Summary: book "Britain for Learners of English", James O'Driscoll
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| England Capital: London Flag white with a red cross (St. George’s cross) Plant rose Colour white Patron saint St. George Saints day 23 April Names John Smith Insulting names bowler hat. The English are over polite. English mock themselves a lot. They have many meanings of the word sorry. My home is my castle Wales Capital: Cardiff Flag flag is white and green with a red dragon. The Dragon of Cadwallader. Plant leek/daffodil Colour red Patron saint St. David Saints day 1 March Names David Jones Insulting names Dai (welsh for David, taffy. Instruments harp The Welsh are being associated with a great singing ability. They’re small, musical and often referred to retarded. Owain Glyndwr (Owen Glendower in English) was a national hero for the Welsh. In the fifteenth century Glyndwr captured all the castles which the English had built to help them rule in Wales and established and independent Wales with its own parliament. St. David is the only one born in Wales. Scotland Capital: Edinburgh Flag blue with white cross (St. Andrew’s cross) Plant thistle Colour blue Patron saint St. Andrew Saints day 30 November Names Ian McConnor Insulting names Jocks. Instruments bagpipes The Scots are very careful with money (cheap. Scotland has its own banknotes and own way of speaking English. Burn Suppers is a celebration on 25 th of January. They read work of the poet Robert Burns (18 th century Scotland’s national poet, wear kilt, sing traditional songs, dance traditional dance called reels and eat haggis. Which is made from sheep’s heart, lungs and liver. Northern Ireland Capital: Belfast Flag white with a red cross (St. Patrick’s cross) Plant shamrock Colour green Patron saint St. Patrick Saints day March Names Sean O’Brien Distributing prohibited | Downloaded by Ngan Tien (nganctddongnai@yahoo.com.vn) lOMoARcPSD|2347954 Insulting names mick, paddy and leprechaun Instrument harp The Irish are great talkers and great drinkers. They are not reliable, not hardworking. They have a rich folklore and very lively The peace wall, builtin, is a wall that separates the Catholics from the Protestants in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Download 0.78 Mb. Share with your friends:
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