The languages of UK

The maun language of UK is English. 70% of peple in UK speak English. However there are some minority languages in UK.


For example

●Welsh
●Scots
●Gaelic
●Manx
●Cornish

but Manx and Cornish has died out.

Welsh


Welsh is spoken by 19-20% speakers. This is a branch of the Celtic languages spoken in Wales.

There are speakers of Welsh in Great Britain, the United States, canada, and New Zealand, but the number of speakers are not so many. In 1991, the the number of Welsh-speaker was about 19 per cent. however, in 2001, the number rose to 21 per cent. This result is good thing for the minority language.

The reason of rise of speakers is that the primary school
has a education program of welsh. the TV program also
help thet, so the number of speakers aged between 3-15 rose.


In the south, There are not so much Welsh-speakers, but
in midland, Welsh is spoken more naturally.




reference:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Welsh_language
http://users.comlab.ox.ac.uk/geraint.jones/about.welsh/
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Girl's school

The famous girl's schools in UK are Cheltenham, Roedean, Benenden, Wycombe, and Abbey school.

Wycombe Abbey School

Wycombe Abbey is one of the most famous independent girls' schools in Britain. Since 1896, the Wycombe Abbey school has been forefront of girl's education. The founder is Dame Frances Dove.

It is boarding school.

"'You're always with your friends''

"Less time commuting to school and more time doing something more interesting!"

This is the reason that Wycombe Abbey school is boarding school.


●Club

Aerobics/ Fitness /Training (UV up) /Athletics /Kickboxing (over 14s)
Badminton /Life Saving /Ballet /Polo
Basketball /Riding /Climbing/ Rifle Club (over 14s)
Dance Club /Rowing /Fencing /Sailing
Football /Self-defence/ Golf /Street Dance
Gym Club /Squash /Hockey Club
Judo/ Swimming/Karate /Trampolining

Computer club /International cinema club
Flying /Caledonian Society (Calsoc)/ Green society
Orchestras/ Choirs /Choral Group

...and more

There are a lot of clubs and societies in Wycombe Abbey school.

●Curriculum

English/mathematics/chemistry/Physics/Biology
History/Spanish/German/French/Classics
Geography/Drama/Religious Studies/Music
Physical Education/Design Technology/ICT
History of Art/Art and Design/Economics
Government and Politics/Critical Thinking/PSHCE

reference:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wycombe_Abbey

http://www.wycombeabbey.com/

Universities in UK

The University of Oxford


Oxford University is the oldest university in the English-speaking world. It is constructed in 11 century, so this university has a long history. It located in English city of Oxford. it takes 1 hour to go to London by train.



Oxford university is really famous and traditional university in the world. There are over 20,000 students at Oxford, including 11,734 undergraduates, 8,101 postgraduates, and there are 10 per cent international students.

47 Nobel laureates, 25 prime minsters, 5 kings of UK, and more then 50 medalist of Olympic game graduated from Oxford University so far

It is regarded as one of the world's leading academic institution. The university of Oxford does not have a clear date of foundation.

The University of Cambridge

The University of Cambridge is second oldest university in English-speaking world and forth oldest in Europe. it is established in 1209. This university was formed by the sholars leaving from Oxford. the two anciant university is called as "Oxbridge".

There are 31 colleges and over 150 depertments, faculties, schools, and other institutions.

colleges

There are a lot of colleges in the Cambridge university. Each college is very unique. Most college hold "Formal Hall" once a week at least. Formall Holl is a dinner party. All students and teachers dress up, gather in the dining hall, and they enjoy having a dinner and chatting with thier friends.

Meal is very different in each college. In college where the tradition and status are valued, the seat for teacher is higher than the seat for students, and the meal for teachers is also better than for students. on the other hand, in the colleges called "democratic" have a same meal and same seat for students and teachers.