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English national character: stereotypes and reality.

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1 English national character: stereotypes and reality

2 English character

3 Character traits Snobbery Snobbery Conservative Conservative Tea drinkers Tea drinkers Sense of humor Sense of humor Animal lovers Animal lovers Superstitions Superstitions

4 Family life

5 Couple One Couple Lone Other with person with parent (eg friends) no 27% child(ren) with 3% children 25% child(ren) 36% 9%

6 British houses Semi-detached houses Semi-detached houses Small houses Small houses Fireplaces Fireplaces “My home is my castle” “My home is my castle”

7 Traditions and customs

8 The popular hobbies of English students Going Visiting Going Playng Sleeping Reading Listening Watching Playing out with friends shopping sport or books and to music TV or computer friends 3/3 8/9 16/9 relaxing magazines 4/5 videos games 9/25 5/5 5/10 14/7 5/0

9 Pets in Great Britain Five million dogs Five million dogs Four million cats Four million cats Three million parrots and other cage birds, aquarium fish Three million parrots and other cage birds, aquarium fish One million exotic pets One million exotic pets

10 Sports in Great Britain

11 Pubs in Great Britain

12 1.What are the English like ?

13 2. Are the Вritish different from the Russians?

14 3. What national English dishes are popular now?

15 4. What literary hero can be a typical Englishman?

16 5.Do you understand English humor?

17 6. What is the most popular hobby in England?

18 7.What are the national kinds of sport?

19 English dishes Bacon and eggs Bacon and eggs Fish and chips Fish and chips Pudding Pudding Sendwich Sendwich Roast beef Roast beef


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