British Traditions and Customs

British nation is considered to be the most conservative in Europe. Englishmen are proud of their traditions and carefully keep them up. The best examples are their queen, money system, their weights and measures.

There are many customs and some of them are very old. There is, for example, the Marble Championship, where the British Champion is crowned; he wins a silver cup known among folk dancers as Morris Dancing. Morris Dancing is an event where people, worn in beautiful clothes with ribbons and bells, dance with handkerchiefs or big sticks in their hands, while traditional music- sounds.

Another example is the Boat Race, which takes place on the river Thames, often on Easter Sunday. A boat with a team from Oxford University and one with a team from Cambridge University hold a race.

British people think that the Grand National horse race is the most exciting horse race in the world. It takes place near Liverpool every year.

Another tradition is the holiday called Bonfire Night.

On November 5,1605, a man called Guy Fawkes planned to blow up the Houses of Parliament where the king James 1st was to open Parliament on that day. But Guy Fawkes was unable to realize his plan and was caught and later, hanged. The British still remember that Guy Fawkes' Night. It is another name for this holiday. This day one can see children with figures, made of sacks and straw and dressed in old clothes. On November 5th, children put their figures on the bonfire, burn them, and light their fireworks.

A popular Scottish event is the Edinburgh Festival of music and drama, which takes place every year. A truly Welsh event is the Eisteddfod, a national festival of traditional poetry and music, with a competition for the best new poem in Welsh.

If we look at English weights and measures, we can be convinced that the British are very conservative people. They do not use the internationally accepted measurements. They have conserved their old measures. There are nine essential measures. For general use, the smallest weight is one ounce, then 16 ounce is equal to a pound. Fourteen pounds is one stone.

The English always give people's weight in pounds and stones. Liquids they measure in pints, quarts and gallons. There are two pints in a quart and four quarts or eight pints are in one gallon. For length, they have inches» foot, yards and miles.

If we have always been used to the metric system therefore the English monetary system could be found rather difficult for us. They have a pound sterling, which is divided into twenty shillings, half-crown is cost two shillings and sixpence, shilling is worth twelve pennies and one penny could be changed by two halfpennies.

 

 

Задания к экзамену

Задание № 3. Монологическое высказывание

(устное изложение одной из пройденных разговорных тем)

 

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«Российский государственный профессионально-педагогический университет»

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Кафедра русского и иностранных языков

 

УТВЕРЖДАЮ:

Зав.кафедрой РИЯ

Евтюгина А.А.___________

 

 

Экзаменационный билет № 1

 

 

1. Изучающее чтение и письменный перевод со словарем с иностранного языка на русский язык текста по направлению подготовки объемом 1800 печ. знаков. (Приложение1). Время на подготовку - 60 мин.

2.Монологическое высказывание (устное изложение разговорной темы "Я и моя семья").

 

Министерство образования и науки Российской Федерации

Ф ГАОУ ВО

«Российский государственный профессионально-педагогический университет»

Институт психолого-педагогического образования

Кафедра русского и иностранных языков

 

УТВЕРЖДАЮ:

Зав.кафедрой РИЯ

Евтюгина А.А.___________

 

 

Экзаменационный билет № 2

 

1. Изучающее чтение и письменный перевод со словарем с иностранного языка на русский язык текста по направлению подготовки объемом 1800 печ. знаков. (Приложение 2). Время на подготовку - 60 мин.

2.Монологическое высказывание (устное изложение разговорной темы "Мой рабочий день").

Министерство образования и науки Российской Федерации

Ф ГАОУ ВО

«Российский государственный профессионально-педагогический университет»

Институт психолого-педагогического образования

Кафедра русского и иностранных языков

 

УТВЕРЖДАЮ:

Зав.кафедрой РИЯ

Евтюгина А.А.___________

 

 

Экзаменационный билет № 3

 

 

1. Изучающее чтение и письменный перевод со словарем с иностранного языка на русский язык текста по направлению подготовки объемом 1800 печ. знаков. (Приложение 3). Время на подготовку - 60 мин.

2.Монологическое высказывание (устное изложение разговорной темы "Выходной день: мое хобби").

Министерство образования и науки Российской Федерации

Ф ГАОУ ВО

«Российский государственный профессионально-педагогический университет»

Институт психолого-педагогического образования