National Emblem of Northern Ireland

National Emblem of Wales

National Emblem of Scotland

National Emblem of England

Adult and continuing education

The concept of continuing (or lifelong) education is of great to Americans. Every year, over 20 million Americans (that is about 10% of all adults) further their education through participation in part-time instruction. Some estimate that as many as 45 million adult Americans are currently taking courses in universities, colleges, professional associations, government organizations or even churches and synagogues. Most participants in continuing or adult education have a practical goal: they want to update and upgrade their job skills. As a result of economic changes and a rapid advance of the “information age”, the necessity to acquire new occupational skills has increased. Adult education thus fills a need of many Americans who want to improve their chances in a changing job market. This is one explanation for the continuing growth of adult education classes over the past several years. Of course, not all people take courses in adult education do this for job-related purposes. Many simply want to broaden their knowledge or learn something they wood enjoy doing such as printmaking, dancing, or photography.

Continuing education courses are provided mainly by community or junior colleges and mostly take place in the evenings. Over 80 percent of all companies today conduct their own training programs. Many large corporations offer complete degree programs, and some even support their own technical and business colleges and universities. In 1984, close to 6 million students were enrolled in industry- sponged degree programs It is estimated that some 8 million Americans are involved in corporate education of some kind.

The Theme: National Emblems of Great Britain

New words:

Windmills – ветряная мельница

Guarantees - гарант

Defense - защита

Leek – лук-порей

Shamrock - трилистник

Sermons - проповедь

Archers – лучник, стрелок из лука

Thistle – чертополох

Bluebell – колокольчик цветок

Eve - канун

Foe – противник

Feast - торжество

What are Britain’s National Emblems?

A national emblem symbolically represents a nation. Most national emblems originate in the natural world, such as animals or birds, but another object may serve.

National emblems may appear on many things such as the national flag, coat of arms, or other patriotic materials. One should not confuse a formal national emblem with less formal symbols perhaps associated with tourism or clichés, for example windmills in the Netherlands. Many unofficial symbols are as or even more important than the official ones. However official symbols are defined by law, which guarantees the proper use of them.

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