There is a nice book on Pub Culture
in Great Britain. It's written by Kate Fox. The
title is Passport to the Pub: A guide to British
pub etiquette, and it is available on line.
In the introduction
it says:
By all means
visit Stonehenge and Buckingham Palace, but if you
want to see what real life in Britain is all about,
you have to go to the pub. Pub-going is by far the
most popular native pastime. The 61,000 pubs in Britain
have over 25 million loyal customers. Over three-quarters
of the adult population go to pubs, and over a third
are ‘regulars’, visiting the pub at least
once a week. The pub is a central part of British
life and culture. If you haven’t been to a pub,
you haven’t seen Britain.
It has an intersting chapter on "buying
rounds" in Chapter
5: It's your round.
Now do task 4 in your worksheet.
Have a look at the following video (click on the picture),
in which two British men who happen to meet in Holland,
talk about "pub culture". You
will also find a transcription of the conversation
here.
Now go to your worksheet and do task
5. You will also find a transcription of the conversation
there. Then do task 6.
