Transcript British people and their life

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are said to be/ are reserved in manners
(rezervované správanie) which means they
don´t make friends easily, they rarely shake
hands, just when you meet them first
they say: „My house is my castle“ which
means they don´t often invite people to their
houses, just good friends
they like gardening and having barbecues
are disciplined – they queue at the bus stop,
when buying tickets, everywhere
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they don´t like eating in a hurry, but enjoy a
peace and quiet over dinner in a restaurant
they are polite – always saying „please“,
„thank you“, „excuse me“
have a special humour – we say a dry humour
which is not understood by many people
are a sport loving nation – they are fond of
football, tennis or rugby, many sports
originated (majú pôvod -vznikli) there
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like animals, many people keep pets
love their royal family – Queen but they don´t
like if foreigners make jokes of her
their national drink is tea, so they enjoy it
several times a day, a cup of tea is called
„cuppa“ for short, they usually drink it with
milk
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In Britain, we can find four main nationalities English,
Scottish, Irish, Welsh. The majority of people speak English.
Other languages are Welsh, Irish and Scottish Gaelic.
There are also lots of other nationalities – Bangladeshes,
Pakistanies, Indians ( people who came from former British
colonies), Chinese or people from Eastern Europe. Britain is
a multicultural country.
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If you walk down a street in Britain, especially in
the bigger cities you will usually see people with
different hair, skin and eye colours. They have
white, brown or black skin. Many of them are
British people but they all look different because
the people of Britain are a mixed race.
People moving to Britain have brought their own
cultures and try to keep two cultures alive. An
excellent example of this is the Notting Hill
Carnival which celebrates the Caribbean Culture
and is now a part of the British life.
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The national flag is called UNION JACK
It is made up of three crosses – white and
red for England, white and blue for Scotland
and white and red for Ireland
England
Scotland
Ireland
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The UK is a constitutional monachy which means
the head of the state is a monarch (king or queen).
Today it is Elisabeth II who has just very little
political power, she is just a symbol, represents the
country.
The British government runs (riadi) the UK. The
leader of the government is the Prime Minister.
(David Cameron) – his seat is at10 Downing Street
The British Parliament consists of two chambers –
the House of Lords nd House of Commons
There are two main political parties - Conservative
and Labour Party
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Explain why the British are reseverved in manners,
polite and disciplined.
What do they like and dislike?
What kind of society is the British one? Why?
Name four main nationalities and other ones.
What do people of other nationalities try to keep
alive? Give example.
What do you know about the British flag?
What does a constitutional monarchy mean?
What do you know about the British government?
How many chambers does the Parliament have?
The British Political parties