American Revolution and the ideals of the Enlightenment eventually led the Spanish American criollo elite to rise up against the Spanish rule. With the support of the lower classes, they engaged Spain in the Mexican War of Independence (18101821) and the South American Wars of Independence (18101826), which ended with the break-up of former Spanish Empire in America into a number of independent republics. Philippines The Spanish caste system based on racial ancestry was enforced in the Philippines during the Spanish colonial period, with minor differences. The terms criollo was used with the same sense as in Spanish America, namely for a person born in the Philippines with entirely Spanish ancestry, or in many cases in Latin America, mostly Spanish and some Amerindian. However, those with Asian blood were not regarded as Criollo in the Philippines. Criollos were more commonly called filipinos ("from the Philippines") or insulares ("from the islands") according to
the mid-19th century Colonial era (C17-C18): the English, the Irish, the Scots, continental Europeans, and the Scandinavians the second half of the 19th century C19 - WWI: The British, the Irish, the Germans, the Italians, the Poles, the Jews, and the Scandinavians and the early 20th century, at present? Post-WWI era: Latinos and Asians In 2013, most residence permits were given to people from Mexico, China, India, the Philippines, The Dominican Republic, and Cuba 4. Native Americans Country of origin America, Alaska, status in present-day American society reservation Natives have the highest levels of poverty and unemployment in the US. Hispanic and Latino Americans Country of origin They descend from the peoples of the Iberian Peninsula and Latin America. Spanish colonization of the Americas began with Columbus's voyages.There are 55M Hispanic and Latino Americans in the US
structure of the language. 19. What is the official name of Britain? The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. Largest lake- lough Neagh- Also the largest freshwater lake in the British Isles 20. How did the Normans influence Britain? Added vocabulary from French . Impressive castles, introduced the bow into the English army, 21. Name some countries where English is used as the second language.- India, Nigeria, Philippines 22. What language was used by Romans and Normans? Romans- latin; Normans- French 23. Describe Scotland.- Scotland is a mountainous country in the north of the island of Great Britain, Scotland is Famous for Its fresh water lochs (lakes) One of the most famous is Loch Ness .It is also famous for its clans, kilts, medieval castles, as well as poetry and songs of Robert Burns. Edinburgh is famous for its famous theatres festival. Edinburgh
SOCIETY AND CULTURE OF ENGLISH-SPEAKING COUNTRIES Introduction 1. Nowadays, English is so widely spoken that it can hardly be considered "a one nation's" language. The main countries where English is spoken are: the U.K, the U.S, Canada, Australia, the Republic of Ireland, New Zealand, West Indies 2. There are approx. 300-400 million speakers of English in the world. English occupies the 3rd place by its number of speakers; it is right behind Mandarin and Spanish. 3. ESL (English as a Second Language) used in your own country (e.g. India) EFL (English as a Foreign Language) used in a foreign country ESP (English for Specific Purposes) used in business, airlines, hotels etc. 4. Settlement colonies people migrated into them from Britain and started their own communities, they are the present English-speaking countries (USA, Australia, Canada, New Zealand) Trading Empire (dependencies
Tallinna Inglise Kolledz Estonia Topic Alice Tärk, 9b Tallinn 2007 FACTFILE Area: 45 228 sq km Poplulation: under 1.4 million Capital: Tallinn Language: Estonian Currency: Eesti kroon (EEK) Main religion: Lutheran National holiday: 24 February (anniversary of the republic) National flower: Cornflower National bird: Barn Swallow National stone: Limestone LOCATION The Republic of Estonia is the northernmost and smallest of the three Baltic States. It is located on the eastern shores of the Baltic Sea in the north east of Europe. To the east the country borders Russia. Latvia is the countries neighbour to the south. From the west the coast of Estonia is washed by the Baltic Sea and from the north by the Gulf of Finland. The length of the coastline is approximately 3 800 km. The longest distance from east to west is 350 km, while north to south Estonia stretches 240 km. THE NAME
Tallinn English College Topic The United States of America Tallinn 2007 1. Introduction The United States of America's territory is over 3.7 million square miles (over 9.6 million km²) and population more than 300 million people. The capital city is Washington D.C. Although the United States has no official language at the federal level, English is the de facto national language. English is the most common language for daily interaction among both native and non-native speakers. Spanish is the second language. The largest city is the New York City. The Government is Federal constitutional republic and the president is George W. Bush. 2. Geographical position The United States of America is located on the continent of North America. It has borders with two countries Mexico and Canada. There are also the Atlantic Ocean, the Pacific Ocean and the Gulf of Mexico surrounding the big country. There are 50 states in America.
Tallinna Inglise Kolledz Australia Topic Alice Tärk, 8b. Tallinn 2007 Table of contents: Factfile............................................................................................. ................................. Symbols.......................................................................................... ....................................Head of State................................................................................................ ................... Government....................................................................................... ............................... History............................................................................................. .................................. Relief................................................................................................ .................................. Geographical
Canada. Canada is a very big country in the continent of North America. It is about 10 million square kilometres and that makes it the second largest country in the world after Russia. Quebec (the province) is six times as big as the UK. Canada borders the Atlantic Ocean, the Pacific Ocean, the Arctic Ocean and the USA. The capital of Canada is Ottawa and other main cities are Toronto, Montreal and Vancouver. It is a very developed country. Montreal is the largest city and it is called the Paris of North America because most of the people there speak French. The population of Canada is 28 million people. It is a very multicultural country. People from many different countries have come to live there. The natives are Eskimos and Indians. Eskimos have their own self-governing homeland called Nunavut. In Canada there are also 2 official languages English and French. One third of the population speaks French and the other two spea
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