The UK as a diverse society

 The UK as a diverse society

Choose from the list of *useful websites* to research the history, culture and language of one of the many different ethnic communities in the UK and describe your findings on your blog.

Nowadays, the UK has become a multicultural country in the world, because a considerable number of  people have been coming to Britain from other countries since thousands of years.Althought Some of them only lived here for a short  and went back their hometown,while others decided to settle down here.Due to the fact that they could be suitable British environment and like this county's culture.

There are many various countries' citizens came to UK ,such as Caribbean, Irish, Jewish and South Asian. From the website, i get some knowledge ahout the Jewish people.

Origins---Current

The first documented Jewish people settle down in Britain dates from 1066.

However, most Jewish people now living in Britain are descended from people who came from Russia and Eastern Europe between 1880 and 1914, and they mainly settle in Bristol, Gloucester, Lincoln, London, Norwich, and York .Today, about  267,000 Jewish people in the UK and overwhelmingly they are in London.

 

Culture:For Jewish people, they own a strong belief of religion. The weekly Sabbath rituals, the annual festivals, and the events in the cycle of Jewish life, celebrated in the proper manner, were all vitally important touchstones. There are many kinds of language in this  ethnic,including English, Hebrew, Ladino, Yiddish and Judeo-Arabic.

 

References：
http://www.movinghere.org.uk/galleries/histories/default.htm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/5076900.stm

The London Olympics

Answer all the questions on the handout, using complete sentences. Now put those sentences into one or two paragraphs and post this on your blog along with some interesting images to illustrate your text.

Reference:
http://www.london2012.com/

London 2012 Olympic is coming soon, and the Olympic torch was lit last week in Ancient Olympia. I was very surprised that the torch was lit by the sun, the flame is from the nature. the Olympic Flame will arrive in the UK on 18 May 2012, i think everyone is looking forward to seeing the opening ceremony and the match. I know that the first torch bearer in the UK is Ben Ainslie, who is the most successful Olymic sailor and won gold medals in Sailing at the Beijing 2008. There are 8,000 inspirational people who will carry it on its journey around the UK. In addition, the torch will be taken to reach the Olympics Stadium in 70 days . 

 

The Torch was designed by east Londoners Edward Barber and Jay Osgerby, and they said that   8,000 circles Represent the inspirational stories of the 8,000 Torchbearers who carried the Olympic Flame .The torch'shape is triangular,according to London2012(2012)'

· The three Olympic values of respect, excellence and friendship;

· The three words that make the Olympic motto – faster, higher, stronger; 

· The fact that the UK has hosted the Olympic Games in 1908, 1948 and will host them for the third time in 2012; and

· The vision for the London 2012 Olympic Games to combine three bodies of work – sport, education and culture.'More interesting, that is its colour is gold which reprensents the brightness and the warmth of the light that it shines.

About the Paralympic ,the London 2012 Paralympic Torch Relay will begin in London ,

Greater Belfast, Cardiff and Edinburgh. There are two mascots in UK , 

who are called Wenlock and Mandeville.Why are they called these names?

Because in order to memorize the the Shropshire village of Much Wenlock and Mandeville’s name is inspired

by Stoke Mandeville in Buckinghamshire.

The London Olympics