycling where you won't need a ticket apart from for the final section. However, it is likely London 2012 will ticket the Olympic Park to control crowd numbers. (BBC 2011)

Reference:
Ticket (2011) Olympic Games tickets [online]
Available：
http://www.london2012.com/visiting/tickets/
［Accessed 6 August 2011］.



BBC NEWS (2011) 2012 Olympic tickets [online]
Available：
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-12181583
［Accessed 6 August 2011］.

sport

In around the world, football is one of the most famous and popular sport. Every 4 years "the world cup" will have about 4 billion people watch it. Much more male all like this sport, because someone say:"football is the world sport".
In UK, the England football team is very famous. In this team have many start like :beckham, jems,rooney, scott carson and so on.

Media - Newspapers

Media - Newspapers

In our present life, newspaper has become a indispensible part of the people, I will introduce some

Common newspapers, for example: the times, the guardian.

The times:

In 01/01/1785,John Walter issue the first “the times” in London, and from then,” the times ” become the historical and important newspaper in UK. In 1993,the UNESCO called it as the first newspaper in the world.

However, the sales of “the time” are not large. And most readers are top intellectuals. For example, the officers, Entrepreneurs and Diplomats.

In addition,” The times “concentrate on introducing the news, especially the economic news.” the times” give more details and discussion about the news.

 

The Guardian:

“The Guardian” is a kind of local newspaper, but it is issued in all of UK. The original name is “the Manchester Guardian”, and in 1959, the name is changed as “the Guardian”. “the Guardian”hold a freedom ideas about Political news, and the main readers is “White-collar”.

the first page show the important events or message,and in other pages,the readers can enjoy articles and discussion about the events.

People's Daily:

the UNESCO called it as the top 10 important newspapers in the world.” people ‘s daily “ is issued by the Chinese government, it is important for the Chinese people and other countries to understand the Chinese governments.

The original name is “Jingchayi daily”,and the name is changed in 1946.

In these newspappers have many about the government information. But most are all about political reform, the government new policies.never say something about government rarely mentioned internal affairs and the existence of the crisis.
the grovernment just want have lofty visualize in people's heart. Many sensitive topic, the government would not published in newspapers to let people guess.If this had happened, will cause the domestic unrest.

Taylor Yu,”the introduction of UK newspapers”,< http://wenku.baidu.com/view/5f739023482fb4daa58d4b2c.html>,viewed in 12/06/2011

People‘s daily(2011),about the people ‘s daily home< http://paper.people.com.cn/rmrb/html/2011-06/12/nbs.D110000renmrb_01.htm >,viewed in 12/06/2011

The Welfare System

The Welfare System

The UK is a infrastructure and The Welfare System are sound country.

The Welfare System like a plan to help the people like people's get a job, disabled people ,
older people ,people who get the State Pension and the young people's education.

Q:What is Child Benefit?How much Child Benefit will you get?
In UK, The child benefit is a tax-free payment, the parents can claim the child benefit to your child.  It always payment every 4 week, but something must payment every week.There are separate rates payable for each child. no matter their income or savings, the benefit can payment by everyone who qualifies.

every week the government will payment £20.30 to your child who is the higher amount for your eldest or your only child.(Directgov 2010)


 

one of the very important is Welfare System, because it will affect all of the person's life in UK. this year the britian government have the [New rates for benefits (including pensions) for 2011–2012 ].The rates include an increase in the state pension and benefits for people who are of working age.

The Basic State Pension will increase by £4.50 to £102.15. Pensioners on a low income will benefit because most people who receive Pension Credit will get a £4.75 increase in guarantee credit. Cold Weather Payments will be permanently increased from £8.50 to £25.
The majority of working age benefits will increase by 3.1 per cent.
The new benefit rates will apply from the week beginning 11 April 2011.
For full details of new benefit rates, follow the link below.
(Directgov 2011)

References:

Directgov (2010) Money, tax and benefits

Available:http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/MoneyTaxAndBenefits/ChildBenefitandChildTrustFund/Childbenefits/Gettingstarted/ChildBenefitandwhoqualifies/DG_073770

[Accessed: 26/5/11]

 Directgov (2010) Newsroom

Available:http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Nl1/Newsroom/DG_193032

[Accessed: 26/5/11]

Media--TV

In our present life, television has become an indispensable part of the people.When I getting this topic, I will remember those we often watch the channels. For example: the bbc news, ITV, GMTV and so on.

BBC:
The BBC is the lagest broadcasting organisation in UK. In the world, it is one of the lagerest broadcasting organisation. The BBC can enrich people's live and give the people education, entertain, news and information about around the world.It is a public service broadcaster payment by the government and Royal Charter to get the licence.(bbc 2010)

In BBC channel have 8 national TV channels plus regional programming, 10 national radio stations, 40 local radio stations and an extensive website.
It is the best important channel in UK, because the their will release the and most important social and government press in the first time.



ITV:
1955 formal founding, one of the Britain's oldest commercial television and the UK's largest comprehensive television. It covers all the UK is BBC biggest competitor. It have a very famous program:《Who Wants to Be a Millionaire？》in 1998s.

ITV 1:Comprehensive channel, broadcast news, drama, soap operas and other entertainment programs (limited to England and wales)

ITV 2:Digital TV channels, broadcast entertainment.
ITV 3:Digital TV channels, broadcast entertainment.
ITV 4:Digital TV channels, play male program.

ITV Men & Motors:play male program and about the motors news.

Children's ITV: child channels.





In China, the people often watch the CCTV(China Central Television). because it is the government's channels. the CCTV have 13 channels, the CCTV1,2,3,4 will play international news and domestic news.the CCTV4 is the sport channel and CCTV5 is film channel. The other channels have many way to play the entertainment.

References:

BBC (2010)About the BBCHome
Available:http://www.bbc.co.uk/aboutthebbc/
[Accessed: 26/5/11]

Education

Hellon,everyone I'm a student from China and abroad to UK study in the university. In China,the education have many different between British education and Chinese education.

some questions:

What is the most famous university in your country?

In china,the most famous university is Qinghua university in Beijing.

In british,the most famous university is Bridge university in UK.

Do university students usually live with their parents when they study?

In China,much more the student choise the diffenent city to study the university. Much more university far from their hometown.Therefore, much more students don't live with their parents when they study in university in china.

What are the most important school exams in your country?

In china, the exams is very important for students .Because the exams will decide the students can or can't to graduate.But now in china, the university all use the credit hour system and the students must work hard for all the subjects.

In diffenent countries,the university are different.I was studyed in suzhou university in China about 3 years.Now I'm studying in the university of Glamorgan  in UK.I can feel many different places between these two university.In china, we just have the homework about write the eassy or report.But in UK, sometimes we will have the presentations and some open field activity.In China, we can use the mother language and eat the loclly food.In UK, we all living along and we must speak English ,eat the british food, cooking by myself.

In my country, the students usually living in the hostel in school.Because the hostel is very cheap and one room live about 4or 6 people.But in UK, the students want lease the house or flats.It cheaper than the hostel in school.

Moreover,though live in UK have a lot of different places from China.But I enjoy myself, I think in the foregin country I can learn more konwledge which the Chinese university couldn't learn it. I will study hardly in the universuty of Glamorgan.

The Senedd

The environment ental protection problem is the globalization problem.In cardiff bay(UK), have a built name:
The Senedd.

 It use the locally sourced materials and labour and copy many environmental features.This eassy will address some Key Environmental Features:water,natural Ventilation.
WATER:
The Senedd is the primary supply of the water for flushing the WCs,irrigation and maintenance.It can saving a lot of water every year, such as waterless urinals in male toilet areas, the demand for water has been cut to a inimum.After that, the senedd use the rainwater to saving the water.

NATURAL VENTILATION :
The senedd use the natural ventilation and the roof plane turns down to form a funnel over the debating chambe it can
       

Valentine's Day and ST.David's Day

Valentine’s Day:

Valentine’s Day at 14^th Feb. Everywhere, when somebody talks about the Valentine’s Day the people will remember: the red rose, the chocolate, the love cards, the lovers and a lot of romantic things.  Valentine’s Day also brings a lot of gift giving, though it is usually men who are expected to give presents to their wives and girlfriends. The girls want have the red rose and chocolates her boyfriends give to her. The boys want to have a romantic meeting with his girlfriends.

Red rose

Chocolates

Love cards

 

 

ST.David's Day:

Who is Saint David?

Well, Saint David, or Dewi Sant, as he is known in the Welsh language, is the patron saint of Wales. He was a Celtic monk, abbot and bishop, who lived in the sixth century. During his life, he was the archbishop of Wales, and he was one of many early saints who helped to spread Christianity among the pagan Celtic tribes of western Britain.

St David’s Day falls every year on March 1. This was the date patron saint of Wales, St. David died in 589. It wasn’t until the 18^th century though that St David’s Day was declared a national day of celebration in Wales. Saint David is typically depicted holding a dove, and often standing on a hillock. His symbol is the leek. In 2007 Tony Blair rejected calls for St. David’s Day to become a Welsh national holiday, despite a poll saying that 87% of Welsh people wanted a March 1 holiday.

St David's Day is the feast day of St David, celebrated on March 1st every year and this day was declared a national day of celebration within Wales in the 18th century. Very year parades are held in Wales to commemorate St. David, with the largest of these being held in Cardiff.

Typically on St David's day and children take part in school concerts or eisteddfodau, with recitation and singing being the main activities

Many Welsh people wear one or both of the national emblems of Wales on their lapel to celebrate St. David: the daffodil or the leek on this day.

The government

The British government governs the Britain.The term 'the government' can be used to refer to all of the politicians who have been appointed by the monarch to help run government departments or to take on various other special responsibities ,such as managing the activities of parliament.

In the diffenent countries have the different government, some are the single party government and the other are coalition government..
Partly as a result of the electoral system, Britain, unlike much of western Europe, normally has 'single-party government'. In other words, all members of the government belong to the same political party.Traditionally, British politicians have regarded conalition government as a bad idea.The habit of single-party government had helped to establish the tradition known as collective responsibility. That is,every member of the government, however junior, shares the responsibility for ever policy made by the government. This is true even if, as is often the case, he or she did not play any part in making it.Of course,individual government member may hold different opinions, but they are expected to keep these private. By convention, no member of the government can criticize govenment policy in the public. Any member who does so must resign.

the cabinet
In some news we often listen or read the word 'the cabinet',what is  'the cabinet'? The most powerful of these politicians, namely the Prime Minsiter and the other members of the cabinet.Therefore, the leding politicians in the governing party usually become members of the cabinet.



the rt hon
http://www.cherylgillan.co.uk/news.aspx?id=49

The houses of parliament

 The house of commons

  The house of lords

The parliament consists of "the house of commons" and "the house of lords" in the United Kingdom.The house of commons has more power than the house of lords and decides national policy. Because in the last century the house of lords has lost most of its powers, except to delay and debate decisions made by the house of commons.
In some news paper, we often can look the "first past the post" about the prliament. What is the means of that? when there is a general election, people vote for a person to be the MP for their constituency. the person who has most votes wins,even if they have only one vote more than the next person.
There are have 659 constituencies in the UK. In this number, the England have 529 constituencies, the Scotland have 72 constituencies, the Wales have 40constituencies,the Northern Ireland have 18 constituencies. The constituencies in different places are the different size.


RESEARCH WOMEN MPs
Q:How many are there at the moment?
After the General Election 2010, have 143 women MPs in the parliament.

Of these MPs, 49 are Conservative; 7 Liberal Democrats; 81 Labour; 1 Green Party; 1

Scottish National Party; 1 Social Democrat & Labour Party; 1 Sinn Fein; 1 Alliance

and1 Independent.
Q:How many women MPs are ministers?




Q:who was the first woman MP and when was she in parliament?
Countess Constance Markievicz was the first woman elected to the House of Commons, in 1918.

Advantages and disadvantages of belonging to the EU

EU is the European Union. The ideal of a united Europe, strong in economic and political institutions, became increasingly attactive to some European ststesmen after the second World War[1939-45].

Now have many united European countries join the EU, but have many other united European countries didn't join the EU. Because it have advantages and disadvantages of belonging to the EU.

Advantages:If your countries join the EU it has a lot of advantages.The work and pensions, studying, healthcare, consumer rights, travel and tourism, right of residence.
For example::If your countries join the EU, you can choose more schools in Europe and you can have the treatment like the people who living in this country.As a result, their experiences give students the better sense of what it means to be a European citizen. In addition, many employers highly value such a period abroad, which increases the students' employability and job prospects.
Their experiences give students a better sense of what it means to be a European citizen. In addition, many employers highly value such a period abroad, which increases the students' employability and job prospects.

Disadvantage:Because the different countries' government have the different economic targets and development direction.Therefore, some other countries didn't want to join the EU.Because their will suitable for their country's toward development ways.

That are the advantages and disadvantages of belonging to the EU.I think some information can help somebody to know the EU.

A plan to travel in London

A plan to travel in London:
I with my friend have decided to travel to London for the day on saturday. Our train arrives at Victoria Station at 10:20am.


Arrives the Victoria Station, we take the underground to the green park station.Cross the green park is "the Buckingham Palace" and to watch relieve the british soldiers on duty.That time about 11:30am.




Go to the ST james' park.   Cross the park walk about 10 minutes.We can see the "big ben"  , "The Parliament of the United Kingdom of  Great Britain and  Northern Ireland" and "Westminster Abbey". We can visit these famous places for 2 hours.


At 13:40pm. We take the underground to "The British Airways London Eye"



After visit "the london eye",We decided to ride the visit-boat in the Thames River. Ride the boat on the Thames River,you can see "the St.Paul's Cathedral".


At about 16:00pm. We get off the boat in the london wharf. Go out the wharf, we can see the "london Tower Bridge".


After visit the "london Tower Bridge", today's travel is over. We will go to the train station and leaves at 17:35pm.


This is my plan to travel in london for one day.

introduction to british studies

Today we have a geography course, in the class we knew a lot of knowledge about the british  geography.
The UK have four nations:the England、Wales、Scotland and Ireland.
The England  at the southeast of the UK.It's capital is london.
The wales at the west of the UK.It's capital is cardiff.
The Scotland at the north of the UK.It's capital is Edinburgh.
The Northern Ireland at the south of the Ireland.It's capital is
Ireland.
The biggest city is london.the second biggest is Birmingham.
The highest mountain is Ben Nevis.
The longest river is River Severn.

The konwledge about britain

The "Four nations" of britain:

England                                                                    Wales

                                                                                 

Ireland                                                                             Scotland

What word is commonly used in chinese language to describe the people who live in Britain?

Ying guoren(british people)