1. A Number of British Cultural Aspects Cost of living Dos & Don’ts Population Religions Trade & Industries Weather

2. How much do things cost in England Cost of living varies More expensive in London and the South East Cheaper in the North Currency + pound sterling (£) (≈ 6.5 SR) Rough estimate of how much things cost in Britain, e.g. Milk (0.80 - 1.08) Bread (0.89 – 1.25) Eggs (1.70 – 2.78)

3. Dos & Don’ts in England  Dos: e.g. Do stand in line Do say ‘Excuse me’, ‘please’ and ‘Thank you’ Do shake hands  Don’ts: Do not talk loudly Do not speak with your mouth full Do no ask personal questions

4. Population in England Britain has always been a mixed race society (Roman-Saxon-Viking-Normans- Africans- refugees) 7% of population made up of other cultural ethnicities (4 million) White (94%) Indian (2%) Pakistani (1%) Black and other (3%)

5. Religions in England (1953) England broke from Catholic Church Formed Anglican Church (68%) of population Anglicans A wide range of religions Anglican (27 million) Roman Catholic (9 million) Muslim (1 million) Sikh (400 000) Hindu (350 000) Jewish (300 000)

6. Trade & Industries 5 th largest trading nation in the world (computers/Japan) Main Industries: (banking and finance/steel/transport equipment/gas/tourism) Trade: Exports - chemical industry (largest export earner) - pharmaceutical (Zantac/AZT) - machinery - export services (banking/insurance/consultancy) Imports - food, beverages and tobacco (1/2) - machinery and road vehicles (2/3) - chemicals, fuels, clothing and footwear

7. England’s Natural Resources: (coal/iron ore/chalk/Arable land/natural gas/salt/clay) Farming: - change in the last 30 yrs/machinery - Types Arable (crops & cereals) Pastoral (animals) Mixed farming (arable & pastoral) Horticulture (flowers) Market gardening (fruits & vegetables) Viticulture (grapes) - Type of farming: 1- Soil 2- Climate -Principal crops (Wheat, barley …) -Livestock products (poultry, sheep, …Dairy products)

8. What is the weather like in Britain? Very changing - rain (1 in 3) - fluctuation of temperature (30 c summer/ -5 c winter) - Island/ varied climate - July/ warmest - February/ coldest - four seasons

9. Tourism London/ most desired dest./largest/ richest in history & culture in the world Key places to visit - (Hyde park/ London Zoo/ Buckingham Palace/ Big Ben…) - Famous country side (farms/ mansions/ coasts/ quaint towns) - Southern coast - Brighton/ 18 th c. aristocracy/ sea baths - Portsmouth/ naval base - Southampton/ transatlantic ships ‘Titanic’- Mayflower (1 st English settlers to America)