The British people as they are

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The aim of the project: We’ve been studying English for about four years but we don’t know anything about England. So the aim of our project is to prove that it is important not only to study language, but to study its culture too.

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Every country has its own traditions and customs. In Britain traditions play a very important role in the life of people. The British are proud of their traditions and keep them carefully.

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Politeness is a characteristic feature of Englishmen. They often say “Thank you”, “Sorry”, “Beg your pardon”.

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People all over the world know the saying: “The Englishman’s home is his castle”.

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The English are stay-at-home people. “There is no place like home”, they say. When they don’t work they like to spend their days off at home with their families.

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To this day a British family prefers a house with a fireplace & a garden to a flat in a modern house with central heating. Most British love gardens very much . English gardens look wonderful all the year round.

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For many people gardening is the foundation of friendly relations with their neighbours. Flower- shows & vegetables-shows with prizes for the best exhibits are very popular.

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English people like domestic animals. Every family has a pet: a dog, a cat or a bird. The family dog or cat has a special chair near the fire, special food and a special place in the hearts of its owners.

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They say that English people keep to their traditions even in meals. They eat eggs and bacon with toasts for breakfast, pudding or apple pie for dessert.

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Porridge is the dish Englishmen are very fond of. Many of them eat porridge with milk and sugar for breakfast. As for the Scots, for example, they never put sugar in their porridge, they always put salt in it.

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Traditional English Breakfast Fruit juice- grapefruit or orange Hot or cold cereal Bacon, mushrooms , sausage, tomato with fried or scrambled eggs Toast & butter Marmalade or jam Tea or coffee

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The English are tea-drinkers. They like to drink tea with milk. They have their five-o'clock tea not only at home or in offices, but also in tea-rooms and tea-shops, which can be found in every town.

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British people are very fond of sports, perhaps more than any other nation in the world. Among the most popular sports are football , cricket, boat racing, horse racing .

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The English have kept the left-hand driving which gives much trouble to tourists from abroad .

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The с onclusion: it is not enough to know only language for understanding people, it is important to know their culture

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THANKS FOR YOUR ATTENTIONS!

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Sources: http://ru.wikipedia.org . Images.yandex.ru