1. ENGLISH CULTURE

3. London Capital city of England
London is the largest city in England and also all of United Kingdom
Population of over 7 million people
The city of London is located along the River Thames

4. Downtown London

5. Look Kids! There’s Big Ben and Parliament

6. The London Eye

7. The London Bridge

8. Double Decker buses

9. The future hybrid buses

10. Taxi Cab

11. The Millennium Bridge

12. ENGLISH vs. AMERICAN ENGLISH

13. What did you say????
1.)Biscuit = Cookie 2.)Bonnet= Car hood 3.)Boot= Car trunk 4.) Chips= French Fries 5.) Jumper= Sweater

14. What did you say????
6.) Lorry Truck 7.)Motorway= Interstate 8.) Petrol= Gasoline 9.) Rubbish= Garbage 10.) Bobby= Policeman

15. BRITISH LITERATURE
William Shakespeare was a famous playwright and poet. Many consider him to be the finest playwright and poet of all time.

16. CHARLES DICKENS

17. C.S. LEWIS

18. J.R. TOLKIEN

19. J.K. ROWLING

20. The Changing Culture of London
Chicken Tikka Masala
- At one time fish and chips were England’s favorite dish but no more. Now Britons prefer an Indian influenced dish called Chicken Tikka Masala.
You can see the Muslim influence reflected in many mosques like this one in British cities

21. MULTI-CULTURALISM
TODAY IN ENGLAND, ABOUT 1 IN 10 PEOPLE IS AN IMMIGRANT and is from a former Colony of Britain .
FORMER BRITISH COLONIES:
CANADA
AUSTRALIA
NEW ZEALAND
INDIA
PAKISTAN
JAMAICA
AND MANY MORE…

22. THINK---PAIR---SHARE
THINK-HOW HAS BRITISH CULTURE BECOME MORE DIVERESE? GIVE EXAMPLES.
PAIR UP WITH ONE PARTNER AND EXPLAIN YOUR ANSWER
SHARE WITH THE CLASS
NEW PLACES OF WORSHIP
FOODS
MUSIC

23. SPORTS http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v8XpSO1kaHo

24. SPORTS
EUROPEAN FOOTBALL (SOCCER)
POLO
RUGBY
CRICKET

25. THE BRITISH INVASION
In the late 1960’s the U.S. faced an invasion from Great Britain, but not by soldiers but by music.

26. Pound vs. The Dollar
In the United Kingdom people use pounds and pence like Americans use dollars and cents.
The pound is made up of 100 pence (p) exactly like the dollar is split into 100 cents.
Current coins are:
1 penny, 2 pence, 5 pence, 10 pence, 20 pence, 50 pence, 1 pound, and 2 pounds.
Current bank notes are:
the 5 pound note, the 10 pound note, the 20 pound note and the 50 pound note.

27. British Paper and Coin Money

28. English Culture Quiz Answer the question below on a separate sheet of paper. You can use your notes to answer the questions
1. London is located along the __________ ___________.
2. In England a “boot” is:
3. In America a “bobby” would be called a:
4. Which English author wrote the Lord of the Rings?
5. Today, what dish replaced fish and chips as the most popular dish in England?
6. Which English sport most resembles baseball?
7. What invaded America in the 1960’s?
8. Dollars and cents are to Americans as ____________ and _____________ are to Britons.