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British Pub Culture

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Chat

watch football games

drink beer

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Public Bar

Salon Bar

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Our tasks today

Idea of the text

Keys structures

Assignment

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Where is the best place to feel the local culture of Britain according to the writer?

Why is it difficult to get a drink in British pubs?

What is the hidden purpose of the difficulty in getting a drink in British pubs?

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Visitors to Britain may find the best place to sample local culture is in a traditional pub.

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But these friendly hostelries can be minefields of potential gaffes for the uninitiated.

public houses

dangerous places

social errorsnew comers

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An anthropologist and a team of researchers have unveiled some of the arcane rituals of British pubs--starting with the difficulty of getting a drink.

discovered

strange service

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Most pubs have no waiters--you have to go to the bar to buy drinks. A group of Italian youths had been waiting 45 minutes before they realized they would have to fetch their own.

Most pubs have no waiters--you have to go to the bar to buy drinks.

Where?

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This may sound inconvenient, but there is a hidden purpose.

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Pub culture is designed to promote sociability in a society known for its reserve..

Silence is golden.

reticent in expression

develop social skills

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Standing at the bar for service allows you to chat with others waiting to be served.

A nice place, isn’t it?

Sure, I often come. How about you?

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The bar counter is possibly the only site in the British Isles in which friendly conversation with strangers is considered entirely appropriate and really quite normal behavior.

Of course

not.

Mind if I stand here?

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"If you haven't been to a pub, you haven't been to Britain.“This tip can be found in a booklet, Passport to the Pub: The Tourists' Guide to Pub Etiquette, a customers' code of conduct for those wanting to sample "a central part of British life and culture".

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The trouble is that if you do not follow the local rules, the experience may fall flat.

Don’t reach expected effect; fail completely

When in Rome, do as Romans

do.

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For example, if you are in a big group, it is best if only one or two people go to buy the drinks.

Wait here. I’ll go to buy drinks for

all of you.

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Ginger beer? Barley wine? Citrus wine? Fortified wine?

Raisin wine? Or semi-dry wine?

They’re driving me nuts.

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Nothing irritates the regular customers and bar staff more than a gang of strangers blocking all access to the bar while they chat and dither about what to order.

make sb. angry

hesitate

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Pubs: the best place to feel the local culture of Britain

No waiters: to go to the bar to buy drinks by yourself

Standing at the bar : friendly conversation with strangers

Introduction

Explanation

Phenomenon

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A group of Italian youths had been waiting 45 minutes before they realized they would have to fetch their own.

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The bar counter is possibly the only site in the British Isles in which friendly conversation with strangers is considered entirely appropriate and really quite normal behavior.

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Nothing irritates the regular customers and bar staff more than a gang of strangers blocking all access to the bar while they chat and dither about what to order.

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Assignment

Prepare for a 150 words introduction to special etiquettes that one should follow when having meals in China and report it to the class next time.

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作者单位：苏蕴文

西安交通大学