Britishness

By Tyler, Mollie and Abby

What are the British like?

• Hygienic• Intelligent• Artistic• Rude• Witty• Love fish and chips

What aren’t the British like?

• Don’t hate Americans• Don’t hate the French• Snobbish• Rich• Hooligans• All drink tea• All enjoy cricket• All men wear bowler hats and pin striped suits

and carry a newspaper under their arm.• All British have good manners

How were the British remembered?

• Royal family• Tourist attractions• Union jack• BBC• William Shakespeare• NHS(national health service)• Winston Churchill• Cup of tea• Cooked breakfast• Roast beef&yorkshire pudding• Football hooligans

How to become a British citizen

• To become a British citizen you must sit a citizenship test, to pass you must get 7 or more answers correct.

• These are the questions you must answer to become a British citizen;

Questions you must pass…1.Which landmark is a prehistoric monument which still stands in the English county of Wiltshire? 2. What is the name of the admiral who died in a sea battle in 1805 and has a monument in Trafalgar Square, London? 3. In 1801, a new version of the official flag of the United Kingdom was created. What is it often called? 4. Who is the patron saint of Scotland? 5. What flower is traditionally worn by people on Remembrance Day? 6. Which of these sporting events was hosted in London in 2012?7. At her jubilee in 2012, how many years as queen did Queen Elizabeth II celebrate?8. The second largest party in the House of Commons is usually known by what name? 9. From what age can you be asked to serve on a jury?10. What is the title given to the person who chairs the debates in the House of Commons?

British traditions• 14th Feb-Valentine's Day: Romance is in the air this month. Valentines Day is the day

that sweethearts and couples let their romantic side show. • 17th Feb-Shrove Tuesday: Yum, yum, yum. Pancake Day is here again! Traditionally,

all the foods that are forbidden during Lent – meat, eggs, fat and milk – are eaten up on Shrove Tuesday.

• 18th Feb -Ash Wednesday: Marks the beginning of Lent a time of mourning and penitence, spiritual renewal, fasting and almsgiving. Associated with the Christian Church season known as Lent—the 40 days preceding Good Friday and Easter. Christians in the UK still give up something they enjoy, (usually cigarettes, alcohol or chocolate) for Lent. This year I am giving up cake.

• 5th Nov-Bonfire night• 25th Dec- Christmas: celebrating the birth of Jesus• 15TH March-mothers day• 11th Nov- remembrance Sunday: remembering the forgotten, passed family member,

soldiers who dies in the war etc.• 21st June-fathers day

Other important days

• St George’s day• St Patrick’s day• St Andrew’s day• St David’s day• Halloween • Easter• Boxing day• New years eve&day

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