Промежуточные тесты

TEST I

2. Cultural relativism is:

a) the principle for IL which means that there is no hierarchy of cultures;

b) an approach to addressing cultural conflict, encouraging awareness of conflicts

and their cultural dimension;

c) a perspective to look at cultural diversity and intercultural encounters as a resource

and as a potential enrichment;

d) learning from and with each other across cultural boundaries.

3. What type of culture is described by the following: «one in which the

meanings of a communication message are found in the situation and in the relationships

of the communicators, or are internalized in the communicators’ beliefs, values,

and norms»:

a) horizontal culture

b) loose culture

c) individualistic culture

d) high-context culture

4. Cultures with low UAI (Uncertainty Avoidance Index) are cultures that:

a) prefer to avoid uncertainty, they demand consensus about societal goals and

do not tolerate deviation in the behaviors of cultural members;

b) have a high tolerance for uncertainty and believe in minimizing the number of

rules and rituals that govern social conduct and human behavior;

c) value the collectivity’s goals over those of the individual;

d) have many rules, norms, and ideas about what is correct behavior in each

situation.

КЛЮЧИ К ТЕСТАМ

1. c

2. a

3. d

4. b

LANGUAGE MARKERS OF SOCIAL NORMS/COMMUNICATION RITUALS IDENTIFIED

You are watching a film, reading a newspaper article, listening to an interview on the radio, speaking with somebody from Bri­tain. Define a person’s social group:

a) the upper class, b) the middle class, c) the lower or working class

1. - he/she went to Oxford, Cambridge, Eton, Harrow,

2. - public school, prep school, finishing school

3. - he/she went to grammar school, state school,

4. - he/she went to comprehensive school, technical school

5. - he/she works as a judge, stockbroker, and company director, has a job in the City, is an MP, does not work, and has a professional or white-collar job

6. - he/she is a teacher, accountant, bank manager, doctor, has a professional or white-collar job

7. - he/she has a blue collar or manual job, is a miner, a mechanic, a factory worker, a shop assistant, a lorry driver

8. - he/she lives in Mayfair (Knightsbridge), owns several homes, owns a stately home,

9. - he/she owns his/her own home, has a second home, lives in a se­mi-detached or detached house in suburbs

10. - he/she lives in a council house or council flat (owned or ren­ted in inner city areas

TEST 2

POLITENESS STRATEGIES IDENTIFIED. MULTIPLE CHOICE:

1. The usual response to "How are you?" in English is:

a) Thank you

b) Fine

c) Terrible. My mother is ill; my friend died last week; I earn too little money; and my dog has fleas.

2. Typical informal leave taking in English is:

a) Goodbye

b) See you

c) Take care

d) Good luck

e) Get lost

3. When it is someone's birthday, it is usual to say in English:

a) Congratulations

b) Happy Birthday

c) Good Luck

d) I'm sorry

4. You have given your friend a special New Year's present. Your friend thanks you. You answer:

a) Don't mention it

b) Not at all

c) You're welcome

d) My pleasure

e) It was just something I was going to throw away

TEST 3

DO YOU KNOW THE TERMS? MATCH THE TERM ON THE LEFT WITH ITS RUSSIAN EQUIVALENT ON THE RIGHT

1) cultural awareness а) культура страны изучаемого языка

2) sociocultural competence б) изучаемый язык

3) strategic competence в) оценка (знаний, умений, навыков)

4) intercultural competence г) самооценка

5) intercultural communication д) небольшая культуроведческая контрольная работа

6) target laguage ж) культуроведческая осведомленность

7) target culture з) стратегическая компетенция

8) assessment и) социокультурная компетенция

9) self-assessment к) межкультурное общение

10) cultural quiz л) межкультурная компетенция

TEST 4

A. MULTIPLE CHOICE. CHOOSE THE CORRECT ANSWER:

1) The houses in Britain may have

a) only numbers b) only names c) both

2) You can find a house by asking

a) a local shopkeeper b) a postman c) at the public library d) at a police station

3) The most expensive type of a house

a) detached b) semi-detached c) terrace house

B. MATCH THE FOLLOWING WORDS AND WORD COMBINATIONS ON THE LEFT WITH THE DEFINITIONS ON THE RIGHT:

1) health food shop - a small shop usually but not always on a corner,

2) corner shop usually open longer hours than other shops;

3) chain store - a group of usually large stores of the same kind

4) supermarket owned by one organisation;

5) grocer - a shop where one can buy food that is believed

to be good for health, food that is in the natural

state, without added chemicals;

a large shop where customers serve themselves with food and other goods; goods usually cost less than in smaller shops;

a person who owns or works in a shop which sells dry and

preserved foods.

TEST 5

A. SIGNIFICANT CULTURAL ALLUSIONS IDENTIFIED

What allusions do these place names arise?

Harrow, Winchester, Westminster, StPaul, Merchant Taylor’s, Rugby, Shrewsbury, Eton, Oxbridge, Camford, Soho, Barbican

What allusions do these names arise?

The Ivy League, Mayflower, The Pilgrims

B. POLITENESS STRATEGIES IDENTIFIED

1) Who is a letter addressed to if a person is referred to as:

a) Your Majesty; b) Your Royal Highness; c) Your Grace;

d) Reverend Sir e) Your Holiness; f) Dear Sir; g) Dear Mr so-and-so

2) You are asked to deliver a speech at an international conference. How would you address the audience?

C. REGISTER/DIALECT IDENTIFIED

Read the text and answer the questions.

1) What social connotations do RP, BBC English, Estuary English, Oxford English have today?

2) How is a native born Londoner, speaking a particular accent called? Which social class does he/she belong to?

The class system is very important in Britain. It is created by complex systems of accents, clothes, school and family. There are three basic grades: upper, middle and working-class, but there are grades within these three. Someone might describe themselves as 'lower-middle class' or 'upper working class'. The advertising industry divides people into six groups: A, B, C1, C2, D and E. A is the hig­hest group with 3 per cent of the population. It includes top army of­ficers, government ministers and judges. E is the lowest group with 15 per cent of the population. It includes pensioners, the sick and the unemployed. This system reflects modern society, but these artificial grades do not show the reality of the class system built up over hund­reds of years. The royal family and the aristocracy still have power and influence in government through inheritance. Social position is often based on the traditions or history of family, not its money. Ma­ny people's class can be identified immediately by the way they speak.

Accent is very important in Britain. It shows where a person comes from and, to an extent, what class he or she belongs to. Britain has many different social and regional accents. Each of the four countries of the kingdom: England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland have its own accent. Within England most of the countries have a different accent. Large towns have accents, too. For ехаmple, Liverpool has the 'Scouse' accent, Birmingham has its own 'Brummie' accent, and the accent of Newcastle-on-Tyne is called 'Geordie'.

TEST 6

AWARENESS OF PRAGMATICS

1. You can frequently hear people mention these things in Britain. What are they? Choose from the list below.

a) Eire b) Ulster c) Ben Nevis d) Snowdon e) The Severn

1) Northern Ireland 2) Britain's highest peak (in Scotland) 3) the longest river in Britain 4) the Irish Republic 5) the highest mountain in Wales

2. Can you

1) Give another name for Northern Ireland.

2) Give another name for the Irish Republic.

3) Name a part of Britain which was called Britannia secunda.

4) Name an animal, depicted on the British coat of arms which symbolizes purity.

5) Give another name for the strait Pas-de-Calais.

3. Choose the answer:

English breakfast is:

a) a sandwich b) steaks accompanied by roast potatoes, or potatoes done in their jackets; c) a second vegetable (cabbage or carrots), and Yorkshire pudding d) a cup of coffee and a scone

High tea is:

a) very strong tea with milk b) meat, salads, sandwiches and tea c) tea served early in the morning

4. Match the words and word combinations with the definitions:

a) health food shop; b) corner shop; c) chain store; d) super­market; e) grocer

1) a small shop usually but not always on a corner, usu­ally open longer hours than other shops; 2) a group of usually large stores of the same kind ow­ned by one organization; 3) a shop where one can buy food that is believed to be good for health, food that is in the natural state, without added chemicals; 4) a large shop where customers serve themselves with food and other goods; goods usually cost less than in smaller shops; 5) a person who owns or works in a shop which sells dry and preserved foods.

5. What do these letters stand for?

D.I.Y., M & S, B&B, RP, PR

6. Match word combinations and their definitions:

1) poste restante; 2) postage; 3) post office; 4) post code; 5) post-free

a) a post office department to which letters for a traveller can be sent and where they will be kept until the person collects them; b) the money charged for carrying a letter, parcel, etc. by post; c) building, office, shop, etc. which sells stamps, deals with the post, and does certain other government business, such as selling television licenses and paying pensions; d) a group of letters or numbers that mean a particular area and can be added to a postal address so that letters, etc. can be de­livered more quickly; e) without any (further) charge to the sender for posting;

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