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UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE NUEVO LEÓN FACULTAD DE INGENIERÍA MECÁNICA Y ELÉCTRICA
C U L T U R A I N G L E S A
“Actividad 7. Actividades del libro”
Maestro: M.A.R.H. Silvia Eugenia Córdova Urbiola
Grupo: 027
Día: jueves
Nombre Matrícula Carrera
Juan Ángel Medina Meléndez 1558717 IME
Cristian Berdirame Pineda
García
1638367 IAE
Gabriela Lizeth Tamez
González
1669186 IMA
Jesús Alejandro Hernández
García
1672447 IEA
Héctor Aldair Torres Encina 1686325 IAE
Cesar Humberto Garza Araiza 1719144 IME
Hora: V1 – V
It’s a wonderful country, it’s cold almost all the time, the food it’s not so good but they have a lot of places to visit, like the Big Ben.
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U1. THE UNITED KINGDOM: GENERAL FACTS AND ANCIENT CIVILIZATIONS
Activity 1. What do you know about the United Kingdom?
a) Think about the information that you already know about The United Kingdom.
Mention general facts, beliefs, traditions, or any other idea that you have heard about
these countries.
b) Work with a partner and discuss together in English general ideas that you both know
about The United Kingdom.
c) Individually, fill in the spaces in the brain storming with the information that you and
your partner discussed.
d) Now write a short report in English about the ideas that you put in the brain storming.
Follow a sequence in order to inform someone about the United Kingdom.
The United Kingdom
Tea at the afternoon The Queen it’s an important person They have to pay for their TVs
They eat fish
and chips
They are Big Ben
experts in
war issues
Stonehenge
Complementary Activity:
Instructions:
Write a report about the formation of United Kingdom including the fact, the reasons,
agreements, historical context, etc.
Discuss the information with your classmates and teacher.
Their traditions and customs of the United Kingdom have to do with their typical foods.
The main course is fish and chips, also highlighting beef, lamb, chicken and vegetables.
At lunchtime (between 12.30 and 14.00) it is very common to take a quick sandwich. For
breakfast, be sure to try the traditional British breakfast. Many Britons no longer take a
diary, but this dish with eggs, bacon, tomato, sausage and beans in sauce (baked
beans) will fill you with energy as soon as you start the day. If you talk about drinks,
clearly, the tea takes the first place, although the British also drink coffee, bitter beer,
whiskey and wine.
The British meet with friends to drink a few drinks in public houses, better known as
pubs. They are a symbol of social life in the United Kingdom, where people come, drink,
talk and relax. Traditionally always closed at 23.00 but since 2001 can request a license
to open until 24.00, so it is easy to find pubs open after 23.00. And remember, you
always pay at the bar, just ask, nothing to ask about the account before you leave.
The British are known for their unconditional love for the 5 o'clock tea, the so-called Five
O'clock Tea. They are also famous for the creators of football and for their fanaticism for
soccer, one of the English sports par excellence. Rugby is another of his passions. In
general, they are quite fond of sports, in the school they dedicate several hours to
physical education and in the universities there are all kinds of sports teams.
Anyway, there are many more traditions and customs of the United Kingdom. A fact that
you have to know, is that the British are quite disciplined and exquisite with good
manners.
UNIT 2: DAYLY LIFE IN UNITED KINGDOM
Landmarks Location Description
1. Stonehen ge Salisbury Plain in the country of Wiltshire Stonehenge is a circle of ancient stones with the age estimated at 4000 BC, it is one of most famous prehistoric monument sites in Britain, and this monument is considered a megalithic monument in where some aspects catch the attention. For example, the construction is made of large stone blocks and it is thought that it was constructed during the late Neolithic and Bronze Age. 2. Buckingh am Palace Londres Buckingham Palace is the Queen’s official residence in London and it is often used to receive and entertain foreign visitors. is only considered for a Royal Family use. The Palace was originally built in 1705 for the Duke of Buckingham and is located between the Green Park, Hyde Park and St. James’s Park in London. It has 600 rooms and it is surrounded by a 40 acre garden. It is open to visitors only during August and September when the Queen makes her annual visit to Balmoral. 3. Palace of Westmins ter It is located in one side of the river Thames in the London borough of the City of Westminster. The Palace of Westminster is also known as Houses of Parliament. The business of Parliament is located in two places, the House of Commons and the Houses of Lords. The Palace of Westminster is an outstanding building, one of the most well-known British prides and is officially a royal place. 4. Tower of London This tower is in the north of Thames River Tower of London is an official Royal Palace which is considered World Heritage. it was constructed in 1066 under supervision of William the Conqueror. In the past, the Tower of London was a fortress, prison and armory. The Tower, or Bloody Tower as it is known, has been host to many famous executions and imprisonments, including those of Anne Boleyn, Catherine Howard, Lady Jane Grey and Sir Walter Raleigh. The jewel House, which houses the Crown Jewels, lies within the confines of the Tower of London. The people can visit this place and it is free. 5. Windsor Castle Windsor, in the county of Berkshire, United The Windsor Castle is a medieval castle and it was a royal residence for over 900 years and today is one of the homes of Queen in Windsor. The royal standard flies from the round
4. Bubble and
squeak
It's made from leftover's
vegetables of a roast dinner,
mixing them with mash potato
and slices of cabbage, carrots,
beans, Brussels and other
vegetables.
A traditional dish named after the sound it makes
While it's cooking. It's served cold. As it was
mentioned before, the name was given as a
description of the action and sound made during
the cooking process.
5. Full English
breakfast
It is a dish consisting of eggs,
bacon, sausages, bubble and
squeak, grilled tomatoes and
mushrooms. It is often served
with tea or coffee. In some
regions black pudding is
added. The full English
breakfast is usually.
The English Breakfast is considered the most
abundant breakfast in the world. DID YOU
KNOW? consumed in the home on non-working
days, when there is enough time to
prepare it or at a hotel or cafe.
6. Black
pudding
A black sausage made form pig
´s blood and fat.
It is very popular in Scotland and Ireland. It is
sometimes eaten with the full English breakfast.
In México it is known as a “moronga”.
7. Toad in the
hole
Is a big Yorkshire pudding, covered with
sausages, served with vegetables and
sometimes served with onion gravy.
8. Tea It is made from boiling tea
leaves in aconcoction.
Is a very old tradition from the people of
England. Nowadays, the British people follow the
tradition of drinking it as it has been done for
ages.
9. Cheesecak
e
Cheese, some cookies,
meringue and sweet sauce
It is a dessert made of cheese, some cookies,
meringue and sweet sauce. It can also have
many other varies such as eggs, cream and
some fruits: blueberries, blackberries, lemons
and oranges.
10. Apple pie Apples, flour, vanilla, sugar,
water, other fruits.
This is one of the favorite desserts in England, it
consists of a cake or pie filling sweetened with
apples. It is not surprising to mention that Britons
love this dessert either hot or cold and it is a
dessert that can be eaten in many parts of the
world and it is always related to the British
cuisine.
Holidays Date Description
1. New Year´s Day January 1st The tradition of celebrating New Year on January 1st according to Georgian calendar officially began in 1752. 2. Mothering Sunday This day is celebrated on the fourth Sunday on March. Equivalent of Mother´s Day 3. Mothering Sunday Monday, Thursday and Good Friday and Easter Sunday The celebration of the death and coming to life of Jesus Christ. 4. George´s Day April 23rd England’s National day is St. George´s. This is a story that first appeared in the 6th century and it claims that St. George rescued a defenseless maid by slaying a terrific dragon that could spew flames 5. Trooping the Colors June 13th This especial day is celebrated because British people celebrate the birthday of the Queen. Trooping the color is being done this day and consists of a military parade and a march in the past. 6. St. Patrick´s Day March 17th St. Patrick´s Day is held in honor of the patron Saint of Ireland. The work of St. Patrick (c.389-c.461) was vital for the spreading of Christianity in Ireland. Born in Britain, he was taken off by pirates and spent the next six years being their slave. 7. Tea time Around four o ´clock in the afternoon In all Britain, the teatime is the most important tradition every day. Afternoon tea was introduced in England by Anna, the seventh Duchess of Bedford, in the year 1840 U3: EDUCATION SYSTEM IN THE UNITED KINGDOM Activity 18. Remembering your basic school A) Write some ideas that could describe your opinion or experiences about the topics below.
- Your first day at elementary school.
collage London Standford Univ Location city of the same name in the United Kingdom City of Cambridge City of Cambridge, Massachusett s London in the South Kensington neighborhood Stanford, California New EUA Year of foundation
Founder John Wesley Enrique III John Harvard Eduardo VII Leland Stanford Albe Motto Dominus Illuminatio Mea Hinc lucem et pocula sacra Veritas Scientia imperii decus et tutamen Sopla el Viento de la Libertad Pers prae Famous graduated Students William Gladstone, Herbert Asquith Albert Einstein, Max Planck, Barack Obama, Ben Bernanke Abdus Salam, Rajiv Gandhi, William West Anderson Fred Savage Sam Mor Dan Hun
U4 Science and technology in the United Kingdom
Activity 27. Origin of popular invention
A) Choose from the inventions given the six things that you think were invented by a
Mexican.
Penicillin Rocket belt Contraceptive pill Polio Vaccination
Color TV Instant book maker Mouse pad Facebook
WWW Telephone Digital Camera Gravity Laws
Steam engine Trans Iucid concrete
Mexican inventions
Contraceptive pill
Color TV
Trans lucid concrete
Rocket belt
Mouse pad
Instant book maker
B) After discovering the six Mexican inventions, write the person who invented them.
These are the inventors: Guillermo González Camarena, Juan Manuel Lozano, Victor
Celorio, Armando Fernández, Joel Sosa and Luis Miramontes.
1. Guillermo Gonzales camarena – color tv
2. Juan Manuel Lozano – rocket belt
3. Victor Celorio – instant book maker
4. Armando Fernandez - mouse pad
5. Joel Sosa – trans lucid concrete
6. Luis Miramontes – contraceptive pill
Activity 29. Gadgets that make our life easier.
1) Do you know the next five inventions?
2) Write as much as you know about
them and their
benefits for you
(Make a picture of
each one)
The telephone.
Electric Motor
Origin: Scottish Inventor: Alexander Graham Bell Description: A device that produced clearly intelligible replication of the human voice Utility in engineering: To communicate with others Origin: Prussian Inventor: Moritz von Jacobi Description: Electrical machine that converts electrical energy into mechanical energy Utility in engineering: Can be used as actuators
benefits and the country where you would patent it. Use more than 100 words in
your text.
Intelligent Mirror
The invention would consist of a plaque with a cellphone-like processor on it, located
behind a mirror with the particular characteristic of being made with a matrix of LEDs
that carry inside a tiny mirror, these LEDs would be perfectly aligned to provide an
appropriate reflection of whatever is in front of it, let’s say, a person. So, this LEDs
would have their lights right in front of the tiny mirror previously mentioned, so that the
user of the mirror can actually see the light of the LED whenever it is turned on.
The mirror would then have the function of a screen, where information could be shown,
including weather, memos, notifications, and some others to provide the user an
assistant-like service. The function of this mirror is to assist the user mostly on the
morning when getting ready, and thus, prevent the user from missing any pendant.
This product could find its success in a country like the US, where a great percentage of
the population has a life full of activities and time is an important resource. Also, the US
is a very large market where new gadgets can be widely spread.
Activity 33
Do an investigation about Tesla, Elon Musk, Stephen Hawking, and present the most
important information about each one.
Tesla, Inc., founded in 2003, is an American multinational corporation based in
Palo Alto, California, that specializes in electric vehicles, lithium-ion battery
energy storage and solar panel manufacturing.
Elon Reeve Musk FRS is a business magnate and investor. He holds South
African, Canadian, and U.S. citizenship and is the founder, CEO, and lead
designer of SpaceX; co-founder, CEO, and product architect of Tesla, Inc.; co-
founder and CEO of Neuralink; and co-founder of PayPal.
Stephen William Hawking CH CBE FRS FRSA was an English theoretical
physicist, cosmologist, and author, who was director of research at the Centre for
Theoretical Cosmology at the University of Cambridge at the time of his death.
Complementary activity
Watch the video and answer the following questions:
1) Write a summary of the video
Elon musk promised to form a transportation that could get commuters from San
Francisco to LA in about 30 minutes and the proposed design definitely lives up that
primese
2) Describe the innovation shown in the video.
HyperLoop consists of a system of elevated shoes propped up by concrete pylons
spaced out every 100 feet. Majority of the system is designed travels next to existinf
highway to keep costs down, the tubes of be 7 feet diameter on the inside and the cars
themselves with the 28 people per capsule.
3) How was the engineering applied in the design and implementation of the
construction presented?
It was presented with the sketches of the hyperloop to help us get a nice idea of what
they are talking about.
Unit 5. Music, Movies and Television in United Kingdom Activity 34 “Facts about music” A) Answer the next questions:
1. Which is your favorite foreign group or singer?
Talking to the team, we agreed that it would be Queen
2. What do you like about it? How do it start to like you?
How they play, the rhythm of their songs, as well as the lyrics of some of them
B) Discuss with other two classmates how similar are the British bands than some
American or Mexican bands. Consider the kind of music, the way of dressing, the lyrics
Susana, his brother's wife. The Cofi, his dog, becomes a cruel vehicle to get the money necessary to escape together, further complicating a moving passional triangle where clandestine love becomes a path of no return. At the same time, Daniel, a 42-year-old man, leaves his wife and daughters to live with Valeria, a beautiful model. The same day that both celebrate their new life, fate leads Valeria to be brutally attacked in the tragic accident. What does a man who thinks he has everything and a single moment change his life? Nosotros los nobles Karla Souza Luis Gerardo Méndez Juan Pablo Gil Carlos Gascón Gonzalo Vega Located in Mexico City in 2013, Germán Noble (Gonzalo Vega), great entrepreneur with large incomes and widower of Beatriz, does not realize that his children Javier (Luis Gerardo Méndez), Bárbara (Karla Souza) and Carlos (Juan Pablo Gil) they are not doing anything of their life and they only remain of him. Germán thinks they are sad and depressed by the death of Beatriz, mother of them all. Javier is an irresponsible junior who, even though he works theoretically in his father's construction company, usually spends his time with friends from his own social circle, always has fanciful projects in mind,
unreal projects of which the partner of his father, Anwar Karim (Mario Haddad). Germán tries to get Javier to take care of the company, but the boy, instead of doing it, sends an employee to take his place in a project in Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Chiapas, while he and his friends take the jet, kept in the hangar of the company, to Miami, for a new party. El infierno Damián Alcázar Elizabeth Cervantes Joaquín Cosió Ernesto Gómez Cruz María Rojo Mario Almada Salvador Sánchez Silverio Palacios During the Independence Bicentennial celebrations, Benjamin Garcia is expelled from the United States and returns to his village, where he finds a bleak panorama caused by violence and the economic crisis. To save his family from misery, he gets involved in the drug trade. Satire of caustic black humor about the world of drugs, the economic crisis, corruption and violence. **Activity 40. The best movie ever!
- Write a description about the best movie filmed in your country in your opinion, describe it and tell us why you like it.** Roma The movie is set in 1970s, telling the story of Cleo, the young domestic worker of a middle-class family in the Roma, Mexico City. Rome is a vivid and emotional portrait of both the daily struggle of families and of social hierarchies in a decade full of political instability. But it is also an artistic
