learnenglish uk: culture

Each month we look in depth at different features of the culture of the United Kingdom.

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LearnEnglish UK Culture - Scotland     Find out what it's like living in Scotland, about national icons, the language, Scottish poets and poetry, arts and culture, history and heritage, and sports and leisure.   

living in the uk

Loch Lomond, image (c) www.britainonview.com     Living in the UK: aspects of life in each of the four countries that make up the UK: Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland and England.   

food

Colourful spices, image copyright by Aidan O'Rourke     Food: long derided as bland and overcooked, the UK now boasts some of the finest restaurants in the world and the transformation of what and how we eat has been phenomenal.   

holidays

: people sometimes think the only choice of holiday we have is to go abroad, or to endure a miserable two weeks in the rain in a run-down seaside resort. They're wrong, though.   

arts

Gavin Turk, Oeuvre (Hen), 2000 and Oeuvre (Duck), 2002     Arts for Free: arts are increasingly part of the landscape in the UK – whether it is on the streets, in sculpture parks, on public transport, or part of the regeneration programme of whole cities.   

housing

LearnEnglish UK - Culture: homes     The Housing Issue: We reveal a country that is living in the 21st Century, a nation that is adopting modern, energy-saving materials, technology and ideas.   

music

LearnEnglish UK - Culture: music     The music issue: We take a look at the UK music scene and show that there's so much more to it than its history.   

climate change

: The UK has set ambitious targets for how it is going to deal with this problem and in this issue we look at climate change from the UK perspective.   

gaming

: In this issue we take a look at the role of the UK in the computer gaming industry and the design and technological developments the UK is responsible for.   

did you know?

Culture     culture shock: a feeling of confusion felt by someone visiting a country or place that they do not know. It was a real culture shock to find herself in London after living on a small island. Cambridge Dictionaries Online