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1April Fool's Day23St George's Day (England's National Day)

May ( 2 Bank holidays/Public Holidays)

1May Day

5 Bonfire Night11 Remembrance Day30 St Andrew's Day (Scotland's National Day)

DecemberAdventChristmas (Bank holiday/Public Holiday)

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Buckingham Palace

Buckingham Palace is where the Queen lives.

Buckingham Palace is the Queen's official and main royal London home. It has been theofficial London residence of Britain's monarchy since 1837. Queen Victoria was the firstmonarch to live there.

Who lives in Buckingham Palace today?

Buckingham Palace is not only the home of the Queen and Prince Philip but also theLondon residence of the Duke of York (Prince Andrew) and the Earl and Countess ofWessex (Prince Edward and his wife) and their daughter.

Buckinging Palace is also an office
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We have single decker and double decker buses. You can see them in our towns andcities. We use coaches for travelling longer distances or for going on school outings.

The red double decker buses (pictured below) are famous all over the world. You can seeloads of them in London.

A Double Decker busfor you to colour

Make a London bus out of paper

There are two main kinds of buses in London: the red double-decker and the red single-decker.
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The main places a bus goes to are shown on the front of the bus. Some double-deckers

have automatic doors and you pay the driver when you go in. On single-deckers yousometimes buy your ticket from a machine in the bus. Most London buses have aconductor who will come round and collect fares.

Sightseeing buses

There are many sightseeing, open top, buses in London and other cities.

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Britain pioneered railways.

The Stockton and Darlington railway (1825) was the first public passengerrailway in the world.

The major stations in London are:

Euston, St Pancras, Victoria and Charing Cross.

The Tube

"The Tube" is the name of London's underground system

The London underground railway system (or 'tube', as it is known locally) celebrated itscentenary in 1990 and is internationally famous, ranking alongside the Paris metro andthe New York subway. London's tube network covers the largest area of any undergroundrail system, with 242 miles (391km of tracks, of which around 106 miles (171 km) isunderground, and 267 stations. The tube runs to all areas of central and greater London,


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connecting all mainline stations.

When in London, "the Tube" is a great means of getting around!

Interesting Fact

London was the first city in the world to have an underground railway,called the 'tube'. The first line was built in 1890.

Euro Trains

The trains travel under the sea in a very long tunnel called the Channel Tunnel. Thetunnel was completed in 1995 and is 50 metres below the sea bed.

Eurostar is the high-speed train service linking London, Ashford, Paris, Brussels, Lille,Avignon, Calais, Disneyland Resort Paris and the French Alps.

Journey Times

London to Paris - 2 hours 15 minsLondon to Brussels - 1hr 51 minsLondon to Lille - 1hr 20 mins

Eurostar only transports people, if you would like to take you car you have to go on theEuro Shuttle.

The "Shuttle" service joins Calais to Folkestone in 35 minutes. We drive our cars onto theShuttle trains.

Airports

ENGLAND : There are 470 airports in England.

London has five airports : Heathrow, Gatwick, Stanstead, London City and Luton. Thefirst three have underground connections to the centre of London and are the mainLondon airports.
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Heathrow and Gatwick Airports are the two main centres for overseas flights. London(Heathrow) Airport is one of the largest airports in the world and has two tube stations.

The number of passengers arriving and departing to or from London's airports equalled

over 120 million in 2004. Heathrow handled 67m passengers, making the airport thebusiest and best connected in the world. Source; CAA, BAA

SCOTLAND :

Prestwick airport.

Ships

Shipping still remains the main form of cargo transport in to and out of Britain, despitethe opening of the Channel Tunnel to France in 1994. The busiest sea port is Dover.

Many ferries cross the seas between England and Spain, Ireland, the Netherlands andFrance

V.

What to see and do in London
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(Flat Stanley visits the main London attractions all the way from North Carolina inthe USA)

London attracts very large numbers of visitors and tourists. In 1991 Londonregistered 16 million visitors (ie those staying at least one night); by 1999 this figure

had increased to 28 million.

Tourist attractions are mainly in Central London.

Use theTube Mapto work out how you would travel to the places mentionedbelow.

The most popular and our favourite are:

Changing of the Guard

The Changing of the Guard takes place at two separate locations in London:

Foot Guards at Buckingham Palace

Two Household Cavalry regiments at Horse Guards on Whitehall

Changing the Guard at Buckingham Palace

Nearest Tube: Victoria, St James's Park or Green Park

Buckingham Palace

The Queen's Guard changes in the Forecourt of Buckingham Palace at 11:30am

every day in the summer and every other day in the winter. It is best to arrive by 11am as several other ceremonies happen outside the palace. There is no GuardMounting Ceremony in very wet weather.

From August to about April the guard change is held every other day, from April toJuly it is held daily, check the schedule for further details

Please note that in August you might not see the soldiers wearing the red uniforms
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as often other regiments guard the Queen during this month.

Changing of the Guard at Horse Guard Parade, Whitehall

Nearest Tube: St James's Park

At Horse Guards Arch, Changing of the Guard takes place daily at 11.00 am (10.00am on Sundays) and lasts about half an hour; it is normally held on Horse GuardsParade by the arch of Horse Guards Building at Whitehall.

The Life Guards at Horse Guard Building

For more information on the Queen's guards see our Queen's Guard pages

Tower Bridge (photos)

www.towerbridge.org.ukTower Bridge has stood over the River Thames in London since 1894 and is one ofthe finest, most recognisable bridges in the World.
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VI.The River Thames

Travel down the Thames on our virtual tour

The Thames is only 346 km (215 miles) long. It isEngland's longest river and the second longest riverin the United Kingdom.

Long ago, before Britain was separated fromcontinental Europe, the Thames was a tributary ofthe Rhine. The English Channel was formed about

7,000 years ago at the end of the last Ice Age.

The Route of the River ThamesThe River Thames rises in the Cotswold Hills in Gloucestershire, and flows roughlyeastwards passed Oxford (where it is known as the River Isis), until the Chilterns and onthrough London to the North Sea.Travel down the Thames on our virtual tour.

Trade and Transport

The river has been an important trade and transport route since prehistoric times.

London's fame and fortune is due its river. All through the Middle Ages the Thames wasone of London's main highways. Barges and river boats brought fish, wood and wool tothe City, while hundreds of watermen in small rowing boats ferried people up and down.

By the 1700s, trading ships were arriving carryingall kinds of goods for sale in the City. Tea, silk and afortune of spices came from the East. Sugar wasbrought from the Caribbean, timber from Norwayand iron ore from Sweden.

The Thames was so busy that traffic on the rivercould hardly move. Sometimes, dozens of shipsqueued for days along the banks, waiting to get to a

dock to unload.

Royal Palaces along the River ThamesSeven past or present palaces line the banks of the river at Windsor, Hampton Court,Richmond, Kew, Westminster, the Tower of London and Greenwich.
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Flooding

The River Thames is prone to tidal surges. This happens when a hightide is blown up the Thames estuary by very strong winds. The water level of the Thamesrises quickly and spills over the banks.

The Thames Flood Barrier was built at Woolwich to protect London from flooding. It isusually left open to let ships go through. In times of tidal surges, the gates are shut tokeep the water out of the estuary.

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VII.What are the differences betweenBritish English and American English?

Print off worksheet (copysheet) for this page

There are many British words which are different to American words.For example:

A lorry is a slimmer truck.

A lift is an elevator.

A fortnight is two weeks.

A chemist is a person who works in a drugstore.

A dual carriageway is a freeway.

Lisa and Sofia Efthymiou, an American mum and daughter, have listed below a few ofthe differences between British and American words.

Visit also our Glossary of British Words

We have arranged the words in categories to make viewing easier for school work.

British and American Vocabulary

Clothes Parts of a Car

At School In and around the House

On the Road People

Buildings / Shops Sport
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Let's Eat! Other Words

British and American Spellings Test Yourself

Clothes

In the UK, we would be embarrassed if people saw our pants. why?

BritishEnglish American English

Trousers Pants

Pants / Underwear / Knickers Underwear / panties

Jumper / Pullover / Sweater /Jersey Sweater

Pinafore Dress Jumper

Vest Undershirt

Waistcoat Vest

Wellington Boots / Wellies Galoshes

Mac (slang for Macintosh) Rain Coat

Plimsolls Gym Shoes

Trainers Sneakers

Braces Suspenders

Suspenders Holds up stockings

Dressing Gown Robe

Nappy Diaper

Pinny / Apron Apron

Polo Neck Turtle Neck

Dressing Gown Bath Robe

Swimming costume / Cozzy Bathing Suit

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At School

"Stop mucking around and get on with your work,"shouted the teacher to two students who were off task.

British English American English

Friend / Mate Friend

Glue Gum

Rubber Eraser

Maths Math

Public School Private School

State School Public SchoolHoliday Vacation

School dinner Hot Lunch

Staff Room Teachers Lounge

Plimsolls Gym Shoes

"Mucking Around" / Off Task Off Task / Fooling Around /"Goofing Off"

Play Time / Break Time RecessOpen Day / Open Evening Open House

Marking Scheme Grading Scheme

Drawing pins pushpins or thumbtacks

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On the Road

In the UK, we drive slowly over sleeping policemen.Are we afraid of waking them up?

BritishEnglish AmericanEnglish

Sleeping Policeman /speed bump Speed bump
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Car park Parking Lot

Car Journey / drive Road Trip

Zebra Crossing / Pedestrian Crossing Cross Walk

Lollipop Man or Lady Crossing Guard

Motorway Freeway

Traffic Jam / Tailback Traffic Jam

Lorry Truck

Articulated Lorry Tractor Trailer /Trailer Truck

Petrol Gas / Gasoline

Pavement Sidewalk

Petrol Station Gas Station

Skip Dumpster

Diversion Detour

Fire Engine Fire Truck

Phone Box Telephone Booth

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Buildings / Shops

BritishEnglish AmericanEnglish

Semi-Detached House Duplex

Flat (one storey) appartment Apartment

Terrace (row of houses joined) Town House

Chemist Drug Store / Druggist

Cafe / Caff (not 24 hrs) Diner

Bungalow House (one story)Ranch House

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Food

Are you Peckish? (Are you Hungry?)

What's for afters? Have you had your pudding yet?

Are you feeling peckish (hungry)?

That food looks very scrummy (delicious)


Biscuit / Bickie(A cookie is a large biscuit)

Cookie

Scone Biscuit

Fairy Cake Cup Cake

Courgette Zucchini

Sweets Candy

Sausage / Banger Sausage

Crisps Potato Chips

Chips(French Fries in McDonald's)

French Fries

Starter Appetizer

Puddings / Afters / Dessert /Sweets

Dessert

Jacket Potato / Baked Potato Baked Potato

Jam Jelly

Jelly Jello

Aubergine Eggplant

Sandwich / Butty / Sarny Sandwich

Ice lolly Popsicle

Bill (at restaurant) check

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Food / Grub / Nosh Food

Rasher A slice of bacon

Eggy bread (fried) French Toast

Runner beans Green beans

Soldiers (We dip soldiers in our soft boiledeggs)

Finger sized slices of toast.

Take-away Take out

Scotch Pancakes Flapjacks

Flapjacks in England are oats mixed with honey and/or golden syrup and baked thencut into slices. sometimes raisins are added to the mixture.

Find out more:

about the food we eat in England and in the rest of the UK

about British Slang words

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Parts of a Car


Bonnet Hood

Windscreen Windshield

Boot Trunk

Reversing lights Back-up lights

Exhaust pipe Tail pipe / Muffler

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In and around the House

I watch the tellywhilst lying on the settee.

Whilstis used in British English. It is another word for while

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The Toilet / Loo / The John /Bog / WC / Visiting the little boys(little girl's room).

Bathroom / Restroom

Bathroom - the room where the bath is. If you asked us for the bathroom we

will think you want to have a bath!

Tap Faucet

Garden Backyard / Yard

Wardrobe Closet

Bin / Dust Bin Trash Can

Telephone / Blower / Phone Telephone

Television / Box / Telly/ TV TV / Television

Cooker Range or Stove

Couch / Sofa / Settee Sofa

Hand Basin / Sink Sink

Run the bath Fill the tub

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People


Girl / Lass Girl

Boy / Lad Boy

Man / Bloke / Gentleman / Guy /Chap

Man / Guy

Lady / Woman Lady

Policeman / Bobby / Copper Policeman / Cop

Postman Mailman

Dustman Garbage Man

Friend / Pal / Chum / Mate /Buddy

Friend / Buddy

Cashier Teller
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Lollypop Man Crossing Guard

Nutter Crazy Person

Mum / Mummy / Mom Mom

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Sport


Football Soccer

Rounders Baseball

Bat (table tennis) Paddle (ping pong)

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Other Words


TorchFlashlight

Plaster Band-Aid

Autumn Fall

Bank Holiday National Holiday

Lift Elevator

Queue

There's a queue.

Stand in a Line

There's a line.

Quid (slang for pound) Bucks

Surgery Doctor's office

Trodden on Stepped on

I'm knackered I'm Beat

Kip / sleep sleep
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visitors sandwiches and cakes too. Soon everyone was enjoying Afternoon tea. text takenfrom and copyright of projcetbritain.com

HIGH TEA (The traditional 6 o'clock tea) text taken from and copyright ofprojcetbritain.com

The British working population did not have Afternoon Tea. They had a meal aboutmidday, and a meal after work, between five and seven o'clock. This meal was called'high tea' or just 'tea'.

(Today, most people refer to the evening meal as dinner or supper.)

Traditionally eaten early evening, High tea was a substantial meal that combineddelicious sweet foods, such as scones, cakes, buns or tea breads, with tempting savouries,such as cheese on toast, toasted crumpets, cold meats and pickles or poached eggs ontoast. This meal is now often replaced with a supper due to people eating their main meal

in the evenings rather than at midday. text taken from and copyright of projcetbritain.com

Crumpets

MEALS and MEAL TIMES

Some people have their biggest meal in the middle of the day and some have it in theevening, but most people today have a small mid-day meal - usually sandwiches, andperhaps some crisps and some fruit.

We have three main meals a day:

Breakfast - between 7:00 and 9:00,

Lunch - between 12:00 and 1:30 p.m.

Dinner (sometimes called Supper) - The main meal. Eaten anytime between 6:30

and 8:00 p.m. (Evening meal)

Traditionally, and for some people still, the meals are called:


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Breakfast - between 7:00 and 9:00,

Dinner (The main meal) - between 12:00 and 1:30 p.m.

Tea - anywhere from 5:30 at night to 6:30 p.m.

On Sundays the main meal of the day is often eaten at midday instead of in the evening.

This meal usually is a Roast Dinner consisting of a roast meat, Yorkshire pudding andtwo kinds of vegetables.

BREAKFAST

What is a typical English Breakfast?

Most people around the world seem to think a typical English breakfastconsists of eggs, bacon, sausages, fried bread, mushrooms and bakedbeans all washed down with a cup of coffee. Now-a-days, however, atypical English breakfast is more likely to be a bowl of cereals, a slice

of toast, orange juice and a cup of coffee.

Many people, especially children, in England will eat a bowl of cereal. They are madewith different grains such as corn, wheat, oats etc.

In the winter many people will eat "porridge" or boiled oats.

The Traditional English Breakfast

The traditional English breakfast consists of eggs, bacon, sausages, fried bread, bakedbeans and mushrooms. Even though not many people will eat this for breakfast today, itis always served in hotels and guest houses around Britain.

The traditional English breakfast is called the 'Full English' and sometimes referred to as'The Full English Fry-up'.

LUNCH

What is a typical English lunch?


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Many children at school and adults at work will have a 'packed lunch'.This typically consists of a sandwich, a packet of crisps, a piece offruit and a drink. The 'packed lunch' is kept in a plastic container.

Sandwiches are also known as a 'butty' or 'sarnie' in some parts of the UK.

My favourite sandwich is prawn and mayonaise. I also love tuna and mayonaise and hamand pickle sandwiches.

See a sample menu of food served in pubs

Sample menu of food served for School Dinners

DINNER

The evening meal is usually called 'tea', 'dinner' or 'supper'.

What is a traditional English Dinner?

A typical British meal for dinner is meat and "two veg". We put hot browngravy, traditionally made from the juices of the roast meat (but more oftentoday from a packet!) on the meat and usally the vegetables. One of thevegetables is almost always potatoes.

This traditional meal is rarely eaten nowadays, a recent survey found that most people inBritain eat curry! Rice or pasta are now favoured as the 'British Dinner'.

Vegetables grown in England, like potatoes, carrots, peas, cabbages and onions, are stillvery popular. We can also buy vegetables from many countries all through the year

The Sunday Roast Dinner

Sunday lunch time is a typical time to eat the traditional Sunday Roast. Traditionally itconsists of roast meat, (cooked in the oven for about two hours), two different kinds ofvegetables and potatoes with a Yorkshire pudding. The most common joints are beef,lamb or pork; chicken is also popular.

Beef is eaten with hot white horseradish sauce, pork with sweet apple sauce and lamb

with green mint sauce. Gravy is poured over the meat.

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The Union Flag - the flag of the United Kingdom (UK)

The Union Flag, popularly known as the *Union Jack, is the national flag of the United

Kingdom. It is the British flag.

It is called the Union Flag because it symbolises the administrative union of the countriesof the United Kingdom. It is made up up of the individual Flags of three of theKingdom's countries all united under one Sovereign - the countries of 'England, of'Scotland'and of 'Northern Ireland' (since 1921 only Northern Ireland has been part ofthe United Kingdom). As Wales was not a Kingdom but a Principality it could not beincluded on the flag.

The following pages will tell you how the Union Flag (Union Jack) came to be the UK'snational flag and the making of the United Kingdom.
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