Are the english customs really strange ?

Some of the English customs are strange. People in England do not shake hands as much as people do in Europe. Men raise their hats to women but not to each other. When you go to a friend's house for a dinner, it's not the custom to say, "Thank you" at the end of the dinner as in our country. There you wait until you are leaving to go home and then you say, "Thank you for inviting me". Very few people have servants in their homes. It is very difficult to get servants, and servants' wages are high, so the men help their wives in many ways.

Sunday is a very quiet day in London. All the shops are not open and so are the theatres and most of the cinemas. Londoners like to get out of town on Sundays. They often go down to the sea for the day. There are very few outdoor cafes in London. That's because the weather changes so often and so quickly. The sun may shine one minute and the a few minutes later it may rain.

Foreigners sometimes get a little tired of English cooking, and they go to Soho. Soho is a part of London where there are all sorts of restaurants: French, Italian, Greek, Spanish, Indian and many others.

Дайте відповіді на запитання.

19. Do people in England shake hands as much as people do in Europe?

20. Whom do men raise their hats to?

21. Is it customary to say "Thank you" at the end of the dinner?

22. What do the guests say when they are leaving?

23. Very few people have servants in their homes, haven't they?

24. What day is very quiet in London?

25. Where do the Londoners prefer to go on Sundays?

26. Are there many outdoor cafes in London?

27. Who is sometimes tired of English cooking?

10. What is Soho famous for?

Завдання 11-12. Завершіть наступиі діалоги.

11. A: Pardon me, where is the taxi stand ? 12. A: Excuse me, is this Shevchenko Prospect?

B: ………. B: ………..

A: Oh, yes. Thank you. A: Thank you.

B: ………. B: ……….

Завдання 13-17. Знайдіть відповідне тлумачення слів, у колонці, що навпроти .

13. jogging	a. moving a boat through the water
14. sailing	b. riding a board in the water
15. surfing	c. a kind of fighting
16. skiing	d. running to keep fit
17. karate	e. moving over the snow

Завдання 18. Утворіть множину іменника в дужках .

18. The teacher often tells us very interesting (story).

Завдання 19-21. Виберіть правильний займенник у дужках .

19. She lives with (she, her) mother in Lviv.

20. Is there (many, much) snow in the street?

21. She likes to tell us about (her, she) children.

Завдання 22-30. Дайте відповіді на наступні запитання.

22. Do you often take a bus/trolley-bus/taxi/the metro/tram ? 23. How do you go to your plant/office/institute ? 24. Is there much traffic in your town ? 25. Which is the busiest street in your town/city ? 26. How can you get from your home to the nearest railway station ? 27. In what countries does one keep to the left when driving ? 28. How does the traffic in Ukraine drive ? 29. Which is the best hotel in your town/city ? 30. What is the bus fare in your town ?

Варіант 15

Завдання 1-9. Прочитайте уважно текст і перекладіть його з допомогою словника.

ISLANDS IN the Pacific Ocean

I was in paradise when I lived in Vanuatu. Look at the map and you can find it in the Pacific Ocean. Look into my thoughts and you can see memories of those islands – of the wind in palm trees, the blue sea and sky, the hot white beaches and green mountains. I remember picnics on the beach and the fire-red sun going down over the sea in the evening. I remember people, too, kind people who always smiled and worked hard. I remember visiting schools, going on foot up and down mountains or by boat to other islands.

I was one of ten thousand lucky people who lived in Port Vila, the capital of Vanuatu. Life there was warm, friendly and slow. We played sports slowly, sailed slowly to other islands, ate delicious seafood slowly in French restaurants and cooked meat very slowly on stones outside.

But there were problems too. But now I’m back in cold, grey Britain I don’t remember the bad things. I can taste the sweetness of the fruit. I can smell the freshness of the flowers. I can hear the wind in the trees. And when I remember the color and the sunlight, I’m in paradise again.

Після уважного прочитання тексту, визначте чи відповідає зміст тверджень, поданих нижче, змісту тексту. На бланку для відповідей поставте знак “+” поряд з номерами вірних тверджень і «-» ─ біля хибних.

1. Vanuatu is in the Pacific Ocean.

2. There are no mountains in Vanuatu

3. The people were not pleasant.

4. The capital of Vanuatu is Port Vila.

5. Life in the capital of the island was very difficult.

6. Seafood in restaurants was disgusting.

7. Tourists cooked some food.

8. There were no problems in Vanuatu.

Завдання 9-13. Знайдіть відповідне тлумачення слів, у колонці, що навпроти .

9. revise	a. university teaching
10. fail an exam	b. complete a university course
11. lecture	c. not pass
12. graduate	d. do well in your studies
13. get good marks	c. make sure you know a subject

Завдання 14-17. Запитайте у свого друга наступне:

14. what means of transport he prefers;

15. how often he travels abroad;

16. what he thinks about tourism in Ukraine;

17. which street is the busiest in your town;

Завдання 18. Якими професійними навичками повинен володіти менеджер готелю ? Поставте наступні характеристики в порядку відповідно до їх важливості.

A good hotel manager:

□ likes people □ can think like a child

□ likes variety □ can entertain like a clown

□ is charming □ understands body language

□ has good financial skills □ pays attention to routine detail

□ needs good computer skills □ has a sense of humour

Завдання 19-25. Перекладіть на українську мову наступне:

Using the telephone

• answer all calls quickly

• answer with your name and/or your organization

• ask how you can help

• speak clearly

• use appropriate language

• smile while you are talking

• repeat names, phone numbers and details so that everybody understands everything

Завдання 26-30. Знайдіть пояснення часової форми у колонці, що навпроти.

26. He drinks a litre of milk every day. a. permanent truth

27. Milk contains a lot of vitamins. b. action happening now

28. She is having a party at the moment. c. habitual action

29. His train leaves at 9:00am. d. scheduled actions (timetables)

30. Water boils at 100 ⁰ C.

Варіант 16

Завдання 1. Прочитайте уважно текст і перекладіть його з допомогою словника.