The English Culture

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THE ENGLISH CULTURE
Brief History Of The Culture The English language presence began in the eighteenth century. The British seized control of the Cape Of Good Hope. The British government fought against the Zulus and the Afrikaners and defeated them after quite a few bloody battles.
BRIEF HISTORY OF THE CULTURE The British was incorporated in the British empire, in 1910 the Union of South Africa with mostly British members was created. This is how the British settled all over the country and the language was spread..
CLOTHING Male Business Suit Casual - jeans/shorts and shirt
CLOTHING Ladies - Business blouse and skirt or formal pants Women - Casual dress/ shorts, t- shirt
CLOTHING School children- school uniform (pants, dress) may include tie and blazer
CLOTHING Girls casual - dress, shorts, jeans, t-shirt
CLOTHING Boys casual - jeans and t-shirt
FOOD Bacon and eggs for breakfast with toast, cereal or fruit
FOOD Coffee, tea or juice
FOOD Sandwich or a form of junk food Dinner- grilled steak with fried or baked potatoes
FOOD Chutney is a favourite to garnish food Bread with marmite
HOLIDAYS AND CELEBRATIONS English South Africans celebrate national and religious holidays. Heritage Day 24 September
HOLIDAYS AND CELEBRATIONS Christmas Day (Christian Holiday) 25 December New Year’s Day 1 January
GREETINGS
GREETINGS HOW ARE YOU? /'haʊ/ /'ɑ:/ /'ju:/
GREETINGS I am good /'aɪ/ /æm/ /'gʊd/
GREETINGS GOODBYE ɡo͝odˈbī/
GREETINGS HOW'S YOUR DAY hous/ yôr,yo͝or/ dā/
PICTIONARY GUESS THE IMAGE!
FLAG /'flæg/
FAMILY /'fæməlɪ/
FOOD /'fu:d/
THE ENGLISH CULTURE
MALL /môl/ SHOPPING CENTRE /ˈSHäpiNG/ ˈsen(t)ər/
BUILDING
GUESS THE IMAGE
GIRL ɡərl/ In the English language it used to mean child or young person
| ˈhæpi | HAPPY It is used three times more than the word sad
Numbers ˈnəmbərs/ The letter b is not used until one billion
ˈôrənj,ˈärənj/ There was no word for the colour orange until 450 years ago
QUEUE kyo͞o/ It is a 5 letter word. Take away the last four letters and it would still sound the same.
INTERESTING THINGS TO KNOW
“I am” is the shortest sentence in the English language. | ˈaɪ æm |
Pronunciation is the most mispronounced word in the English language
(ʌnˈkɒpɪˌraɪtəbəl) The longest English word that can be spelt without repeating any letters
Glasses ˈɡlasiz/ One of the few words that exist in plural form
BIBLIOGRAPHY "15 Interesting Facts about the English Language." Bloomsbury-International. N.p., 11 July 2014. Web. 24 Oct. 2015 "English." Every Culture. N.p., n.d. Web. 24 Oct 2015. "Interesting Facts about English Language." Make Me Genius. N.p., 2010. Web. 24 Oct. 2015. Jones, Paul Anthony. "66 Facts You May Not Have Known About The English Language." Huffington Post. N.p., 19 June 2014. Web. 23 Oct. 2015. "South African English Culture." South Africa Net. N.p., n.d. Web. 24 Oct. 2015.
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