THE CHARACTER

TRAITS OF BRITISH PEOPLE

BRITISH TRADITIONSand CUSTOMS

Every country has its own traditions and customs. In Britain traditions play a very important role in the life of people. The British are proud of their traditions and keep them carefully.

Character traits (miserliness, pedantry and intolerance) are part of

the basic orientation of the character.

They are libidinal or passionate strivings in the character structure of

a human being.

Individualism is the moral stance, political philosophy, ideology, or

social outlook that stresses "the moral worth of the individual.

Character Traits of English people

Caring

Citizenship

Fairness

Responsibility

Trustworthiness

Respect

Good Character

Good Character

Caring/Compassion

Citizenship

Responsibility

Trustworthiness

Fairness/Justice

Respect

Caring/Compassion

Concern for othersCompassionate and EmpatheticThankfulForgivingVolunteer work Being aware

Citizenship

Pursue the common goodGet involvedProtect the environmentRespect our nationPlay by the rulesPledge of allegiance and national anthemRecycle, conserve water and electricity

Responsibility

DutyAccept the

consequencesDo your bestPersevereTake charge Be dependable

Do your shareDon’t pass the

blame to others

Trustworthiness

Be truthful to yourselfBe honestKeep promisesKeep secretsDon’t gossipBe a good friendBe dependable

Fairness/Justice

Treat all people equally Choose without prejudice or favoritism Be open-minded and impartial Get all the facts first Take turns Play by the rules- don’t cheat Listen with an open mind Don’t blame others Don’t have favorites

Respect Treat others the way you want to be treated Dignity, privacy and freedom Judge character Be tolerant Non-violent resolutions Be courteous Listen to others Don’t insult other people Don’t judge too quickly

STOP

Can you think of a way you have shown to have a good character?

Can you think of a way today that you can work on you character?

Who is an example to you in your life of someone with good character? Why?

People who exemplify some of these character traits are:

Mother Teresa

Martin Luther King Jr.

Anne Frank

Helen Keller

Rosa Parks

Lance Armstrong

The most important differences

For British people it is taboo to ask personal questions to each other.

British people always change clothes for the dinner.

The British can listen to the speaker attentively, but it does not mean that they understand you.

Traditions are very important for the British

Left-hand transportation

English breakfast is famous for

it is solidity

British value home and

relatives

British love animals

Sport games-golf, cricket,polo

The most important holidays

are Christmas and Easter

Englishmen's homePeople all over the world know the saying: “The Englishmen’s home is his castle”. They like to live in small houses with a small garden. A typical feature of an English house is a fireplace, that's why many of them prefer the open fire to central heating.

It is known that the English are stay-at-home people. “There is no place like home”, they say. When they don't work they like to spend their days off at home with their families.

The English are tea-

drinkers. They have it many times a day. Some Englishmen have tea for breakfast, tea in lunch time, tea after dinner, tea at tea-time and tea with supper. Some English families have "high tea" or big tea and no supper. The Englishmen always drink tea out of cups, never out of glasses.

Tea-drinkers

English people like domestic animals. Every family has a pet: a dog, a cat or a bird.

Do Russian and British cultures have similarities?

There some similarities in Russian and British cultures

People of these countries have interest in each others literature

For example festival “Pushkin in Britain”, festival of Russian poetry.

Our hypothesizes

If you know English language you will understand the British people without difficulties.

It is not enough to know only English you have to study culture too.

It is not enough to know only language for understanding people, it is important to know

their culture

It is important to

study linguistic

and cultural

guides, the

Internet, and visit

other countries.