- •Ф едеральное агентство по образованию
- •Английский язык
- •Complete the questions about Carly.
- •3. Complete the questions to Carly.
- •4. Read about Teddy. Complete the questions about Teddy.
- •R ead about Tatiana and ask questions about her.
- •4. Using the examples above tell your group mates about yourself.
- •5. Read the text and answer the questions after it. About myself
- •1. Read the following descriptions of people. Then match the descriptions with names from the box:
- •3. Describe any hero you like but don’t say your group mates who it is. Let them guess him/her!
- •2. How different we are!
- •Unit II Family life
- •I. Read the following statements and say if you agree or disagree with them.
- •II. Skim the text and check and make sure that you have guessed right.
- •III . Read the text again and answer the following questions:
- •Vocabulary practice
- •I. . Give the English equivalents to the following words and phrases:
- •Explain in English by matching a and b parts.
- •IV. Write out all words and word combinations related to family. Add them to your topical vocabulary . Study the examples. Expressions with family
- •How common /different families are?
- •The british Family
- •The American Family
- •Vocabulary practice
- •I. Translate and explain the following words and phrases. Then, use them to describe the modern tendencies in family life. You can do it in the form of the snowball game.
- •Russian Family: What is it Like?
- •II. Now read the text in detail. Answer all the questions above. What is your family like? Russian Family: What Is It Like?
- •Vocabulary practice
- •I. Give the English equivalents to the following words and phrases.
- •Revise the material about pronouns.
- •Look at the chart above. Complete the story using the correct pronouns.
- •1. Read the text about the family tree.
- •2. Study your family history. Create your family tree. Make up presentation. Choose the best one.
- •Family values
- •Read paragraphs 1-4 text for general understanding.
- •2. Go on reading . Mark the statements as true (t), false (f)
- •3. Answer the questions
- •Vocabulary
- •1. Here is the list of other values. Tick which of them are important to you .
- •Unit III Generation Gap
- •I. Look at the pictures and tell what a generation gap means:
- •II. Before reading the text answer some questions:
- •Generation Gap
- •Vocabulary:
- •1. Answer the questions according to the text:
- •2. Find the English equivalents of the following word combinations in the text:
- •3. Translate the sentences using the phrases listed above:
- •4. Math the words with their definitions:
- •5. Complete the sentences in your own way:
- •III. Read the text and do some tasks after it: Generation Gap: Reality or a Psychological Prejudice
- •Unit IV
- •International Communication
- •1. Read the following quotations about learning foreign languages. Develop the ideas suggested by the authors.
- •2. Read the definition of the communication phenomenon from Wikipedia. Translate into Russian.
- •3. Scan the text for general understanding. What it is about? Think of the title to the text.
- •5. Match the words from a and b columns to make collocations. Try to reproduce the sentences from the text. Translate into Russian
- •7. Read the text once again and answer the questions.
- •8. Scan the text and pick up the key words that can help you to express its general idea. Give the summary.
- •Being Multilingual
- •1. Read the text for gist. Grasp the main idea
- •Study or research
- •Studying abroad
- •Secret communication
- •Getting in touch with your roots
- •Culture
- •Religion
- •Challenging yourself
- •Sounds/looks good to me
- •One language is never enough!
- •1. Discuss the reasons to study languages mentioned above with your group mates. What do you agree with, or what ideas are absolutely fake? Try to develop the list of reasons.
- •Top 10 reasons to study a foreign language
- •Unit V Modern world
- •What culture is
- •2. Explain in Russian by matching a and b parts.
- •3. Explain in English using the words from 2.
- •4. Using on-line dictionary find out collocations with the word “culture”and “cultural”. Write them down Exchange with your group mates.
- •4. Mark each statement as t(True) or f (or False). If false, make corrections.
- •5. Some cross-cultural aspects of human life are presented in the left part of the table. Fill in the right part, adding information on the point. Discuss.
- •National stereotypes
- •You are Not Your Country
- •1. Answer the questions:
- •2. Find the English equivalents in the text:
- •3. Make up your own sentences with some of the phrases listed above.
- •4. Here are some common stereotypes given as examples. Do you know any others?
- •Russians
- •I. Read the text about British and Russian way of life and compare it.
- •Russian Way of Life
- •1. True or false:
- •2. Answer the questions:
- •3. Find the words in the text according to their definitions:
- •4. Find in the text the English equivalents of the following phrases:
- •5. Compare two other countries’ life and present it in your group. Choose any you want. Be ready to answer some questions.
- •Unit VI
- •Lifestyle
- •How to Stay Active and Healthy
- •1. Check the words in the box
- •Mark the statements as true(t) or false (f)
- •3. Think and share.
- •A Generation of Сouch Potatoes
- •A generation of couch potatoes
- •Cell Phones Affect Memory
- •1. Do you agree or disagree? Why?
- •Myths about sleep
- •Грамматический Комментарий Части речи
- •Группа простых (неопределённых) времён The Indefinite Forms The Present Indefinite (Simple) Tense
- •The Past Indefinite (Simple) Tense
- •The Future Indefinite (Simple) Tense
- •Группа продолжающихся времён (The Continuous Forms) The Present Continuous Tense
- •The Past Continuous Tense
- •The Future Continuous Tense
- •Группа совершённых времён.The Perfect Forms. The Present Perfect Tense
- •Страдательный залог
- •Имя существительное (The Noun)
- •Местоимение (The Pronoun)
- •Личные местоимения
- •Притяжательные местоимения
- •Имя числительное (The Numeral)
- •Количественные числительные
- •Порядковые числительные
- •Имя прилагательное (The Adjective)
- •Производные прилагательные
- •Префиксы
- •Суффиксы
- •От основы существительного:
- •От основы глагола:
- •Составные прилагательные
- •Предлоги Предлоги (времени) At / on / in (time)
- •In September/ in October /in the 21 century
- •In 1968/ in the 1970s/ in the early (late) 30s
- •In, at, on (position/ предлоги места) (1)
- •In a cage/ in the sea/ in a queue
- •In, at, on (position) (2)
- •Предложение (The Sentence)
- •Структура
- •Придаточные предложения подлежащие.
- •Условные предложения I типа
- •Условные предложения II типа
- •Условные предложения III типа
- •Союзы условных придаточных предложений.
- •Функции инфинитива
- •Слова, заканчивающиеся на –ing
- •Признаки отглагольного существительного:
- •Признаки Причастия I:
- •Признаки герундия:
- •Communication Guide
- •Introductions and greetings
- •Informal Greetings: Arriving
- •Expressing opinion
- •Explaining
- •Linking words
- •Грамматические таблицы
- •Modal verbs
- •Passive voice
1. Answer the questions:
Why do you think stereotypes are the subject of many jokes?
Why certain people are still tagged according to their nationalities?
Do you think national stereotypes may provoke racism? Why?
Are the stereotypes just preconceived notions offensive for some people?
Are the stereotypes based on race or not?
The stereotypes don’t develop in vacuum, do they? Why?
Do you agree with a definition of a national stereotype? Do you have something to add?
Why do you think most of the stereotypes are negative? What’s the main reason?
2. Find the English equivalents in the text:
чувствовать раздражение или смеяться
способствовать разнообразию и поощрять толерантность
снабжённый ярлыком, этикеткой
безобидная шутка
чуточка правды
предвзятое мнение
немного обидный
источник гордости
психологическая черта
негативный или оскорбительный
слеплены из одного теста
достаточно неприятный, отвратительный
человеческое сознание
3. Make up your own sentences with some of the phrases listed above.
4. Here are some common stereotypes given as examples. Do you know any others?
It is a common belief in America that all other countries don't really exist. I'm a Negro so I must carry a gun. I'm German, so I must be a Nazi. I'm Asian so I must be a nerd who does homework 24/7. I'm an atheist, so I must hate the world. I'm Colombian, so I must be a drug dealer. I'm into theater and art, so I must be a homosexual. I dress in unusual ways so I must be looking for attention. I don't have a religion, so I must be evil and have no morals. I'm Mexican, so I must have hopped the border. I'm rich, so I must be a conceited snob. I'm native American, so I must dance around a fire screaming like a savage. I have a bunch of girls who are friends, so I must be gay. I'm Cuban, so I must spend my spare time rolling cigars. I'm young, so I must be naive. I'm Jamaican so I must smoke weed. I'm Arab, so I must be a terrorist. I dye my hair crazy colors, so I must be looking for attention. All Italians are in the mob. All Irishmen do is drink and beat their wives. All black people are on welfare.
Russians
Culture background Russian culture has a long history and tradition and Russians are very proud of it. Russians consider themselves as a well educated nation. They read a lot, books are cheap, and one can afford to buy 5-10 books a month without serious damage to a family budget. Russians are also big fond of live performances at theatres and since tickets are affordable (prices in cinemas and theatres are comparable), they enjoy attending theatres: opera, musical, ballet, drama etc. Movie theatres are also becoming popular in Russia and they are equipped with the latest sound systems. When Russian people talk about movie theatres, they will usually say "cinema"; if they talk about "theatres", they mean live performances. Since both education and culture facilities used to be widely available, Russians can be considered a highly cultured nation. Their general knowledge is very good: they know a little bit about virtually everything. Intellectually, Russians are interesting people to talk to and enjoy deep subjects. Philosophy is still a mandatory subject when you study for a degree and one of the 3 compulsory subjects for PhD qualifying exam (the other 2 are foreign language and the specialty itself). At the same time the majority of Russians don't have what you call in the west "good manners". Their manners are not bad, they are just Russian. Russia is quite a tough country and Russians usually do not hesitate to say what they think. Russians are smart. They have so many difficulties and problems in life, that they can easily find a roundabout way for anything. They don't have a deep respect towards any law, including traffic rules. Russians are of some the most reckless, but at the same time skillful, drivers, and the most careless pedestrians in the world. There was no such term as "private property", that's why Russians don't care about intellectual property either. No other country in the world has such abuse of pirate software, video and audio records, CDs etc. Russians like to emphasize their different attitude towards material values and consider themselves as sincere, cordial, understanding and unselfish. They like to talk about "specifics of Russian soul" or "mysterious Russian soul", and repeat the famous phrase of a Russian poet "You can't understand Russia by your mind". Generally, Russians love their country. They can criticize it severely, but if you try to do the same they will defend it furiously. They feel like citizens of the largest county in the world, which has rich history and deep cultural roots, and they are proud of it. 1. Answer the following questions:
2. Find the English equivalents of the phrases in the text:
3. Translate the sentences using the phrases listed above:
4. Make a list of stereotypes about your country and tell what you like or dislike and why.
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