[英语学习]Chapter 5 UK culture.pptVIP

A Survey of the United Kingdom and the United States of America Chapter 5 British Culture Culture of Britain Religion The press — Reuters, newspapers, politics, Scotland and the BBC Museums art galleries The Beatles Literature Religion Freedom of religious belief and worship, and also the freedom to be a non-believer, is taken for granted in modern Britain. The vast majority of people in Britain do not regularly attend religious services. Most people are not active participants in organized religion. A majority of people approve of the fact that religious instruction at state schools is compulsory. Surveys have suggested that nearly three-quarters of the population believe in God and a third believe in concepts such as life after death, heaven and hell. With the notable exception of Northern Ireland, a person’s religion has almost no political significance. Conventional church services in Britain are typically very quiet, except when hymns are being sung. British people attending church services abroad have often been surprised by the noisiness and liveliness of the people, because they chatter among themselves, walk in and out… In Britain, respect has traditionally been expressed by silence and stillness. Many people, however, find the atmosphere at traditional services rather repressive and unwelcoming. The press — Reuters The oldest news agency in London is Reuters. It was founded in 1851 in London by the German, Julius von Reuter. His service spread and Reuter turned it into a company. It is now owned by newspapers of the United Kingdom, Australia and New Zealand and is used by newspapers all over the world. The press — newspapers Each of the national newspapers can be characterized as belonging to one of 2 distinct categories: The “quality papers”, or “broadsheets”, satisfy the better educated readers. The “popular papers”, or “tabloids”(通俗小报), sell to a much larger readership. They contain far less print