English house hold.

Country cottages

Tower blocks

Britain is famous for its country cottages which were often built on the country estates of wealthy land lowers. The workers on the estate rented the cottages from the landowner and worked on the land. Cottages were also frequently built around a village green. Cottages have low ceilings, wooden beams and sometimes a thatched roof. In recent years some cottages have become second homes, bought by professionals during the economic boom of the 1980’s.

In the 1950s and 1960s local councils cleared a lot of the slums in the inner city areas and knocked down terraced houses in very poor areas. The people were re-housed in tower blocks on the outskirts of the city or in the centre of the city. Tower blocks can vary from 3-5 storeys high up to 10-20 storeys high. Each storey contains 5 or 6 flats for families. In recent years local councils have tried to improve the areas around tower blocks by creating “green space”, children’s playgrounds and facilities for the community to use. Some tower blocks in large cities like London can be dangerous at night and they have been criticized for their long dark corridors, which encourage crime and vandalism.

1. Many people think that English is the same as British. It’s not. People who are English are from the country of England. On the other hand, British people are people who live in Great Britain and the UK. Although everyone on the UK has a British citizenship they have different nationalities.

- England is only one of the three countries in Britain. The Scots and the Welsh sometimes get angry when they are referred to as English. They do not live in England and they have their own parliaments, so why should they take their identity from England? They have their own identity. There are often distinct differences between people living in each of the three countries in Britain. This is because different groups of people tend to develop their own customs and way of life. National identity and citizenship are not always the same things in Great Britain or the UK. Most people born in Great Britain, being British citizens, do not regard themselves as British and prefer to state their national identity as English, Scottish or Welsh. Most people in England tend to say they are British rather than English.

- Being English is the same as being British (f)

- British people are people who live in Great Britain (t)

- Everyone in the UK has the same citizenship and nationality. (f)

- Scottish, Welsh and English people has one parliament. (f)

- People who live in different parts of Britain have practically the same customs and traditions. (f)

- Most people in England tend to say they are British rather than English. (t)

- Find synonyms for the following words and expressions in the text.

residents	inhabitants	cafeteria	canteen	blameless	innocent
line	queue	British people	Britons	alike	similar
answer	respond	while	whilst	traditions	customs
custom	habit	beerhouse	pub	round, order	turn
fame	publicity	impolite	rude	subway, tube	underground

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