1. Society and Culture of Major English-Speaking Countries
Yangqian
College of Foreign Languages
Shenyang University

2. Customs
Historical Periods 1 2
Traditional Costumes 3
Historic Sites

3. Public Holidays Bank holidays New Year’s Day Good Friday
Early May Bank Holiday
Spring Bank Holiday
Summer Bank Holiday
Christmas Day
Boxing Day
Royal wedding in 2011
Queen's Diamond Jubilee in 2012

4. National Holidays Trooping the Colour Queen’s Birthday
Around Buckingham Palace in London
The Queen inspecting her troops

5. Bonfire Night
Remember, Remember the Fifth of November Gunpowder Treason and Plot, I see no reason why Gunpowder Treason ：
Should ever be forgot.

6. Remembrance Day in Britain
On 11 November / Poppy Day
Two- minute silence
At war memorials and churches

7. Religious Holidays
Christmas: the biggest and the most popular British holiday celebrated on December 25th each year to commemorate the birth of Jesus Christ.

8. Decorating a Christmas tree

9. Three typical British traditions
The Christmas Pantomime: a comical musical play

10. The Boxing Day

11. The Queen’s Speech
over the television and radio

12. Easter
The most important Christian festival
In spring
Easter egg

13. Pancake Day
A traditional Christian Festival
Pancake races

14. Typical Food & Drink
No.1 Fish and Chips

15. No.2 Tea The entire British empire build up on tea.
“I’ll put the kettle on.”
Milk or sugar?

16. Afternoon Tea First plate: tea sandwich Second plate: scone
Third plate: cakes and pastries

17. Eating habits Breakfast-fast Lunch-simple Supper/dinner-formal
Brunch= breakfast + lunch on weekends
Supper/dinner-formal
Pasta & Pizza

18. Table Manners

19. Things you should do
If you are a guest, it is polite to wait until your host starts eating or indicates you should do so. It shows consideration.
You may eat chicken and pizza with your fingers if you are at a barbecue, finger buffet or very informal setting. Otherwise always use a knife and fork.
When you have finished eating, and to let others know that you have, place your knife and folk together, with the prongs (tines) on the fork facing upwards, on your plate.

20. Things you should not do
Never lick or put your knife in your mouth.
It is impolite to have your elbows on the table while you are eating.
It is impolite to put too much food in your mouth.
It is impolite to slurp your food or eat noisily.
Never blow your nose on a napkin (serviette). Napkins are for dabbing your lips and only for that.

21. Dos & Don’ts Greeting Weather talk Space invader Thank you & sorry
First name

22. Dos & Don’ts
Drive on the left 　　　
Smoking ban
Jump the queue

23. Dos & Don’ts
Superstition
Sneezes & “God bless you”
Never walk under ladders
thirteen / Friday the thirteenth of March
Opening an umbrella inside the house