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VOCABULARY CONNECTED WITH BRITISH LIFE AND CULTURE

FOOD AND DRINK

Red Hook Lobster Pound

Mainly this is including seafood, meat, and butter and then

sprinkled with scallions and paprika and nestled into a buttery

toasted bun. This is some kind familiar with Lobster Roll.

This is one of the traditional foods in United ingdom and it is

somewhat difficult to find in commerciali!ed area. This food

ser"es normally in snack time.

B!n "# snd$#%!es

#s we can see, this is more weight to the "egetarian family, but

not totally. $hen we compare this with pre"ious bun, it is

totally include with animal parts, but most of the things with

this bun is "egetable. %"en they include pork with small pieces

to bottom of the bun.

Trd#t#on& En's! brek(st

This meal include with eggs, bacon, sausages, fried bread,

baked beans and mushrooms. This type of meal not normally

use in the residence, but it will ser"e in the traditional hotels

in United ingdom.

T!e Sund) Rost D#nner

Traditionally it consists of roast meat, &cooked in the o"en for

about two hours', two different kinds of "egetables and

potatoes with a (orkshire pudding. The most common )oints

are beef, lamb or pork* chicken is also popular.

SPORT AND LEISURE


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*+ Footb&&

The beginning of +ootball has been happened in -/

in %ngland and contemporary in 0pans. The first world

football association was funded as a The +ootball

#ssociation in %ngland. This photo has been taken inMarch -1, probably the earliest e"er photo of

%ngland football team or probably earliest of any

national football team. The photo was taken )ust before

%ngland game with 0cotland. The %ngland football

team is the oldest nation football team in the world. The second oldest is 0cotland formed after

months. The first international football match was in -12 with %ngland "s 0cotland and end

up with 343.

The changing face of footie ... today's England stars

$hen the time passes this sport has been impro"ed,

new rules were establish, gain popular and popular.

5n /2 years back they earned nothing, did not won a

single car between them, had ne"er heard of wags. 6ut

today, front of billions of billions ordinance, this

lea"en sporting gentlemen stare out from the picture

by earning millions of millions pounds between them.

,+ Cr#%ket

5n United ingdom, The cricket also one of the

famous sport and it has been established in 733 under

the in"ade of Romans. The %ngland cricket team on

the picture at %dgbaston during the +irst Test against

#ustralia, 3th 8une 9. 5n present the cricket

captain is #ndrew 0trauss and he mainly in"ol"ed with

team as a batsman. :ot only the boys but also girls

contribute as teams for this cricket game. 5n U, as a

cricket bats they interest to use ;unn < Moore brand.

:ow a days to impro"e the skills of cricket players they are using electronic balling machines.

Thereby with the limited spaces they can reached to their ma=imum result. %ngland cricket team

is not much popular than the football team.

/. Tenn#s

The origin of Tennis, like same as the other

sports, compare to now and pre"ious like a


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mystery and with "arious theories ha"ing been espoused. #t the 0tone #ge man hit rocks

backwards and forwards to entertain their li"es. >eople belie"e the Tennis is deri"ed from

?andball and credit has goes to Romans and %gypt@s. There is an %gyptian town on the :ile

called Tinnis &in #rabic'.

#nother string to this, the term AracBuetA is begun from the #rabic word ArahatA which means Athe

palm of the handA.

5n this century we can see it has de"eloped to the professional

le"el. :ormally this game is consisting of two players or four

players. 5ndi"idual person should ha"e one racBuet and e"ery

game has a specific time period. This stadiums are normally

constructed in outdoor and some are indoorCs also. Reigning

$imbledon is one of the champion tennis players in U.

D. Ru'b)

The rugby game has de"eloped from nineteenth century

under the reputation of tough game.

May rugby playing countries has established their

unions with the class le"els of upper and middle. 5n

United ingdom rugby unions connected with the

public school systems. 5n $ales, at leisure time, coal

miners and other industrial workers play rugby as small

"illage teams. The o"al shape rugby ball gi"es a high

grip and it has made with water resistant material. 5n

this game main rule is, the ball cannot be passed among

the members to front side, and it should be behind side.

5n a rugby team, there is two separate set of groups, one is >ack group and other one is Line

group. The people who are in"ol"ing with >ack, they are "ery strong and bulky members. 6ut inLine members are different. They ha"e high fitness and fast running skills, with the target of

chasing others. %"en this is a tough game, the girl@s rugby team also occupied in U.

"USIC AND ENTERTAIN"ENT

Punk -us#%

The punk mo"ement of the late 913s began in %ngland.

;reat 6ritish bands of this scene were The 0e= >istols


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and The Elash. The >unk style was Mohicans, bondage clothes, safety pins, piercings

and bo""er boots. $ithin short time >unk has became a ma)or cultural phenomenon in

the United ingdom.

Fo&k "us#%

5n the strictest sense %nglish folk music has e=isted since

the arri"al of the %nglish people in 6ritain after D33

centuries. 0ince this type of music was rarely noted, they

ha"e little knowledge of its form or content. 0ome later

tunes, like those used for Morris dance, may ha"e their

origins in this period, but it is impossible to be certain of

these relationships.

N#'!t(e

The choice of night4time entertainment in United ingdom is

fore"er increasing with a mi= of pubs, bars and clubs, an

e=citing theatre and film culture, as well as a "ibrant li"e

music and comedy scene. Throughout the year there is also

an e=citing programme of ma)or festi"als and e"ents in

United ingdom.

E.bet!n -us#%

%li!abethan Music refers to music during the reign of Fueen

%li!abeth the &7//43/', titled The ;olden #ge of %nglish

?istory. 5t was a period in which %nglish music was de"eloped

to a le"el that commanded respect from the rest of $estern

Ei"ili!ation. #fter %li!abeth death, %nglish music maintained

its le"el of accomplishment for a short while.

HISTORICAL FI/URES AND EVENTS
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Un#on o( t!e Cro$ns

%li!abeth died in 3/ at the age of 9. ?er closest male

>rotestant relati"e was the ing of 0cots,8ames G5, of the

?ouse of 0tuart, who became ing 8ames 5 of %nglandin a

Union of the Erowns. 0e"eral assassination attempts weremade on 8ames, notably the Main >lotand 6ye >lotsof

3/, and most famously, on 7 :o"ember 37, the

;unpowder >lot, by a group of Eatholic conspirators, led by

;uy +awkes, which caused more antipathy in %ngland

towards the Eatholic faith. Upon taking power, 8ames

immediately made peace with 0pain, and for the first half of the 1th century, %ngland remained

largely inacti"e in %uropean politics.

Co&on#& En'&nd

5n 31 %ngland built an

establishment at 8amestown This

was the beginning of colonialism

by %ngland in :orth #merica.

Many %nglish settled then in

:orth #merica for religious or

economic reasons. The %nglish

merchants in"ol"ed in

coloni!ation amassed fortunes eBual to those of great aristocratic landowners in %ngland, and

their money, which fuelled the rise of the middle class, permanently altered the balance of

political power. The %nglish colonies did not ha"e an independent foreign policy, but otherwise

were mostly left to manage their own affairs.
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Restort#on o( t!e -onr%!)

The monarchy was restored in 3, with ing Eharles

55 returning to London. ing Eharles 5, who was

beheaded in D9. 5n 7, London was swept by a

"isitation of theplague,and then, in , the capital was

swept by the ;reat +ire, which raged for 7 days,

destroying appro=imately 7,333 buildings. #fter the

Restoration, there was an o"erall reduction in the power

of the crown, and by the -th century %ngland ri"aled the

:etherlands for being one of the freest countries in

%urope.

/&or#ous Re0o&ut#on

5n -3, the %=clusion crisis occurred due to

widespread ob)ections to a Eatholic ser"ing as the

ing of %ngland, since 8ames was the apparent heir

to Eharles, who was the king at that time. #fter the

death of Eharles 55 in -7, his Eatholic brother

ing 8ames 55 < G55was crowned. +rom that point,

there were "arious factions pressing for the Hutch

>rotestant >rince $illiam of Irange and his wife, Mary, to replace ing 8ames 55 in what

became known as the ;lorious Re"olution.
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HOLIDAYS AND FESTIVALS

C!r#st-s

Ehristmas day is a holiday in United ingdom mostly on Hecember 27

to commemoratethe birthof 8esus.Ehristmas is central to theEhristmas

and holiday season, and in Ehristianity marks the beginning of the larger

season ofEhristmastide,which lasts twel"e days. >opular modern

customs of the holiday include gift4gi"ing, music, an e=change of

greeting cards,churchcelebrations, a special meal, and the display of

"arious decorations.

Su--er !od)

The summer holiday in United ingdom start from May to the end

of Ictober. Ither than this period aircraft are reallocated to winter

holiday destinations. 0tudents get a big "acation for this season.

To get the summer holiday destination of their choice it may be

necessary to book se"eral months in ad"ance.

Bo1#n' D)

5n United ingdom, 6o=ing Hay is normally celebrated on the

following day after Ehristmas Hay, which is 2 Hecember. This

day is a non working day for whole 6ritain. This is begun in early

days, an A#lms 6o=A was placed in e"ery church on Ehristmas Hay,

into which worshippers ga"e a gift for the poor of the parish. These

bo=es were always opened the day after Ehristmas, which is why

that day became known as 6o=ing Hay.

6onfire :ight

6onfire :ight is a uniBuely 6ritish e"ent when they

JcelebrateJ the disco"ery of the ;unpowder >lot against the

ing and >arliament in the early 1th Eentury. 5n fact, nobody

cares about the origins of the celebration anymore, but they all

en)oy a good bonfire, firework display, and sausages on the

7th :o"ember each year.
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