Assignment C - Part 2.i
Authentic Text
✓ Check the Class Description and Notes on Part 2 on the assignment platform before you begin.
✓ The text should be 500 - 700 words long. (4-5 minutes for listening texts).
✓ In this document, provide a copy of the reading text or a transcript of the listening text you
have chosen.
✓ Ensure the text is referenced, and if you have selected a listening text or video, provide a link.
✓ If you choose a reading text, you can shorten and/or adapt it slightly.
✓ Please supply a copy of the original and your adapted version.
✓ If you have adapted the text, briefly explain the decisions you've made about changing the text
in section b) of the essay.
There’s more to the UK than fish and chips. From royal weddings to enormous
libraries, get to know the United Kingdom with these 10 fascinating facts.
1. We do love to be beside the seaside
The UK’s coasts are famous around the world, from stunning winding walks and
clifftop landscapes to golden sandy beaches. Indeed, England alone boasts more
than 70 beaches with the coveted blue flag status, the global gold standard of
beaches. While the weather in the UK isn’t always great, if you do find a sunny day
you’ll never be far from a great day out – nowhere in England is more than 113
kilometers from the sea.
2. One Welsh town has the longest name in Europe
Road signs in Wales tend to be written in both Welsh and English, but some of the
more complicated spellings might still flummox you when you’re in Wales.
Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwlllllandysiliogogogoch is one of the longest
town names in the world – but don’t worry – most people choose to shorten it to
the more manageable Llanfairpwll.12. One person is allowed to drink in parliament
– occasionally
UK laws are thrashed out in the Houses of Parliament, but MPs aren’t allowed to
drink in the chambers – with one notable exception. The Chancellor is allowed
to consume alcohol in the House of Commons while they deliver the annual Budget
speech, which outlines the government’s economic policies for the year.
3. Great Britain isn’t the United Kingdom
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Authentic Text
✓ Check the Class Description and Notes on Part 2 on the assignment platform before you begin.
✓ The text should be 500 - 700 words long. (4-5 minutes for listening texts).
✓ In this document, provide a copy of the reading text or a transcript of the listening text you
have chosen.
✓ Ensure the text is referenced, and if you have selected a listening text or video, provide a link.
✓ If you choose a reading text, you can shorten and/or adapt it slightly.
✓ Please supply a copy of the original and your adapted version.
✓ If you have adapted the text, briefly explain the decisions you've made about changing the text
in section b) of the essay.
There’s more to the UK than fish and chips. From royal weddings to enormous
libraries, get to know the United Kingdom with these 10 fascinating facts.
1. We do love to be beside the seaside
The UK’s coasts are famous around the world, from stunning winding walks and
clifftop landscapes to golden sandy beaches. Indeed, England alone boasts more
than 70 beaches with the coveted blue flag status, the global gold standard of
beaches. While the weather in the UK isn’t always great, if you do find a sunny day
you’ll never be far from a great day out – nowhere in England is more than 113
kilometers from the sea.
2. One Welsh town has the longest name in Europe
Road signs in Wales tend to be written in both Welsh and English, but some of the
more complicated spellings might still flummox you when you’re in Wales.
Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwlllllandysiliogogogoch is one of the longest
town names in the world – but don’t worry – most people choose to shorten it to
the more manageable Llanfairpwll.12. One person is allowed to drink in parliament
– occasionally
UK laws are thrashed out in the Houses of Parliament, but MPs aren’t allowed to
drink in the chambers – with one notable exception. The Chancellor is allowed
to consume alcohol in the House of Commons while they deliver the annual Budget
speech, which outlines the government’s economic policies for the year.
3. Great Britain isn’t the United Kingdom
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