Match the synonyms. Select the correct words on the right.

Write the antonym of each word.

Fill in the gaps with the words that complete the sentence.

Being British means that you live with ______________ . Britain is very multicultural so life here is also multicultural.

Being British is having a mix of music. A lot of the music on the British radio is a mix of ____________ music with the British music, like rock or metal.

The British dominated and colonised a lot of the world. There were bad wars and a lot of people suffered. I’m ___________ that history so I call myself English.

The British have a great sense of humour, we’re really funny! We can make _____________ out of things and laugh at ourselves.

Britain has ______________ weather that always changes. Being British means you leave the house prepared for rain, sun or snow.

Listen to Josh talking about British stereotypes and decide whether the statement is true or false. Practice and improve your listening skills.

Stereotypes

Josh is from the UK.

A stereotype is your idea about a group of people that  you learned from your own experience.

Josh is going to talk about eight British stereotypes.

Stereotype 1

Josh likes fish and chips so that he eats them every day.

A traditional dish in Scotland is a roast dinner.

Curry is the least popular.

Stereotype 2

People are crasy about football.

Playing cricket is not very common in England.

Josh is mad about rugby.

Stereotype 3

Josh doesn’t like tea.

Josh’s mom drinks 8 cups of tea per week.

It’s normal to offer guests in the house a cup of English tea with milk.

Stereotype 5

The British like lines.

Josh speaks with a posh accent.

Stereotype 6

If many people in the country say ‘thank you’ it doesn’t mean that the British are more polite than other nations.

Josh thinks that his sister is rude because she didn’t say ‘thank you’.

Stereotype 7

When the traditional royal parade takes place, all the members of the royal family wear purple.

Older people are more interested in the royal events than young people.

Josh is not really interested in the royal family.

Stereotype 8

Josh is always late.

The British like making jokes about themselves.

Choose the correct option to complete the sentences about likes and dislikes.

I like _________ baked beans.

She can’t __________ fish and chips.

Tom is crazy ________ sports.

They are keen __________ drinking tea.

We love __________ TV after school.

I can’t ________ eating ice cream in the winter.

Choose the correct option to complete the sentences.

I _________ have toast for breakfast. I don’t like it.

We _______ have dinner in the garden when it’s sunny. I love it!

She __________ drinks coffee in the morning. Then she drinks tea in the afternoon.

I work in a restaurant, so I _______ work on Saturdays and have Monday free.

He is ________ polite to me. He’s a good classmate.

In the south of Spain, it _______ rains in the summer.

Complete the rules for talking about permission, obligation and prohibition with the words in the box.