British CharacterBritish Character

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British CharacterBritish Character

• Customs and Customs and traditions always traditions always reflect the reflect the character of the character of the nationnation

• It is common It is common knowledge that knowledge that every nation has every nation has a reputation of a reputation of this or that kindthis or that kind

The EnglishThe English The English are reputed The English are reputed

to have a good sense of to have a good sense of humour. Their limericks humour. Their limericks demonstrate it well. demonstrate it well.

There was an Old Man on There was an Old Man on some rocks,some rocks,

Who shut his wife up in a Who shut his wife up in a box.box.

When she said, "Let me When she said, "Let me out,"out,"

He exclaimed, "Without He exclaimed, "Without doubt,doubt,

You will pass all your life You will pass all your life in that box."in that box."

The EnglishThe English

• Every Englishman Every Englishman is said to be a is said to be a countryman at his countryman at his heartheart

• Love to nature is Love to nature is shown in shown in landscapes painted landscapes painted by John Constable, by John Constable, Thomas Thomas Gainsborough, Gainsborough, William Hogarth William Hogarth and William Turnerand William Turner

The Scots The Scots

• Scotland is a Scotland is a country with its country with its dances, its own dances, its own songs, its poetry, songs, its poetry, national food and national food and drink drink

• Highland games are Highland games are events held events held throughout the year throughout the year as a way of as a way of celebrating Scottish celebrating Scottish and Celtic culture and Celtic culture and heritageand heritage

The ScotsThe Scots

• Scottish folk Scottish folk music includes music includes many kinds of many kinds of songssongs such as such as ballads and ballads and laments sung by laments sung by a single singer a single singer with bagpipes, with bagpipes, fiddles or harpsfiddles or harps accompanimentaccompaniment

The Welsh The Welsh

• The Welsh are The Welsh are proud of their proud of their language language

• They are gifted They are gifted in the art of self-in the art of self-expression in expression in words, they are words, they are not afraid of not afraid of being poetic in being poetic in speechspeech

The WelshThe Welsh

• There is much There is much literary, musical literary, musical and dramatic and dramatic activity in Wales activity in Wales

• Special festivals Special festivals are held to are held to encourage encourage Welsh literature Welsh literature and music and music

The WelshThe Welsh

• A nursery rhyme is a A nursery rhyme is a traditional song or traditional song or poem taught to young poem taught to young children, originally in children, originally in the nurserythe nursery

• Russian poets liked to Russian poets liked to translate them into translate them into RussianRussian

• Everybody knows Everybody knows Humpty Dumpty, Humpty Dumpty, TThehe hhouse that Jack builtouse that Jack built, , There was a crooked There was a crooked manman

The Irish The Irish

• Ireland is rich in Ireland is rich in history and has history and has also been the also been the home to many home to many talented writers talented writers including Oscar including Oscar WildeWilde

• Ireland has made a Ireland has made a large contribution large contribution to traditional folk to traditional folk musicmusic

The IrishThe Irish

• There are quite a There are quite a number of bands number of bands that still play the that still play the traditional Irish traditional Irish musicmusic

• The Irish are The Irish are known for their known for their love for dancelove for dance

• Irish dancing is Irish dancing is widespread all over widespread all over the worldthe world

LiteratureLiterature

• I.I. Burova, S.V. Silinsky, “60 I.I. Burova, S.V. Silinsky, “60 Conversational Topics for Students Conversational Topics for Students of English”, Unit, St. Petersburg, of English”, Unit, St. Petersburg, 20012001

• Clare Lavery, “Focus on Britain Clare Lavery, “Focus on Britain today”, Macmillan Publishers, 2000.today”, Macmillan Publishers, 2000.

• L. Kolodyazhnaya, “This is Great L. Kolodyazhnaya, “This is Great Britain”, Rolf, Moscow, 2000Britain”, Rolf, Moscow, 2000

• http://www.alleng.ruhttp://www.alleng.ru