28/05/2015

UNITED KINGDOM CULTURE

WHAT IS THE CLIMATE LIKE IN THE UNITED KINGDOM?


IF WE COMPARE THE CLIMATE OF THE UNITED KINGDOM AND SPAIN, WE CAN SAY THAT OUR COUNTRY, SPAIN, IS CLEARLY WARMER AND ALSO DRIER THAN THE UNITED KINGDOM.


PEOPLE SAY THAT IT RAINS EVERY DAY IN THIS COUNTRY!!!

UNITED KINGDOM IS AN ISLAND COUNTRY AND THE SURROUNDING SEA GIVES THE COUNTRY A VARIED CLIMATE. IT CAN BE SUNNY ONE DAY AND RAINY THE NEXT.


THERE WE CAN SEE A SIMPLE CLASSIFICATION OF THE CLIMATE IN THE UNITED KINGDOM.



THE MAIN INFLUENCE ON THE CLIMATE IS THE 

ATLANTIC OCEAN AND THE NORTHERN LATITUDE


   

UNITED KINGDOM CULTURE

WE FIND OUT ABOUT DIFFERENT KIND OF EXERCISE CHILDREN DO IN UNITED KINGDOM.


IN THE UNITED KINGDOM CHILDREN DO TWO HOURS OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION (PE) EVERY WEEK.


THEY ALSO DO SPORTS AFTER SCHOOL.


SOME PE LESSONS ARE IN THE SCHOOL GYM.


OTHER PE LESSONS ARE OUTSIDE IN THE PLAYGROUND OR ON THE SCHOOL PLAYING FIELD.




CHILDREN IN UNITED KINGDOM CELEBRATE THE SPORTS DAY IN WHICH THEY DO A LOT OF FUN RACES


HERE WE HAVE OUR FRIENDS CHARLIE AND LOLA IN THEIR SPORTS DAY.

 







27/05/2015

UNITED KINGDOM CULTURE

WHAT CHILDREN DO: THE UNITED KINGDOM VS SPAIN.

 

IN THE UNITED KINGDOM MANY CHILDREN START SCHOOL AT NINE O'CLOCK AND GO HOME AT HALF PAST THREE.


LUNCH IS AT TWELVE O'CLOCK.


LOTS OF CHILDREN HAVE DINNER AT SIX O'CLOCK AND GO TO BED AT NINE O'CLOCK.





HERE, IN SPAIN MOST OF CHILDREN START SCHOOL ALSO AT NINE O'CLOCK, BUT WE GO HOME LATER THAN BRITISH STUDENTS, AT FIVE O'CLOCK.


WE NORMALLY HAVE LUNCH AT ONE O'CLOCK.


HERE, LOTS OF CHILDREN HAVE DINNER AT EIGHT OR NINE O'CLOCK AND THEN GO TO BED AROUND TEN O'CLOCK, SO ALSO LATER THAN BRITISH CHILDREN.



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WHAT CHILDREN IN THE UNITED KINGDOM HAVE FOR LUNCH?


IN THE UNITED KINGDOM LOTS OF CHILDREN HAVE LUNCH AT SCHOOL. 


THEY HAVE LUNCH IN THE SCHOOL CANTEEN OR DINING ROOM.


SOME CHILDREN HAVE A PACKED LUNCH. THEY BRING FOOD TO EAT IN A LUNCH BOX, SUCH AS A SANDWICH AND SOME FRUIT.


OTHER CHILDREN HAVE A HOT LUNCH WHICH IS PREPARED IN THE SCHOOL KITCHEN, SUCH AS VEGETABLE SOUP AND SOME MEAT OR FISH. 








UNITED KINGDOM CULTURE

KINDS OF HOUSES IN THE UNITED KINGDOM


IN THE UNITED KINGDOM THERE ARE 2 BIG KINDS OF HOUSES: DETACHED HOUSE AND BLOCKS OF FLATS



THE FIRST KIND, DETACHED HOUSE,  IS A SEPARATED HOUSE WITHOUT ANY WALL IN COMMON WITH ANOTHER HOUSE.


THE SECOND KIND, BLOCK OF FLATS, IS A BUILDING WITH SEVERAL FLOORS IN WHICH THERE ARE MANY HOMES.


THESE HOUSES CAN BE  MADE OF DIFFERET MATERIALS: 

WOOD, STONE AND BRICK.













WILDLIFE PARKS IN THE UNITED KINGDOM

WE FIND OUT ABOUT WILDLIFE PARKS!


IN THE UNITED KINGDOM THERE ARE LOTS OF FARMS AND WILDLIFE PARKS WITH INTERESTING ANIMALS.


CHILDREN IN THE UNITED KINGDOM, VISIT THESE FARMS AND WILDLIFE PARKS ON SCHOOL EXCURSIONS OR WITH THEIR FAMILY AND FRIENDS.


IN THESE PLACES THERE ARE, SPECIALLY, MAMMAL ANIMALS, AS THEY ARE HORSES, RABBITS, CATS, DOGS, SHEEP, GIRAFFES, ELEPHANTS, FOXES... 




SCHOOL IN THE UNITED KINGDOM

HOW CHILDREN IN THE U.K. USE COMPUTERS?


IN THE U.K. MANY CHILDREN USE A COMPUTER AT SCHOOL TO LEARN ABOUT DIFFERENT SUBJECTS AND DO PROJECTS.


SOME CHILDREN ALSO KEEP A CLASS BLOG.


AT HOME, MANY CHILDREN USE A COMPUTER TO DO HOMEWORK AND PLAY GAMES.