1 of 11

Slide Notes

DownloadGo Live

Life In England

Published on Nov 26, 2015

No Description

PRESENTATION OUTLINE

ENGLAND

BY: JACOB STILES & MATTHEW HOFMANN
Photo by Nanagyei

GET TO KNOW

  • Located in Europe
  • Population: 53.01 million
  • Parliamentary government
  • Average yearly income: 26,552
  • Average death age: 78.9
  • Average weekly hours: 40
Photo by Olof S

SCHOOLING

  • Children stay at daycare
  • You enter school at 4 or 5
  • You go to school from 9 to 3, with breaks in between
  • A school day focuses on education but has time set apart for religion
  • You have to wear a uniform
Photo by KB35

EXAMPLE OF A SCHOOL DAY

  • Forest Elementary
  • 8:50am, school starts
  • First lesson 9:30am
  • 10:30-10:45, break time
  • Second lesson
  • 12:15, lunch
  • Playground
  • 1:15, lesson 3
  • School ends at 3:15 pm
Photo by eriwst

Day in the life
Living in England is similar to living in America. They listen to music, shop, hang with friends, and text just like us. Teens there typically wear jeans and a tee shirt or sports wear.

Photo by Marion Doss

FUTURE

  • High school ends at age 16
  • Most kids get their license at 17
  • 90% graduate high school
  • 70% go to college after highscool
  • 20% live in poverty
Photo by Philippe Put

POLITICS

  • Voting age is 18
  • The Queen elects a prime minster
  • Most people get married at around 26

CULTURE

  • Religion:59% Christianity, 25% no religion, 5% Muslim, 11% other
  • Being a Software Developer is a pretty common job
  • Males and females are equal
  • Most people travel by bus or car
  • The most popular car is the Ford Fiesta
Photo by VinothChandar

UPPER CLASS

Photo by Werner Kunz

MIDDLE CLASS

Photo by blmiers2

WORKING CLASS

Photo by cindy47452