British people and their life

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

What are the British like?

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

What are the British like?

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

What are the British like?

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Multicultural society 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.

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.

Multicultural society

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Political system 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

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

Political system

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

Answer the questions