BRITISH CULTURE

EDUCATION

FOOD &DRINK

DAILY LIFESPORTS

& LEISURE

MUSIC

FAMOUS PEOPLE

THE ROYAL FAMILY

THE UK

THE UK

Great Britain is the official name given to the two kingdoms of England and Scotland, and the principality of Wales.

It is an island lying off the western coast of Europe

The official name is the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

The Union Flag

(The Union Jack)

It is made up of the individual Flags of three of the Kingdom's countries all united under one Sovereign - the countries of England, Scotland and Northern Ireland (only since 1921). As Wales was not a Kingdom but a Principality it could not be included on the flag

The cross of St George, England

The cross of St Andrew, Scotland

The cross of St Patrick, Ireland

ICONS OF LONDON

St Paul’s Cathedral

Buckingham Palace

Double Decker Bus Beefeater

The Tower of London

The Houses of Parliament and the Big Ben

Telephone kiosk

Royal Guardsmen

Red Post Box

Policemen/BobbiesTower Bridge

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COUNTRIESEngland

MapFlagNational symbolsCapital city

Scotland MapFlagNational symbolsCapital city

WalesMapFlagNational symbolsCapital city

Northern IrelandMapFlagNational symbolsCapital city

ENGLANDEngland is in the

southern part of Great Britain.

Cross of St George

St. George is the patron saint of England. His emblem, a red cross on a white background, is the flag of England, and part of the British flag.

St George's emblem was adopted by Richard The Lion Heart and brought to England in the 12th century. The king's soldiers wore it on their tunics to avoid confusion in battle

St. George's Day is on 23 April. It is England's national day

The national flower of England is the rose.

London is the capital city of England.

SCOTLANDScotland is a mountainous country in the north of the island of

Great Britain

Scotland has some 790 islands - 130 inhabited

Cross of St. Andrew

(the Saltire)The national flower of Scotland is the thistle, a prickly-leaved purple flower

The Scottish Bluebell is also seen as the flower of Scotland

St Andrew's Day is on 30 November

Edinburgh is the capital city of Scotland

St Andrew is the patron saint of Scotland

WALESWales (Cymru in Welsh) is a mountainous country on the

western side of Great Britain

The flag of St David

St David's Day is on 1 March

The most famous story about Saint David tells how he was preaching to a huge crowd and the ground is said to have risen up, so that he was standing on a hill and everyone had a better chance of hearing him

The national flower of Wales is the daffodil. The leek is also considered to be a traditional emblem of Wales

Cardiff is the capital city of Wales

NORTHERN IRELANDNorthern Ireland lies in the northeast of the

island of Ireland

The flag of St Patrick

Saint Patrick is the patron saint of Ireland. He is credited with bringing Christianity to Ireland

The most famous story about Saint Patrick is him driving the snakes from Ireland

The national flower of Northern Ireland is the shamrock, a three-leaved plant similar to clover

An Irish tale tells of how Patrick used the three-leafed shamrock to explain the Trinity. He used it in his sermons to represent how the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit could all exist as separate elements of the same entity

Belfast is the capital city of Northern Ireland

THE ROYAL FAMILY

On the left, the shield is supported by the English LionOn the right, it is supported by the Unicorn of Scotland.(The unicorn is chained because in mediaeval times a free unicorn was considered a very dangerous beast (only a virgin could tame a unicorn)

The National Anthem is God Save the Queen. The British National Anthem originated in a patriotic song first performed in 1745. It became known as the National Anthem from the beginning of the nineteenth century.

The full version of the British National Anthem

EDUCATION (I)Education is free and compulsory for all children between the ages of 5 -16

All government-run schools, state schools, follow the same National Curriculum

The School Year runs from September to July and is 39 weeks long

The main school holidays are:Christmas- 2 weeks Spring - 2 weeks Summer - 6 weeks There are also one week holidays:

– end of October – mid February – end of May

Almost all British schools require uniforms, whatever the age of the students. The boys carried jacket, shirt and tie. The girls carried blouse, skirt and sometimes tie. As they become older, they will relax the rules on uniform, which in the end is merely a "dress code"

SATsTests given at the end of each year to show progress

National TestsThe name given by the Government to the statutory tests in the Core and Foundation subjects of the National Curriculum, taken by all children in Local Autrhority schools in England, Wales and Northern Ireland at the end of Key Stage 1 to 3 (ages 7, 11 and 14 in England and Wales). They are sometimes referred to as “SATs” (Standard Assessment Tasks).

The “11 Plus” is a selective examination to determine which children should enter Grammar schools in Year 7.

EDUCATION (II)State schools: local authority maintained schools. Free to all children between the ages

of 5 – 16– Primary– Secondary: comprehensive (non-selective) and grammar (selective)

Private/Public schools: Independent schools. Parents pay for their children's education. – Nursery/Kindergarten 2 to 4 years– Pre-preparatory 3 or 4 to 7 years– Preparatory 7 to 11 or 13 years (prepare pupils to go to a public school )– Public 11 or 13 to 18 years (independent secondary school: Eton, Harrow and

Winchester)Higher education

Worksheet on British schools for students to fill in

FOODBreakfast - between 7:00 and 9:00 Lunch - between 12:00 and 1:30 p.m.

The traditional English breakfast consists of eggs, bacon, sausages, fried bread, baked beans and mushrooms. The traditional English breakfast is called the 'Full English' and sometimes referred to as 'The Full English Fry-up'.

Some people have their biggest meal in the middle of the day and some have it in the evening, but most people today have a small mid-day meal , called 'packed lunch'. - usually sandwiches, and perhaps some crisps and some fruit

Dinner (sometimes called Supper) – it is the main meal eaten at anytime between 6:30 and 8:00 p.m. (Evening meal)

Sunday lunch time is a typical time to eat the traditional Sunday Roast. Traditionally it consists of roast meat, (cooked in the oven for about two hours), two different kinds of vegetables and potatoes with a Yorkshire pudding.

DRINKTea

Britain is a tea-drinking nation. Tea in Britain is traditionally brewed in a warmed china teapot, adding one spoonful of tea per person and one for the pot.

The traditional way of making tea is:• Boil some fresh cold water. (We use an electric kettle to boil water) • Put some hot water into the teapot to make it warm. • Pour the water away • Put one teaspoon of tea-leaves per person, and one extra tea-spoon,

into the pot. • Pour boiling water onto the tea. • Leave for a few minutes. • Serve

CoffeeCoffee is now as popular in Britain as tea is. BitterBritain is also well known for its ale which tends to be dark in appearance and heavier than lager. It is known as "bitter"

WineBritain's wine industry is growing from strength to strength and we now have over 300 wine producers. A growing number of British vineyards are now producing sparkling white wine as well as full bodied red wine. There are over 100 vineyard in Kent.

FAMILY LIFEThe family in Britain is changing. The once typical British family headed by two parents has undergone substantial changes during the twentieth century. In particular there has been a rise in the number of single-person households, which increased from 18 to 29 per cent of all households between 1971 and 2002. By the year 2020, it is estimated that there will be more single people than married people. Fifty years ago this would have been socially unacceptable in Britain

Detached (a house not joined to another house)

Semi-detached (two houses joined together)

Terrace (several houses joined together)

Flats (apartments)

What’s the name of these homes?

SPORTSSports play an important part in the life in Britain and is a popular leisure activity

Many of the world's famous sports began in Britain, including cricket, football, lawn tennis, golf and rugby

England's national sport is cricket although to many people football (soccer) is seen as their national sport

Cricket is played on village greens and in towns/cities on Sundays from April to August

Football is undoubtedly the most popular sport in England

Rugby originated from Rugby school in Warwickshire. It is similar to football, but played with an oval ball. Players can carry the ball and tackle each other.

Another equestrian sport is polo, brought to Britain from India in the 19th Century by army officers

OTHER SPORTS

TENNIS

FOX HUNTING

GOLF

HORSERACING

What are these sports?

MUSIC Britain is more famous for pop music than it is for classical composers or jazz musicians. Names such as The Beatles, the Rolling Stones, Queen, Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, Elton John, George Michael and The Spice Girls are known world wide

The Beatles were a rock and pop band from Liverpool, England: John Lennon (rhythm guitar, vocals), Paul McCartney (bass guitar, vocals), George Harrison (lead guitar, vocals) and Ringo Starr (drums, vocals).

Queen were a British rock band formed in 1970 in London by guitarist Brian May, lead vocalist Freddie Mercury and drummer Roger Taylor, with bassist John Deacon completing the lineup the following year

The Rolling Stones are an English rock band. The band formed in 1962 in London when original leader Brian Jones and pianist Ian Stewart were joined by vocalist Mick Jagger and guitarist Keith Richards Bassist Bill Wyman and drummer Charlie Watts completed the early lineup

What is the title of the song? Which band plays it?

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FAMOUS PEOPLEWilliam Shakespeare (26 April 1564 – 23 April 1616) was an English poet and playwright, widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's preeminent dramatist. He is often called England's nationalo poet and the “Bard of Avon" (or simply "The Bard"). His surviving works consist of 38 plays, 54 sonnet, two long narrative poems, and several other poems. His plays have been translated into every major living language, and are performed more often than those of any other playwright

Sir Winston Leonard Spencer-Churchill (30 November 1874 – 24 January 1965) was a British politician known chiefly for his leadership of the United Kingdom during World War II. He served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1940 to 1945 and again from 1951 to 1955. A noted statesman and orator, Churchill was also an officer in the British Army, a historian, a Nobel Prize-winning writer, and an artist

Joanne "Jo" Rowling (born 31 July 1965), who writes under the pen name J. K. Rowling, is a British author, best known as the creator of the Harry Potter fantasy series, the idea for which was conceived whilst on a train trip from Manchester to London in 1990. The Potter books have gained worldwide attention, won multiple awards, and sold more than 400 million copies

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