Сабақтың тақырыбы "The theme:British traditions"

The theme : British traditions

• Uralsk , №42 « Ak niet » gymnasium Utezhanova Venera Maksimovna

BRITISH TRADITIONS

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.

Traditions of Britain

Traditions are very important for the british

• Left-hand transportation
• English breakfast is famous for it is solidity
• British value home and relatives
• British love animals
• Sport games-golf , cricket , polo
• British value pure English Language
• The most important holidays are Christmas and Easter

The Rose is the national flower of London

A Big Red Bus is one of the best-known symbols of London

London’s judges and lawyers still wear wigs

The V-Sign as the symbol of peace it has become universal

English meals

• 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.
• Porridge is the dish Englishmen are very fond of. Many of them eat porridge with milk and sugar for breakfast .

Tea-drinkers

The English are tea-drinkers. They have it many times a day. Some Englishmen have tea for breakfast, tea in lunch time, tea after dinner, tea at tea-time and tea with supper.

English people like domestic animals. Every family has a pet: a dog, a cat or a bird.

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

Englishmen's home

People all over the world know the saying: “The Englishmen’s home is his castle”. They like to live in small houses with a small garden. A typical feature of an English house is a fireplace, that's why many of them prefer the open fire to central heating.

• Guy Fawkes” Night
• is observed on the 5 th of November when people in Britain light fireworks and burn a straw guy on a bonfire. This celebration is often associated with collecting money for charity

The queen's telegram

• The Queen “s telegram is not a very old custom but it is for very old people.
• Every British person gets a telegram from the Queen on their one-hundredth birthday

Changing of the Guards

• Changing of the Guards is a very beautiful tradition.
• Every morning tourists go to watch the ceremony at Buckingham Palace. At 11.30 the guard that stands in front of the palace change.

The most important differences

• Kazakhs and Russians can ask personal questions to each other , But for british it is taboo .
• British people always change clothes for the dinner, kazakhs not.
• The British can listen to the speaker attentively, but it does not mean that they understand you.

Do Kazakh and British cultures and traditions have similarities ?

• There are some similarities in Kazakh and British cultures
• People of these countries have interest in each others literature

For example Abay’s edifications were translated into foreign languages.

• Thank you for your attention!

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