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(1)Welcome to our presentation (2) The British stay stubbornly different Group 4: Ngan Hoang Dien Tran Tan Nguyen Tu Nguyen Huyen Nguyen Ninh Pham (3) Contents 1.Stubborn 2.Some British’s conservative tokens 2.1 Driving on left - hand side 2.2 Double – decker buses 2.3 System of measurement Does The British adapt changes? (4) Stubborn Stubborn (adj), Stubbornly (adv), stubbornness(n) - Determined not to give a way, - Strong – willed - Obstinate (5) Some British’s conservative tokens 2.1 Driving on left - hand side a quarter of the world drives on the left (6) Why people drive on the left –hand side in Britain? • In the past, almost everybody travelled on the left side of the road because that was the most sensible option for feudal, violent societies • Jousting knights with their lances under their right arm naturally passed on each other's right, and if you passed a stranger on the road you walked on the left to ensure that your protective sword arm was between yourself and him (7) 2.2 Double – decker buses of double deckerbus busesisinaUKs ASize double-decker bus that has - In the or past: The majority double decker two storeys 'decks' Whileofdoublebuses in the UK are between 9.5 metres decker coaches in (31 ft 2long-distance in) and 11.0 metres (36 ft 1are in) long widespread use around thecommon world, since the - The latter being more mid-1990s, though are three-axle double-decker citythere buses are less 12 metres (40 foot) models in service with some operators common - Now, double-decker coaches in the UK have traditionally been 12.0 metres in length (8) The red double decker buses in London have been become national symbol of Britain • There are certain iconic images that when seen by most people immediately bring to mind a certain place The Eiffel Tower calls up Paris A pyramid makes people think of Egypt Seeing either Big Ben or a red double-decker bus almost invariably makes people think of London, England The classic London bus is now moving into the new century with the entry into service of the first hybrid variant The new bus is a series hybrid with a 1.9L diesel engine The standard version of the bus uses a 7.0L engine The diesel is used drive a generator to charge the 660V lithium ion battery pack which feeds a pair of 85kW electric motors In Vietnam In China (9) 2.3 System of measurement 2.3.1 Measurement of time in UK Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) is the time measured on the Earth's zero degree line of longitude, or meridian This runs from the North Pole to the South Pole, passing through the Old Royal Observatory in the London suburb of Greenwich (10) 2.3.2 Measurement of length in UK The English system is composed of a lot of very sensible length units inch = 2.54 cm (11) 3.3.3 Measurement of temperature in UK Nearly everywhere in the world use celsius scale (ºC) of the temperature But, measure of tempreature in UK is degrees Fahrenhei (ºF) Although the British government has been trying for years to years to get British people to use the same scales as other countries, the British still use traditional measurement of temperature (ºF) Ex: The weather forcasters on the T.V use the celsius scale of temperature But nearly everybody still thinks in Fahrenhei (12) 3.3.3 Measurement of temperature in UK (13) 3.3.4 Measurement of glasses of beer Some measurement of glass of beer in the UK are a pint, half a pint, Swifts (25cl), large (50cl) SWIFTS (25cl) In the UK, draught beerOR mustLARGE be sold in (50cl) Imperial measure ( pint) United Kingdom requires certain steps ( =law1.5 pints) be taken to ensure that a pint of beer is indeed a pint pint = 0.57 l United Kingdom Law: Selling beer in unmeasured glasses without using some other form of calibrated (đo độ chính xác) is illegal Haft pint and one- third pint glasses are available, and are subject to the same laws (14) Does The British adapt changes? Development at European Union Level which might cause a change in some aspect of British life are usually greeted with suspicious and hostility (15) Thank you For your attention Goodbye (16) QUESTIONS Why the British drive on the left side? How is the length of double – decker buses in UK? Which units the British use to measure the length? (17)