- •1. Study the following words and find out their meanings.
- •2. Answer the questions.
- •3. Role play (see Parts b,c pp. 19-22).
- •4. Discussion points – see ex.5 p.23.
- •5. Render the following text into English, using active vocabulary of the Unit.
- •1. Study the following words and find out their meanings.
- •2. Answer the questions.
- •3. Role play (see Part b, pp. 30-38).
- •4. Discussion.
- •5. Render the following text into English, using active vocabulary of the Unit.
- •1. Study the following words and find out their meanings.
- •2. Answer the questions.
- •3. Role play (see Part b, pp. 49-55).
- •4. Discussion – see ex. 2 p. 56 (“Americanization”).
- •5. Render the following text into English, using active vocabulary of the Unit.
- •1. Study the following words and find out their meanings.
- •2. Answer the questions.
- •3. Role play (see Part b, pp. 66-76).
- •5. Render the following text into English, using active vocabulary of the Unit.
- •1. Study the following words and find out their meanings.
- •2. Answer the questions.
- •3. Role play (see Part b, pp. 86-93).
- •4. Discussion – see ex.3 p. 95 (City life vs. Small town life).
- •5. Render the following text into English, using active vocabulary of the Unit.
- •1. Study the following words and find out their meanings.
- •2. Answer the questions.
- •3. Role play (see Part b, pp. 103-109).
- •4. Discussion – see ex.5 p. 111 (Capital punishment).
- •5. Render the following text into English, using active vocabulary of the Unit.
- •1. Study the following words and find out their meanings.
- •2. Answer the questions.
- •3. Role play (see Part b, pp. 116-124).
- •4. Discussion – Do we have discrimination against minorities in our country?
- •5. Render the following text into English, using active vocabulary of the Unit.
- •1. Study the following words and find out their meanings.
- •2. Answer the questions.
- •3. Role play (see Part b, pp. 132-138).
- •4. Discussion – The roles of family life and career in the life of modern women.
- •5. Render the following text into English, using active vocabulary of the Unit.
- •1. Study the following words and find out their meanings.
- •2. Answer the questions.
- •3. Role play (see Part b, pp. 152-164).
- •4. Discussion – The political system of the usa: advantages and drawbacks.
- •5. Render the following text into English, using active vocabulary of the Unit.
- •1. Study the following words and find out their meanings.
- •2. Answer the questions.
- •3. Role play (see Part b, pp. 193-201).
- •4. Discussion – Pros and cons of American educational system (compare it with Russia).
- •5. Render the following text into English, using active vocabulary of the Unit.
- •1. Study the following words and find out their meanings.
- •2. Answer the questions.
- •3. Role play (see Part b, pp. 233-242).
- •4. Discussion – The role of the arts in the modern society of the usa and Russia.
- •5. Render the following text into English, using active vocabulary of the Unit.
- •1. Study the following words and find out their meanings.
- •2. Answer the questions.
- •3. Role play (see Part b, pp. 266-275).
- •4. Discussion – The role of the media in the modern society of the usa and Russia.
- •5. Render the following text into English, using active vocabulary of the Unit.
1. Study the following words and find out their meanings.
P.25 to be rooted in the country’s history, to shape, provisions for freedom of speech, press and religion
P.26 a free individual’s identity, self-reliance, economic self-sufficiency, individual proprietorship, to emerge
P.27 inventiveness, volunteerism, abundance (psychology of abundance), alluring
P.28 a habit of mobility, to take smth. for granted
P.29 willingness to work, the virtue of thrift, family loyalty, to question values, disparity of opinion
2. Answer the questions.
1. What place does freedom occupy among American ideals and values? Why?
2. What do Americans understand under individualism?
3. Why do Americans idealize what is practical?
4. What does volunteerism mean?
5. What are the grounds for psychology of abundance?
6. Why is the habit of mobility important for the American society?
7. What is peculiar about American patriotism?
8. How is progress measured in the American society?
9. How can the American Dream be defined?
3. Role play (see Part b, pp. 30-38).
Role 1. You are Theodore H. White (see pp.30-31). You are deeply patriotic and believe in the traditional American ideals and values. You are not disappointed in the way America has been developing and consider your country an example to other nations.
Role 2. You are Arnold Schwarzenegger (see pp. 32-33). You support the views of Theodore H. White. You consider yourself a symbol of the American Dream and believe that the only way forward is the philosophy of conquering and going on.
Role 3. You are Florence Scala (pp.33-34). You are disappointed in American ideals and think that the American Dream does not exist. You want to contradict Theodore H. White and Arnold Schwarzenegger.
Role 4. You are Matthew Rothschild (see p. 38). You are also disappointed in American ideals. You think Americans have become too patriotic, which is harmful both for them and for other nations.
Roles 5,6,7,8. You are Shannon, Mark, Andrew and Mike – young Americans representing the new generation of citizens (pp.35-37). Express your views on being Americans and on traditional American values in modern context. You confront or support the older participants.
4. Discussion.
Compare American beliefs and values with those in Russia (in your native country). Express your personal attitude towards them.
5. Render the following text into English, using active vocabulary of the Unit.
Многие идеалы и ценности американцев уходят корнями в историю страны. Такие ценности, как свобода, индивидуализм, мобильность и стремление к прогрессу были сформированы еще отцами-основателями нации. Конституция США содержит положения о свободе слова, прессы и религии. Индивидуализм понимается как свободная самоидентификация личности, основанная на уверенности в своих силах и экономической самодостаточности, воплощенной в форме частного права собственности. Изобретательность и работа на добровольной основе являются привлекательными идеями в американском обществе. Психология изобилия, означающая, что многие американцы воспринимают размер своей территории и богатство природных ресурсов как должное, породила привычку к мобильности населения.
Все это вместе со специфическим американским патриотизмом и верой в прогресс сформировало понятие «Американская мечта». Под ней понимают веру в то, что желание работать и такие добродетели, как бережливость и преданность семье способствуют достижению благосостояния и самореализации. Вместе с тем, все возрастающие разногласия вокруг того, действительно ли Американская мечта воплотима, ставят под сомнения идеалы и ценности многих американцев.
6. Write an essay on the following topic: Traditional ideals and beliefs in America: questioning of values. Use active vocabulary of the Unit.
Unit 3. Regionalism vs. Americanization
