WEBVTT 00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:15.150 Part 3 of 4. History and traditions. In this part you will learn 8 key words for the Life in the UK test. For each word, you will hear a simple meaning, an example and a memory tip. At the end there are three quick questions. 00:00:15.350 --> 00:00:17.675 Magna Carta 00:00:17.875 --> 00:00:22.700 A document from 1215 that limited the king's power. 00:00:22.900 --> 00:00:28.300 For example: Magna Carta was sealed in 1215 at Runnymede. 00:00:28.500 --> 00:00:34.675 Memory tip: Magna Carta means Great Charter. It limited the power of the king. 00:00:34.875 --> 00:00:37.025 Reformation 00:00:37.225 --> 00:00:42.100 When England left the Roman Catholic Church in the 1500s. 00:00:42.300 --> 00:00:47.600 For example: Before the Reformation, England was Roman Catholic. 00:00:47.800 --> 00:00:53.875 Memory tip: Reform means change. The church changed in the 1500s. 00:00:54.075 --> 00:00:55.800 Civil War 00:00:56.000 --> 00:01:00.750 The war between the king and Parliament in the 1640s. 00:01:00.950 --> 00:01:06.500 For example: In the English Civil War, the Roundheads supported Parliament. 00:01:06.700 --> 00:01:11.050 Memory tip: Remember: the king against Parliament. 00:01:11.250 --> 00:01:14.150 Industrial Revolution 00:01:14.350 --> 00:01:18.525 A time of new machines, factories and railways. 00:01:18.725 --> 00:01:25.950 For example: James Watt's improvements to the steam engine helped power the Industrial Revolution. 00:01:26.150 --> 00:01:32.450 Memory tip: Industry means factories. New machines changed how people worked. 00:01:32.650 --> 00:01:34.475 suffragette 00:01:34.675 --> 00:01:38.400 A woman who fought for women's right to vote. 00:01:38.600 --> 00:01:43.150 For example: Suffragettes campaigned for votes for women. 00:01:43.350 --> 00:01:48.950 Memory tip: Suffrage means the right to vote. Suffragettes fought for it. 00:01:49.150 --> 00:01:51.550 Remembrance Day 00:01:51.750 --> 00:01:56.375 11 November, to remember people who died in war. 00:01:56.575 --> 00:02:02.250 For example: People wear a poppy for Remembrance Day on 11 November. 00:02:02.450 --> 00:02:07.350 Memory tip: Remember the red poppy on 11 November. 00:02:07.550 --> 00:02:09.775 patron saint 00:02:09.975 --> 00:02:13.075 A saint linked to a country. 00:02:13.275 --> 00:02:17.950 For example: St George is the patron saint of England. 00:02:18.150 --> 00:02:24.475 Memory tip: Each country has its own saint: George, Andrew, David and Patrick. 00:02:24.675 --> 00:02:27.350 Crown Dependency 00:02:27.550 --> 00:02:34.150 A place with its own government that is not part of the UK (for example the Isle of Man). 00:02:34.350 --> 00:02:39.025 For example: The Isle of Man is a Crown Dependency. 00:02:39.225 --> 00:02:45.925 Memory tip: A Crown Dependency has its own government. It is not part of the UK. 00:02:46.125 --> 00:02:58.650 Quick review. Look at each word and say it out loud: Magna Carta, Reformation, Civil War, Industrial Revolution, suffragette, Remembrance Day, patron saint, Crown Dependency. 00:02:58.850 --> 00:03:07.225 Time for a quick quiz. Three questions about the words in this part. After each question, you will have five seconds to think. 00:03:07.425 --> 00:03:22.475 Question 1. The Magna Carta of 1215 is important because it... A. limited the power of the king and protected certain rights. B. abolished Parliament. C. created the Church of England. D. made the monarch absolute. 00:03:27.675 --> 00:03:38.975 The answer is A. limited the power of the king and protected certain rights. Magna Carta is seen as a foundation of limits on royal power and the rule of law. 00:03:39.175 --> 00:03:50.200 Question 2. What does Remembrance Day on 11 November commemorate? A. St George. B. The Gunpowder Plot. C. The end of Lent. D. Those who died in war. 00:03:55.400 --> 00:04:03.050 The answer is D. Those who died in war. People wear red poppies to remember those who died in conflicts. 00:04:03.250 --> 00:04:12.525 Question 3. Which of these is a Crown Dependency? A. The Isle of Man. B. Gibraltar. C. Bermuda. D. The Falkland Islands. 00:04:17.725 --> 00:04:27.175 The answer is A. The Isle of Man. The Isle of Man and the Channel Islands are Crown Dependencies. The others are Overseas Territories. 00:04:27.375 --> 00:04:36.825 That is the end of this part. Try the sample questions on our website, and say each word out loud in English. Good luck with your study.