1. The British celebrate such public holidays as Christmas, Easter, Easter Monday, May Day, the Spring Bank Holiday and the Summer Bank Holiday.
2. There are other festivals, such as Pancake Day, April Fool’s day, Halloween, Guy Fawkes night, St Valentine’s Day and others.
3. Halloween is a day on which many children dress up in unusual costumes and go from house to house saying, “Trick or treat!”
4. It is my favourite British holiday.
5. It is of Celtic origin and happens on the 31st of October.
6. The symbols of Halloween are ghosts, spiders, skeletons, witches, black cats, and, of course, pumpkins and scarecrows.7. I do. Some British customs and traditions are very old and you can find them only in Britain. Take, for example, Changing the Guard or the Beefeaters of the Tower of London.8. How often do you say «Please» and «Thank you»? Do you stand in line in Britain? Do you shake hands when introduced? Do you open doors for other people?9. If I were you, I would buy something connected with the Royal family.10. It’s very important to know traditions and customs of different countries. It will help you to understand different people and learn their language.
I recently watched a short news report about a study in a chinese university where they tried to find out whether men are more vain than women. The researchers made appointments with their subjects to be interviewed and each has to wait in a waiting room before being interviewed. In each room there is a one way mirror where researchers can video tape the subject's action without being seen. In that study, men looked at themselves in the mirror more than the women.
1. The British celebrate such public holidays as Christmas, Easter, Easter Monday, May Day, the Spring Bank Holiday and the Summer Bank Holiday.
2. There are other festivals, such as Pancake Day, April Fool’s day, Halloween, Guy Fawkes night, St Valentine’s Day and others.
3. Halloween is a day on which many children dress up in unusual costumes and go from house to house saying, “Trick or treat!”
4. It is my favourite British holiday.
5. It is of Celtic origin and happens on the 31st of October.
6. The symbols of Halloween are ghosts, spiders, skeletons, witches, black cats, and, of course, pumpkins and scarecrows.7. I do. Some British customs and traditions are very old and you can find them only in Britain. Take, for example, Changing the Guard or the Beefeaters of the Tower of London.8. How often do you say «Please» and «Thank you»? Do you stand in line in Britain? Do you shake hands when introduced? Do you open doors for other people?9. If I were you, I would buy something connected with the Royal family.10. It’s very important to know traditions and customs of different countries. It will help you to understand different people and learn their language.
Could men be more vain than women?