Culture and customs

Real life in the country: its festivals, its food, its words. Texts with local depth, checked against real sources, from A1 to C1.

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• CustomConkers: a string, a nut and a long October

  Every autumn the horse chestnut tree drops its glossy seeds, called conkers, in British parks, streets and gardens. For generations, children have threaded them on a string and played a game of…

• CustomDogger, Fisher, German Bight: the Shipping Forecast

  Why do so many Britons listen to a weather forecast for ships?

Levels

• A1
• A2
• B1
• B2
• C1