Interesting

facts about
the UK
Prepared by:
Utessova Aniya
Khassenov Rakhym
GM22 059
Table of contents

01. British culture

02. Fascinating facts

03. Traditions
01.
British culture
 English
Welsh
Great Britain is one of the culturally rich and
diverse countries in the world. It has largely Scottish Gaelic
influenced many other countries or Scots
geographical states. It is well reflected in Cornish
architectural sights, music, art. Irish
Ulster Scot
Speaking about architecture, most
English cities were formed during
the Roman era, which is clearly seen
in many ancient constructions. One
of such sights is the Hadrian’s Wall
on the border with Scotland.

—Someone Famous
 British jazz

Speaking of music, I should outline that folk

and jazz motives have been always very
popular in the UK. You can hear them in
cabarets, clubs and music halls, on TV or radio
and even in some pubs.
The most grandiose holiday in
Britain is the Queen's birthday. It is
celebrated 2 times a year (real
birthday and official) The official
birthday is celebrated on the first or
second Saturday of June. This
tradition appeared during the reign
of King Edward 7
02.
Fascinating
facts
English tea: the property of the Kingdom

Tea is by far the most famous

drink among the British. It is
estimated that they drink 165
million cups of tea every day. The
fun thing here is that in the U.S.
the tea’s consumption is 20 times
Surprisingly, tea owes its
popularity to coffee shops. The
owner of one of the first London
coffee houses, Thomas Harvey,
was selling tea both dry and
brewed as early as 1657.
Another interesting facts:
London houses more than 8 million citizens who
communicate via different languages. It is estimated
that more than 300 languages are spoken in the city

The first postage stamp was created in the U.K. It was

designed in May 1840, and it featured Queen Victoria.

There are about five million dogs in England, about the same number of cats, three million parrots, other birds
and aquarium fish — as well as a million exotic animals, for example, reptiles. There are special shops in the UK
that sell food, clothing and other items for dogs. There are dog hairdressers, gyms and cemeteries. In Britain,
Christmas cards and birthday greetings are sent on behalf of animals.
 1. The monument of
Stonehenge is claimed to be
one of the oldest
monuments in the world,
scientists believe that it was
built over in 3,000 B.C.

2. Located near the English town of Amesbury and it attracts millions of tourists everay.
People built Stonehenge with bluestones and sarsen stones. There were about 80 bluestones.
They came from mountains 250 kilometers away. They are very heavy.
Every year, on June 21st, lots of people go to Stonehenge to celebrate the longest day of the
year.
 03
Traditions
 Roast beef recipe
Ingredients: Venus has a
beautiful name and it’s hot,
even hotter than Mercury,
which is the smallest planet
in the System
The typical food in the U.K. is
roast beef and Yorkshire beef,
but the Brits have voted
Chicken Tikka as their national
dish. The Chicken Tikka is
Prep: 20’
Cook: 35’
actually an Indian recipe.
Rest time : 30’
Total: 85’
Servings: 4
 Breakfast
● They say that breakfast is the most
important meal of the day, which is why
if you are doing something physically
or mentally demanding, such as the
IELTs exam, you need to have a full
English breakfast! This breakfast
usually includes: bacon, sausages,
eggs, baked beans, toast, mushrooms,
tomatoes, hash browns and black
puddings.
Christmas traditions
Christmas Eve
December
Christmas Eve takes place on
1 2 3 4 December 24 and is probably one
of the best nights of the year!
5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Christmas has the power to
reunite families and friends, warm
up our hearts, and remind us that
12 13 14 15 16 17 18
we have so many things to be
thankful for.
19 20 21 22 23 24
24 25
25 Also, The Queen’s Christmas
message is always one of the
26 27 28 29 30 31 most watched programmes on TV
on Christmas Day
Thank you for your
attention!