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British culture articles
Offensive, insulting and aggressive gestures in the UK
Lists of useful British language
The 250 most useful British abbreviations
Photocopiable British culture classroom activities for EFL learners
How posh is your English? relative clauses practice – NEW
Difficult names checking/ clarifying speaking – NEW LINK
Dependent prepositions jigsaw text (about stereoypes of the UK and staying with a British host family) – NEW LINK
Cultural trends (with optional UK examples) – NEW LINK
Socialising in the UK tips and useful phrases – NEW
British small talk tips and useful phrases (in this very cheap e-book)
Gift giving in the UK tips and useful phrases (in this very cheap e-book)
Meeting people in the UK tips and useful phrases (in this very reasonable e-book)
Working in the UK tips and useful phrases (in this bargain e-book)
Guess the meaning of the British body language and gestures
British and Japanese Xmas and New Year
Explaining festivals and celebrations (starting with Xmas and New Year, specific to Britain and Japan, but easily adaptable with other countries)
Vocabulary for describing British life list dictation
Present Simple British cultural customs bluffing game
Traditions bluff (slightly different version of the worksheet above) – NEW LINK
Transport in the UK modals trivia quiz
Other worksheets including British culture
Superstitions going for predictions practice (including British superstitions) – NEW LINK
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Updated 6 October 2026
I’ve been trying to find the place in the UK where they do fish slapping and it can only be traced in Indonesia. Do you know where exactly it takes place?
No idea, sorry. Stole most of these from an EFL textbook years ago, and they never said where any of the places were.