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A pub /pb/, or public house is, despite its name, a private house, but is called a public house because it is licensed to sell alcohol to the general public. It is a drinking establishment in Britain, Ireland, New Zealand, Australia, Canada, Denmark and New England. In many places, especially in villages, a pub can be the focal point of the community. The writings of Samuel Pepys describe the pub as the heart of England.

The history of pubs can be traced back to Roman taverns, through the Anglo-Saxon alehouse to the development of the modern tied house system in the 19th century.

Historically, pubs have been socially and culturally distinct from cafes, bars and German beer halls. Most pubs offer a range of beers, wines, spirits, and soft drinks and snacks. Traditionally the windows of town pubs were of smoked or frosted glass to obscure the clientele from the street but from the 1990s onwards, there has been a move towards clear glass, in keeping with brighter interiors.

1. What does a public house sell?
2. to who?
3. What is described as the heart of England?
4. what is the pub considered to the community?
5. Are pubs and bars the same?
6. What do they offer?
7. Do they have windows?
8. what do they look like?
9. why?
10. Has that changed recently?
11. when?
12. What changed then?
13. why?
14. Where is the history of pubs traced back to?
15. what was the name of the ale house?
16. Who wrote about the heart of england?
1. alcohol
2. public house is, despite its name, a private house, but is called a public house because it is licensed to sell alcohol to the general public
3. the pub
4. focal point
5. No
6. range of beers, wines, spirits, and soft drinks and snacks.
7. Yes
8. frosted glass
9. to obscure the clientele from the street
10. Yes
11. the 1990s
12. move towards clear glass
13. in keeping with brighter interiors.
14. Roman taverns
15. Anglo-Saxon
16. Samuel Pepys