British culture

• English
• Secundair onderwijs

BOBBIES, pubs, beers, gastronomy, the Union Jack, queuing up, antiques and tradition

By Bette HenDrix, Egon De Zutter & Noa VanDriessche

British culture

Lesson goals

- The students know what a BOBBY is and are able to explain the term.

- The students can recognize the Union Jack and know what other flags it is made up of.

- The students can recognize and name typical British dishes.

- The students know about different aspects of British culture like: queuing, being embarrassed, pubs, types of beer, antiques and tradition.

British Culture

Pubs

Law enforcement

Stout

Lager

Ale

Barley (Orge)

Hops (Houblon)

Bobbies

Aversion to guns

Truncheon

Attitude

Cheerful

Chatty

Friendly

Helpful

Union Jack of the UK

Flag of St George (England)

Digonal red cross of Saint Patrick
(patron saint of Ireland)

Diagonal white cross of Saint Andrew
(patron saint of Scotland).

Beer

Gastronomy

Full English Breakfast

Black pudding

Sausage and mash

fish & chips

Cornish pasties

Meat pies

Sunday roast

Shepherd’s pie

Jelly

Marmite

Black pudding

English breakfast

Sausage and mash

Shepperd's pie

Sunday roast

Meat pie

Jelly

Cornish pasties

A good beer is made from malted ___________ (orge) and flavoured with real ________ (houblon) and is served at ___________ (storage) temperature.

A British policeman is called a _______. These policemen aren't __________________, because the British have a _____________________________. Fun fact: he first two were fired for being drunk on the job.

A good pub will have "atmosphere" - a ________ (adj.) and _________ (adj.) landlord (or landlady), ________ (adj.) and chatty bar staff and "locals" willing to __________ (verb) with any visitor. 

Helpful

Gossip

Cheerful

Friendly

Hops

Cellar

Barley

natural aversion to guns

BOBBY

routinely armed

Which of the following flags isn't a part of the Union Jack?

1. 
2. 
3. 
4. 

Stout

Ale

Lager

Drag your answers (top) In the correct category (bottom)

Lower Alcohol %

Medium to High Alcohol %

Higher Alcohol %

Clean, Crisp

Bitter

Fruity, Floral

Would you want to be a 'Bobby'
Explain why and list atleast 2 seperate reasons.

Combine the synonymous words

Banger

Constable

Tavern

Orge

Houblon

Truncheon

Bobby

Club

Sausage

Pub

Hops

Barley

Some additional fun facts

- Bobbies clothes were blue because the military already had red

- The first 2 bobbies were fired for being drunk on the job

- They wore rattles and later whistles to grab attention

- Named after Sir Robert Peel

- Lager isn't considered beer by Britons