HCMC COLLEGE OF ECONOMICS Subject: British studies Teacher: Ms.Minh Student: Tran Thi Minh Hanh Topic: leisure activities, festivals and holidays I) Leisure activities What do British people like doing at the weekend? The weekend are time for families in Britain Saturday is a busy time for shops with many families going shopping Sunday is a very special day of the week in Britain   Popular leisure activities on Sunday are going to church And doing jobs around the home such as gardening and DIY How do people spend their free time? 1) Indoor activities:  The most common leisure activity in the UK is watching television  The average viewing time is 25 hours per person per week Radio:  People in Britain listen to an average 15 hours and 50 minutes of radio each week Digital Devices:  In January to April 2006, 56 percent of household in Great Britain had a desktop computer, 30 percent had a portable or laptop computer, and 7 percent had a handheld computer 2) Outdoor activities:  A) Visiting or entertaining friends or relations Mum & Dad go out and visit friends at least once a week. Sometime me and my brother go too B) Cinema ( Movie house):  Britons made 123 million visits to the cinema in 1998 making it the most popular cultural activity in the UK C) Eating out: British people spending in 1999 an average of 5.63 dollar per person per week on food (excluding alcohol) We go to McDonalds at least once a week. Sometime we have pizza delivered to our home. Occasionally we will go to a restaurant D) Sports and physical recreation:  Local governments provide cheap sport and leisure facilities such as swimming pools, tennis courts, parks and gold courses  People go to watch other people play sports like football or take part in sports themselves. [...]... holidays British bank holidays are public holidays and have been recognised since 1871  Bank holidays are public holidays in the United Kingdom, when banks and many other businesses are closed for the day  The expected dates of bank and public holidays in England, Wales , Scotland and Northern Ireland are shown below: England and Wales Scotland Northern Ireland New Year's Day New Year's Day New Year's... the Sunday nearest to 23 April, scouts and guides throughout England parade through high streets and attend a special St George's Day service at their local church 7) St Andrew's Day ( The national day of Scotland St Andrews Day is on 30 November On this day, Scots all around the world celebrate their national day The Flag of Scotland - St Andrew's Saltire St Andrew's Day is often a celebration of... green and drinking Guinness (traditional drink of Ireland) 5) St George's Day (England's national day ) •St George's Day is on 23 April •St George is the patron saint of England St George's Emblem The Flag of England A symbol of England One of the best-known stories about Saint George is his fight with a dragon St George is known throughout the world as the dragonslaying patron saint of England On... (especially bagpipes) and dancing  Around midnight on Nov 29, the day before St Andrew's Day, it was traditional for girls to pray to St Andrew for a husband They would make a wish and look for a sign that they had been heard The thistle is widely regarded as the emblem of Scotland 6) Trooping the Colour The official birthday of Queen Elizabeth II is marked each year by a military parade and march-past,... of Wales are daffodils and leeks On St David's Day, some children in Wales dress in their national costume, which consists of a tall black hat, white frilled cap and long dress The national flag of Wales, depicting a fiery red dragon (Y Ddraig Goch) against a green and white background, is also flown 4) St Patrick's Day (The National Day of Northern Ireland and Republic of Ireland ) St Patrick's Day...II) Holidays: 1) Traditional holidays:  The traditional British holiday is a seaside holiday Children used to watch a Punch and Judy show (puppets) And ride donkeys along a beach 2) Holidays abroad:  Europe is the most popular destination for UK residents, accounting for 80 per cent of visits... 2005 France was second in popularity, with 11.1 million visits III) Festivals: January New Year (1st) Bank Holiday Twefth night (5th) Plough Monday February Candlemas Day (1st) St Valentines Day (14th) March St David's Day (1st) (Wales) St Patrick's Day (17th) (Ireland) April  April Fool's Day (1st)  St George's Da y (23rd) (England)     Special Days that move each year (February/March/A pril)... Bank Holidays Whistun June  Trooping of the Colour August July    Fathers' Day  Wimbledon Tennis Championship  Edinburgh Festival Notting Hill Carnival Bank Holiday September  Harvest Festival October  Halloween (31st)     November Bonfire Night (5th) Remembrance Day (11th) St Andrew's D ay (30th) Advent December Advent Christmas (25th) Boxing Day (26th) 1)Bank holidays British bank holidays. .. Ireland and Republic of Ireland ) St Patrick's Day is celebrated in the whole of Ireland on 17 March, in honour of St Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland This is the flag of St Patrick The national emblem of Ireland is the Shamrock Patrick used the three-leaved shamrock to explain how th Trinity of the Father, Son and Holy Spirit could exist as separate parts of the same being His followers took to... Thames The Swan Upping event takes place in July each year, commencing on the third Monday at Sunbury and ending at Abingdon on the Friday The swans on the River Thames are Mute Swans (Cygnus olor) They are not actually mute, they can honk and hiss alot The Swan Uppers catch and check the health of the swans and their cygnets through five counties, from Sunbury-on-Thames, Middlesex, to Abingdon, Oxfordshire . holidays are public holidays in the United Kingdom, when banks and many other businesses are closed for the day. The expected dates of bank and public holidays in England, Wales , Scotland. ECONOMICS Subject: British studies Teacher: Ms.Minh Student: Tran Thi Minh Hanh Topic: leisure activities, festivals and holidays I) Leisure activities What do British people like doing at the weekend? The. of bank and public holidays in England, Wales , Scotland and Northern Ireland are shown below: England and Wales Scotland Northern Ireland New Year's Day New Year's Day New Year's