British customs and traditions

1. BRITISH CUSTOMS AND
TRADITIONS
MIND - MAPPING

2. АКТУАЛЬНІСТЬ ПРОЕКТУ
• зумовлена необхідністю оволодіння знаннями про
культуру, історію, реалії та традиції країни, мова
якої вивчається

3. ЗАВДАННЯ ПРОЕКТУ
• створити мультимедійну презентацію;
• ознайомити з результатами досліджень;

4. ЦІЛІ ПРОЕКТУ
 з’ясувати такі поняття як “звичай” та
“традиція”;
 роль звичаїв та традицій в житті народу;
 визначити звичаї та традиції в різних сферах
життя британців;
 скласти умоглядні карти;
 надрукувати інформативні бюлетені;

5. ШЛЯХИ РЕАЛІЗАЦІЇ ПРОЕКТУ
• ознайомлення з існуючою літературою та
інформацією;
• вивчення незнайомої лексики;
• аналіз текстів;
• опрацювання висновків за темою;
• добірка цікавих матеріалів для інформативних
бюлетенів;
• друк інформативних бюлетенів;
• демонстрація презентації для однокласників;
• передача результатів презентації в банк даних
школи, для участі у фестивалі “Творчих ідей”

6. ХІД РОБОТИ
читання текстів за темою;
робота з довідковою літературою по вивченню
нової лексики;
 пошук цікавих матеріалів для інформативних
бюлетенів;
 робота по створенню умоглядних карт;

7. Значення
• TRADITION – handing down from generation to
generation of opinions, beliefs, customs, etc
• CUSTOM – usual and generally accepted behavior
among members of a social group (either small or
large, e.g. a nation)

8. British Customs and Traditions
English Welsh
British Customs and Traditions
ScottishIrish

9. British Customs
and
Traditions
Home
Monarchy
Education
Parliament
Holidays Sport
Meals Traffic

10. HOME
The English are stay-at-home people.
They say: “There is no place like home”, “East or West,
home is best”, “Home, sweet home”, “My home is my
castle”.
They live in small houses.
Englishmen are very fond of fireplaces.
They spend their days off at home with their families.
Their hobby is gardening.
Britain is also a nation of animal lovers that’s why every
family has a pet, which is paid much attention to.

11. MONARCHY
 The UK is a constitutional monarchy.
 The Queen is the head of state.
 The power of Queen is not absolute.
 It is limited by Parliament.
 The monarch can only reign with the support of Parliament.
 Everything today is done in the Queen’s name.
 Everything is done however on the advice of the elected
Government, and the Monarch takes no part in the decision-
making process.

12. PARLIAMENT
 The oldest parliament in the world.
 Two-chamber system: the House of Lords (800) and the House of Commons (650).
 Political parties - the Conservative, the Liberal, the Labor and the Communist
Parties.
 The Government and the Official Opposition
 The Prime Minister and the leader of the “Shadow Cabinet”
 There is no written constitution, only customs and traditions.
 The ceremony of opening
 All members wear traditional wigs and gowns.
 The Lord Chancellor sits on the woolsack.
 The Speaker turns on the light to tell that Parliament is in session.
 There is the Stranger’s Gallery in each House.

13. EDUCATION
 The system of education is determined by the National Education
Acts.
 It is divided into four categories: nursery, primary, secondary,
tertiary.
 There are two types of schools: state and private.
 It is compulsory to wear a uniform.
 The timetable begins at 8.30 a.m. and finishes at 3.30 p.m.
 The school year is divided into three terms: autumn, winter and
spring.
 The principal examination is the General Certificate of Secondary
Education.
 Many schools also have a discipline system to punish low standards
of work or unacceptable behavior and a commendation system to
praise high standards of work.

14. HOLIDAYS
 There are many holidays in Great Britain.
 The main holidays are Christmas and Bank holidays.
 They are named so due to the fact that on those days the banks are
closed.
 The bank holidays are New Year’s Day, Easter Monday, spring and
late summer holidays and Boxing Day.
 There are some winter customs and traditions such as to organize
parties ; to lay festive tables ;to wrap the presents ; to exchange the
presents ; to sing songs (carols) ; to send greeting cards (1840) ;to
give new year’s resolutions ; to decorate houses with wreaths,
garlands, fir-trees, candles ; to kiss under the mistletoe .
 Many holidays are connected with the history of Great Britain such
as Guy Fawkes’ Day, the Eisteddfod, Robin Hood Dance, Halloween
and others.

15. SPORT
 The British are proud that many sports originated from their country
and then spread throughout the world.
 The national British sports are: football, golf, cricket, table tennis,
lawn tennis, darts, racing.
 The most popular kind of sports in Britain is football.
 Golf is Scotland’s chief contribution to British sport.
 English people love cricket.
 Wimbledon is the centre of lawn tennis.
 The Wimbledon championship is held annually in the southern
suburb of London.
 Englishmen like racing: horse-racing, motor-car-racing, boat-racing,
dog-racing, donkey-racing.
 The most famous boat race is between Oxford and Cambridge.

16. TRAFFIC
 The traffic regulations in Great Britain differ from other
countries.
 Cars and buses go on the left side of the street and not on
the right.
 To cross the street you must look to the right and then to
the left.
 The English buses are very high, because they are double-
decked, all of them are red.
 All the buses have a conductor and people pay him a fare.
 The English taxi is black by colour.
 Very few trams and buses run in the streets of London on
Sundays.

17. MEALS
 The usual meals in Great Britain are breakfast, lunch, tea and dinner.
 The English are very fastidious about their meals and keep to their
meal times strictly.
 Porridge is one of the popular dishes.
 Tea is their national drink.
 The English like it strong and fresh made.
 They drink it with or without sugar, but almost always with milk.
 It is important to pour tea into milk, and not vice versa.
 The Englishmen always drink tea out of cups, never out of glasses.
 Scotch whisky is their national alcoholic drink.

18. ВИСНОВКИ
 Every country and every nation has its own customs and
traditions.
 You cannot speak about Britain without speaking about its
traditions and customs.
 British traditions are rather interesting and unusual.
 If you arrive in Great Britain, you’ll hear the word
“tradition” everywhere.
 Englishmen are proud of their traditions and keep them up
with great honor.
 They have a sentimental love for traditions and customs
because they are old.
 They never throw away old things.

19. ЛІТЕРАТУРА
Найкращі 1000 усних тем для учнів 5-11 класів та
абітурієнтів. Укладачі Г.В. Ярцева, О.П. Фіщенко та
інші. Харків.; Видавництво “Ранок”, 2004
 Хорнби А.С. Учебный словарь современного
английского языка. М.; “Просвещение”, 1984
 Большой англо-русский словарь под общ. рук. И.Р.
Гальперина и Э.М. Медниковой. М.; “Русский язык”,
1987
 Підбірка журналів “English – это просто”

20. УЧАСНИКИ ПРОЕКТУ
Група учнів 11-Акласу
Укладачі: Гончарук К., Гурова Є.,
Редактори: Колесник Є.,
Коректори: Червонченко К.,
Технічні редактори: Зінова Д., Сафонов О.,
Дизайнери: Попов Є., Таран О.

21. КЕРІВНИК ПРОЕКТУ
Кошевенко Тетяна Володимирівна
вчитель англійської мови
КЗО “Спеціалізована школа № 13”