- •Воронежский государственный архитектурно-строительный
- •Л.В. Лукина сферы общения
- •Ббк 81. 2 Англ я 7
- •1. 2. Тексты для самостоятельной работы по теме «Student Life»
- •My Biography
- •Leonardo Da Vinci
- •Student Jobs
- •Typical Students
- •English Houses
- •Keep Fit
- •Super Food
- •Places to Shop
- •Voronezh State University of Architecture and Civil Engineering
- •2. 2. Тексты для самостоятельной работы по теме «Our University»
- •Higher Education in Britain
- •British Universities
- •University Education in Britain
- •Colleges, Faculties and Departments
- •Us Universities
- •Distance Education
- •Economics of Education
- •Our city
- •Our city (voronezh)
- •Our city
- •3.3. Review Unit 3
- •City facts
- •Ten Facts about Sao Paulo
- •Cambridge
- •Famous Cities
- •Toronto
- •3.5. Тексты для самостоятельной работы по теме «Our City»
- •Technology and Culture
- •Travel and Tourism
- •Marco Polo
- •Fallingwater
- •Sky City 1000
- •Urban Transport around the World
- •Winds from the East: Chinese Inventions
- •Washington, d.C.
- •New York
- •4.1. Our country (russia)
- •Our country
- •Our country
- •Our country
- •4.3. Review Unit 4
- •4.4. From the history of russia
- •From the history of russia
- •5.1. Britain
- •Britain
- •5.2. Тексты для самостоятельной работы по теме «Our Country and the World»
- •The United States of America (the usa)
- •Wales – the Land of Song
- •Scotland
- •Australia
- •Iceland
- •English-Speaking Countries: Culture and Traditions
- •Cultural Differences
- •Famous Buildings
- •Frank Lloyd Wright
- •6.2. Тексты для самостоятельной работы по теме «Professional Activity»
- •The Language of Cross Cultural Communication
- •Last Words
- •Is Globalisation a Good Thing?
- •Globalisation of World Economy
- •Technology: Always a Force for Good?
- •How the Internet is Changing Lives Forever
- •Growth of a Global Giant
- •Заключение
- •Библиографический список
- •Оглавление
- •Людмила Владимировна Лукина сферы общения
- •394006 Воронеж, ул.20-летия Октября, 84
Iceland
Iceland, the island in the North Atlantic is larger than England and Wales, but few people live here – only about 290,000, with over half in the capital city, Reykjavik. Iceland is a country of amazing landscapes – blue lakes and lagoons, fast rivers and waterfalls, mountains and volcanoes that erupt frequently.
Mount Hekla, in the south of the country, has erupted sixteen times in the last thousand years, and, in one of the most violent eruptions of recent times, the volcano on the island of Heymaey almost destroyed the town in 1973.
WRITING TASK
Write about the dramatic and peaceful life of the island, which is known for its amazing landscapes. Is it necessary to protect such places?
TRANSLATION
English-Speaking Countries: Culture and Traditions
The word “culture” has a number of meanings. It often refers to music, literature, art, and higher education. It also means the customs of a society and the way in which people interact with each other.
Every culture has certain basic ideas which everyone accepted for granted. These are fundamental things that everyone knows from his or her childhood, and which are automatic to the people who live in that culture. They include everything from the common courtesies (правила вежливости) and details of daily life to the deeper issues of a person's place in society, of family, of life.
When a person enters a new culture, the basic customs and ideas that he or she automatically accepted may no longer be true. The person faces a new set of customs and attitudes to try to understand.
Certain types of behavior are expected in English-speaking countries. The Americans like to speak about their home, colleges and achievements. Nicknames are much more often used in the USA than in Britain.
People in both countries consider time as an expensive object or material. They talk about it in many different ways. They save it, waste it, spend it, kill it. They have free time, leisure time, spare time. They invest in it and carefully budget it. Be polite and friendly in public places. Daily showers and a fresh set of clothes are the norm. Smile and people will smile with you.
WRITING TASK
Write about polite behavior in our country. What is the meaning of the word “culture”?
TRANSLATION
Cultural Differences
Knowledge of differences between cultures is one of the essential key skills that modern people need to possess in order to work and learn effectively. It is important to know cultural differences in order not to offend people of other culture or be misunderstood.
The value system of culture is very important. The value systems of culture shape public behaviours and beliefs. It is difficult to accept that one's own ways of behaving, which seem perfectly normal, can be seen as strange and even rude in another culture. But if a person does not try to observe his or her own culture objectively and does not have an understanding of why other cultures do things differently, it is inevitable that cultural mistakes will be made.
WRITING TASK
Write about strange behaviour of other people. Do you think that our own ways of behaving are perfectly normal?
TRANSLATION