British Character 1. Complete the following text using the words and word combinations. We know a lot of (1)... concerning the United Kingdom and its natives. Using them we are…

British Character 1. Complete the following text using the words and word combinations. We know a lot of (1)... concerning the United Kingdom and its natives. Using them we are able to create (2)... that British people are believed to present. Many stereotypes are wrong, but some of them seem to be good. We should be aware though, that some of them aren't true. The typical British (3)... should be the tea lover. What is more, the tea should be drunk at the exact time. Most of the British drink their tea (4) They are also known to have a big traditional breakfast. The breakfast consists of many toasts covered with (5)... which seem to be typical British. We couldn't even imagine how varied the British toasts can be. The other stereotype is connected with traditional British cuisine and some (6) British meals are considered to be completely tasteless. They are unlikely to be accepted by foreigners. The basic British dish is called (7)... but most of tourists don't like it. There are a number of stereotypes about British gentlemen. They appear to be too stiff and (8).... Moreover they speak with a strange British accent. They call the accent "Received Pronunciation" and it is thought to be a very distinguished one, but in fact it isn't. What is (9)...., the British sense of humour is very specific. It is presented mostly in such British films and TV series as "Monty Python's Flying Circus", "Mister Bean" and "Black Adder". All of them present the stereotypes, which aren't often the truth. The other stereotype is that the British youth are believed to be clubbing lovers, which means that they (10)... from a club to the other club or pub at weekends. It is a kind of modern British tradition, which is today observed in various countries. But British young people are believed to enjoy their lives. In fact, British young people turn out to be very different as the young people all over the world. Summing up, the British aren't as conservative as they are thought to be. Their (11)... is that they are talkative and very friendly. They seem to be also pedantic, but we can say the same about every other nation. Every nation has stereotypical positive features and negative ones. main characteristic representative jam or marmalade cooking traditions 'fish and chips-conservative more typical enjoy walking stereotypes-the national characteristic at 5 o'clock