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Great Britain today: Cultural changes in Great Britain in 1945 - 2014 Anastasiia Perekalina School: 80 Grade 11a Teacher Artemieva Marina Aleksandrovna.

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1 Great Britain today: Cultural changes in Great Britain in 1945 - 2014 Anastasiia Perekalina School: 80 Grade 11a Teacher Artemieva Marina Aleksandrovna

2 Youth culture FashionMusic LiteratureIntroduction

3 London in 1950s Time when people obeyed the law and respected authority. Economy had been severely damaged. No longer a country that has power in many parts of the world.

4 Literature John Ronald Reuel Tolkien He began his career with the publication of the first book ‘Sir Gawain and the Green Knight’ in 1925. The story began as a sequel to his fantasy novel The Hobbit, but eventually developed into a much larger work.

5 Literature Sir William Gerald Golding He was an English novelist, playwright, and poet. Lord of the flies is dystopian novel about a group of British boys stuck on an uninhabited island who try to govern themselves with disastrous results.

6 Literature Joanne "Jo" Rowling She is a British novelist best known as the author of the Harry Potter fantasy series. Books have become the best-selling book series in history and been the basis for a series of films, which became the highest- grossing film series in history.

7 Literature Paul Murray He is an Irish novelist, the author of the novels An Evening of Long Goodbyes and Skippy Dies. Nowadays they are the best-known modern bestsellers, which are very popular with children and adults.

8 Music Is an English band formed in Liverpool widely regarded as the greatest and most influential act of the rock era. The Beatles

9 Music Is an English rock band formed in London in 1969. They heralded the progressive rock movement of the decade. Uriah Heep

10 Music A British rock band formed in London in 1970s. Queen

11 Music Queen were the biggest stadium rock band. Their performance at 1985 is regarded as one of the greatest in rock history. Rock and Rio festival 1985

12 Music Keane Depeche Mode Arctic Monkeys

13 Fashion Clothes were made with a minimum of fabric, few pleats and no trimmings. 1940s classical suit

14 Fashion In 60s clothes were aimed specifically at young people, of which the mini-skirt was the most popular introduction. Mini dress

15 Fashion Colourful new elements were introduced, such as the collarless jacket, worn with slim-fitting trousers and boots. Colourful jackets

16 Fashion In 70s people wore flares, platform shoes, and clothes made of artificial material such as nylon. Flared jeans

17 Fashion


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