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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.