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.
Bahn Mi sandwiches
#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.
Traditional English breakfast
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.
The Sunday Roast Dinner
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
1. Football
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 in
March ,-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.
2. Cricket
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.
/. Tennis
The origin of Tennis, like same as the other
sports, compare to now and pre"ious like a
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. Rugby
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 in
Line 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.
MUSIC AND ENTERTAINMENT
Punk music
The punk mo"ement of the late ,913s began in %ngland.
;reat 6ritish bands of this scene were The 0e= >istols
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.
Folk Music
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.
Nightlife
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.
Elizabethan music
%li!abethan Music refers to music during the reign of Fueen
%li!abeth the &,7//4,.3/', 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 FIGURES AND EVENTS
Union of the Crowns
%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 %ngland in a
Union of the Erowns. 0e"eral assassination attempts were
made on 8ames, notably the Main >lot and 6ye >lots of
,.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.
Colonial England
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.
Restoration of the monarchy
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 the plague, 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.
Glorious Revolution
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 < G55 was 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.
HOLIDAYS AND FESTIVALS
Christmas
Ehristmas day is a holiday in United ingdom mostly on Hecember 27
to commemorate the birth of 8esus. Ehristmas is central to the Ehristmas
and holiday season, and in Ehristianity marks the beginning of the larger
season of Ehristmastide, which lasts twel"e days. >opular modern
customs of the holiday include gift4gi"ing, music, an e=change of
greeting cards, church celebrations, a special meal, and the display of
"arious decorations.
Summer holiday
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.
Boxing Day
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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