
- •Оглавление
- •Введение
- •10 Features peculiar to the British
- •1. Before you read and translate the following text, study the vocabulary and learn the words by heart.
- •10 Features peculiar to the British
- •2. Give the Russian equivalents for the following words and word combinations:
- •3. Give the English equivalents for the following words and word combinations:
- •4. Complete the sentences with the information based on the text.
- •5. Word-formation section.
- •6. Explain the following in English.
- •7. Find one word out. Explain your choice.
- •9. Do the translation into English.
- •10. Write an essay. Choose the subject.
- •National characteristics
- •1. Read the text and match these headings to paragraphs 1-6. There's one heading you don't need.
- •2. The following words are in the article. Choose the best meaning from the possible answers below.
- •3. Analyse the text, answering the following questions:
- •Part II Holidays in Great Britain
- •1. Before you read and translate the following text, study the vocabulary and learn the words by heart.
- •2. Give the Russian equivalents for the following words and word combinations:
- •3. Find in the text the English equivalents for the following words and word combinations:
- •4. Say when the following holidays are observed.
- •5. Make up the words of different parts of speech. Use the following suffixes:
- •6. Guess what holiday or festival is meant in each sentence.
- •7. Say if these statements are true or false. Justify your answer. Use the following formulas:
- •8. Answer the following questions:
- •9. Do the translation into English.
- •10. Render the text. Use the following introductory phrases:
- •Part III Sport traditions
- •1. Match the following titles to the parts of the text:
- •2. Answer the following questions:
- •3. Match the words to make word combinations.
- •4. Do the translation into English.
- •5. Make the question plan of the text. Part IV Royal traditions and ceremonies
- •Swan-Upping
- •The Queen's Telegram
- •The Trooping of the Colour
- •Giving Honours
- •The State Opening of the Parliament
- •1. Complete the sentences. Consult the text if necessary.
- •2. Correlate each word / word combination with the royal tradition.
- •3. Match the English word combinations to their Russian equivalents.
- •4. Work in pairs. Make 2-3 questions to every paragraph and answer them.
- •5. Do the translation into English.
- •6. Write an essay expressing you ideas on any of the following statements:
- •Part V Holidays in the usa
- •1. Read the following text about the most popular holidays in the usa. Before reading, study the following words and word combinations:
- •2. Give the Russian equivalents for the following words and word combinations:
- •3. Find in the text the English equivalents for the following words and word combinations:
- •4. Correct the statements. Consult the text if necessary.
- •6. Answer the questions according to the text content. Use the following introductory expressions:
- •7. Translate the sentences from Russian into English.
- •8. Make a plan of the text "Holidays in the usa". Retell the text using your plan. Part VI Anglosphere6
- •1. Read the text below and answer the question "What is anglosphere?"
- •Anglosphere factfile
- •3. Give the Russian equivalents for the following words and word combinations:
- •4. Complete the chart with the information from the text above.
- •5. Complete the sentences with the information based on the text.
- •6. Answer the following questions:
- •7. Do the translation into English.
- •Flags and emblems of the uk National flag of the uk
- •Is made up of:
3. Give the Russian equivalents for the following words and word combinations:
историческое наследие, бывшие колонии и владения, говорить на родном языке, первый/ второй по размеру, логично, уникальный, вдохновляющий, коренной житель Америки, открытый (about a person), коммуникабельный, болтливый, хвастливый, трудолюбивый, сходство и различие, герб, символ, удивительный, Ниагарский водопад, континент, осужденный, официальное название, на самом деле, интересоваться чем-либо, упоминать.
4. Complete the chart with the information from the text above.
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Capital city |
National flags |
National symbols |
Traits of the national character |
The UK |
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The USA |
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Union flag |
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Canada |
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thrifty, punctual |
Australia |
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Australian national flag (The Blue Ensign7) |
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open-hearted, cheerful |
New Zealand |
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New Zealand national flag (The Blue Ensign) |
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vigorous, sociable |
5. Complete the sentences with the information based on the text.
…people speak English as their mother tongue and … as their second language.
Many centuries ago … was spoken in England only.
Nowadays American people are…
The maple leaf is a … symbol.
…is the largest island and the smallest continent.
The symbols of Australia…
Wellington is…
6. Answer the following questions:
How many people speak English language as their mother tongue?
Where are British colonies situated?
What is a Native American?
What do you know about the character of a modern American?
Where are the Niagara Falls situated?
What are the symbols of Australia?
7. Do the translation into English.
Термин "англосфера" описывает группу англоговорящих наций, которые разделяют историческое наследие Соединенного Королевства Великобритании и Северной Ирландии.
В наши дни на английском языке говорит около 300.000.000 человек.
Много лет назад коренное население Америки и белые поселенцы враждовали.
Австралия – это самый древний континент, кроме того, он является самым плоским и самым сухим на Земле. Он самый удаленный континент, именно поэтому он был последним заселен европейцами.
Первоначальное название Канады – "Новая Франция", так как она была оккупирована французскими колонизаторами.
APPENDIX
Flags and emblems of the uk National flag of the uk
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blue
white
Is made up of:
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the cross of the patron Saint of England, St. George |
the cross of the patron Saint of Scotland, St. Andrew |
the cross of the patron Saint of Ireland, St. Patrick |
National emblems
The red and white rose united (England) |
A thistle (Scotland) |
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A shamrock leaf (Ireland) |
A leek (Wales) |
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FLAG OF THE USA
POSSIBLE NAMES: The Stars and Stripes; Old Glory
DESCRIPTION: Thirteen horizontal stripes alternating red and white; in the canton, 50 white stars on a blue field. The 50 stars on the flag represent the 50 U.S. states and the 13 stripes represent the original thirteen colonies8 that rebelled against the British crown and became the first states in the Union.
Использованная литература
Барановский, Л.С. Страноведение. Великобритания: учебное пособие / Л.С. Барановский, Д.Д. Козикис – М. : Высшая школа, 1990. – 343 с.
Конон, И.В. В Великобритании принято так : учеб. пособие / И.В. Конон, Н.А. Киселев, И.А. Уолш, Т.Н. Химунина. – 2-е издание. – М. : Просвещение, 1984. – 239 с.
Леонович, О.А. Страноведение Великобритании / О.А. Леонович. – 2-е издание. – М. : КДУ, 2004. – 256 с.
Ощепкова, В.В. О Британии кратко / В.В. Ощепкова, И.И. Шустилова. – М. : Ин. язык; КДУ, 2007. – 256 с.
Тенсон, И.А. Habits and ways in Great Britain and the Unites States : учеб. пособие / И.А. Тенсон, Г.А. Войтова, А.Н. Маслич. – М. : Международные отношения, 1978. – 216 с.
British and American traditions [электронный ресурс] – Режим доступа: http://www.english.299.ru.
Gude, K. Matrix / Kathy Gude, Jayne Wildman. – Oxford : Oxford university press, 2007. – 153 p.
National emblems [электронный ресурс] – Режим доступа: http://www.revolution.allbest.ru.
The character of the true British [электронный ресурс] – Режим доступа: http://www.langust.ru.
1 A bank holiday is an official holiday when all banks, post offices and most shops are closed.
2 Carol is a traditional Christmas song for the Birth of Christ.
3 Easter falls on a Sunday between the 22nd of March and the 25th of April according to the church calendar.
4 St. Patrick was a priest in Ireland many years ago.
5 Ireland is a country with a lot of green grass and shamrocks, so green is Ireland's national color.
6 The term was introduced by the writer Neal Stephenson in his novel "The Diamond Age" in 1995.
7 The Blue Ensign is a flag, one of several British ensigns, used by certain organisations or territories associated with the United Kingdom.
8 New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Maine, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York, Vermont, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Kentucky, Tennessee, Georgia.