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The British Character

The British are often viewed as the most boring people in the world. They wear unimaginatively formal clothes, eat tasteless food, and practice slow sports and have a specific sense of humour which is not usually understood by foreigners. They are also said to be conservative, reserved and cool. Indeed, the British are not very open and spontaneous. They do not kiss or embrace by way of greeting so as not to allow familiarity. They always keep a certain distance and are not willing to manifest their feelings and emotions. It is not easy to make friends with them but once you have made a friend, it is a friend for life.

The English are said to be the masters of trivial conversation. Their “small talk” usually deals with the weather or some general questions as it is not accepted to interfere in someone’s private life.

The British are very polite. They always queue when they are waiting for a bus and hold the door open for the person behind them. On the other hand, the English football fans are regarded as hooligans and vandals. Generally speaking, however, the British are well – mannered.

“There is no place like home”, say the British. This proverb best express an Englishman’s traditional love of his home. About 70% of all the people have their own houses. Most homes have a garden in which the British spend a lot of time growing flowers and looking after the lawn – a national pride.

The English are completely crazy about pets. There are more animal rights groups in Britain than anywhere else in the world. Paradoxically, the English still love the hunting of wild animals, such as foxes or hares, with the aim of killing them.

It is not easy to decide on the typically British characteristics. Not all English people are cold, uncommunicative or boring, not all of them are crazy about lawns or animals. Still, there is one thing that is typically British: a strong connection with tradition and a wish to keep their country’s uniqueness. Some people say that the British live in the past, but they are simply proud of their country.

 Task 1.  True or false



1)  Generally speaking, the British are rude. 

2) Most British people have their own homes.

3)  British people still like hunting pets.

4)  The British are closely connected to their tradition. 

5) British people still love hunting of foxes and hares.

6) The British are often very open and spontaneous people.

Task 2. Choose a correct answer

1. The British are often viewed as ___.

2.They have ____ which is not understood by the foreigners.

3. Talking to other people they always discuss ____.

4. The British always queue when they are ____.

5. The clothes the British wear are usually ____.

6. If you have a British friend, this is ____. 

Task 3. Choose the correct variant

Which of the following are natural disasters?

Про який природний катаклізм йде мова:

If the country doesn't have rain for a very long period, we say it suffers from...

Про який природний катаклізм йде мова: іs the result of a sudden release of energy in the Earth's crust that creates seismic waves. At the Earth's surface, earthquakes manifest themselves by vibration, shaking, and sometimes displacement of the ground.

Complete the sentence.

Argentina ... Germany 2:1 last Sunday

You ... (to be) seventeen next year.

Wake up! We ... (to go) to the athletics track now!

Match the word with its definition.

The person who is a leader of a team - ....

A basketball match... (to start) at 3 o'clock!

If you do a lot of exercises , you will…

If people... (to throw) rubbish from their cities into the oceans, they ... (to kill) millions of fish.

If the air ... (not to be) clean, you ... (have to wear) a mask.

He had not visited me before he ... to Greece.