XII. Подберите по контексту (слов, окружающих данное) эквивалентное значение выделенного слова и переведите предложения на русский язык.

1.As aluminium is light it is widely used in aviation. 2. There is no light in the hall as there are no windows in it. 3. The room was light and clean. 4. Why did they light that old kerosene lamp? 5. What does this word mean? 6. Boil water by all means. 7. We express percentage by means of the sign %. 8. Does he own any property? 9. He lived in his own house. 10. He is accustomed to new food. 11. I am interested in new customs. 12. You must go through the customs. 13. When will he come back? 14. The back door was open. 15. In September we are back at school. 16. The dog has a black spot on his back. 17. Don’t lean against the back of the chair, sit up.

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Does Travel Broaden the Mind?

Spring coming, many people start to travel. People often hear that travel broadens the mind: if you stay in your own country the whole time, your ideas remain narrow. If you travel, you see new customs, eat new foods, do new things, and come home with a broader mind.

But does this always - or usually happen? My friend who lives in England and had never been anywhere decided to go over to France for a trip. When he returned, I asked him how he liked it. “Terrible”, was the answer. “I couldn’t get a nice cup of tea anywhere. Thank goodness, I’m back”. My friend being angry, I stopped speaking about breakfast and asked him about dinners and suppers. “Oh, the dinners were all right”, he said. He found a little restaurant, fish and chips being cooked quite well there. “Sure, not as good as ours. But the breakfasts were terrible, I had fried eggs and chips but it was quite a business to get them. They expected me to eat rolls”. He asking them for marmalade, they

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brought him strawberry jam. “And you know, they insisted that it was marmalade. The trouble is they don’t know English.”

I thought it useless to explain that we borrowed (заимствовали) the word ‘marmalade’ from French, and that it means, in their language, any kind of jam. So I said ‘But didn’t you eat any of the famous French food?’ “What? Me?”, he said. “Of course not! Give me good old English food every time! None of these fancy bits for me!” Obviously travel had not broadened his mind. He went to France and wanted to live there exactly as if he were in England and judged it entirely from his own English viewpoint.

This does not, of course, happen only to Englishmen in France. All nationalities, in all foreign countries, judge what they see, hear, eat and smell according to their own habits and customs. People who are better educated and who have read a lot about foreign countries try to be more adaptable and tolerant. If you want to travel, remember, please, that actual physical contact with things you are not accustomed to is much more difficult, but very useful.

Послетекстовые упражнения

(The exercises to be done after reading the text)

XIII. Найдите в тексте ответы на вопросы.

1.What do you see if you travel? 2. Does travelling broaden your mind? 3. What did the Englishman decide to do? Where did he go for a trip? 4. Did he like France? 5. Did he like French food? (breakfast, dinner, supper) 6. What did he want to have for breakfast? 7. How did he judge French meals? 8. Is he an adaptable and tolerant person? 9. Is he well-educated? 10. Did travelling to France broaden his mind?

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XIV. Поставьте вопросы к выделенным словам с помощью вопросительныхслов.

1.In spring many people start to travel.

3. An Englishman decided to go to France to broaden his mind.

Who _____________________ ? What_____________________ ? Where ___________________ ? Why _____________________ ?

4. Better educated people try to follow customs and traditions of foreign countries.

Who _____________________ ? What people ______________ ? What ____________________ ?

XV. Переведите на английский язык.

Многие люди любят путешествовать. Во время путешествия вы видите другие (новые) обычаи, новых людей, узнаете много интересного о культуре страны. Вы посещаете исторические места. Когда вы возвращаетесь домой, то рассказываете своим друзьям о своей поездке. Образованные люди всегда стараются соблюдать обычаи и традиции других стран.

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Прослушайте диалоги и выучите наизусть ответы.

Dialogue 1

At the Customs House

Passport Control officer: How do you do, miss. Your passport, please. Mary: Hello. Here it is.

P.C.O.: Where are you going to? What is the purpose of your trip?

M.: I intend to visit Oxford. I am invited to Oxford University, I am to take part in the conference.

P.C.O.: Have a nice time! M.: Thank you.

The Customs Officer is Checking Mary’s Luggage

Customs officer: Have you anything to declare?

Mary: I have a bottle of wisky, a tin of cavier and a box of chocolates. Are they liable to duty?

C.O.: They are not. Tobacco is also duty - free. M.: Thank you.

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