Task 4. Make the right choice.

1. Its geographical situation has produced a certain … spirit among its inhabitants.

1. closed

2. secluded

3. self-contained

4. insular

2. Their conservatism … with their individualism.

1. blends

2. reconciles

3. combines

4. unites

3. Part of the British sense for law and orderliness is a love of ….

1. precedent

2. case

3. matter

4. deal

4. But they also … that once one gets to know an Englishman better, he turns out to be a very companionable fellow.

1. admit

2. confess

3. recognize

4. say

5. Being very complicated cricket is …. by almost the entire world.

1. avoided,

2. shunned

3. bowered

4. escaped

6. Perhaps love of nature and animals…. love of the countryside.

1. predetermined

2. predefined

3. prejudged

4. predicted

Task 5. Match the possible word combinations.

to be as well	about the constantly increasing threat from American culture and language
to be proud	done elsewhere as in their own country
to be concerned	of being different
to be symbolised	not being like everyone else
to be uninterested	by behaving as casually as possible
to be expected	in clothes
to be shunned	to wear a suit with a tie at work
to be concerned	by almost the entire world

Task 6. Match the word combination with its Russian equivalent. Make up your own sentences with the given expressions.

a sense of superiority	смысл общественного порядка
to sharpen the senses	чувство стыда
a sense for public order	притуплять чувства
a sense of separateness	чувство тревоги
a sense for law and orderliness	чувство юмора
sense of smell	чувство превосходства
sense of shame	чувство отделенности
a sense of insecurity	смысл закона и порядка
sense of humour	обоняние

Task 7. Give Russian equivalents to the following English words and word-combinations. Make up your own sentences with the given expressions.

The national character of the English, a sense of superiority, insular pride, conservative, everyday habits, to be proud of being different, symbols of tradition and stability, the left-hand side of the road, to be concerned not being like everyone else, systems of measurement, pounds and ounces, law and order, a love of precedent, probably no exaggeration, polite, rude, to stand in queues, to remain good-tempered and cheerful, the apparent coldness of Englishmen, to be a very companionable fellow, to be more reserved, snobbery, feeling for privacy, notorious, to shake hands, to conceal one’s knowledge, to be uninterested in clothes, to be on duty, some quite rigid rules, to slip into something really scruffy, fill the gap, love of games, a sense of separateness, distrust of foreigners, love of nature and animals, an ideal sport to play, to be shunned, a domestic animal, gardening, a kind of identity crisis.

Task 8. Replace the italicized words.

scruffy, snobbery, notorious, reserved, coldness, exaggeration

1. It is probably no overstatement to say that they have the best manners in the world.

2. The foreigners have almost universally noted the apparent indifference of Englishmen. 

3. It is true that the British, especially the English, are more closed than the people of many other countries.

4. The English sense and feeling for privacy is famous.

5. To demonstrate arrogance is not as common in England today as it was at the beginning of the 19th century.

6. They can’t wait to take off their respectable working clothes and slip into something really shabby.

Task 9. Finish the sentences.

1. The insularity produces a certain particularism, so the British look…

2. The British government has been trying for many years to get British people to use….

3. They are all polite; they all know how to hold their knife and fork and how …

4. English people don't like displaying their emotions even in dangerous and….

5. The English have a reputation of being cold, people bottling their feelings up and…

6. It is true that the British, especially the English, are more reserved than…

7. The British are always talking about the weather because it changes so often and it ….

8. To the English countryside represents stability and doesn’t have any negative associations which….

Task 10. Correct the informational mistakes.

1. The English like to change.

2. The English are proud of being like everybody.

3. The English don’t like symbols of tradition and stability.

4. The English don’t like nature and animals.

5. The English have a reputation of being cheerful.

6. The English sense and feeling for privacy is not notorious.

7. The English like boasting or showing off in manners.

8. The English are always talking about religion.

9. The English love playing baseball.

10. The English are particular in clothes.

Task 11. Say true or false.

1. The English have many living traditions and are too individualistic to have the same everyday habits as others.

2. The English drive on the right-hand side of the road.

3. Everybody in Britain still shops in pounds and ounces.

4. People rush excitedly for seats in buses or trains, don’t take their seats in queues at bus stop in a quiet and orderly manner.

5. It is true that the British, especially the English, are more reserved than the people of many other countries.

6. Snobbery is as common in England today as it was at the beginning of the 19th century.

7. The British like cricket because it makes them feel separate and different.

Task 12. Cross out the incorrect prepositions in these sentences.

1. Their driving on / at the left-hand side of / in the road is a good example to / of this.

2. You may be struck by / with the fact that life in / around Britain is less noisy.

3. England is the land of / by brick fences and stone walls, of / in thick draperies at / on all the windows.

4. They spend a lower proportion of / at their income on / by clothing than people in / at most European countries do.

5. Gardening is the most popular hobby in / at the country and half of / in the households keep at / in least one domestic animal.

6. People of / at England are also concerned with / about the constantly increasing threat from / of American culture and language.

Task 13. Translate into English using Active Vocabulary.

1. Британцы смотрят на иностранцев с презрением и считают свою страну центром мира.

2. Говорят, что британцы консервативны, они не любят меняться и гордятся своей непохожестью.

3. Консерватизм британцев сочетается с индивидуализмом: они не хотят быть как все.

4. Британское правительство уже много лет пытается заставить народ использовать общую систему мер, которую используют во всем мире.

5. Англичане - дисциплинированные люди, и, возможно, не будет преувеличением сказать, что у них самые лучшие манеры в мире.

6. Иностранцы отмечают очевидную холодность англичан.

7. Иностранцы также признают, что если узнать англичанина лучше, он окажется компанейским парнем.

8. Правда, что британцы, особенно англичане, более сдержаны, чем люди в других странах.

9. Англичане не интересуются одеждой и любят носить что-нибудь потрепанное.

10. Любовь к природе и животным предопределяет любовь к сельской местности.