E-učbenik Touchstone 7, 3. izdaja

Recording 143, page 190
Exercise 2a Read the text.

Red phone boxes

The red phone box is one of Britain’s most cherished symbols.

In the past, you could see the large red telephone boxes on every British street and outside post offices and pubs everywhere in Britain.

It was introduced in 1925. When British Telecom tried to replace them with new phone booths, the public protested.

However, now there are only a few of the red telephone boxes. They have become ‘historic monuments’. The new glass and steel phone boxes are not so elegant.

People love the old ones. Now we might see them again because people are buying them and finding new uses for them.

You can buy the basic box, the ‘library’ box, the ‘shower’ box, the ‘aquarium’, and ‘a drinks cabinet’.

Can you think of some other uses for an old phone box? How about a bird cage, a refrigerator, a coffee machine, a washing machine, a sauna…?

Recording 142, page 190
Exercise 1a Read the texts and match them with the pictures.

The British Way of Life

The British drive on the left. Many buses in London are red. There are single and double deckers.

You can see a lot from a double decker. You mustn’t stand upstairs on a double decker. Most taxis are black.

Barber’s pole. It is thought that the red and white stripes represent a bandaged wound from the days when the town barber was also a surgeon!

The British queue for everything. At banks, shops, cinemas, theatres or bus stops you can always see people in queues.

They stand in a line and wait quietly, often for a long time.

Each new person stands at the end of the queue – sometimes in rain, wind or snow. Don’t jump the queue! People don’t like it.

Pubs are an important part of British life. Even very small villages always have a pub. People often go to the pub for a drink in the evenings and at weekends.

Many pubs serve food, especially at lunchtime. Every pub has a name and there is often a sign outside the pub. The sign shows the pub’s name with a picture.

You will find different post boxes in most towns and villages. There are wall post boxes, but the red pillar box is still a familiar sight on English streets.

In the past, you could see the large red telephone boxes on every British street. Today, when practically everyone owns a mobile phone, phone boxes seem obsolete.

Interestingly, however, the traditional British red telephone booth can still be seen in many places throughout the UK, and in former British colonies around the world.

The red phone box is often seen as a British cultural icon throughout the world.

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