Welcome! You both are in charge of investigating about the British Culture. From Scotland to Cornwall, Britain is full of customs and traditions. A lot of them have very long histories. Some are funny and some are strange. But they're all interesting and are all part of the British way of life, the United Kingdom life.

Now you need to distribute the following topics about the British Culture. Each one of you has to choose four topics. Good luck!

Food and drinks: What do English people like? What is the national drink of the United Kingdom? You will be able to answer these questions (and others!) looking up these websites.

http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/customs/questions/food/drinks.htm

http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/customs/questions/food/meals.htm

http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/customs/questions/food/index.htm

Then complete the worksheet 1 and print it.

Shopping: British people love to shop! Only London has over 40,000 shops and 26 major street markets to choose from. Do you know which is the famous department store that every tourist wants to visit? When are the shopping hours? You will be able to answer these questions (and others!) looking up these websites.

http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/customs/questions/shops.htm

http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/customs/questions/activities/shopping.htm

http//www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/customs/questions/activities/typicalenglish.htm:

Then complete the worksheet 2 and print it.

Royal Family: The Monarchy is the oldest institution of government in the United Kingdom. British people love her Queen and the Royal Family; the facts about the Monarchy are an important part of British culture.
Do you want to learn more? Let's look up these websites

http://www.royal.gov.uk/output/page266.asp

http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/customs/questions/royaltree.htm

http://www.royal.gov.uk/output/page151.asp

Then complete the worksheet 3 and print it.

Anthem: An anthem is a song of celebration, usually acting as a symbol for a certain group of people, as in the term "national anthem". The British National Anthem originated in a patriotic song first performed in 1745. Dou you know it? You can read and listen to it looking up this website.

http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/customs/questions/anthem.html

Now open a new document (Microsoft Word or Open Office Writer). Write a proper title and copy on it the British National Anthem. Print it.

Famous people: United Kingdom is the birthplace of Newton, Darwin, Shakespeare, the Beatles and the JK Rowling, the author of the Harry Potter books. Do you know them? You can read about these people and more looking up the following websites.

http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/customs/questions/famous_people.htm

http://encyclopedia.laborlawtalk.com/

http://www.famouspeople.co.uk

Then complete the worksheet 4 and print it.

Language: Which is the most important language in the United Kingdom? Can you speak it? Is it the only language spoken in the United Kingdom? Let's see it...

http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/customs/questions/language.html

http://www.whoohoo.co.uk/scottish-translator.asp

http://www.whoohoo.co.uk/irish-translator.asp

Complete the worksheet 5 and print it.

Money: If you want to travel to the United Kingdom, you will need money. Although the United Kingdom belong to the European Economic Community, you can't use euros to pay your purchases. What money do you use in the United Kingdom? Let's see it... Look up these websites

http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/customs/questions/money/index.htm

http://www.xe.com/ucc/

http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/customs/questions/cost.html

Complete the worksheet 6 and print it.

Education: It is an important part of British life. There are hundreds of schools, colleges and universities, including some of the most famous in the world. Do you know at what age do children start school in the UK? On what days do children attend school? You will be able to answer these questions (and others!) looking up these websites.

http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/customs/questions/education/index.html

http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/schday/lunch.html

Then complete the worksheet 7 and print it.