- •Министерство образования и науки российской федерации
- •И.В. Атакищева, е.А. Таныгина культура и традиции стран изучаемого языка
- •Оглавление
- •Предисловие
- •Введение
- •Unit ithe british family
- •Vocabulary
- •Which of the following phrases do you think is the best description of an "average British household"?
- •Read the text a to find out if you are right.
- •Answer the questions
- •Stay in or go out!
- •Look at the table. True, false or don't know?
- •Fill in the missing prepositions.( in, of, with, for, at, …
- •Read the text and say whether these statements are true or false or there is no information in the text:
- •Use Text b to tell about yourself and your family
- •Unit iiat home
- •Vocabulary:
- •Read and translate text a
- •Study the advertisements for holiday accommodation and answer the following questions.
- •Write a dialogue in your notebook where a tourist phones one of the places in exercise VI and asks for information. Then make a reservation.
- •Match the words with the correct definitions.
- •Use Text b to describe your home.
- •Unit iiisouth-west state university
- •Vocabulary
- •I. Read and translate text a
- •Answer the following questions:
- •Fill in the blanks with the appropriate words and translate the sentences:
- •Use your dictionary to explain the difference between the following words and phrases.
- •Fill in the blanks with one of the following words: occupation, profession or trade.
- •What are the jobs of the following speakers?
- •Complete the wordgrid with words about education and school.
- •Use text b to tell about your native town.
- •Unit iveducation in great britain
- •I. Read and translate text a.
- •Vocabulary:
- •II. Answer the following questions:
- •III. Read and translate text b.
- •Answer the following questions:
- •Read the following text through. Then read it again and fill each blank with a right word . You may need to use a dictionary.
- •VI. Do you agree or disagree? Make some notes, in your notebook, for and against the following statements. Discuss your ideas in class.
- •VII . How many professions do you know? Match each person on the left with the correct definition on the right.
- •What do these expressions mean? What do the people do?
- •All of these areas of study end in –logy. Can you fit the correct beginning in each of these examples?
- •Decide whether these sentences are true or false.
- •Make phrases by combining the words in two columns.
- •Speak about the educational system in England close to the text. Unit vlondon
- •Vocabulary:
- •Read and translate text a.
- •II. Read and translate text b.
- •Vocabulary:
- •III. Answer the following questions.
- •Retell the text.
- •Read the following dialogue. Work “in pairs’’ and replace the words underlined with the alternatives below. Write the new dialogues and act them out. Work in pairs.
- •Match each word in column, with a word or expression with the same or similar meaning in column two.
- •Read and decide if the following statements are true or false.
- •Unit vibritish food
- •Vocabulary:
- •Read and translate text a.
- •Answer the following questions:
- •Put the following words under the correct heading in the box below. Translate the words.
- •Using the clues below, complete the words in the word grid 1-8 and find the mystery word.
- •Retell the text.
- •Read and translate text b.
- •Answer the following questions:
- •Practice reading the following sentences. Learn them by heart.
- •Read the following dialogues. Dramatize it.
- •Unit viishops and shopping
- •Vocabulary:
- •Read and translate text a
- •Work “in pairs’’ asking and answering the following questions:
- •What do they sell?
- •Where would you buy the items in the box? Match them with the list of shops.
- •Read text b and be ready to discuss it.
- •Answer the following questions:
- •What have your family bought recently? Discuss with your partner.
- •Practice reading the following words and word combinations. Learn them by heart.
- •Read the following dialogue. Dramatize it.
- •The left hand column lists some objects, the right hand column lists the shops( or places) where you can find them. Match the correct item from column a to the place in column b.
- •Unit viiisport in britain
- •Vocabulary:
- •Read and translate text a.
- •Answer the following questions:
- •Read and translate text b.
- •Describe one of the sports mentioned in the text. Don't
- •Do you agree or disagree? Make some notes, in your notebook, for and against the following statements. Discuss your ideas in class. Begin with “I (dis)agree that..”.
- •Find the words – games and sports.
- •Read the short article and say what some sports persons do before a game.
- •Which of the items below do you think an athlete should have if he or she wants to show better results in sport? Give arguments.
- •In the sentences below find English equivalents to the Russian phrases.
- •What do you think about risk taking (sky diving, bungee jumping, rock climbing, white-water rafting)? Discuss your ideas in class.
- •Here are the names of eight runners in a recent 100 metros race:
- •Make sure you know which sports these places are associated with.
- •XIII. Speak about the British and sport. Unit ixtransport system in britain
- •Vocabulary
- •Read and translate text a.
- •Answer the questions
- •Using the text choose the best way to travel for the following people. Give reasons for your answers,
- •Read the text and say what the differences between the driving-test in your country and in Britain are.
- •Read text b and be ready to discuss it
- •Read the sentences below and decide which ones are connected with a hotel (h) and which with a train station (t). If the sentence could be both (h) or (t), mark it (ht).
- •Look at the following questions and choose the correct answer
- •Unit xthe united states of america ("u.S.A.")
- •Read and translate text a
- •Vocabulary
- •Read and translate Text в
- •Answer the questions to text b
- •Pair work. Game “Learn about the usa”.
- •British and American vocabulary
- •The adjectives in the left-hand column were used to describe Yankees. Match each adjective with the best phrase from the right-hand column.
- •Complete the saying.
- •People who became words.
- •When people enter the usa they get the following form.
- •Part II introducing great britain section 1 edinburgh
- •Read and translate the text
- •Present perfect. Fill in the gaps in the sentences below.
- •Section 2 about roman britain
- •Read this passage and make questions for the answers below.
- •Read ad translate the text
- •Read the text again. Which of the following sentences are true (t) and which are false (f)?
- •Change the sentences below from active to passive.
- •Section 3 the lake district
- •Read and translate the text
- •Section 4 york
- •Read and translate the text
- •Look at these sentences. Three are false. Which ones?
- •Make a sentence with 'still' to go with each of the sentences below.
- •Read the passage, then make questions for the answers below.
- •Section 5 oxford and stratford-upon-avon
- •Read and translate the text
- •Choose the right answer.
- •Write a paragraph about William Shakespeare using these notes and what you remember from the text.
- •Section 6 wales
- •Read and translate the text
- •Choose the right answer.
- •Which sentences below are true and which are false?
- •Read the sentences and choose the correct preposition.
- •Put 'have to' or 'don't have to' in the sentences below.
- •Section 7 bath
- •Read and translate the text
- •Answer the questions.
- •3. Imagine you are talking to a guide in the Pump Room. These are the guide's answers. What are your questions?
- •Section 8 brighton
- •Read and translate the text
- •Which of the following sentences are true and which are false?
- •Part III texts for additional reading
- •International activities of swsu
- •Faculties and their specialties
- •Information Computing Technology Faculty
- •National emblems of the united kingdom
- •The royal family
- •Diana — the people's princess
- •Transport system in britain
- •Road rage
- •The problems of public transport
- •Integrated transport
- •American symbols
- •Independence day
- •History of the united states
- •Independence and expansion
- •Civil war and industrialization
- •Parties, ideology, and politics
- •New york
- •Education in the usa
- •National food in the usa
- •Sports in the usa
- •Halloween
- •Australia
- •Christmas in australia
- •Sport in australia
- •Government and politics of canada
- •Geography and climate of canada
- •Библиографический список
- •Заключение
- •Аткищева Ирина Викторовна Таныгина Елена Александровна культура и традиции стран изучаемого языка
Diana — the people's princess
Diana Spencer was born on the first of July 1961 in Sandringham in England. She had two older sisters and a younger brother. In childhood she liked games, swimming, running and dancing. She wanted to become a dancer. Besides she loved children very much and at the age of sixteen she worked in schools for very young children.
Diana became princess, when Prince Charles, the Queen's son, asked her to be his wife and they got married. They seemed to be a happy couple at first. They had two sons. They travelled a lot they worked a lot, they visited many countries together. But Diana was not quite happy because they did different things and Charles didn't understand her.
Why was Diana the most famous, the most beautiful, the most photographed woman in the world? Why did she win the hearts of millions and millions of people in many countries? Why did so many people come to London to remember her when she died? Why did the car accident which took her life, become such a total shock to crowds of people? Why did people feel the need to be in London at the funeral? Why did the tears and love at the funeral move the world?
The answer is so simple. Matthew Wall, a student at St. Michael's College in Burlington said: "She was such a lovely lady. She did so much for those people less fortunate that herself".
She was a kind woman. Hundreds of people talked about Diana's kindnesses. She liked ordinary people, though she was rich and had many rich friends. Wherever she was, she was always ready to lend a hand. She was devoted to the sick and the poor. She visited hospitals for people with AIDS and for lepers and wasn't afraid to touch them, talk to them, listen to them. She worked on children's charities, and had teamed up with Hillary Clinton in an effort to ban landmines. And it's not only money, that she wanted to give people. She wanted to give them a part of her soul, to make them happy because she was unhappy herself. She wanted to give them love, because she needed love herself.
Rock stars (Sting, Elton John), pop singer George Michael, film stars and producers (Tom Hanks, Steven Spilberg, Nicole Kidman, Tom Cruise) and other famous people were among her friends. But she had more friends among ordinary people.
Diana was seen many times in floods of tears, because of the pressures of her loveless 15-year marriage. It is not a secret that Diana was hounded and humiliated to the point of mental breakdown and was able to pull through only because she knew she had the love of the people to buoy her in her darkest hours. She was, indeed, the People's Princess.
Questions:
1.How many brothers and sisters did Diana have?
2.What did Diana like in childhood?
3.When did Diana become princess?
4.Why did Diana become world-famous?
5.Why did people love Diana?
6.Who was among her friends?
7.Why was she the People's Princess?
Transport system in britain
As in most countries of the world, roads have taken over from rail as the major transport system. But trains in Britain are still a safe, fast and comfortable way of travelling. There is one big problem which deters many people from using them: the price. British trains are very expensive to travel on, at least if you do not know how to get the best deals. If you simply go into a station, buy a ticket and get on the train, you may end up paying a small fortune. To avoid a nasty shock, there are two secrets: one, get a full list of all the special types of tickets available; and two, book in advance. As an example, in 1999 the full price of a London to Manchester return ticket was £119; a Super Saver ticket, which cannot be used in the rush hour, was £48; and a Virgin Value ticket, which has to be booked a minimum of three days in advance, was only £19 - saving exactly £100. if you are travelling from London, there is one other useful piece of advice: make sure you go to the right station, as there are seven major and many smaller ones!
Much cheaper, and without all the restrictions about advanced booking and rush hours, are coach services. Of course, there are disadvantages: no restaurant, no room to walk around and no tables. The worst drawback is that the coach station is usually in the middle of town, so there is a long struggle through traffic before your coach gets out onto the motorway.