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Saint Patrons of the countries belonging to the United Kingdom: England - St. George (April, 23rd) - a Christian soldier in Roman army martyred in Palestine (in the territory of present Turkey). According to the legend, he killed a dragon to save a woman. He was accepted as a saint patron in late 1...

Schools in the USA Primary school Starts at the age of 5 years First year - kindergarten Second year = the first year of primary school = first grade Primary school - 5 years of education Secondary school After 5th grade children are enrolled in the American eduation system, secondary school ...

National Emblems: England - The rose - Henry VIII installed it as a royal emblem in an attempt to bring together the rivalling factions of Lancastrians and Yorkists Both Lancasters and Yorks, had a rose (only different in colour: Lancaster - red, York - white) on their coats of arms, hence the nam...

In the United Kingdom and countries having a similar legal system the legal profession is divided into two kinds, the solicitors who contact and advise clients, and barristers who argue cases in court. In cases where a trial is necessary a client has to hire a solicitor, who will advise him and then...

Class Identity in the United Kingdom The upper class - had stately homes and aristocratic backgrounds, The middle-class - had semi-detached houses, suits and bowler hats, The working class - had council flats and fish and chips, However,...

Ethnic diversity in Great Britain In the 16th and 18th centuries, Huguenots (French Protestants) came to Britain to escape religious persecution in France, In the 1840s a huge number of Irish immigrants came to Britain escaping racist attacks in Eastern Europe, Before the II World War the immigra...

Teenage lifestyles in Great Britain Teddy Boys (in the 1950s) - had long hair and wore fancy waistcoats, long loose jackets, narrow trousers and thick soft shoes. They were known for street brawls and anti-authority feelings. Mods (1960s) - followed a fashion for neat clothes, such as Italian suit...

Television in Great Britain The TV channels are in constant competition with each other to attract the largest audience (the ratings war) Soap operas Soap operas are popular TV serials, which dramatise their characters' daily lives. The two m...

The Broadcasting media in Great Britain - the broadcasting media are divided into public and commercial sectors and consist of radio, terrestrial TV and cable/satellite TV, - Radio and TV broadcasting services in Britain are provided by the British Broadcasting Corporation (the BBC established in ...

Complex words - are of two major types: words made from a basic stem word with the addiction of an affix, and compound words, which are made of two (or occasionally more) independent English words (e.g. “ice-cream”, “armchair”). Affixes - are of two sorts in English: prefixes, which come before the...