学习指南

文化事实

简单说

把每个 fact 当成一组来记:name → linked fact。真实考试里要能认出这些 English names。

为什么有这一页?

有些题不像 history 或 values。它们没有完整故事。

它们是 recognition facts:sports、awards、famous names、places 和 country symbols。

这样复习:

  1. 先看左边的 name。
  2. 看答案前,自己说出它 linked to 什么。
  3. 用下面的 Quick check 测试自己。

Sport links

Name 要记住的 link
Olympic Games UK hosted them in 1908, 1948 and 2012
Paralympic Games linked to Stoke Mandeville and Ludwig Guttmann
The Ashes cricket, England and Australia
Six Nations rugby union
Royal Ascot horse racing
Grand National horse racing

People links

Name 要记住的 link
Roger Bannister four-minute mile
Bobby Moore captain of England's 1966 World Cup-winning team
Ludwig Guttmann linked to the Paralympic Games

Place links

Name 要记住的 link
Wembley Stadium major stadium in London
Principality Stadium major stadium in Cardiff
Stoke Mandeville linked to the Paralympic Games
John O'Groats northern end of mainland Great Britain
Land's End south-western end of mainland Great Britain
allotment rented land for growing fruit and vegetables

Culture links

Name 要记住的 link
BAFTA British film awards
BBC public broadcaster funded by the television licence
Charlie Chaplin film and comedy
Alfred Hitchcock film director
David Lean film director
Nick Park animation
Monty Python British comedy

Country links

Name 要记住的 link
rose England
thistle Scotland
daffodil Wales
shamrock Northern Ireland
haggis Scotland
Welsh cakes Wales
Ulster fry Northern Ireland

容易混淆

  • The Ashes 是 cricket,不是 rugby。
  • Six Nations 是 rugby union,不是 football。
  • BAFTA 是 film awards,不是 sport。
  • Stoke Mandeville linked to Paralympic Games。
  • Flowers 和 foods 通常对应一个 UK country。

Words to recognise

Olympic Games, Paralympic Games, Stoke Mandeville, Ludwig Guttmann, Ashes, Six Nations, Royal Ascot, Grand National, Wembley Stadium, Principality Stadium, Roger Bannister, Bobby Moore, BAFTA, BBC, Monty Python, John O'Groats, Land's End, allotment, rose, thistle, daffodil, shamrock.

快速检查

Try from memory before opening the answer.

Which sport is linked to the Ashes?

Cricket.

Who is linked to the four-minute mile?

Roger Bannister.

Which organisation hosts British film awards?

BAFTA.

Which place is linked to the Paralympic Games?

Stoke Mandeville.

Which flower is linked to Scotland?

Thistle.

继续练习:culture and traditions practice.