Culture and Identity Vocabularies

The ability to understand and share another person's feelings, experience, etc.

A belief, custom or way of doing something that has existed for a long time among a particular group of people.

To behave in a way that accepts the rules and expectations of your society.

The degree to which somebody/something is involved in a situation or an activity and the effect that they have on it.

A system of controlling, involving complicated official rules which may seem unnecessary.

A society where religion is not a part of public life and government.

The movement of individuals, families, households or other categories of people within or between social strata in a society.

Slow or unwilling to show feelings or express opinions.

Relating to the parts of a country outside the capital, often perceived as less cultured or modern.

The racial and cultural background of a person or group.

The buying and selling of goods and services, especially between countries.

Relating to or involving the whole world.

A member of the aristocracy, a class of high nobility.

• originally from India and south-east Asia, curry houses are an important aspect of British life. Because of the colonial connection with the Indian subcontinent, many British people living there in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries developed a taste for Indian curry dishes.

• refers to the island on which most of the non-sovereign countries of England, Scotland, and Wales are situated.

• is a country that consists of England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland. In technical language, United Kingdom is a political term while Great Britain is a geographical one.

• national flag of the UK. The term “Union” in the flag's name symbolizes the union of the kingdoms of England and Scotland in 1606. It is so called because it combines the crosses of the three countries united under one Sovereign - the kingdoms of England and Wales, of Scotland and of Ireland

• a fixed idea or image that many people have of a particular type of person or thing, but which is often not true in reality and may cause hurt and offense

rong, thin material used for tying things together, made of several threads that have been twisted together

• In Great Britain, Bonfire Night is associated with the tradition of celebrating the failure of Guy Fawkes' actions on 5 November 1605. The British festival is, therefore, on 5 November, although some commercially driven events are held at a weekend near to the correct date, to maximize attendance.

• is seen by the rest of the world to be an event synonymous with Latin countries like Brazil and Spain, one of the world’s biggest Carnivals actually takes place in London each year. It is the Notting Hill Carnival, which is led by members of London’s West Indian community, and takes place over two days in August.

the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is made up of England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. Scotland has a separate parliament, First Minister, law system and education system, and a lot of autonomy from the UK government in London. There is a strong movement campaigning for an independent Scotland. Wales and Northern Ireland have their own assemblies but fewer powers than Scotland.