Life in the United Kingdom: Official Study Guide

by Home Office

If you are planning on taking your Life in the UK test this Official Study Guide will help you fully prepare for your test. It has been created to be used as a study aid for tests taken on or after 25 March 2013. It will help you to become fully prepared for your test and is perfect for study when you are on the move.

Genres: Nonfiction

213 pages, Kindle Edition

First published March 1, 2013

Reviews

[Sarah]

I saw this in my local library under the 'new' section and was intrigued about how a person gains British citizenship. As a Brit by birth I have conversed with a few people that have taken this test, and heard that the questions/tests can be pretty Indepth, and that many Brits wouldn't even know the answers themselves!
So... admittedly, this is a study guide, but insightful into this part of the process nonetheless.
All I can say is that it feels like INDOCTRINATION to the highest degree. Thank goodness that I don't have to go through this ghastly test, I would end up with an even greater distaste for the monarchy/ ruling classes foul legacy and history of slavery, racism, colonialism and so on.
Good luck to you if you have to undertake this test, I give thanks that I can return the book to the library half-read with no further worries.

[Kitty]

tehniliselt see raamat teeb, mida ta lubab - tegu on lühikokkuvõttega materjalist, mis tuleks endale selgeks teha, et sooritada UK kodakondsuse saamiseks vajalik eksam. ja kuigi õigete detailide leidmiseks tuleb ikkagi lugeda materjali täisteksti, siis tegelikult õpikuna see lühikokkuvõte on üsna okei, sest esitab paljude faktide asemel lihtsalt suunavaid küsimusi, millele ise vastuste leidmine, olgu siis täistekstist või mujalt, õpetab kindlasti rohkem kui lihtsalt lugemine.

lihtsalt kogu see materjal on nii tapvalt igav, sest pool sellest on liiga lihtne (asjad, mida UKs elav inimene niigi teab, näiteks et millal on jõulud ja kes on riigipea) ja pool on ajalugu (mille pealkirjaks on pandud täiesti mitteirooniliselt "long and illustrious history").

nii veetiski see raamat koos oma sõpradega (õpik pluss testide kogumik) mu voodi kõrval pea kolm aastat ja muutus juba sisekujunduse osaks. nüüd võtsin end kokku, tegin testi ära ja viisin materjalid kohe esimesse ettejuhtuvasse raamatuvahetuskappi, et ei peaks neid enam kunagi nägema. ja selle, milline Inglise kuningas võitis viikingeid ja ühendas anglosaksid üheks riigiks, kavatsen ka kohe ära unustada.

[Umi]

TWO fundamental parts of British life are:
A) Feeding ducks in the park and wishing you were far away
B) Watching the girls go by and spending money on beer
C) Feeding the pigeons and sometimes feeding the sparrows, too
D) Opposing terrorist groups and serving on juries

Lots of questions about terrorism and juries, not nearly enough about the important stuff (independent record labels, watching Come Dine with Me when you’re hungover, The Kittens’ Wedding and other taxidermy by Walter Potter)

[Aurora Lovegood]

It's a very brief intro to the material you need to learn. Better avoid this one and go directly to the study guide

[Mina]

Irritatingly perky, but a good summary of research starting points.

[Silvia]

Lol

[Hanxiang]

Actually quite interesting but why do I need to know who won Olympic three times or something 😂