- •Уо «Мозырский государственный педагогический университет
- •Essential vocabulary
- •Basic American Values and Beliefs
- •Introduction
- •Basic american values and assumptions a land of diversity
- •Individual Freedom and Self-Reliance
- •Joining and protesting
- •Hurry, hurry, hurry
- •Are americans materialistic?
- •Straight talk
- •Equal ity
- •Achievement, action, work, and materialism
- •Directness аnd assertiveness
- •Equality of opportunity and competition
- •Material wealth and наrd work
- •Vocabulary Check
- •1. Analyze the following abstract notions аз they are treated in the text:
- •2. Study the following idioms and see if you can supply contexts for them:
- •3. Reading comprehension check. Write the letter of the best answer according to the information in the chapter.
- •Cloze Summary Paragraph
- •The Protestant Heritage
- •Vocabulary Check
- •Comprehension Check
- •Cloze Summary Paragraph
- •American Values at the Crossroads
- •A. Vocabulary Check
- •B. Comprehension Check
- •D. Cloze Summary Paragraph
- •Customs vary with culture
- •Usa and uk in comparison
- •Character and characteristics: a humorous look at
- •Stereotypes
- •What the British Think of Americans…
- •What Americans Think of the British...
- •4 Assessing Students' Comparative Skills
- •I Look at the chart and decide whether the student
- •Socio-cultural portrait of the uk & usa
- •British values and assumptions. Monarchy the island people
- •The island people (II)
- •Essential vocabulary
- •I. Define and comment on the following terms used in the texts
- •II. Study the following list of geographic names.
- •The united kingdom
- •Introduction
- •As others see us
- •0 Wad1 come Pow'r the giftie2 gie3 us
- •It wad frae5 mony6 a blander free us
- •Views of britain. The official view
- •Тhe people's view
- •British society a changing world
- •Attitudes
- •Stereotypes and change
- •English versus british
- •Multiculturalism
- •Conservatism
- •Being different
- •The love of nature
- •The national trust
- •The love of animals
- •Formality and informality
- •The scruffy british
- •Public spiritedness and amateurism
- •I. Mark the following areas of activity as 'professional' or 'amateur / voluntary':
- •II. Sort out the following as positively or negatively viewed by the British:
- •Privacy and sex
- •Lovely weather we're having
- •II. Explain the meaning of the following:
- •III. Match the adjectives with the nouns they collocate with:
- •IV. Explain the use of articles with the word England:
- •I. Fill in the grid:
- •II. Sort out the details for each "stereotype" of the English person
- •III. Answer the questions:
- •IV. Do you agree that
- •No longer an island
- •Have the english finally left their
- •Island mentality behind?
- •Cast in the same mould
- •Change of direction
- •I. Match the following proper names with relevant characteristics:
- •Monarchy
- •Vocabulary
- •The royal family
- •The Sovereign
- •The Royal Family
- •The Monarchy
- •I. Great Britain is a monarchy. Find out from your partner: what is the role of the monarch in a highly developed modern country?
- •II. Choose the correct equivalent for the word:
- •V. Say if you agree or .Disagree with the following and explain why:
- •VII. Express your opinion on the following:
- •Adapt or die?
- •I. Find out the following.
- •II. Make sure you understand the following words and expressions:
- •III. Match the words on the left with their definitions in the right-hand column:
- •IV. Fill in the gaps with the prepositions:
- •In groups and pairs discuss:
- •III. Choose the right preposition:
- •IV. Fill in the gaps where necessary with suitable notional or functional words, using your active vocabulary:
- •V. Translate from Russian into English, using your active vocabulary:
- •Russian and belarusian values and assumptions. Sharing Your Own Culture
- •1 Pre-Reading Discussion
- •2 Vocabulary Development
- •3 Reading, Thinking, Sharing
- •1 * What do the Americans who visited Russia or Belarus think about these countries and their people? Read an extract from a diary and list the areas which provoke culture shock in Russia.
- •15 August, 1996 - Vladimir
- •1 September, 1996 - Vladimir
- •A man of the people
- •Russian mentality
- •People of belorussia
- •1. Strike off one inappropriate word in each tine. Translate those used in the text. Make sure you know the weaning and the pronunciation of the rest words.
- •2. Translate the following sentences from Russian into English using the vocabulary from the text.
Vocabulary Check
1. Analyze the following abstract notions аз they are treated in the text:
individualism
materialism
idealism
self-reliance
charity
equality
goodliness
assertiveness
efficiency
self-improvement
self-help
self-identity
confidentiality
friendliness(superficial ~)
fatalism
optimism
affiliation
competitiveness
2. Study the following idioms and see if you can supply contexts for them:
To stand on one's own two feet
To go from rags to riches
To keep up with the Joneses
To do one's own thing
To look out for number one
To have a fair share
To get the job done
One man, one vote
To make one's own way in life
3. Reading comprehension check. Write the letter of the best answer according to the information in the chapter.
1. The early settlers came to the North American continent and established colonies because they wanted to be free from
a. the power of kings, priests and noblemen.
b. the influence of their families.
c. the problems of poverty and hunger.
2. There are no titles of nobility in the United States today because
a. no one likes aristocrat.
b. the church does not allow it.
c. they are forbidden by the Constitution.
3. The price that Americans pay for their individual freedom is
a. self-reliance.
b. competition,
с hard work.
4. The American belief in self-reliance means that
a. receiving money from charity, family, or the government is never allowed.
b. if a person is very dependent on others, he or she will be respected by others.
с people must take care of themselves and be independent, or risk losing their freedom.
5. The American belief in equality of opportunity means that
a. all Americans are rich.
b. Americans believe that everyone should be equal,
с everyone should have an equal chance to succeed.
6. In the United States learning to compete successfully is
a. part of growing up.
b. not seen as healthy by most people.
с not necessary, because Americans believe in equality.
7. Traditionally, immigrants have been able to raise their standard of living by coming to the United States because
a. Americans value money and nothing else.
b. there were such abundant natural resources here, с the rich have shared their wealth with the poor.
8. Americans see their material posessions as
a. having nothing to do with social status.
b. the natural reward for their hard work, с no indication of a person's abilities.
9. A belief in the value of hard work
a. developed because it was necessary to work hard to convert natural resources into material goods.
b. developed because the immigrants who came here had a natural love of hard work.
с has never been a part of the American value system because people have so much.
10. In reality, such American ideals as equality of opportunity and self-reliance
a. are not real because there is no equality ir the Uni ed States.
b. are always put into practice in the United States and truly describe American life.
с are only partly carried out in real life but are still important because people believe in them.
Answer the questions
What motivated the early settlers to come to the North American continent?
What is the price that Americans pay for their freedom?
What does the notion of materialism carry for Americans?
What does self-reliance mean to them?
How is their belief in the equality of opportunity fulfilled?
How do Americans see their material possessions?
Why do they value hard work and time?
How is the idea of personal independence treated by Americans?
In what ways is America land of diversity?
What do Americans say about their democracy?
Name the basic traits ascribed to Americans in these texts.
Why do Americans so eagerly enter a race for success?