People in Britain The symbol of England is a red rose, and English people are crazy about gardening. 1... A lot of families have pets. English football is famous, of course, but there is another national sport too, cricket. English people like to talk about the weather. 2... Scotland is very famous for its beautiful scenery and the lakes called lochs. An important symbol of Scotland is a special kind of material called tartan. Another Scottish symbol is the thistle. People in Scotland play very unusual musical instruments called bagpipes. 3... Another symbol of Wales is a vegetable called the leek. People wear them on their coats on St. David’s Day, the Welsh national holiday, although some people wear another symbol of Wales – the daffodil. Welsh people are famous for their singing and their musical festivals. Rugby is their national sport. The most famous symbol of Ireland is the shamrock. In Ireland you may see different shades and tones of green. 4... The Irish are famous for their playing, singing and dancing. People in Britain are reserved and conservative. They have kept their tradi- tions alive for centuries. Everyone who was born in Britain is British. People from England are the En- glish. 5... They are the Scottish or the Scots; the Welsh and the Irish. People from Scotland and Wales don’t like it when they are called the English. Everyone in Britain speaks English. But in some parts of Scotland and Wales people speak different languages as well. The Welsh are especially proud of their language. 6... Everyone in the UK speaks English but they all speak it differently.