- •Методический комментарий
- •Introduction
- •1. Write or say the word you think of first to go with each of the words below. Possible answers are given on the right.
- •2. Now, play the game the other way round. Write or say the nationality you associate with the things listed below.
- •Exercise 3. Where are they?
- •In which cities are the following landmarks?
- •He/she comes from… He/she is… He/she speaks…
- •1.1 National characters
- •Text 1*
- •III. Comprehension check
- •V. Writing
- •Text 2 notes on the british*
- •In the following extract Bill Bryson, an American writer, makes observations of the British people.
- •IV. Language focus
- •1. Match the word with its definition.
- •2. Pick out the words from the text describing the American and the British ways of life.
- •Italian neighbours*
- •II. Skim Extract 1 with Tim’s interview about his living in Italy and find answers to the questions:
- •Extract 2
- •Baby? I'd rather have a mobile phone
- •VIII. Writing
- •Text 4 westerners and the japanese
- •II. Read the first part of the text about Leadership and decide which of the following statements accurately reflect John Mole’s comments.
- •Leadership
- •Attitudes and Behaviour
- •IV. Language focus
- •1. Find English equivalents to:
- •2. Translate the following sentences into English.
- •V. Speaking
- •Text 5 the amish
- •II. Read the article carefully and do the tasks that follow.
- •III. Comprehension check
- •V. Writing
- •Vocabulary box
- •Achievement test 1 national characters
- •Information check (orally)
- •Vocabulary check (in writing)
- •1. Match the two columns.
- •2. Match the definitions below with the words from the box.
- •3. Translate the sentences into English.
- •1.2 Communicating interculturally
- •Importance of intercultural communication*
- •II. Read the text and find information on the following points.
- •IV. Speaking
- •V. Writing
- •Text 2 main concepts of intercultural communication*
- •Culture
- •Subculture
- •Culture Shock
- •Ethnocentric reactions
- •IV. Writing
- •Text 3 understanding culture*
- •II. Read the following text and check if your predictions were right.
- •Text 4 activity orientation
- •Text 5 time orientation
- •Text 6 predictions of communication problems*
- •In what way can we predict communication problems with people from foreign countries?
- •II. Read the text and check whether your predictions were right.
- •1. Control Issues
- •2. Intrapersonal Factors
- •3. Biological Factors
- •4. Interpersonal Factors
- •5. Space and Time Factors
- •6. Geopolitical Factors
- •IV. Language focus
- •V. Speaking
- •VI. Writing
- •Text 7 recognizing cultural differences
- •II. Read the following text and write down the main cultural factors to fill in the table below the text.
- •IV. Writing
- •Text 8 dealing with language barriers
- •Barriers to written communication
- •Barriers to oral communication
- •IV. Language focus
- •1. Fill in the gaps with the prepositions where necessary.
- •2. Find synonyms to the following words in the chart below and learn them.
- •V. Speaking
- •Text 9 suggestions for the cross-cultural sojourner*
- •1. Learn the Rules of the New Culture.
- •2. Assume Responsibility
- •3. Observe Carefully
- •4. Tolerate Differences
- •5. Develop Flexibility
- •IV. Speaking
- •V. Writing
- •Acting out
- •1. Role-play the conversation.
- •2. Role-play the conversation in a travel-bureau.
- •Project writing
- •Social Customs
- •Vocabulary box
- •Achievement test 2 communicating interculturally
- •Information check (orally)
- •Vocabulary check (in writing)
- •1. Define the meaning of the following words in English.
- •2. Match the two columns.
- •3. Translate the sentences into English.
- •1.3 English as a global language
- •Text 1 ways of learning*
- •Starter activities
- •How do you like to learn languages? Look at these extracts from advertisements for methods of learning languages. Choose the methods you would like. Explain and discuss your answers.
- •People learn languages in different ways. Here are some descriptions and explanations of different kinds of language learners. Match the descriptions (1-6) to the explanations (a-f).
- •The table below lists the ways of learning. Complete the column about “you” and discuss your answers.
- •Discussion
- •Text 2 why don’t we all speak the same language?
- •How Did the English Language Begin?
- •III. Comprehension check
- •Text 3 the english language*
- •The english language
- •The english language in north america
- •1. Say whether each of the following sentences is true or false. Correct the false sentences to make them true.
- •2. Give examples of different borrowings in the English language.
- •V. Speaking
- •Text 4 british and american english*
- •The main differences of American English in pronunciation are:
- •1) The pronunciation of r in all positions, e.G. Part, first, corner;
- •VI. Writing
- •Text 5 english as a world language*
- •In the countries listed in the table, English is used either as a first language or as a second. Identify the 7 countries in which it is used as a first language.
- •II. Read the text carefully the spread of english
- •Basic characteristics
- •III. Comprehension check
- •IV. Speaking
- •Text 6 a global language*
- •II. Read the text and check your guesses.
- •V. Writing
- •Imperial english*
- •In this article below Professor Anne Eisenberg writes about the importance of English in the scientific world. For which jobs or subjects is it important to know English in your country?
- •II. Reading
- •1. The statements below express the main idea of each of paragraph. Read the article and match the statements to the paragraphs.
- •2. Decide which sentences in each paragraph express the main ideas.
- •97 % Населения мира предпочитают английский язык для международного общения
- •Text 8 the language of business
- •II. Read the text and write questions for these answers.
- •Look at the expressions in the box using rule. Use your dictionary to check the meanings of any of the expressions that you don’t know.
- •Complete these sentences using the expressions from the box in Exercise 1. Change the verb tense if necessary.
- •Do You Speak Japanese?
- •Project writing
- •Essay writing
- •Vocabulary box
- •Acievement test 3 english as a global language
- •Information check (orally)
- •Vocabulary check (in writing)
- •1. Define the meaning of the following words in English.
- •2. Give synonyms to:
- •3. Match the professional areas with language needs.
- •3. Complete each sentence with the words from the box.
- •For reading, discussing and reporting
- •Text 2 the japanese sense of beauty
- •Text 3 you have to catch them young…
- •Text 4 when the locals are friendly Free accommodation with plenty of surprises ... Servas is a cheap - and enlightening - way to see the world, says Patricia Cleveland-Peck
- •Text 5 must one be so polite that it hurt?
- •Text 6 should americans be required to learn another language?
- •Discussion
- •Text 7 tips for communicating with people from other cultures
- •Text 8 developing intercultural competence
- •1. Privacy and its implications
- •2. "So much for complaining"
- •3. "When in Rome, do as the Romans do"
- •4. Meals
- •5. Attitude to time
- •6. Academic life
- •7. Facial expressions
- •8. Gestures
- •9. Clothes
- •10. Topics for small talk
- •11. Politeness Strategies
- •Text 9 the image of russia in western travel guides
1. Write or say the word you think of first to go with each of the words below. Possible answers are given on the right.
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Danish beef
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German motorbike
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French islands
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Irish pyramids
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Japanese bacon
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American butter
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Greek beer
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New Zealand perfume
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English whiskey
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Russian dolls
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Argentinean weather
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Egyptian football
2. Now, play the game the other way round. Write or say the nationality you associate with the things listed below.
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cigarettes Turkish
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cheese Persian
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carpets Thai
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coffee Cuban
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tortillas Swiss
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silk Hungarian
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shoes Welsh
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rugby Chinese
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goulash Brazilian
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tulips Mexican
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cigars Italian
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guitar Spanish
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restaurants Dutch
Exercise 3. Where are they?
In which cities are the following landmarks?
Agra Istanbul Cairo Paris Rome
Moscow Washington New York Athens London
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Topkapi Palace – is in Istanbul
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Parthenon 7. White House
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Big Ben 8. Colosseum
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Sphinx 9. Red Square
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Tower Bridge 10.Central Park
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Eiffel Tower 11.Taj Mahal
*Add any other words or expressions about countries and nationalities as you meet them.
Exercise 4. Complete the following list. Do not forget that in some countries they speak more than one language!
He/she comes from… He/she is… He/she speaks…
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Australia
Austria
Belgium
Brazil
Britain
Canada
China
Denmark
Egypt
Finland
France
Germany
Greece
Hungary
India
Italy
Japan
Norway
Poland
Portugal
Spain
Switzerland
Turkey
Exercise 5. Try this quiz with your partner.
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A good conversationalist is someone who…
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always has plenty to say
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has plenty of amusing stories to tell
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will listen carefully to what you have said
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asks a lot of questions
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If someone looks you straight in the eye without blinking, they are probably…
a) honest b) being rude
c) trying to frighten you d) being friendly
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If someone keeps looking out of the window while you are talking, they…
a) want to be outdoors b) don’t understand you
c) are not concentrating d) are thinking
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If someone sighs while you’re explaining something they are probably…
a) bored b) impatient
c) unhappy d) suffering from indigestion
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If a man wearing jeans and a T-shirt comes into the office, he…
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isn’t correctly dressed
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can’t be important
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c) is quite normal
d) must be someone who has come to fix the phone or something
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If someone shakes your hand very hard and long, they are…
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pleased to meet you
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trying to show you that they are sincere
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waiting for you to say something
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reliable and friendly
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If a Canadian businessman keeps stepping backwards while he’s talking to a Mexican businessman, this means that…
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he doesn’t like Mexicans
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the Mexican is trying to be too friendly
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c) Northern people don’t feel comfortable standing as close to another person as Southern people do
d) Canadians are less friendly than Mexicans
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If a Japanese person gives you their business card, you should hold it…
a) in your left hand b) in your right hand
c) in both hands d) without reading it
Exercise 6. Complete the following proverbs and give their Russian equivalents.
1. A stitch in time… a) tells
2. Care… b) -tired
3. Curiosity… c) on say-so
4. Foreword is… d) the mother of invention
5. Rome was not… e) a silver lining
6. East or West… f) forearmed
7. Necessity is… g) killed a cat
8. Don’t believe somebody… h) home is best
9. Every blow… I) killed the cat
10. Everyone gets his… j) come-uppance
11. Every cloud has… k) saves nine
12. To be tongue… l) louder than words
13. Actions speak… m) built in a day