Практикум по культуре речевого общения по направлению подготовки 04.03.01 Педагогическое образование. Учебно-методическое пособие

Now look at facial features. On the left are some adjectives often used to describe a particular part of the face or head. Cover the righthand column and see if you can tell which part in each case.

Describe the face that comes to mind when you imagine

atypical:

1.headmaster / headmistress

2.boxer

3.second-hand car salesman

4.air-force officer

5.English king

6.Chinese girl

7.pop drummer.

Write a short police “Wanted” notice regarding one of the “criminals” in your class or family. Draw an accompanying picture if you can

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Character and personality

“Strength of character means the ability to overcome resentment against others, to hide hurt feelings, and to forgive quickly.” Lawrence G. Lovasik

“I'm THAT complicated, mysterious, yet content with the "simple" things in life. Don't try to understand me; you won't figure me out. But you're free to like me the way I am.” Marwa Ayad

What you have, what you are – your looks, your personality, your way of thinking – is unique. No one in the world is like you.

So capitalize on it. Jack Lord

Personality is to a man what perfume is to a flower.

Charles M. Schwab

Here are some names we give to people who have quite definite attitudes, views of behaviour:

Now, who might say which of the following statements?

1.I don't believe in God.

2.I don't think I believe in God.

3.I don't believe that anyone really believes in anything.

4.Love makes the world go round.

5.Face facts: love doesn't make the world go round – the sun

does.

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6.Any player not on time for training will be fined £10 for every minute he's late.

7.Me, emigrate? You must be joking. It would break my heart.

8.I'm not a bad sort of person. I just happen to believe that my country is superior to and more important than any other.

9.I'll concede that 99.9% is a good examination result. I just want to know why you failed to get 100%.

10.Honestly, I've nothing against foreigners, as long as they don't come and live next door to me or try and marry my daughter.

11.What will be will be.

12.1 don't know why you bother to talk about the next World Cup. There will probably have been a nuclear war by then.

13.It's no good just sitting and talking about social injustice. The time has come to do something about it.

14.We shall achieve our aims by any means available; if that includes bloodshed and suffering for innocent people, that's the way it'll have to be.

15.I ran fifty kilometres in the midday sun today. Every kilometre hurt more than the last, so I feel really good about it. It must have done me good

16.You might not enjoy this, but I'm certainly going to enjoy watching you suffer.

17.What did those politicians, lawyers and priests ever do for me? We should all follow our own ideas on government, law and the church.

18.Just because you're losing 0-6, 0-6, 0-5 and 0-40 doesn't mean you're necessarily going to lose.

19.I don't care what they say – palace or not, royalty or not, hundredth anniversary or not, I am not going to wear a tie.

20.It's the moral duty of all of us to do what we can to reduce the amount of human suffering in the world. At least, that's the way I look at things.

21.I am convinced that we are capable of creating paradise here

on earth.

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Act or write out short arguments between the pairs of people below, who are attacking each other's standpoints and attitudes Start: The trouble with people like you is...

1.a vegetarian and a cattle farmer

2.a doctor and a teacher

3.a 'green' supporter and the director of a firm producing chemicals

4.a fourteen-year-old and an eighteen-year-old

Read, fill in, discuss

Are we the kind of people we are because of the time of the year we were born? See if you can complete the adjectives below at home over the next day or so. Each one has a clue beside it to help you and a dot for each letter that you need to add.

She'll tell you if she doesn't like your after-shave. f...k

He's the person to ask for that five pounds you are owed. e..y-g...g

TAURUS (Apr 21 – May 20)

He knows what he wants and he usually gets it. s.r.n.-wi..ed

He wants to be even bigger, even better – the bestam..t.o.s

and expects high standards of performance from others. d.m.n.i.g

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He works 18 hours a day, jogs,and plays squash. e.e.ge..c She hates to lose, in business or at tiddlywinks. c.mp...t..e

He loves money, loves having 'things'. m.t.r.a.i.t.c

Oh yes, he'll help you – if you make it worth his while. m.r.en.ry She never lets her husband out of her sight. p.ss.ss..e

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'It was an honour just to be on the same court as McEnroe.h.mb.e How I beat him 6-0, 6-0, 6-0? It was just luck.' m.d..t

LIBRA (Sep 23-Oct 22) He uses his common sense. s.n.i.le

She never does silly things under pressure. l.v.l-h..d.d She's like the Libran symbol of the scales. w..l-b.l.n.ed She'd solve all the problems on a desert island, p.ac..c.l

She's got both feet on the ground and is really down-to-earth. r.al..t.c

He has no principles about hurting other people. u.sc.u.u.ous He almost seems to enjoy causing trouble. m.l.c.ous

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She's a strong believer in an eye for an eye, sp.t...l

and a tooth – or, in her case, teeth – for a tooth. v.n.i.t.ve

SAGITTARIUS (Nov 23 – Dec 20) Those with some Latin blood in their veins. p.s.i.n.t.

He wants to go to wild and unexplored places. a.v.nt.r..s They're vivacious, like champagne bubbles. l.v.l.

She puts her heart and soul into her profession. d.d.c.t.d On the sinking ship, the dog never left its master's side.d.v.t.d These friends do not desert you in a crisis. l.y.l

CAPRICORN (Dec 21 – Jan 19)

He'd always stop to help a disabled person across the road. c.ns.d....e That's her on the beach wiping oil off the sea-birds' feathers. t.nd..

She lets him sleep when he gets back from a hard day's work. u.d.rst.n.i.g

AQUARIUS (Jan 20 – Feb 18)

If she likes you, she'll fling her arms around you and say so. i.p.l.i.e He jumps into the bath without testing the water. i.p.t.ous

If she gets an idea in her head, there's no stopping her. u.c.n.r.La.l.

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He doesn't know who he is, where he is, what to do or why u.sta.le

Which of these traits of character do you most dislike in a partner? Place them in order.

vanity obstinacy arrogance shyness hypocrisy selfishness snobbishness meanness

pomposity dishonesty timidity rashness stubbornness pettiness possessiveness aggressiveness

Which of these qualities is most important for you in a partner? Place them in order of importance.

compassion vivacity frankness tolerance patience generosity sincerity imagination passion modesty sincerity courage self-assurance ambition humility creativity

Discuss or write down the personal characteristics (good and bad) that you would expect to find in these people.

a nurse

the chairman of a multinational company

an actor

a politician

a teacher

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Charity

“No one has ever become poor by giving.” Anne Frank

“We only have what we give.” Isabel Allende

4.Are there any charities you would not give to? Why not?

5.There is a famous saying in English: Charity begins at home. What do you think this means? Do you have something similar in your country?

Reading

Read the four texts and answer these questions:

1.Which people do not give to charity?

2.Which person does give to charity?

3.Which person works for a charity?

Pete

No, 1 don't give to charity. I really don't think I'm that well-off. Sure, we're trying to move house and we're considering moving to a house that's worth a million and a half. But if I look round the school playground when I take my kids to school I'm by no means the richest person there. In fact, I'm probably somewhere in the middle. If I won a million pounds on the Lottery, I'd be pretty disappointed. I mean, a million pounds really doesn't go very far these days, does it? It wouldn't even get us the house we want.

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Michelle

Of course I give. How could I not? I have a roof over my head. I have clean water and enough to eat. I can see a doctor whenever I need to. I can read, write, vote, watch television. I have a job. There are people who have none of these things. Of course I give. I have to. It's frightening that there are some people who are not prepared to try and improve the lives of those living in extreme poverty.

Vikki

There are a few high earners who are extremely generous. One very wealthy government minister is reported to have given £47 million to charity last year. JK Rowling, the Harry Potter author, has given the royalties of two books, worth about £8 million, to a charity. But these are exceptions. Figures show that the richest 20 percent of individuals in Britain give less than l per cent of their income; the poorest 10 percent give 3 per cent of their income. Overall, one in three people last year gave nothing. Somehow, we fund-raisers have to change these figures.

Brian

We used to be able to rely on the government for things like health care and education and pensions but nowadays we have to pay for these things out of our own pocket. I paid about £40,000 in tax last year and I got nothing back for it – so, no, I don't feel very generous when it comes to giving away my money.

Answer the questions

1.What reasons are given by the four people why people do not give to charity? What other reasons do you think people have for not giving? Are these the real reasons?

2.How do you feel about Pete and Brian? Do you think Michelle is caring and generous, or just naive?

3.Do you think men and women have different attitudes to charities?

4.How do you think charities could encourage more people to donate to them?

5.How many people give to charity?

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