Страноведческий материал к урокам: British Pubs

British Pubs

In Britain people like to meet in taverns, called public houses or pubs. There are about 80,000 pubs in Great Britain and they are more than just drinking places.

In pubs people relax, chat, make friends, drink, have meals and play darts. Most pubs have got a dart board and any customer may play. In many pubs there are also dart teams which play matches against teams from other pubs. Yhe most popular drink served in pubs is beer, light or dark. It is generally served in pints (0, 57 litre), and people drink it either at the bar, that is the counter or at the tables. There are drinking laws in the UK. By these laws, young people under 18 are not allowed to buy alcoholic drinks in the pubs, and there hours during the day when spirits cannot be served at all. In fact, the usual opening hours for pubs are:

• London 11.00 a.m.-3.00 p.m., 5.30 p.m.-11.00 p.m.

• Provinces 11.00 a.m.-3.00 p.m., 5.30 p.m.-10.30 p.m.

(on weekdays and 11.00 p.m. on weekends and holidays).

A dart is a steel feathered arrow.