- •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.
III. Choose the right preposition:
1. to go awake/ahead/awhile with policies
2. to dig for/about/against victory
3. to act under/through/on sb's advice
4. to reign in/on/with the consent of ...
5. to be to/for/on one's enrichment
6. to take up/over/on the throne
7. to be defeated on/in/at a general election
IV. Fill in the gaps where necessary with suitable notional or functional words, using your active vocabulary:
1. The government passes a bill......Parliament. However ... Queen can refuse the royal ... to the bill and it will not become
2. The Windsors have survived ... and ... in their popularity.
3. It's a ... that the ... law is obsolete in ... modern society, as men and women have equal rights.
4. During World Wai 2 the British ... quiet heroism and made ... in the common good.
5. To remain in ... with the modern world ... Monarchy is to reform itself.
6. The Monarchy's.......is damaged by aperies of recent ... in the press.
7. Very few ... of Her ... the Queen would like to abolish the ... of monarchy.
V. Translate from Russian into English, using your active vocabulary:
1. Хотя по существующему законодательству королева освобождена от уплаты налогов, Елизавета II приняла решение платить налоги со своих яичных доходов.
2. Настоящий Англичанин всегда проявляет спокойствие и решительность даже в самых сложных ситуациях, во времена политической и социальной нестабильности.
3. Американцы придают большое значение индивидуальным различиям.
4. Кроме исполнения церемониальных обязанностей, одной из функций королевы является посещение иностранных государств с Официальными визитами.
5. Сегодня, когда ничто не угрожает стабильности страны, монархия все чаще становится предметом жарких споров, но несмотря на это, большинство британцев все же почтительно относятся к королевской семье.
6. Теоретически правящая королева обладает абсолютной властью и не может поступить незаконно, ее действия - выше закона.
7. Порядок престолонаследия регулируется законом о первенстве старшего сына на наследование.
Russian and belarusian values and assumptions. Sharing Your Own Culture
1 Pre-Reading Discussion
1 Look at the photos from the target culture and find three or four things which are different from your own culture. Show the photos to the class and point out the culturally relevant features. (Real photos or ones from authentic magazines are used.)
2 Can you predict what photograph would an American take in your country?
3 What can provoke culture shock in your country?
2 Vocabulary Development
1 The following list contains some concepts from this unit that are important for you to understand. Go through this list and put a tick next to the words you know. When you finish with the unit, return to this list and make sure you can put a tick next to all of the words. There's also room to list any additional words you've learned.
highway rags-to-riches to be neglected
nudge garbage vicious
crucial other