ГОСУДАРСТВЕННЫЙ КОМИТЕТ РОССИЙСКОЙ ФЕДЕРАЦИИ ПО РЫБОЛОВСТВУ

ФЕДЕРАЛЬНОЕ ГОСУДАРСТВЕННОЕ ОБРАЗОВАТЕЛЬНОЕ УЧРЕЖДЕНИЕ

ВЫСШЕГО ПРОФЕССИОНАЛЬНОГО ОБРАЗОВАНИЯ

"МУРМАНСКИЙ ГОСУДАРСТВЕННЫЙ ТЕХНИЧЕСКИЙ УНИВЕРСИТЕТ"

Кафедра

иностранных языков

Обычаи и традиции Великобритании и США

Customs and Traditions of Great Britain and the USA

Методические указания

по развитию навыков устной и письменной речи

для студентов младших курсов

всех специальностей

Мурманск

2008

УДК 811. 111 (076.5)

ББК 81. 2Англ. я 73

O 30

Составитель –

Юлия Владимировна Виноградова, преподаватель кафедры иностранных языков Мурманского государственного технического университета

Методические указания рассмотрены и одобрены кафедрой 23 апреля 2008 г., протокол № 9

Рецензент –

А. В. Малаева, ст. преподаватель кафедры иностранных языков Мурманского государственного технического университета

Редактор Г.В. Зобнина

© Мурманский государственный технический университет, 2008

Оглавление

ВВЕДЕНИЕ 4

Part I 5

10 features peculiar to the British 5

Part II 11

Holidays in Great Britain 11

Part III 17

Sport traditions 17

Part IV 20

Royal traditions and ceremonies 20

Part V 23

Holidays in the USA 23

Part VI 28

Anglosphere 28

APPENDIX 33

Использованная литература 34

Введение

Целью методических указаний является развитие умений и навыков устной и письменной речи по теме "Обычаи и традиции Великобритании и США". Методические указания построены на аутентичных текстах. Предтекстовые упражнения знакомят студентов с новыми лексическими единицами, встречающимися в текстах, активизируют знакомую студентам лексику, готовят к обсуждению материала, изложенного в текстах. Послетекстовые упражнения направлены на контроль понимания содержания текстов, закрепления новых лексических единиц.

В методических указаниях также представлены упражнения, развивающие монологическую и диалогическую речь, стимулирующие высказывание студентами собственного мнения и его аргументацию.

Part I

10 Features peculiar to the British

• Do you know much about the British (customs, traditions, character)?

• Do you have friends who live in Great Britain? If you do, tell about them.

• What would you like to know about the British and their life?

• Have you ever dreamt to visit Great Britain?

• Would you like to live in Great Britain?

• What do you think you'll learn in this book?

1. Before you read and translate the following text, study the vocabulary and learn the words by heart.

amorous [`æmәrәs]	влюбчивый
vigorous [`vig(ә)rәs]	энергичный, решительный
dull	скучный, глупый
boastful	хвастливый
to be peculiar to	быть характерным для
suspicious	подозрительный
to disclose one's thoughts	раскрывать свои мысли
romantic delusions	романтические иллюзии
to consist of	состоять из
stay-at-home	домосед
plain food	простая еда
high tea	плотный ужин с чаем
ratio [׳rei∫iәυ]	пропорция, коэффициент, соотношение

10 Features peculiar to the British

Almost every nation has a reputation of some kind. The French are supposed to be amorous, vigorous; the Germans are dull, formal, fond of military uniforms and military parades; the Americans are boastful, energetic and vulgar. The English are cold and reserved. There are certain types of behavior, manners and customs which are peculiar to the British. Let's see some of them.

1. English people tend to be rather conservative. It means that they are very suspicious of anything that is new. Sometimes they are even hostile towards the introduction of something new and unknown into their lives. For example, when central heating was installed, English people still continued to use old-style fireplaces. It is even said that the English are the enemies of progress.

2. Englishman does not talk freely about himself or easily disclose his intimate thoughts.

3. The English are a nation of stay-at-homes. "There's no place like home", they say. "The Englishman's home is his castle" is a famous saying. English people don't like flats, they prefer small houses, perhaps with a tiny garden.

4. The English really like gardening. They grow flowers and carefully learn the Latin names of the flowers they grow.

5. The English are practical and realistic. They have no romantic delusions.

6. English people are the world's greatest tea-drinkers. They drink a quarter of all the tea grown in the world each year. Many of them drink it about eight times a day.

There are two kinds of tea. "Afternoon tea" that takes place between three-thirty and four-thirty and "high tea" that is between five-thirty and six-thirty.

The English usually drink tea with milk.

7. Englishmen are fond of plain food. They eat beefsteak chop, roast beef, fried fish and potato chips. As to English breakfast, it is usually the biggest meal of the day, which traditionally consists of cornflakes with milk and sugar, fried bacon and eggs, marmalade on a toast and tea or coffee.

8. Pub is a place where the English go for company and conversation. Nearly everyone here drinks beer, which is actually a country's national drink.

9. The English are great lovers of competitive sports. The game associated with England is cricket. Other popular games are football (or soccer), rugby football (or rugger), golf, horse racing, tennis.

10. England is a man's country. Oxford and Cambridge keep to the traditional ratio of one woman to ten men.