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| Question | Answer |
| 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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