- •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.
II. Explain the meaning of the following:
complete equanimity
orthodoxy
to celebrate the liberties
to dig for victory
the Blitz
the Welfare State
discontinuity
destruction of fables and icons
The mood was less apocalyptic.
ambivalent
to forge a European dimension
posturing politicians
III. Match the adjectives with the nouns they collocate with:
imperial
extreme
complete
unbowed
common
ational
calm
difficult
quiet
deserved
outstanding
a. equanimity
b. circumstances с adventurer
d. achievements
e. danger
f. civilian population
g. reward
h. character/identity
i. determination
j. purpose/good
k. heroism
IV. Explain the use of articles with the word England:
They seem ... to survey in imagination the England that they are leaving behind. Jarman's film looks back to the war towards an England with which he had had a troubled and ambivalent relationship ...
Ш COMPREHENSION.
I. Fill in the grid:
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philosophy |
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film |
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Charles Darwin |
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John Locke |
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Bertrand Russell |
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George Orwell |
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Henry Moore |
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Humphrey Jennings |
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Angus Wilson |
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Hanif Kureishi |
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Doris Lessing |
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Derek Jarman |
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Ford Madox Brown |
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Winston Churchill |
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(Supply details about the personalities from the list above (time of life, major works, etc.)
II. Sort out the details for each "stereotype" of the English person
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a. exhibited calm determination under very difficult circumstances; b. private and retiring people; с could write novels and poetry but could not compose music; d. sinister, masked agents of a state turned against its own people; f. cheerfully shot large numbers of animals and black people; e. faced extreme danger with complete equanimity; g. exhibited quiet heroism and a willingness to make real sacrifices in the common good; h. something inclusive and culturally multiple rather than a quintessence or a heritage; i. failed ever to have a conversation with a woman; j. a strife-torn and derelict wasteland; k. shooting big game; 1. not to be intimidated by orthodoxy; m. located in the southern suburbs and garden cities; n. daring to think big thoughts; o. continued to 'dig for victory' and to remain calm during airraids; p. pipe-smoking "little men"; q. intellectually ambitious and unconventional.
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