gn="justify"> tartan . That is the name for the pattern on the kilt. So at the Highland Games there are traditional sports and traditional instrument - the bagpipes. The bagpipes are very loud. They say Scots soldier played them before a battle. The noise frightened the soldiers on other side.world s most famous tennis tournament is Wimbledon. It started at a small club in south London in the nineteenth century. Now a lot of the nineteenth century traditions have changed. For example, the women players don t have to wear long skirts. And the men players do not have to wear long trousers. But other traditions have not changed at Wimbledon. The courts are still grass, and visitors still eat strawberries and cream. The language of tennis has not changed either.are some British traditions and customs concerning their private life. The British are considered to be the world s greatest tea drinkers. And so tea is Britain s favourite drink. The English know how to make tea and what it does for you. In England people say jokingly: The test of good tea is simple. If a spoon stands up in it, then it is strong enough; if the spoon starts to wobble, it is a feeble makeshift . Country has its drinking habits, some of which are general and obvious, others most peculiar. Most countries also have a national drink. In England the national is beer, and the pub pub , where people talk, eat, drink, meet their friends and relax. word pub is short for public house . Pubs sell beer. (British beer is always warm). An important custom in pubs is buying a round . In a group, one person buys all the others a drink. This is a round . Then one by one all the people buy rounds, too. If they are with friends, British people sometimes lift their glasses before they drink and say: Cheers . This means Good luck . The pubs in south-west England there is another traditional drink-scrumpy.names often have a long tradition . Some come from the thirteenth or fourteenth century. Every pub has a name and every pub has a sign above its door. The sign shows a picture of the pub s name.as you know, the British talk about the weather a lot. They talk about the weather because it changes so often. Wind, rain, sun, cloud, snow - they can all happen in a British winter - or a British summer.of y...
