UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE NUEVO LEÓN

FACULTAD DE INGENIERÍA MECÁNICA Y ELÉCTRICA

BRITISH CULTURE
M.A. Guillermo Roberto Rossano Pérez.

Name: BRYAN ALVARADO MARTINEZ

Student No. 13
Career: IMA

Activity # _Book activities _

M-W-F. HOUR: N1

CLASSROOM: 1303

Date __11-06-2020___ , San Nicolá s de los Garza, Nuevo Leó n.

Activity 1 “What do you know about United Kingdom?”

l. Fill in the spaces in the brain storming with the information that you and your partner discussed.

They have
kings and
queens

They are a
The Beatles group of
countries

The
United
Kingdom
They
separated
Fish and Chips from the
Eurropean
Union

They Speak
English

II. Write a short report in English about the ideas that you put in the brain storming. Follow a
sequence to inform someone about the UK.

They are a group of countries, they are mainly governed by kings

and queens, and each one has its own culture and customs, in
addition to its universities. Each one has its own typical food and
clothing, in addition to which many important musical groups have
appeared.
Activity 2 “Summarizing information about the celts”

I. Write on the line if the sentences are TRUE or FALSE

1. The Celts existed in Britain around 1,000-year bebore Christ. TRUE
2. The world “Celts” means “Farmers”. FALSE
3. Bronze age is directly related to the Celts. FALSE
4. The Celts were excellent warriors. TRUE
5. The Celts practiced human sacrifices. TRUE
II. Complete the next table with information related to the concepts given about the
Celts. Follow the example

Concept Description
Origin of the The Celts came originally from central Europe and
Celts settled in Britain, France and Spain.
Celts in battle When they fought between nations (that's what they
called each other king)
Physical They wore armor, and helmets, in addition to having
Description long hair, women wore long dresses
Druids They are specialists of the church, in the right hand of
those who reigned
Agriculture They were in charge of livestock and food sales, these
served the king and the people
Celtic Symbols Symbols with different meanings on various topics
 The motive behind the invasion was above all the urgent need to cut supplies, which from
They was
Carthage and Hispania contributed to Hannibal's expedition, which were long,
causing so much
narrow, light and
damage in the Italic peninsula shallow draft
boats, with oars
600 almost the entire
1 1.1 1.2 1.3
Ásatrú BC to length of the hull
43 AD

Calleva, Aquae Sulis, Fishbourne, Londinium

753 Tall, blond hair, blue eyes.
a. C. 2 2.1 2.2 2.3They wore long trousers, a
wide shirt that was fitted with a
leather belt. On the head, a felt
or wool hat. Shoes made of
leather. In the hands, thick
793 wool or felt mittens. They also
Norwegian Vikings
Emperor Claudio
were recklessd. byC. took good care of his long hair.
– brave
nature, as their 3 3.1 3.2 3.3
and fatalistic attitude
led them to 1066
take great
risks. The assault Originating from
groups seemed to have
410
an extraordinary ability 4 4.1 4.2 4.3 Scandinavia, famous
for their forays and
to either
to avoid losses,
plunder in Europe
inThe Romans106 built more than 16,000 km on roads. They brought Christianity
land battles or during
dangerous sea
to Britain
expeditions. 6 in the 2nd century. They taught Latin to most of the tribes.
1.- The Celts Did Not Leave
Behind Written Account
1.2 The Celts lived in huts of arched timber with
-Celtic Language SurvivedEmperor
After Constantine III stopped providing support or resources to the province,
walls of wicker and roofs of thatch. The
Roman Conquest so the empire began to fragment, itgathered
was bleeding internally. Too many civil wars
huts were generally in loose hamlets.
and internal conflicts to deal with. Too many borders to protect.
-The Celts Created A Road
Network Before The Romans
1.3 Varying waves of innovation, invasion, and other
 1.1 the term Celtic generally changes eant that the Celts largely disappeared from7
refers to the languages and Continental Europe, with the Roman Empire being
respective cultures of Ireland, particularly responsible for their decline. However, the
Scotland, Wales, Cornwall, the British Isles, particularly in Ireland and Scotland, saw a
Isle of Man, and Brittany continuation of the Celts and their culture
2.-Modern Rome has 280 fountains and more than 900 churches. 2.1 Roman history contains many
famous people
-Nearly 700,000 euros worth of coins are tossed into Rome’s Trevi including Augustus the first
Fountain each year. The proceeds are donated to Caritas to help emperor, Julius Caesar, Caligula, and
those in need. Nero
-The Romans had built a road network of 53,000 miles by the early
fourth century. Each Roman mile was about 4,800 feet and marked
2.3 After several wars, the
by a milestone, giving birth to the saying “All roads lead to Rome.”
Western Roman Empire became
weaker and more vulnerable. The
2.2 The army was organised in a very simple way: 5000 Western Roman Empire officially
Legionaries (Roman Citizens who were in the army) would form a ended 4 September 476 CE, when
Legion. The Legion would be split into centuries (80 men) controlled Emperor Romulus Augustus was
by a Centurion. The centuries would then be divided into smaller deposed by the Germanic King
groups with different jobs to perform Odoacer 

3.3 The Viking age ended when the raids

3.-The days of the week are named
stopped. The year 1066 is frequently used as a
after Viking gods
convenient marker for the end of the Viking age.
-No horned helmets.
At the Battle of Stamford Bridge, the Norwegian
-They gave us popular words.
king Haraldr harðráði was repulsed and killed as
3.2 The Vikings did not ave a central government. he attempted to reclaim a portion of England
Norsemen banded together in small groups or clans. ...
Each clan or group was led by a chief (sometimes called a 3.1-Leif Erikson.
king.) Viking government, although not -Freydís
centrally organized, was well organized. Eiríksdóttir.
-Ragnar
4.-The Anglo-Saxons are made up of three tribes who came to Lothbrok.
England from across the North Sea around the middle of the 5th -Bjorn Ironside
century: the Angles, Saxons and Jutes. -Gunnar Hamundarson.
-For a long time, England wasn’t really one country – Anglo-Saxon
-Ivar the Boneless.
kings ruled lots of little kingdoms across the land.
4.1 -Gildas.
-Egbert was the first Anglo-Saxon king to rule England. The last -Saint Augustine.
Anglo-Saxon king was Harold II in 1066.
-Æthelberht.
-Edwin of Northumbria.
4.2 How was Anglo-Saxon society organised? Anglo- -Oswald of
Saxon society was hierarchical. At its head stood the king and Northumbria
members of the royal family, followed by the nobility, bishops and
other churchmen. At the other extreme were unfree members of
society, or slaves.

4.3 Harold hurried south and the two armies fought at the Battle of Hastings (14
October 1066). The Normans won, Harold was killed, and William became king.
This brought an end to Anglo-Saxon and Viking rule.
 the Great Bell of the striking clock  in London
 is a prehistoric monument in Wiltshire
 is a former defensive fortification of the Roman province of Britannia
the Parliament of the United Kingdom
is the most popular paid tourist attraction in the United Kingdom

Chichen Itza was a pre-Columbian city built by the Maya people 

 Angel of Independence is a victory column in México

Puente de la Unidad  is a cantilever spar cable-stayed bridge 

The Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe  is a Roman Catholic church of Mexico

Teotihuacan  is an ancient Mesoamerican city in mexico
ACTIVIDAD 7
ACTIVITY 8

Constitutional Monarchy

The queen does not make any open political decisions. All political decisions are taken by
Parlament.
Monarch, Prime Minister

Boris Johnson
Include coordinating government activity

include coordinating
Is appointed by the president

Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Windsor

In general, their functions are exercised by ministers who report to Parliament
With the approval of the Parliament of the corresponding
94 years old country

25 years

Palace of Westminster
Is the part of the parliament in Britain whose members have not been elected

Is democratically elected. It is the lower house of Parlament of the United Kingdom

Activity 10 'Analysis of the movie The Queen'

I. Watch the assigned movie and answer the following questions:

1) What is the main topic of the movie?

The death of Princess Diana and how the Royal Family dealed with it during the
election of the Prime Minister.
2) Describe the historical context shown in the movie
The Royal Family was, in that time, struggling to elect the new goverment in UK
3) Write 3 facts mentioned in the movie
Princess Diana death, how the prime minister advised the Queen to keep a proper
behavior and how the death of Princess Diana would threaten the monarchy.
4) How did the movie help you to understand better the historical event presented
in it?
It helped me better understand how public figures behave in the face of tragic
cases in which they are involved.
 Activity 11 “Discussing facts about education in your country”

Write some ideas that can describe your opinion or experiences on the
topics below (50 words each)

1. Your first day in primary school.

My first day at school was very exciting since I didn't know anyone and it was
difficult for me to make friends; But I also had great moments at school because I
was the only one in the classroom who knew how to read and write, so that year I
stood out among my classmates.
2. The quality of your elementary education.
The quality of my education is very good in the elementary school stage I always
got good grades and first places, when I entered secondary school I neglected my
studies a little, I accept it, but I was always one of the first places, in high school
my Education was excellent, thanks to that I have a technical degree in
mechatronics.
3. Higher education facilities in your country.
The facilities of my higher education are incredible, it has heated areas, good
classrooms with excellent lighting, and its laboratories are very well equipped with
the work tools. Some facilities have painted murals, all relating to engineering
which is incredible. It has excellent sports facilities, as well as an excellent gym.
4. The preparation of teachers in your school.
The preparation of the teachers that I have had throughout my student career is
excellent, I have had teachers who are highly qualified to teach, in addition to each
one having their own technique to teach, I believe that to be a good teacher not
only do you need to know what you will say, but it is also necessary to have
charisma so that the students are attentive. I have had teachers with master's
degrees, doctorates, scientists, etc. ...
5. All children go to school in Mexico.
Unfortunately, 63% of the 3 to 5 year old population attends school as too many
people think that kindergarten is not necessary and choose to wait for primary
school. 96% of boys and girls from 6 to 14 years old attend school, which is a good
number since in previous years the percentage was much lower.
6. Higher education is expensive in Mexico.
Is higher education expensive? Well, that depends on the university since public
universities are usually very cheap for applicants who come from a high school
affiliated with that university, since if you are foreign, the university will be very
expensive. Private universities are usually too expensive, in just one semester you
will end up paying around $ 50,000 and that's if you have an academic scholarship.
7. The educational system in Mexico needs improvement.
Although Mexico is the country with the highest proportion of its public spending
allocated to education (22%), this is not reflected in better results and the level of
its students is at the lowest. As I mentioned before, we have excellent teachers
who are trained to teach, but the education system is far from being at the level of
the First World countries.
 Activity 12 "Reviewing Information about education in the United Kingdom"
I. Write five questions that can be answered with the information given about
higher education in the United Kingdom. Include the answers. You may use
the next structure in your questions.

Wh-word + do/does/did + person + verb + complement

or
Wh-word + is/are/was/were + person + complement.

1. Up to what age is education compulsory and free?

Regulated education ranges from 5 to 16 years.
2. What do teachers need to start teaching?
Teachers need a license in addition to a diploma in education.
3. At what age does education begin in children?
Between the age of 3 and 4 years.
4. Is uniform used in schools?
The school uniform is used in practically all schools, whether public or private.
5. How long is the school year?
The school year runs from September to July and has three terms.
 Activity 13 Universities in English speaking countries

1. Fill the information abaut this prestigious universities and add another University in UK,
and 2 of USA.

Location Year of Founder Motto Famous

Fundatio Graduate
n Students
England, United The Lord is
Oxford
Kingdom
1096 Henry my light
Tony Abbott,
former Prime
II Minister of
Australia
J M G (Tom)
Adams, former
Prime Minister
of Barbados
Diran Adebayo,
author Samira
Ahmed,
journalist and
presenter Riz
Ahmed, actor
Monica Ali,
author Tariq
Ali, writer
Elizabeth
Anscombe,
philosopher W
H Auden, poet
Clement Attlee,
former British
Prime Minister

Cambridge Cambridge, 1209 Henry lll From here, Charles Darwin

England, light and Biologist,
United sacred Scientist,
Kingdom draughts Naturalist
Robert
Oppenheimer
Physicist,
Scientist,
Theoretical
Physicist
Charles, Prince
 of Wales
Stephen
Hawking
Mathematician
, Physicist,
Professor
Harvard Cambridge, 1636 John Truth Mark
Massachusetts Harvard Zuckerberg
, United States Barack Obama
Bil Gates
Malia Obama
Matt Damon
Xi Mingze
Imperial London, UK 1907 Prince Scientific Andrea Crisanti
Collage Albert knowledge Brian May
London Hall , the H. G. Wells
crowning Anton Bozhkov
glory and Roy M.
the Anderson
safeguard Kavin Bharti
of the Mittal
empire
Stanford Stanford, 1885 Leland The wind Elon Musk
University California, Stanford of freedom Jennifer
United States and Jane blows Katharine
Standfor Gates
d Larry Page
Maudy Ayunda
Reed Hastings
Tiger Woods
Lina Hidalgo
Massachusett Cambridge, 1861 Diferents Mind and John G. Trump
s Institute of Massachusetts institutes Hand Dolph
Technology , United States Lundgren
Selguk
Bayraktar
Kofi Annan
Activity 14 “Resarch about Academic Exchange Programs in your school”

l. Resarch about two Exchange programs (undergraduate level and master degree) that your
school (FIME) has with different education institutions to study abroad. Include the next
information: requirements, cost, scholarships, facilities, benefits.

Exchange Academic Program 1

Level: Undergraduate level. University: Arcadia University Country: Glasgow Scotland

Requirements:

Costs:$18,200

Economic Support(Scholarship):

Facilities:

Special Opportunities for Pre-Med Majors: American undergraduates intending to apply to medical
school will find an array of subjects at University of Glasgow designed for pre-med majors,
including organic and inorganic chemistry, neuroscience, physiology, immunology and
microbiology and Functional Anatomy.

Benefits:

Glasgow offers a very popular class, "Exploring Scottish Culture," aimed largely at visiting
students to give them an academic appreciation of their study abroad experience in the
culture.
Exchange Academic Program 2

Level: Master degree. University:Buckingham Country: England UK

Requirements:TOEFL, IELTS, GPA a recognised professional finance qualification with relevant

work experience

Costs:$17,082 EUROS/ year

Economic Support(Scholarship):

Facilities:

Students are required to live in or around Buckingham during term time and,
unlike some universities, we are able to guarantee accommodation for all new
students for their first four terms of study (providing you have booked and paid
for your accommodation within the required timescale). 
Our safe and beautiful university is small enough for everything to be within
walking distance. Study & lecture rooms, the library, computers, social facilities
and accommodation are all just a short walk from each other.
3 campuses

 Televisions, Internet Access and Mail

Benefits:

You can get your undergraduate degree in two years instead of the usual three!
Activity 15 “Mexican inventions”

I. Choose from the inventions given the six things that you think were invented by a
Mexican.

Penicillin Facebook

Polio Vaccination WWW

Mouse pad Gravity Laws

Digital Camera Telephone

Steam engine Translucid concrete

Rocket belt Instant book maker

Color TV Contraceptive pill

Mexican Inventions

-Penicillin Translucid concrete -Mouse pad

-Color TV Contraceptive pill Polio Vaccination

ll. After discovering the six Mexican inventions, write the person who invented them. These are
the inventors: Guillermo Gonzales Camarena, Juan Manuel Lozano, Victor Celorio, Armando
Fernández, Joel Sosa and Luis Miramontes.

1. Guillermo Gonzales Camarena- Color TV

2. Juan Manuel Lozano – Rocket Belt

3. Victor Celorio- Instant Book

4. Armando Fernández- Mouse pad

5. Joel Sosa- translucid concrete

6. Luis Miramontes- contraceptive pill

Internet was one of the greatest
inventions of all times, because
the capacity to keep us
connected to the rest of the
world, get news of around the
world, free entertainment,
buy/sell things and get job
The telephone gave us the
opportunities.
opportunity to be more
connected and talk with our
The electricity was a great
beloved persons in just a few
invention, because of it, it can
seconds, difference between
be possible to use things like
the letter which the time
telephone, internet and
response were more than a
others, its possible to light
week or months.
with a switch, or turn on the
tv.

The electric motor is the

solution
It has a lot of usestoasawell
gas as
motor,
in is more
eco-friendly
the industry, as in thewhich
common is important
for these
life, can keep times where
the electricity for we are
looking
a longer time andfor solutions
make the for
environment,
industry easier as its cheaper to
to optimize
systems. “refill” than a gas motor.

The penicillin began a new age

on medicine, this medicine could
save lives and effectively treat
diseases that before of penicillin
would be impossible to resolve
 1) Write a summary of the video:
The Hyperloop an idea from Elon Musk, is a vision for a ground transport system that
would travel faster than an airliner at a fraction of the cost, this means that is like the train
or subway, but much faster, a lot faster than it normally took and from a few kilometers.
The hyperloop takes you from city to city, taking you from San Francisco and Los Angeles,
in USA, with more than 3,000 passengers for hour.

The Hyperloop does matter because hundreds of millions of dollars has been invested in
designing these potentially revolutionary transport systems, not only the fact that is going
to be cheaper than take an airplane or more faster than pick a subway, or a bus for the
distance, is because the possibilities that this revolutionary idea will be meeting in the
future, improving the hyperloop, or maybe making this same plan but now on airplane,
making flights more cheaper for persons who know that by this way can be improved to
make it faster and cheaper as well as the hyperloop.

Everyone should be happy for this idea, for their costs as we talk before, or for their fast
way to be in the city you want to be, but we need to talk about the routes, some of these
have been proposed, but only by the time of now, the Hyperloop will be looking at the
areas near these countries, making few stops, and too the way to board is faster, as a
subway, you will have your ticket, show it, and there you have it, you are a board of your
next destination at a matter of time.

The system will consist of a system of elevated tubes propped up by concrete pylons
spaced out every hundred feet, majority of the system is designed to travel next to
existing highway to keep costs down, the tubes would be about seven feet in diameter on
the inside and the cars themselves would seat 28 people per capsule and silver grids are
placed on top of the tubes in order to generate the electricity necessary for powering
Hyperloop.

2) Describe the innovation shown in the video.

The innovation was a ground transport system that would travel faster than an airliner at
a friction of the cost, the way it can generate electricity.
 3) How was the engineering applied in the design and implementation of the
construction presented?

The principal factor of engineering applied in the design for me, is the fact that the
majority of the system is designed to travel next to existing highway to keep costs down,
this because as an engineer, we always want to keep the costs of everything relatively
down, or make it the cheaper way possible, but not reducing the quality of the product
that we are working on, maybe in fact changing supplier for the materials or the way we
work, but there is always a way to discount the total cost of something. The Hyperloop
made in the manner to transport more than 3,000 people per hour is incredible too, and
this only makes us think about the material that were used on the production of this
innovative idea, the tubes and pylons to keep working the hyperloop is amazing. Today is
important to talk about environment, and the silver grid on Hyperloop is clear way that we
are guided to that direction, to exploit the use of natural recourses as the solar energy.

4) Conclusion

By watching this idea, and many other made by Elon Musk or another Scientifics, or
enterprisers, is a reflection that the world has still imagination of what we are capable to
improve, give a better work and better results. Hyperloop can be the beginning of
extraordinary ideas that could be possible to make, and it’s not crazy to think on it, maybe
make a train that could cross every country in the world, or make flights to Mars, the
people have not reached their peak of imagination and creativity, so, tomorrow we could
have a great invention, or a new discover, the limit is the sky.
 Yes

The Doors The Beatles

Fall Out Boy, Panic! At the Disco, New Politics, Allison, etc… a great fest!
Ignacio López, Pina Pellicer, Poor, hungry peasant Macario longs for just
Macario one good meal on the Day of the Dead
Enrique Lucero.
KISS
WISH, Beyond Wonderland, Metal Led Zeppelin
Fest, Pa’lOneNorte,
mand getsMother
into a house inof Allto
Cantinflas, Joaquín Pardavé, order
Ahí está el detalle Sara García. kill a mad dog.

Ernesto Alonso, Miroslava, Rita

Journey of a mental disordered man .
Ensayo de un crimen Aerosmith
Gain money, recognize and produce more festivals,
Macedo. Ironand Maiden
sell merchandise
Alfredo del Diestro, Carmen
El compadre Mendoza Mexican Revolution
Guerrero, Antonio Fausto.
Eugenio Derbez, Kate del A Young Mexican boy illegally
They
Under theare verymoon
same accessible, even
Madonna
Castillo,
if the fests havetravels
Adrian Alonso
alcohol
The sale
Cranberries
to the U.S. andhisthings
to find mom like that.

I think Tomorrowland, because it can be celebrated in Belgium, and a

Eminem U2
lot of great electro artist go, and many people of every part of the
world go.
For me, the best movie filmed in Mexico
Maroon 5 is Nacho Libre (2006).
Alexandra Burke
It was not made by a Mexican director or producer, and the principal actor is
American, but this movie have some of the best representation about the
Mexican culture, representing the union of the family, our rich traditions, our
love to religion, and a loyal parody of what wrestling is.

Made in Oaxaca, Mexico, one of the states in Mexico most rich in culture that
actually have, and the scenarios shown in the movie are all natural, they exist,
the old buildings are patrimonial structures that still are in those towns, those
people which are actors are representations of normal people of this Mexican
community and are very loyal to the reality, that’s why I love Nacho Libre as a
very well done representation of Mexican culture, current and past traditions,
and love of what we are.