6. GEOGRAPHY:
Other information About the British Pound:
Currency name in English: Pound sterling;
Fractionation: the pound is divided into 100 pence;
Pound Symbol: £;
International currency code: GBP;
Exchange of banknotes in circulation: £5, £10, £20 and £50
Values of circulating coins: 1p, 2p, 5p, 10p 20p, 50p, £1, £2 and £5
Exchange rate (compared with Real in Brazil): £1 is equivalent to R $ 4.07 (It
might change according the market and bank actions flow).
Did you know?
Sterling is one of the strongest currencies in the world. It overcomes the euro and
the dollar as it adopts the gold standard system.
9. GEOGRAPHY:
The origens of English Language:
“The history of every language is unique, because each language is inherently
bound to the thinking, nature, and spirit of a people, all of which are continuously
altered by the twists and turns of events.” - Crane, Yeager and Whitman.
The English language came from a complex and rooted past;
10. GEOGRAPHY:
The England history begun with the Celts;
They represent mean language group in England before the invasion of the
Romans;
First Invasions;
Latin as language;
The Anglo-Saxon;
After the Romans the Celts
were attacked by the Germans,
after those massive attacks that
was no track of Celt language
in English;
The Germans dialects spoken
by the Angles and Saxons are
the origin of English;
12. LANGUAGE:
Languages of United Kingdom:
Official languages English
Main language English (95%)
Minority languages
Scots (2.5%),Ulster Scots,Welsh (1%),Cornish (<0.01%),Sc
ottish Gaelic (0.1%), Irish (0.1%)
Main immigrant languages
Polish (1%), Punjabi (0.5%),Hindustani (0.5%), Bengali (0.4
%),Gujarati (0.4%), Arabic (0.3%),French (0.3%), Saraiki, S
ylheti,Cantonese, Greek, Italian,Southwestern Caribbean
Creole,Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu, Kashmiri,Russian, Albani
an
Main foreign languages
French (23%), German (9%),Spanish (8%) (Statistics
indicate claims of survey respondents, including basic
ability)
Sign languages
British Sign Language,Irish Sign Language,Northern Ireland
Sign Language
14. TRADITIONAL DANCE:
Morris-Dance:
The Morris-dance is a traditional dance of the ancient British people. Dance strange and
essentially masculine, it consists of vigorous jumping from one leg to another. The
dancers wear fantastic costumes adorned with numerous campanilhas.
15. TRADITIONAL DANCE:
Reel:
Dance typically English called "Reel". It was imported by Paris along with the contra.
The 'reel' is characterized by the formation of wheels and using the figure 8. Named "ril"
dance was appreciated in the halls Brazilians in mid-century and then came to the rural
Rio Grande, where the name was anglicized to 'rilo'.
16. TRADITIONAL DANCE:
Strathspey:
Strathspey is a type of dance music 4/4. It is similar to a hornpipe but slower and more
stately, and contains many dot-cut 'snaps'. The Scotch call pressure a little note before a
dotted note, which in traditional playing is generally exaggerated rhythmically for musical
expression.
18. RELIGION:
According to the 2001 Census, the largest religious grouping is that of Christians (58%),
followed by the atheists (15%), Muslims (8.5%), Hindus (4.1%), Jews (2.1 %), Sikhs
(1.5%), Buddhists (0.8%) and Pagan (0.3%);
London has always been predominantly Christian and always had a large number of
churches;
Most areas of London north of the Thames are within the diocese of London, under the
power of the Bishop of London, the famous St. Paul's Cathedral, as most areas situated
along the river is managed by Southwark Cathedral;
19. RELIGION:
Much of the UK's Hindu population resides in London, particularly in areas of
Brent and Harrow (one fifth of the population of these areas is Hindu) and
Southall in London ocidental.
O Hindu Temple in Neasden was the largest temple of Hinduism in Europe until
the opening of the Shri Venkateswara Temple in Tividale in 2006.
Hare Krishna are sometimes seen in the streets of London, particularly near the
Shri Venkateswara time in Soho;
Two-thirds of the Jews British live in London. There is a significant Jewish
community in North London, in areas such as Stamford Hill and Golders Green;
20. RELIGION:
The City of London has been dominated by Christianity
for centuries, and so have a number of temples. The best-
known churches are Westminster Abbey and St. Paul's
Cathedral. Christians share the city with six different
religions. Muslims are concentrated mainly in Tower
Hamlets.
Most British Jews live in London, with significant Jewish
communities in Stamford Hill, Stanmore, Golders Green,
Hendon and Edgware in North London. The community
created the London Jewish Forum in 2007 in response to
the growing importance of desinterresse the British
Government.
22. MUSIC:
London is one of the major classical and popular music capitals of
the world and is home to major music corporations, such
as EMI and Warner Music Group as well as countless bands,
musicians and industry professionals.
London's two main opera houses are the Royal Opera House and
the Coliseum Theatre;
23. MUSIC:
London has numerous venues for rock and pop concerts, including
large arenas such as Earls Court, Wembley Arena and
the O2 Arena.
24. MUSIC:
In the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s, musicians and groups like;
28. ECONOMYANDTOURISM.:
LONDON is one of the main centers of the world economy. And
also one of the four command centers for the world economy. Is of
fundamental importance for the uk economy. LONDON and one of
the largest trading markets of the euro.
LONDON has about 500 international banks as well as large
amounts of insurance brokers and accounting offices.
32. ECONOMYANDTOURISM.:
Big Ben:
It is the third largest Ferris wheel in the world being one of the
points of interest but visited London. It has 135 meters high and
serves as a point of observation of the British capital.
36. FOOD:
LUNCH:
Fish & Chips;
Typical food served in newspaper,
in London stalls;
Fried breaded fish with vinegar,
accompanied by chips.
37. FOOD:
Snack:
Five o’clock Tea:
Originally created for porcelain
exhibition in the 19th century it
became a tradition to the present day;
Served with typical biscuits, jam,
butter and, cookies, sandwiches and
cake.
Tea is served with lemon or milk.
39. FOOD:
DESSERT:
Toffee:
Toffee is a candy made by
caramelizing sugar or molasses
along with butter, and occasionally
flour.
Is U.K is consider the traditional
candy, well known as English
toffee, which is a very buttery
toffee often made with almonds. It
is available in both chewy and hard
versions