English meals.
Breakfast - between 7:00 and 9:00,
Lunch - between 12:00 and 1:30 p.m.
Dinner (sometimes called Supper) - The main meal. Eaten anytime between 6:30 and 8:00 p.m. (Evening meal)
Traditionally, and for some people still, the meals are called:
Breakfast - between 7:00 and 9:00,
Dinner (The main meal) - between 12:00 and 1:30 p.m.
Tea - anywhere from 5:30 at night to 6:30 p.m.
Слайд 3What is the traditional English Breakfast?
The traditional English breakfast
consists of eggs, bacon, sausages, fried bread, baked beans and mushrooms. Even though not many people will eat this for breakfast today, it is always served in hotels and guest houses around Britain.
The traditional English breakfast is called the 'Full English' and sometimes referred to as 'The Full English Fry-up'.
Слайд 4What is a typical British lunch?
Many children at school and adults
at work will have a 'packed lunch'. This typically consists of a sandwich, a packet of crisps, a piece of fruit and a drink. The 'packed lunch' is kept in a plastic container.
Sandwiches are also known as a 'butty' or 'sarnie' in some parts of the UK.
Слайд 5What is a typical British Dinner like today?
The traditional meal is
rarely eaten nowadays, apart from on Sundays. A recent survey found that most people in Britain eat curry! Rice or pasta dishes are now favoured as the 'British Dinner'.
Vegetables grown in England, like potatoes, carrots, peas, cabbages and onions, are still very popular.
Слайд 6The Sunday Roast Dinner
Sunday lunch time is a typical time to
eat the traditional Sunday Roast.
Traditionally it consists of roast meat, (cooked in the oven for about two hours), two different kinds of vegetables and potatoes with a Yorkshire pudding. The most common joints are beef, lamb or pork; chicken is also popular.
Beef is eaten with hot white horseradish sauce, pork with sweet apple sauce and lamb with green mint sauce. Gravy is poured over the meat.
Слайд 7TRADITIONAL RECIPES
Great British 'Fry-Up'
Ingredients
8 pork and leek sausages
2 tomatoes -
cut in half
1 tin of baked beans
8 rashers smoked back bacon
4 field mushrooms
6 organic eggs, cracked into a bowl
thick sliced bread for toasting
a knob of butter for toast
freshly ground black pepper and sea salt
Слайд 8TAKE AWAY FOOD (Eat out food)
Take-away meals are very popular and
most towns have a selection of Indian, Italian, Chinese and Greek Restaurants. You will also find Macdonalds, Burger King and Subway.
Слайд 9Tea
Britain is a tea-drinking nation. Every day we drink 165 million
cups of the stuff and each year around 144 thousand tons of tea are imported.
Tea in Britain is traditionally brewed in a warmed china teapot, adding one spoonful of tea per person and one for the pot. Most Britons like their tea strong and dark, but with a lot of milk.
Слайд 10The traditional way of making tea is:
Boil some fresh cold water.
(We use an electric kettle to boil water)
Put some hot water into the teapot to make it warm.
Pour the water away
Put one teaspoon of tea-leaves per person, and one extra tea-spoon, into the pot.
Pour boiling water onto the tea.
Leave for a few minutes.
Serve
Слайд 11In all countries in Britain ...
Women in Britain are entitled to
equal respect and status as men (and indeed vice versa) in all areas of life and tend to have more independence and responsibility than in some other cultures. Women are usually independent and accustomed to entering public places unaccompanied. It is usual for women to go out and about on their own as well as with friends. Men and women mix freely.
It is ok for women to eat alone in a restaurant.
It is ok for women to wander around on their own.
It is ok for women to drink beer.
Слайд 12Working in Britain
There are about 3.7 million businesses in the UK.
About
75% of British jobs are in service industries - hotels, restaurants, travel, shopping, and computer and finances. It is our fastest growing business and employs over twenty million people.
Слайд 13The Working Day
The usual working day starts at 9am and finishes
by 5pm. Most people work a five-day week.
Слайд 14What do British people like doing at the weekends ?
Television
Radio
Entertaining
Cinema (Movie
house)
Eating out
Shopping
watching sports
Pubs (Public Houses)
Слайд 15What sports do you play in Britain?
Cricket
Cricket is played
on village greens and in towns/cities on Sundays from April to August
Слайд 16Football (Soccer)
Football is undoubtedly the most popular sport in England, and
has been played for hundreds of years.
In the English Football League there are 92 professional clubs.
Слайд 17Tennis
The world's most famous tennis tournament is Wimbledon. It started at
a small club in south London in the nineteenth century. It begins on the nearest Monday to June 22, at a time when English often have the finest weather. Millions of people watch the Championships on TV live.
Слайд 18Horse racing
Horseracing, the sport of Kings is a very popular sport
with meetings being held every day throughout the year. The Derby originated here, as did The Grand National which is the hardest horse race in the world.
Слайд 19Polo
Another equestrian sport is polo, brought to Britain from India in
the 19th Century by army officers. It is the fastest ball sport in the world.
Слайд 20Boxing Day
In Britain, Boxing Day is usually celebrated on the following
day after Christmas Day, which is 26 December. However, strictly speaking, Boxing Day is the first weekday after Christmas (see definition in the Oxford English Dictionary).
Слайд 21Christmas Day
This is the favourite day for children. They wake up
very early in the morning to find their stockings have been filled by Father Christmas and excitedly unwrap the presents before going down to breakfast.
Слайд 22Halloween
On October 31st, we celebrate Halloween,thought to be the one night
of the year when ghosts, witches, and fairies are especially active.
Слайд 23Crazy sports:
Egg-throwing
Cheese-rolling
Hen-racing