The traditional view of the English.

The traditional view of the English 

Составитель презентации : Маскаева О.В.

Almost every nation has some kind of a reputation. As for the English, foreigners often picture a typical Englishman wearing a bowler hat and clothes made of tweedor cheviot, smoking a pipe, drinking tea or stridinq across the open countryside with his dog. But this is a picture of aristocratic Englishman in the past and it is not so any longer.

English people like reading a lot, especially newspapers-talking about the weather, going to a pub, discussing news. They also like to spend time in a club.

English people are considered to be cold, reserved and rather haughty people. They rarely shake hands. They also seldom embrace one another.

The traditional love of the English for their homes is known all over the world. Old sayings like "Home is a castle" and "There is no place like a home" reflect the inner nature of a real Englishman who cannot imagine his life without a lawn in front of his house or a small garden behind it and a fireplace inside the house.

The remarkable politeness is one of the most striking features of the English. They are never tired of saying "Thank you" and "Sorry".

The English take everything with exquisite sense of humor. They can be easily offended if you say they do not have it.

Many of the world's famous sports began in England, including cricket, football, lawn tennis and rugby.

Cricket  is England's national sport.

Football  (or soccer) is really popular and some of the English teams are known all over the world — Manchester United, Arsenal and Liverpool.

Rugby  originated from Rugby school in Warwickshire. It is similar to football but is played with an oval ball and players can carry the ball and tackle each other.

Netball  is the largest female team sport in England.

Table tennis  (ping-pong) was invented in England in 1880.

Badminton  takes its name from the Duke of Beaufort's country home, Badminton House, where the sport was first played in the 19th century.

Boat racing  also originates here from the 19th century when the students of the UK's two oldest universities, Oxford and Cambridge, decided to hold a competition.

Литература:

• Английский язык. Страноведческий справочник. – 2 изд., Шереметьева А.В.
• http://ru.wikipedia.org /
• http:// ok-english.ru/
• http://animashky.ru /