講義參考說(shuō)明lesson customs part2

1、British Family Life, Character and CustomsPart 2Meals and DrinksBreakfast is eaten at varying times in the morning.It was traditionally a big meal called a Cooked Breakfast or English BreakfastToday, people have a light breakfast called a continental breakfast. Consists of a few of the following; fr

2、uit juice, croissant, fruit, bread and cereal.LunchThe midday meal.Usually eaten between 12:00 and 14:00Most adults will only have a 30 minute lunch.It is usually a light meal consisting of a sandwich or a salad. Ploughmans SandwichDinneroUsually eaten at anytime between 5pm 8pm.oFamilies try to eat

3、 together but this isnt always possible.Bangers and Mash Cottage PieFish and ChipsFish and Chips is the traditional take away food of the UK.Roast ChickenThe Sunday RoastIs the main meal which is eaten on Sunday at midday.It consists of roast beef, two different kinds of vegetables and roast potatoe

4、s with a Yorkshire pudding.Eating OutIt is customary to tip your waiter/waitress at the end of the meal (approx 10%). Sometimes this is included in the bill.General SuperstitionsGood luck:Lucky to meet a black cat. Black Cats are featured on many good luck greetings cards and birthday cards in Engla

5、nd.Lucky to touch wood. We touch; knock on wood, to make something come true.Lucky to find a four leaf clover.General SuperstitionsGeneral SuperstitionsGood luck:A horseshoe over the door brings good luck. But the horseshoe needs to be the right way up. The luck runs out of the horseshoe if it is up

6、side down.Horseshoes are generally a sign of good luck and feature on many good luck cards.General SuperstitionsGeneral SuperstitionsBad luck:Unlucky to walk underneath a ladder. Seven years bad luck to break a mirror. Unlucky to see one magpie, lucky to see twoGeneral SuperstitionsGeneral Superstit

7、ionsBad luck:Unlucky to spill salt. If you do, you must throw it over your shoulder.Unlucky to open an umbrella in doors.The number thirteen is unlucky. Friday the thirteenth is a very unlucky day.Bad luck to walk across three drain covers in the street.MoneyThe British currency is the pound sterlin

8、g. The sign for the pound is GBP = Great British Pound Since decimalisation in 1971 , the pound has been divided into 100 pence, before 1 = 240 pence.The pound () is made up of 100 pence (p)The singular of pence is penny. The symbol for the penny is p; hence an amount such as 50p is often pronounced

9、 fifty pee rather than fifty pence.MoneyWe have both coins and banknotes.Current coins are:1 penny, 2 pence, 5 pence, 10 pence, 20 pence, 50 pence, 1 pound, and 2 pounds.Current bank notes are:The 5 pound note, the 10 pound note, the 20 pound note and the 50 pound note.MoneyOld money conversions to

10、money used todaySix pence - 2pOne shilling (or bob) - 5pHalf a crown (2 shillings and sixpence) - 12pOne guinea - 1.05British CoinsAll our coins bear HM The Queens head on one side. Portraits of kings and queens have been engraved on our coins for hundreds of years.On the edge of our coins, the lett

11、ers D.G.REG.F.D. always appear after the Queens name. The letters stand for the Latin words Dei Gratia Regina Fidei Defensor, which means By the Grace of God, Queen, Defender of the Faith.MoneyMoneyBanknotesAll our bank notes bear HM The Queens head on one side and a famous historical person on the

12、other side.Queen Elizabeth ll is the first monarch to have her portrait printed on a bank note. It was first done in 1960 as a way of helping to prevent forgeries.QuidThe slang term for a British Pound is Quid. One pound sterling is referred to as A QUID, five pound sterling as Five Quid and ten pou

13、nd sterling as Ten Quid. Other names for a pound coin include a smacker, or smackeroon.The two Banknotes with other names are the Fiver (5) or the Tenner (10) .For example It only cost me a tenner”Customs Through the Year JanuaryJanuaryNew Years Day (Jan 1)-the beginning of the new year. People make

14、 resolutions.Twelfth Night (Jan 6)-a party after the Christmas break and before the return to work in the fields.Crufts Dog Show In February.Valuable dogs from all over the world compete in Birmingham. The best dog gets the title Crufts Supreme Champion.Saint Valentines Day February 14Was started in

15、 the time of Roman Empire.Is dedicated to St. Valentine.People send a card to someone they love, like, fancy or admire.The Boat Race In MarchA rowing race between the universities of Oxford and Cambridge.On the river Thames in London (7.2 km).Pancake Day In MarchThe last day before Lent.Pancake race

16、-running while holding a pancake in a frying pan. Competitors have to throw it in the air and catch it again in the pan.April Fools DayApril 1A day of practical jokes.You have to play the joke before 12 oclock midday, otherwise the joke is on you.Good FridayThe Friday before Easter.The church marks

17、the death of Christ.British usually eat hot-cross buns, which are marked on top with cross.EasterIn April.The celebration of the Resurrection of ChristSchools are closed for two weeks.People give each other chocolate eggs that are wrapped in silver paper.The London MarathonOne of the biggest maratho

18、ns in the world.Each year about 30,000 people start the race and about 25,000 finish.Raise money for charity.May DayMay 1A pagan festival to celebrate the end of winter and e summer.Chelsea Flower ShowIn MayBritains most important flower and garden show.Thousands of people come to see the prize flow

19、ers and specially built gardens.Midsummer DayJune 20/21Summer solstice.People stay up until midnight to e in midsummer day. When the fires die down, men run or jump through it to bring good luck.Trooping The ColourThe second Saturday in June.Celebrates the Queens official birthday.Lots of marching,

20、military music and the soldiers are dressed in colourful uniforms.Saint Swithins DayJuly 15Saint Swithin was Englands Bishop of Winchester.40 days of bad weather will follow if it rains on this day.WimbledonThe last week of June and the first week of July.At Wimbledon in South-West London.One of the

21、 four great world tennis championships and the only one which is played on grass.Notting Hill CarnivalThe last weekend in August.Takes place in Notting Hill.People dress up in fabulous costumes.Steel bands play African and Caribbean music.Harvest FestivalsIn September.A Christian festival.It was hel

22、d to say thank you to God for a good harvest.Churches are decorated with fruit, vegetables and flowers.HalloweenOctober 31A pagan festival celebrates the return of the souls that visit their former houses.People dress up as witches, ghosts etc.Houses are decorated with pumpkins.Guy Fawkes NightNovem

23、ber 5He was a terrorist.The day marks the discovery of a plot to blow up Parliament in 1605.People make models of him and burn them on big bonfires.Remembrance DayNovember is the time of the year when we wear a red poppy in memory of those who gave their lives for us during wars.The eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month