Country Studies -Great Britain (the 2nd term)

The most popular daily neswpapers are "Sun" and "The Mirror".

In tabloids you can find serious articles and few pictures.

Broadsheets are much more popular than tabloids.

There are national and regional newspapers in Britain.

Regional newspapers publish local stories.

The newspapers never support political parties.

The word "television" has been with us since 1900.

In 1959 the TV was called "a goggle-box".

In the UK, only 50% of homes own TV sets.

The Internet has made it possible to listen to radio stations from all over the world instantly.

People in UK like talking about the weather because it's so unpredictable.

They prefer to travel around Britain.

It's polite for the British to turn up to someone's house unexpectadly.

It's traditional and practical for the British to have carpets at their houses.

On Sundays it's typical for the British to eat a roast dinner.

It's really hard to find all sorts of cuisine in London.

Burns Night is commemorated by Ireland.

On Easter children look for chocolate icecream.

St.David's Day is celebrated by the Welsh people.

A carrot for the reindeer is left on the mantlepiece on Christmas.

Boxing Day is a day for shopping and eating excellent leftovers.

The famous spy James Bond was created by Canadian writer Ian Fleming.

The Harry Potter films were mostly filmed in the United States.

One of the most famous directors in the world, Alfred Hitchcock,was British.