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British Culture1
British Culture1
British Culture1
1974
2010
50% of men smoked 60% of women worked 75% bought a national daily 45% had no car 400,000 marriages 650,000 university students men earned 29% more than women
British Culture
What do you usually associate with British culture ? In which ways have your views about this changed since you've been here ? What do you like and dislike about the way of life in the U.K ? Why might it be good to teach your students about British culture?
Council housing
a bungalow
a terraced house
a detached house
a semi-detached house
a cottage
Schools
What are we like ? class-ridden / class conscious ? multicultural / harmony or confusion / eclectic ? nostalgic / forward-looking ? shy / reserved ? formal / informal ?
Emma
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6WpLozLqLZ0
Costume drama
Atonement
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FWPZDi723Eo
Kes
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ea4TZlenbIg
Billy Elliot
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jhyktCYtc1g
Gritty Realism
Made in Dagenham
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m9_2EAgmIqA
This is England
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H0jkv2bRFgQ
http://www.youtube.com/user/KenLoachFilms?blend=7&ob=5#p/a
Mr Bean
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r1NsFQUZhb8
Monty Python
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4vuW6tQ0218
Comedy
The Office
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I9LLZJFBWdc
Harry Potter
Green Claws
Children's
The Wombles
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n2igjYFojUo
Telly Tubbies
Rasta Mouse
The Snowman
The Beatles
music
Coldplay