Unusual British Traditions Customs What British traditions do
Unusual British Traditions & Customs © М. И. Волошко, М. О. Волошко
What British traditions do you know? British Traditions
Most of the counties of Britain have an ancient custom or traditional festival at some time during the year, many have more than one. Read about some unusual British customs and traditions and fill in the table.
Fill in the table Tradition № Well Dressing Straw Bear Festival Cheese Rolling Tar Barrel Burning Pearly Kings and Queens Swan Upping Turning the Devils Stone
Watch these videos and check your answers Cheese Rolling
Well Dressing
Straw Bear Festival
Tar Barrel Burning
Swan Upping
Pearly Kings and Queens
Turning the Devils Stone
Look at the table and check your answers Custom Period of time (season) Place 1. Cheese Rolling Spring Bank Holiday Monday Different parts of the country 2. Well-dressing Spring Derbyshire 3. Straw Bear Festival the first Monday after Twelfth Night Whittlesey 4. Tar Barrel Burning Winter Allendale Northumberland 5. Swan Upping Spring the River Thames, from Sunbury to Abingdon 6. Pearly Kings and Queens Autumn Harvest time London 7. Turning the Devils Stone Guy Fawkes night Shebbear in Devon
For statements 1 -7, decide whether each statement is true or false 1. The winner of Cheese Rolling is the first person to grab the egg. 2. The ancient springtime custom known as Well Dressing is popular in Derbyshire. 3. The symbol of Straw Bear Festival is a woman covered in a straw costume. 4. Tar Barrel Burning is still kept alive in England. 5. The tradition of Swan Upping dating back to Edward VI’ reign. 6. A young boy covered a suit with pearly buttons started the tradition of Pearly Kings and Queens. 7. On New Year’s Eve the villagers of Shebbear turn over a large stone under an ancient oak tree. Key 1. F 2. T 3. F 4. T 5. F 6. T 7. F
Match the customs with the questions Which custom … 1. lasts for several days? 2. takes place in different parts of the country? 3. is dangerous? 4. is more than a century old? 5. is a royal one? 6. gives an idea of raising money for charity? 7. is one of the most mysterious? Key 1. Well Dressing 2. Cheese Rolling 3. The Barrel Burning 4. Straw Bear Festival 5. Swan Upping 6. Pearly Kings & Queens 7. Turning the Devil’s Stone
Let’s Discuss! Would you like to celebrate unusual traditions in Russia? What curious traditions do you know? Make up a calendar of your own curious traditions.
Home assignment Give a 2 minute talk on traditions in Russia. Remember to say: • what your favourite traditions are • what they special are • what unusual traditions you know • if you celebrate them • whom you celebrate with • where you like to celebrate and why
Thank you for attention!
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