Life in Britain Today

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Life in Britain Today Food British people like good food, and more than half of them go to a restaurant every month. Fast food is also very popular – 30% of all adults have a burger every three months, but 46% have fish and chips! Sport British people don’t do a lot of sport. Only 17% of people go swimming every week, 9% go cycling and 8% play golf – and only 6% of people play football (but 32% go to watch it).

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Life in Britain TodayFoodBritish people like good food, and more than half of them go to a restaurant every month. Fast food is also very popular – 30% of all adults have a burger every three months, but 46% have fish and chips!

SportBritish people don’t do a lot of sport. Only 17% of people go swimming every week, 9% go cycling and 8% play golf – and only 6% of people play football (but 32% go to watch it).

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Cinema and TVFilms are very popular in Britain, and about 60% of people between 15 and 24 go to the cinema every month. At home, men watch TV for about three hours every day – half an hour more than women.

HolidaysBritish people love going on holiday, and have 56 million holidays every year. Most of these holidays aren’t in the UK – 27% are in Spain, 10% are in the USA, and 9% are in France. Maybe this is because the weather in Britain isn’t very good!

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Ibiza, Spain

The Eiffel Tower, Paris, France

The Statue of Liberty, New York, USA

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Read the text and underline the correct answers in the sentences below.1.- The favourite food in Britain is …

a) burgers b) fish and chips.2.- 17% of British people …a) go swimming b) play golf c) play football every week.

3.- British men watch about …a) 2 hours b) 3 hours c) 4 hours of TV every day.

4.- Their favourite country for a holiday is …a) Spain b) France c) the USA.