Culture Module 1

The British Seaside

We love the British seaside!

1  Beach huts
You can see rows of brightly-
coloured beach huts in many British
seaside resorts. People keep food,
chairs, cushions and other small
things there. There are more than
20,000 beach huts in the UK. Every
year, there is a national ‘Beach Hut
of the Year’ competition.
2 Piers
There are fifty-six seaside piers in the
UK and most of them are more than
100 years old. Brighton Pier has got
roller coasters, a restaurant and an
amusement arcade. Cromer Pier has
got a theatre and Clevedon Pier has
got an art gallery. In Southport, you
can take a tram from the end of the
pier into the town centre. At Swanage
Pier you can look into an underwater
camera and see the fish in the sea!
3  Fish and chips
British people love to eat fish and
chips when they are at the seaside
and there are fish and chip shops
in most seaside towns. The fish is
fried in batter (a mix of flour, milk
and egg) and the chips usually come
with salt and vinegar. Delicious!
4  Punch and Judy
Punch and Judy is a very traditional
travelling puppet show for children.
The small theatre is usually red,
yellow and white. The two main
characters in the show are called
Punch and Judy and there is also
a crocodile, a baby, a police officer
and a string of sausages!
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1 Pracujcie w parach. Przeczytajcie teksty z ćwiczenia 1.,

a następnie połączcie zdjęcia (a–d) z tekstami (1–4). Glossary:
rows – rzędy
c seaside resort – kurort nadmorski
roller coaster – kolejka górska
a amusement arcade – salon gier
underwater – podwodny
batter – ciasto naleśnikowe
vinegar – ocet
puppet – pacynka, marionetka
string of sausages – pęto kiełbasek
b
d

Check your memory

Zakryj tekst i połącz wyrazy, tak aby

utworzyć zwroty.
2 Przeczytaj teksty ponownie i odpowiedz 1 fish and a huts
na pytania.
2 salt and b Judy
1 How many beach huts are in the UK? 3 Punch and c arcade
2 You want to look at some paintings. Which pier 4 beach d chips
should you visit?
5 string of e vinegar
3 What do people usually eat with their chips?
6 amusement f sausages
4 What colours are Punch and Judy theatres?

My turn

Odpowiedz na pytania na temat Polski.

1 What are famous seaside/holiday resorts in Poland?
2 What do people usually do at the seaside?
3 What attractions are there at the seaside?