The British Context

Question 1

Insular

Answer 1

situated on an island; isolated

Question 2

deference

Answer 2

respectful submission

Question 3

consensus

Answer 3

majority of opinion, general agreement

Question 4

nostalgia

Answer 4

a wistful desire to return to a former time in one’s life

Question 5

myth

Answer 5

traditional/legendary story based on fact

Question 6

enterprise

Answer 6

a company organized for commercial purposes

Question 7

hierarchies

Answer 7

government by ecclesiastical rule, persons ranked above another

Question 8

grassroots

Answer 8

common people, agricultural/rural area

Question 9

conservatism

Answer 9

established, traditional, to limit change

Question 10

kilts

Answer 10

short pleated skirt, a tartan wraparound, Scottish-highlanders

Question 11

autonomy

Answer 11

independence, freedom, self-governing community

Question 12

dependency

Answer 12

relying on someone for aid

Question 13

M. Thatcher

Answer 13

PM from ‘79-‘90, born 1925

Question 14

homogeneous

Answer 14

same nature, essentially alike

Question 15

pragmatic

Answer 15

practical p.o.v., affairs of state

Question 16

inner-city

Answer 16

older part of a city

Question 17

pluralism

Answer 17

one person holds two/more offices at the same time

Question 18

post-industrial society

Answer 18

economy of the society is based of services rather than manufacture of goods

Question 19

nonconformist

Answer 19

person refuses to conform to established customs, ideas, etc., a protestant in Engl. who isn’t a member of the Church of Engl.

Question 20

yobbishness

Answer 20

British slang for aggressive young person, surly youths, vulgarity

Question 21

inclusive

Answer 21

also taking into account

Question 22

sponsorship

Answer 22

to act as sponsor, promise, vouch for

Question 23

diversity

Answer 23

variety, difference

Question 24

ethnic

Answer 24

group sharing common/distinctive culture, religion, language, etc.

Question 25

modernization

Answer 25

to become modern

Question 26

evolution

Answer 26

formation, growth, development, movement

Question 27

community

Answer 27

group of any size whose members reside in a specific locality, share government, common culture, historical heritage

Question 28

apathetic

Answer 28

having/showing little or no emotion

Question 29

Animal of England and Scotland

Answer 29

Lion, Unicorn

Question 30

Ed. in Wales has been…

Answer 30

bilingual since 1705