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==**Welcom**e **to Getting ready for the UK. This module is for students who want to feel more confident when integrating a professional, social or academic environment in the UK. Throughout the semester we will look at various aspects of life in the UK and will try to provide you with the necessary vocabulary and practical information to make your stay in the UK a pleasurable one.**==


 * You can contact me by email at belen.san-antonio@cpe.fr **


 * False conceptions about the English: **

@http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dMCSEV2pTcU


 * English food and cuisine: **

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_cuisine#Afternoon_tea @http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=olL4GAGRQcI @http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WeieAdG9NVo&feature=related @http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BiKwBcd_Y1g&feature=related


 * OTHER USEFUL LINKS ON BRITISH CULTURE AND MORE **

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JACU5FTgPRY&feature=related http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=prWCxbtRmV4 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5vfJtcLPiPI&feature=related



=**[|How Many People Can Live on Planet Earth?]** BBC =

In a Horizon special, naturalist Sir David Attenborough investigates whether the world is heading for a population crisis.

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===Finish watching the video and post 5 interesting/alarming facts highlighted on this page ===

=6.02.2012 TEST=

To get you started, a quiz about English spoken in the UK: http://www.funtrivia.com/trivia-quiz/Humanities/English-English-269747.html

= 13.02.2012 =


 * Today we worked on language for shopping and listened to a conversation between two friends in a shop. Check the script and play the audio again below: **



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Check out some additional worksheets related to shopping

[[file:Worksheet 2 clothes_fashion.pdf]]


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 * HOMEWORK for 5/03/2012: Post an article, video or audio, related to your chosen topic, together with 5 words or expressions and 5 definitions, not translations, per person in your group.**


 * Please don't forget the cake if you got a penalty before the holidays!**

6.06.2012 Marie FERRAGE & Camille METIER

Subject: british cinema article + words +explanation :

**3.03.2012**
You can find our article about the five different areas of London here :

http://www.qualitycrown.com/london-areas.htm

Our 10 words and definitions are :

** Outskirts ** : plural noun, the outer parts of a town, the edge of a town, Synonyms: suburbs, periphery. ** Broadly ** (speaking): adverb, saying something without regard to specific details or exceptions, Synonyms: in general, generally. ** Hub ** : noun, a center of activity or interest or commerce or transportation; a focal point around which events revolve, Synonym: center. ** Glimpse ** : noun, a brief, incomplete view or look, a quick look. ** To get swallowed up ** : verb, to be enclosed or enveloped completely, to be engulfed and destroyed, Synonyms: demolish, destroy.
 * Grand ** : Rich and sumptuous, dignified or noble in appearance.
 * To boast ** : To possess or own (a desirable feature).
 * Landmark ** : A building or site with historical significance, especially one marked for preservation by a municipal or national government.
 * Quirky ** : An unpredictable or unaccountable act or event, Synonym: unusual.
 * Renowned**: The quality of being widely honoured and acclaimed, Synonym:famous.

Camille L. & Mathilde

=04 - 03 - 2012 : //by Noëlie CAYLA and Laura RINQUIN//=

__Subject__ : Social drinking in the UK
In order to illustrate our subject, we have chosen this video : [] and this article : [] To explain our subject, we have decided to present these 10 definitions :

- __//**Binge drinking**//__ : heavy consumption of alcohol over a short period of time. Conveniently, it is the consumption of five or more drinks in a row by men or four or more drinks in a row by women, at least once in the previous 2 weeks.

- __//**Hangover**//__ : various unpleasant physiological effects following heavy consumption of alcoholic beverages. The most commonly reported characteristics of a hangover include headache, nausea, sensitivity to light and noise.

- __//**Drinking culture**//__ : customs and practices associated with the consumption of alcoholic beverages.

- __//**To get smashed**//__ : to be heavily intoxicated, to the point where behaviour is erratic and the ability to walk straight is no more.

- ** __//BAC : Blood alcohol content//__ :** also called blood alcohol concentration, blood ethanol concentration, or blood alcohol level is most commonly used as a metric of alcohol intoxication for legal or medical purposes. Blood alcohol content is usually expressed as a percentage of alcohol in the blood.

- __//**Drink-pouring tasks**//__ : It's is the name given to the way to educate teenager about alcohol consumption. It promotes better understanding of alcool units.

- __//**Alcohol units**//__ : it's an English scale which evaluates the amount of alcohol drunk by one person. For instance: a pint of lager or cider with a 5% alcohol content contains three units. Two small (125ml) glasses of wine with a 12% alcohol content are another three units. These units are used to detect binge drinking: this is colloquially known as the "5/4 definition".

- **__//"5/4 definition"//__** : In the United Kingdom, binge drinking is defined as drinking more than twice the daily limit, that is, drinking eight units or more for men or six units or more for women (roughly equivalent to five or four American standard drinks, respectively).

- **__//Alcohol withdrawal syndrome//__** : is the set of symptoms seen when an individual reduces or stops alcohol consumption after prolonged periods of excessive alcohol intake. Excessive abuse of alcohol leads to tolerance, physical dependence, and an alcohol withdrawal syndrome. The withdrawal syndrome is largely due to the central nervous system being in a hyper-excitable state. The withdrawal syndrome can include seizures and delirium tremens and may lead to excito-neurotoxicity.

- __//**Safe drinking**//__ : It is what can be considerate as acceptable alcohol units consumption: For Men: As a rule, health experts say that a man should not regularly drink more than 3-4 units a day. In real terms, this means blokes shouldn't exceed two pints of lager or beer, or three glasses of wine a day. For Women: Health experts recommend women should not regularly exceed 2-3 units a day. In real terms this is a pint or a couple of glasses of wine a day.


 * Subject: Differents accents in UK **


 * In order to illustrate our subject, we have chosen this article:**
 * []**
 * and we explain 10 words:**

__trap__**: any device or plan for tricking a person or thing into being caught unawares**

__lenghten__**: to make or become longer**

__mam (irish)__**: a female who has given birth**

__nearby__**: not far away**

__a feature__**: a distinctive part or aspect**

__woefully__**: causing woe or sorrow**

__evenly__**: something that is the same in all its area**

__holdover__**: words that survived**

__far afield__**: from a great distance**

__received prononciation__ : **generally accepted as the "official" english prononciation**

Clementine and Vivien

**O5 - 03 - 2012 by Nicolas And Yoann**

It deals with Royal Guards: Sorry for the delay.

Our theme is “Rock in the UK”

Here is a video clip of Peter Doherty singing //“Last of the English Roses”//

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 * __Dapper: __** //adjective // it describes someone neat, tidy or very stylish. An example of dapper is a man dressed up in a suit for a wedding


 * __Slapper: __** //noun// a "slapper" is an insult for a woman and describes her as someone who sleeps with everybody


 * __Cheeky: __** //adjective// someone who is disrespectful in speech or behaviour


 * __Saucy: __**<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif;"> it is a familiar //adjective// and it describes a mischievous or naughty person


 * __<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif;">Whirl: __**//<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif;"> verb //<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif;">to rotate or spin fast


 * __<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif;">Tat: __**<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif;"> //noun// bad quality clothes are called "tat", in familiar way


 * __<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif;">Snooker table: __**<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif;"> //noun// a snooker table is the table where "snooker" is played. It's a game with 22 balls and the player uses a cue to put them in one of the 6 holes of the table


 * __<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif;">Spilled: __**//<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif;">verb //<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif;"> (past and past part. spilt or spilled) (with reference to liquid) flow or cause to flow over the edge of its container


 * __<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif;">Lager: __**<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif;"> //noun// it is a "blond beer"


 * __<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif;">Toasting: __**<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif;"> //verb// raising glasses at a gathering and drinking together in honour of a person or thing

//<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif;">Lyrics //

//<span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif;">Honey, honey //

//<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif;">My you did look dapper in your mothers //

<span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif;">Old green scarf

<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif;">With your famous Auntie Arthur’s trousers on

<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif;">You were slapped by that slapper

<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif;">And how we all laughed

<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif;">But she laughed the loudest

<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif;">Oh in 93

<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif;">You could charm the bees knees of the bees

<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif;">Cheeky you’d say and we all fell around

<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif;">Rolling round the playground

<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif;">Saucy you’d say and we all fell about

<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif;">Rolling round the playground

<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif;">In the 94

<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif;">We all sang

<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif;">Skipping and dancing hand in hand

<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif;">Yeah with all the boys together

<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif;">And all the girls together

<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif;">She’s the last of the English roses

<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif;">She’s the last of the English roses

<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif;">(I wish to be so whirl awake again)

<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif;">She knows her Rodney’s from her Stanley’s

<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif;">And her Kappa’s from her Reeboks

<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif;">And her tit from her tat

<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif;">And Winston’s from her Enok’s

<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif;">Its fine and take what I

<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif;">Coming out, coming alive

<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif;">Round the Snooker table

<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif;">You dance the Frutti-Tutti

<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif;">She almost spilled her lager

<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif;">Toasting girls of great beauty

<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif;">But the closing moved by

<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif;">Coming of age, coming alive

<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif;">All the boys together

<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif;">And all the girls together

<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif;">She’s the last of the English roses

<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif;">She’s the last of the English roses

<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif;">Yeah she’s the last of the English roses

<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif;">She’s the last of, last of the English

<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif;">English roses

Pauline & Lucile

Theme : Polo Article : =IMMIGRATION: POINTS BASED SYSTEM=

ROLE OF THE GOVERNING BODY As the recognised governing body of polo the HPA have to carry out its role in a responsible manner with regard to the needs of the sport and the immigration system. Following on from the Winter Newsletter sent out by the Hurlingham Polo Association detailing information regarding work permits and grooms (see below in italics) it should be made known that the HPA will be taking a strict view on players and grooms working without the correct legal requirements. Under immigration rules, sponsors (employers) must obtain an HPA endorsement for each migrant polo player or groom they wish to employ. If no such endorsement has been given membership of the HPA will not be granted and the player or groom will therefore be unable to play at any affiliated club or in any chukkas or game run by an affiliated club. //Work Permits. The Border Agency has laid down that only a person who holds a handicap of 2 and above may be granted a work permit as a player. Those below 2 can only come here in another capacity and as such are not allowed to earn money by playing polo. It means that they are only allowed to play in chukkas. It is understood that some employers/sponsors want their grooms to play their horses in matches, either with themselves or in their place if they are unable to play. You are reminded that for 2012 the following regulation, which is included in the Blue Book, will apply : “Anyone must have a registered handicap of at least 2 goals to have a work permit as a player. Anyone who is here on a work permit other than as a player may only play at a club where both they and their employer/sponsor are members and they shall not earn money as a player, either for themselves or their employer/sponsor. They must pass the rules test before they can be awarded a handicap which shall not be less than 0 and which will be shown on the website with ‘R’ after their name to indicate that they may only play at a club where they and their employer are a member. What polo they are allowed to play in is a matter for the club concerned but they may not play in any High Goal or Victor Ludorum tournament.”NB. This will mean that anyone who is here on a work permit will have to play off a minimum handicap of 0 in 2012 even if they were given a lower handicap at the end of 2011.// //Definitions :// //Handicap :// a [|race] or other contest in which certain disadvantages or advantages of weight, distance,time,etc., Groom : a man or boy in charge of horses or the stable //Mallet// :the long-handled stick,or club,used to drive the ball //Martinguale// :Also called standing martingale.part of the tack or harness of a horse,consisting of a strap that fastens to the girth,passes between the forelegs and through a loopin the necks trap or hame,and fastens to the nose band: used to steady or hold down the horse's head. //Chukka// : period of the game

Definitions :
__Stick (n)__: the polo mallet __To smack__ : to collide noisily __To Graze__ : to feed on growing grass __Pith helmet__ : lightweight hat __Posh (adj)__ : smart and fashionable __To Ride (v)__: to be carried on horseback (here) __Affordable__ : that can be afforded __To Afford__ : to make available __Whites__ : a sort of clothes <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">__To hook__ : to hit <span style="display: block; height: 1px; left: -40px; overflow: hidden; position: absolute; top: 3886px; width: 1px;">@http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dMCSEV2pTcU <span style="display: block; height: 1px; left: -40px; overflow: hidden; position: absolute; top: 3983.5px; width: 1px;">@http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dMCSEV2pTcU