Reviewed by Kanna Fujiwara, Ayana Soga, Mahiro Yuki, Jintaro Soejima
1. Summery
Britain is the eighth largest island in the world. It is about 250,000 square kilometers in size and 1,000 kilometers from north to south.
The British eat breakfast and afternoon tea. And the British do not only drink tea these days. Coffee is popular too. They drink 3.39 cups of tea each day and 1.65 cups of coffee on average. This “Afternoon tea time” is the time that we know the British person well. British people are quite shy, and they do not make friends easily with strangers. And they are not good at learning foreign languages. Most British people are not very interested in clothes. Many British people wear suits while in office, and wear jeans on weekends.
Britain has the Royal Family. The Royal Family is similar to the Japanese emperor’s family because the Royal Family has a lot of history. The Royal Family began with William I, starting in 1066. However, the history is not so long compared to Japan. However, the Royal Family, which has been in existence for about 1,000 years, has had a lot of history.
2. Important Aspects
The British and Food
Visitors to Britain generally agree about one thing- British cooking. They say it is terrible. These visitors eat in the wrong places. The best British cooking is in good restaurants and hotels, or at home.
Today many people want food to be quick and easy. When both parents are working, they cannot cook large meals in the evenings. Ready made meals from supermarkets and Marks and Spencer and take away meals from fast food restaurants are very popular.
3.Relevant of the modern life
The British still produce many things in its factories. Today, British people have money for amusement. Therefore British companies focus on not only industry but also services. For example, hotels, restaurants and travel. The number of stores open 24 hours a day, 365 days a year has increased because of the increase in the service industry. For that reason British people have to work harder than other European countries. In addition, about 45 percent of British workers are women and more than 50 percent of women are regular employees. In other words, women have more power to go it alone than in other countries. So, maybe that’s why the British divorce rate is higher than Japan.
4. Conclusion
This book shows the British lifestyle, but there were some parts that are different from the Japanese lifestyle. Culture of tea time and holiday spending at the beach is not common like the British in Japan. We can also find out about the industry of the British. There are few countries that have a stronger spirit of service than Japan. The fact that many stores in the British are open 24 hours a day and 365 days a year is one sign that the British have a stronger spirit of service than Japan.
7 responses to “”British Life” written by Anne Collins”
I had a lot of trouble to read this report. This is a problem because we have to put “,” after the word “Therefore.” and too long in one sentence. One way to fix this problem is to put “,” after the word “Therefore” and divide the sentence. If you do that, we can read more easily.
I think it is a very good report. However, I was not sure what the book was about. Because it is just an introduction to the United Kingdom. I thought it would be good to make a summary like “This is what the book is about” in the summary. I thought adding it would also make it easier to understand while still conveying interesting content.
I think this report has a trouble. In conclusion, There are few countries that have a stronger spirit of service than Japan. The fact that many stores in the British are open 24 hours a day and 365 days a year is one sign that the British have a stronger spirit of service than Japan. This ploblem is that it is hard to read because the two sentences are contrasting but this isn’t written a paradoxical word such as “However ”. One way to fix this problrm is to write a paradoxical word between two sentences. If you do that, your audiences eill have a chance to understand your report.
It is difficult to understand this information. I want you to compare it to japan. it wrote a lot of British information. I can know basic information but there are some points which are difficult to understand. So you have to write it related to Japan.if you do that. Readers can read it more easily. Also, if you do that, you may be able to find new things. It makes you smarter.
I think that this report has a trouble. The report uses a lot of “And” at the beginning of the sentence. However, if you use “And” at the beginning of the sentence, it sounds like poor English. Therefore, you should use “In addition” or “Also” instead of “And.” By doing that, I think that the report make sentence more coherent.
I found an issue with the summary section. I think many people who read this assuming it’s a work of fiction would be confused. One way to fix this issue is to indicate the genre of the book at the beginning of the summary. This would help readers to understand the following content.
I think that you have some trouble. You did not put“,” after the word“Therefore”. You should put “,” after the word such as “therfore” and “however”. If you do that, many people can read more easily.