The traditional English drink is tea.

Everything in Britain, says a popular song, "stops for tea". It is certainly true that tea is the most popular drink in Britain. The first tea was brought to London in 1658. By 1750, tea had become the principal drink of all the classes in Britain. Gradually, tea-drinking developed into a fashionable social ritual. Tea in Britain is traditionally brewed in a china teapot. Most people in Britain prefer a rich, strong cup of tea with milk, and sugar is sometimes added to taste.

 

The British money is pounds.

Pound, also called pound sterling, is the monetary unit of the United Kingdom. The British pound (£) is equal to 100 pence. There are paper bills for £ 5, £ 10, £ 20, and £ 50. The British pound is often used as an international form of money to settle debts between nations. Gold pounds and United States dollars are the most widely accepted forms of international money.

 

Money in the United States is dollars.

Dollar is the monetary unit of the United States. The dollars are paper bills or coins equal to 100 cents. The US dollar was modeled after a Spanish coin called the peso. The origin of the dollar sign ($) is unknown. Dollar became the official currency unit of the United States by an act of Congress in 1792. The earliest silver dollar appeared in 1794. Paper dollars circulate widely in the USA.

 

Money of some European countries is Euro.

Euro is the basic monetary unit of 12 members of the European Union. The 12 countries are Austria, Belgium, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Portugal, and Spain. The euro is divided into 100 cents. Most of the countries that use the euro adopted it on January 1, 1999. The euro replaced such traditional currencies as the French franc, the German mark, and the Italian lira. Additional European countries could adopt the euro in the future.

 

139. "Down town" means the centre of the city.

Downtown is a term primarily used in North America by English speakers to refer to a city's center or central business district. The term is thought to have been coined in New York City, where it was in use by the 1830s to refer to the original town at the southern tip of the island of Manhattan. During the late 19th century, the term was gradually adopted by cities across the United States and Canada to refer to the historical center of the city.

 

The size of the house in Britain is determined by the number of bedrooms.

Now more people are buying their own homes than in the past. About two thirds of the people in England and the rest of Britain own their own home. Most others live in houses or flats that they rent from a private landlord, the local council, or housing association. Most houses in England are made of stone or brick from the local area where the houses are built. The colours of the stones and bricks vary across the country. England has many types of homes. In the large cities, people often live in apartments, which are called flats. In most towns, there are streets of houses joined together in long rows. They are called terraced houses. The main types of houses in England are: detached (a house not joined to another house), semi-detached (two houses joined together), terrace (several houses joined together), flats (apartments). The size of the house is determined by the number of bedrooms.

 

Oscar is a prize given for achievements in motion-picture production.

The best-known awards are made each year by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Science. These awards, called the Academy Awards or Oscars, are presented for outstanding achievements in filmmaking during the preceding year. The Oscar is a gold-plated bronze statue presented to winners of the Academy Awards. The statue received its name in 1931, when an Academy librarian said it resembled her Uncle Oscar.