CULTURE

UK 2

Religion

1.       The main religion in Britain is___________________. Most Christians belong to the Church of or the Church of Scotland. These are _________________ Churches. There are also many Roman Catholics.

2.       Although _____________is the main religion, there are also large communities of M_____________, Sihks, H_____________and J__________, and other smaller communities such as B_______________.

3.       In 1533, during the reign of_____________, England broke from the Roman Catholic Church to form the Anglican Church. Why did it happen?

Population

4.       What´s the population of UK?

5.       What´s by far the most densely populated part of the UK?

Climate

6.       The British have a variable climate changing from day to day, it is difficult to predict the weather. In general they have cold/hot/ warm summers and cool/cold/warm winters.

7.       The climate is mild with temperatures not much lower than______ºC in winter and not much higher than _______ºC in summer. It also means that it is damp and is subject to frequent changes.

Curious facts

8.       The three most popular newborn boy´s names in 2008 were _________________

9.       The three most popular newborn girl´s names in 2008 were _________________

Industries

10.   Britain´s main industries today are banking- sector bancario- and finance, steel, transport equipment –material de  transporte- (conveyors ,cranes, industrial trucks,…), oil and gas, and tourism.