Great Big Story — классные ролики о странностях разных стран

Мне очень нравится канал Great Big Story. Ролики короткие, красиво снятые, темы — крайне необычные, а ещё интересно послушать людей с разными акцентами.
Предлагаю вам не просто посмотреть следующие ролики про Англию, но ещё и ответить на вопросы, которые я составила для каждого из них

1. The Swans

1. What birds can you see in the UK? Name some of them
2. To whom do the swans belong?
3. How do you address the queen?
4. What did they do with the swans in the 12th century? Do they still do it? Why/why not?
5. How do they check the swans?

2. The Tea

1. Who introduced the tea in the UK?
2. Where does the word ‘tea’ come from?
3. How was the tea used at the beginning?
4. How and why the tea drinking spread?

3. The practice queen

1. What does Ella Slack do in life?
2. How did it happen that she became rehearsal queen?
3. What major events did she rehearsed?

4. Driven by knowledge

1. What is so special about London taxi drivers?
2. What kind of car do they all drive?
3. What’s the name of the exam they all have to sit before starting working?
4. How long does it take to prepare for the exam?

5. Policing politeness

1. What do head beadles do?
2. How did their story start?
3. Describe their uniform?
4. Where can you meet them?
5. Why is whistling not permitted?

6. Jellied eels, anyone?

1. What’s the difference between the river Thames of the XVIII century and now?
2. Where do the eels Mark sells come from?
3. ‘The eels are very…’?
4. How do you call a person who sells fish?
5. Why eels were so popular in the XVIII century?
6. How do you cook eels?
7. What do eels go well with?
8. The traditional food in London is…?
9. What do eels taste like?

А ещё хочу поделиться с вами плейлистом с видео про Португалию

Ещё, конечно, есть ролики про Испанию, Францию, Россию и многие многие другие страны) Enjoy!