English Lessons
May Day traditions in Britain include Morris dancing, the crowning of the May Queen and Maypole dancing.
Morris dancers normally perform on May Day. These are men wearing folk costumes and bell pads on their shins. They use sticks, swords and handkerchiefs that maybe wielded by the dancers during their dance.
What things make Britain great? There are 101 answers to this thought: There is its football league with fans worldwide. Bands and singers have been leading the charts since the 60s.
Great Britain is constantly producing top movie stars. It is the source of some of the best TV shows including comedy ones that are repeated and translated worldwide. It is the origin of international top class brands like Rolls Royce, Harrods, and Cadburys.
There is also Tesco! It has the world’s most famous and internationally known monarch – Queen Elizabeth II. There is HP and Daddies sauce, real ale, parks, piers, seasides and rock - the stuff you eat! Tea - a nice ‘cuppa’ PG Tips! Britain has roundabouts! It also has some of the best tabloid and broadsheet press in the world.
Category: Culture / Life / Great Britain
At its peak the British Empire was the largest empire the world had ever known. It was said ‘the sun never sets on the British Empire’ because its span across the globe ensured that the sun was always shining on at least one of its numerous colonies or subject nations. Its power and influence stretched all over the globe for several centuries.
For better or worse it had a massive impact on the history of the world. It was a product of the European age of discovery that began with the maritime explorations in the 16th century, which sparked the era of the European colonial empires. The America’s colonisation forming part of the first era of the British Empire.
Category: History / British Empire / Great Britain
