IN THE NAME OF ALLAH;

THE BENEFICENT, THE

MERCIFUL
 HISTORY
 LAND
 EDUCATION
 GOVERNANCE SYSTEM
 CULTURE
 LIVING
 COUNTRY
 YOU WOULD KNOW…
 WHAT MAKES UK
 PEOPLE AND THE LAND
 EDUCATION IN THE UK
 EMIGRATION TO THE UK
 LIFE AND ITS HUES IN THE UK
 ENGLISH AND THE BRITISH
 SEEING THROUGH THE EYE OF A NON-
NATIVE
THE UK
THE UNION JACK
 THE UK

IRELAND
WALES

ENGLAND SCOTLAND
THE HALLMARKS OF
THE UK
 General Facts
Capital London °30′N 0°7′W
Most populous conurbation
Greater London Urban Area
Official languages English, Welsh
Government Constitutional monarchy -
Monarch Queen Elizabeth II
Prime Minister Gordon
Brown
Formation   Union of the Crowns 24 March 1603  -
Acts of Union 1 May 1707  -
Act of Union 1 January 1801  -
Anglo-Irish Treaty 12 April 1922  
Area
 - Total 244,820 km² (79th)
94,526 sq mi 

 - Water (%) 1.34

Population
 - 2009 census 61,126,832

 - 2001 census 58,789,194

 - Density 243/km² (48th)

629/sq mi
ECONOMICAL FACTS
 GDP
 2008 estimate  Total$2,674
billion
 Per capita $43,785 
 Currency
Pound sterling (£)
 HISTORY
 KINGDOM OF SCOTLAND AND THE KINGDOM OF
ENGLAND WERE SEPARATE SINCE 9TH CENTURY

 ACT OF UNION 1707-ENGLAND, WALES AND

SCOTLAND BECOME THE GREAT BRITAIN
 ACT OF UNION 1800-IRELAND AND GREAT BRITAIN
GET UNITED
BRITISH EMPIRE IN 1897
THE MONARCHY
THE CORONATION
 GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS
 CONSTITUTIONAL MONARCHY
 EXECUTIVE POWER WITH THE PRIME MINISTER AND HIS
CABINET
 PARLIAMENT-THE LEGISLATIVE BODY
 NO CODIFIED CONSTITUTION-CUSTOMS AND TRADITIONS
VALUED
 HOUSE OF COMMONS-MAJORITY RULES
 HOUSE OF LORDS
 LAW

 English law
 Northern Ireland Law
 Scots law
 common-law
 civil-law
 Supreme Court of the United Kingdom
 GEOGRAPHICAL ASPECTS
 Topography:

 Most of England consists of rolling

lowland terrain
 Scotland's geography is varied, with
lowlands in the south and east and
highlands in the north and west
 Wales is mostly mountainous
 Northern Ireland, making up the
north-eastern part of Ireland, is
mostly hilly
GEOGRAPHICAL MAP OF THE
UK
 CLIMATE

CLIMATE OF ENGLAND, MONTH WISE

 CLIMATE 2
 England has a temperate climate, with
plentiful rainfall all year round
 Wales' climate is alike in most regards
to that of England
 The climate of Scotland is temperate
and oceanic, and tends to be very
changeable
 The whole of Northern Ireland has a
temperate maritime climate
 CITIES
 CAPITALS:
 London (England)

 Edinburgh (Scotland)

 Cardiff (Wales)

 Belfast (Northern Ireland)

PICTORIAL
WEST LONDON
YORK
SOHO
NORWICH
GLASGOW
NORTHUMBERLAND
ENGLAND
 MIGRATION & ETHNICITY
 Ethnic Group Percentage
Population
 White British 85.67%
50,366,497
 WhiteOther 5.27% 3,096,169
 Indian 1.8% 1053,411
 Pakistani 1.3% 747,285
 Mixed race 1.2% 677117
 White Irish 1.2% 691,232
 LANGUAGE

COUNTRIES WHERE
ENGLISH IS OFFICIAL
LANGUAGE
 OTHER LANGUAGES

 25% OF PEOPLE IN WALES SPEAK

WELSH LANGUAGE

 GAELIC IS FIRST LANGUAGE IN SOME

PARTS OF SCOTLAND
 ENGLISH
 THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE IS A WEST
GERMANIC LANGUAGE ORIGINATING FROM
ENGLAND

 OVER 50% OF IT IS DERIVED FROM LATIN

 APPROX. 402 MILLION PEOPLE USE IT AS

THEIR FIRST LANGUAGE
 RELIGION
 72% of the people, identify themselves as
Christian in the UK
 Church of England is the officially
established Christian church in England
 The Church of Scotland is a
Presbyterian church
 The Church of Wales remains in the
Anglican Communion.
 The Anglican Church of Ireland was
disestablished in the 19th century
 TRADE AND INDUSTRY
 Industry:
main industries today are banking and
finance, steel, transport equipment, oil and
gas, and tourism.
 Natural resources:
Coal, oil, natural gas, tin, limestone, iron ore,
salt, clay, chalk, gypsum, lead, silica.
 Farming (Agriculture) Products: (1.4% of GDP)
cereals, oilseed, potatoes, vegetables, cattle,
sheep, poultry, fish
 EDUCATION

 EDUCATION IS FREE
FOR ALL CHILDREN
FROM 5 TO 18
 GCSE
 A-LEVELS
 COLLEGE OR
FURTHER
EDUCATION
 UNIVERSITY
 SCHOOL

 Infant Schools: 5-7 years

 Junior Schools: 7-11 years
 Primary Schools: 5-11 years
 Secondary Schools: 11-16 or 11-18 years
 Comprehensive Schools (open to all)
 Grammar Schools (selective school)
 Independent schools (expensive)
 UNDERGRADUATE STUDY

 lasts for up to three to four years

 A-levels or BTEC National Diplomas (pre-
requisite)
 Foundation Degrees (FdA, FdSc etc)
 Diplomas of Higher Education
 Degrees
 University International Foundation Year
 ENTRY REQUIREMENTS 1
 HND:
Qualifications equivalent to one or two
UK A-levels or a BTEC National Diploma;
or an international foundation year. Plus
IELTS 5.5-6.0Foundation
 Degree:
Qualifications equivalent to one or two
UK A-levels or a BTEC National Diploma;
or an international foundation year. Plus
 ENTRY REQUIREMENTS 2
 Diploma of Higher Education:
Qualifications equivalent to one or two UK
A-levels or a BTEC National Diploma; or an
international foundation year. Plus IELTS
5.5-6.0
 Degree:
Qualifications equivalent to two or three
UK A-levels or a BTEC National Diploma;
or an international foundation year. Plus
IELTS 6.0-6.5
 HOW MUCH WILL IT COST
 Foundation courses £4,000 to £12,000
per year
 Arts courses £7,000 to £9,000
per year
 Science courses £7,500 to £12,000
per year
 Clinical courses £10,000 to £21,000
per year
 MBA £7,500 to £17,500
POSTGRADUATE COURSES

 Courses last from one year to four

years

 you'll need to hold an undergraduate

degree

 need to speak English to at least

IELTS 6.5 level
 POSTGRADUATE COURSES
 Pre-master's courses
 Postgraduate certificate or diploma (PG
Cert/Dip)
 Taught master's (MA, MSc, LLM, MEd
etc)
 Research master's (MRes, MPhil)
 Master of Business Administration
(MBA)
 Doctorate (PhD)
 New Route PhDs
 TOP UNIVERSITIES
UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW
UNIVERSITY OF
BIRMINGHAM
UNIVERSITY OF STERLING
UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY
UNIVERSITY OF DURHAM
QUEENS UNIVERSITY BELFAST
UNIVERSITY OF LONDON QUEEN MARRY
 APPLYING FOR STUDIES

 Start applying in the September to

December for schools or colleges
 Apply directly to the university or college
 Apply as early as the October or
November of the previous year
 It may take a number of weeks for a
university to make a decision
 FEE DEPOSIT POLICY

 It is the university policy to ask for

50%
tuition fee deposit before the student
applies for visa
 LIVING EXPENSES
 ESTIMATED COSTS FOR LIVING PER
YEAR ARE:
 LONDON & SUBURBS £ 7,000
 OTHER CITIES £ 6,000
 MARRIED COUPLE £ 9,000
 EACH CHILD £ 1500

THE COSTS INCLUDE, LODGING

BOARDING, TRAVELING, BOOKS, ETC
 THE RULES TO APPLY

 You must have been accepted for a full-

time course of study at a genuine
institution
 Your course must occupy at least 15
hours per week of daytime study
 You must be able to bear your
expenses and must prove it
 You should intend to return on
completion of course
 ARRIVAL IN THE UK

 Check that your travel documents are

in order to clear immigration control
 After customs clearance you can travel
to your destination
 Try to arrive on a week day
 From Heathrow airport London the
easiest way to reach Central London is
by underground
 TRANSPORT 1
 Great Britain, a motorway network
of 2,173 miles
 29,145 miles (46,632 km ) of main
roads is centred on London,
Edinburgh and Belfast
 rail network in the United Kingdom
consists of two independent parts
Northern Ireland and Great Britain
 Trams & light rail
 TRANSPORT 2
 There are 471 airports in
the UK
 There are also 11 heliports.
 The largest airline in the UK
is British Airways
 BAA runs many of the UK's
airports
 Railways:
 In Great Britain there is
16,536 km of 1435 mm
gauge track
 MILITARY
 The Army, Navy and Air force are
collectively known as the armed forces
 Their Commander-in-Chief is the monarch
 Active in
North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO)
 The British Army has a reported strength
of 102,440
 The Royal Air Force a strength of 49,210
 The Royal Navy 36,320 members
 PICTORIAL
CVF AIRCRAFT CARRIER
TRIDENT II
SHOWBIZ & MEDIA
 ELECTRONIC MEDIA
 Television:
 DIY programs
 Drama and sitcoms
 Soaps
 Reality programs
 Sports
 Music
 Radio
 PRINT MEDIA
 Newspapers:

The Daily Telegraph

The Financial Times
The Guardian
The Independent
The Scotsman
The Times
The Sun
The Mirror
 SOCIAL CUSTOMS
 Time: be on time

 Invitations: be there, or refuse

 Dress: as per the occasion

 Introduction and Greeting : shake hand

 Dining: family style, buffet style, serving style

 HOME & LIFE
 Many couples in twenties
and thirties COHABIT
without getting married

 40% children are born to

cohabiting parents

 On an average 2.4
people in in a family
HOUSING
 TYPES OF HOUSES

 Detached

 Semi detached

 Terrace

 Flats
FAMOUS PEOPLE OF THE UK
 Sir Winston Churchill
 Diana, Princess of
Wales
 William Shakespeare
 Sir Isaac Newton
 Queen Elizabeth I
 Robert Baden-Powell
 Queen Victoria
 Professor Stephen
Hawking
 J.K. ROWLING
and many more………..
BRITISH SAYINGS & PROVERBS
 Every cloud has a silver lining
 A stitch in time saves nine
 Don't look a gift horse in the mouth
 Don't cross your bridges before you
come to them
 The best advice is found on the pillow
 The way to a man's heart is through his
stomach
 Bob's your uncle
 Sleep Tight
 Tie the Knot