Иностранный язык (английский). Учебное пособие-1

11.Что вы купили сегодня? – Мы купили тунца горячего копчения, селедку, паштет из печени, черный и белый хлеб, сдобные булочки и спагетти.

12.Какие деликатесы вы покупаете в вашей кулинарии? – Мы купили копченую колбасу, сосиски и ветчину.

13.Где вы покупаете хлеб? – Мы покупаем его в хлебном отделе.

Speaking

Exercise 4. Role play a dialogue “At a shop”.

Reading

Text № 5. Shopping in Britain

Exercise 1. Read and translate the text. Pay attention to the words in bold.

Napoleon called the British “a nation of shopkeepers”, but they are also a country of buyers. Englishmen love to shop! It is their number one leisure activity and around 37 % of all money spent in England is spent while shopping.

The main shopping street in many towns is called High Street, where you should head for if you want to go shopping. A few small shops are owned by local people. Most are owned by national “chains” of stores. This makes many town centres look the same. Some towns also have street markets where fresh food and cheap goods can be bought. Away from the town centre, small “corner” shops provide groceries to local customers.

Peak shopping days are Saturdays and Sundays. In England, most retail shops are generally open 6 or 7 days a week.

Typical opening times are: Mondays – Saturdays 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., though some shopping centres stay open until 8 p.m. or later. Sunday – 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. (or 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.). Sunday shopping has become popular in recent years and most large shops in towns are open for business. Shops are only allowed to trade for 6 hours on Sundays.

Large supermarkets are open for 24 hours except for Sundays. Many supermarkets and superstores otherwise open from 8 a.m. until 10 p.m. from Mondays to Saturdays and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. (or 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.) on Sundays.

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In Villages

Some rural shops still follow the tradition of an early closing day (usually on Wednesday) when the shops close at 1 p.m.

Largest Shopping Centres

Bluewater is the largest out of town shopping development in Europe, located in Dartford in Kent. With more than 300 shops and parking for 13,000 cars, it attracts around 30 million visitors each year.

House of Fraser is a British department store group with over 60 stores across the United Kingdom and Ireland. Designer clothes, home appliances, electrical and beauty goods are on sale there.

British Home Stores (BHS Limited) is a British department store chain with branches mainly located in high street locations, primarily selling clothing and household items such as bed linen, cutlery, crockery and lighting. The company has 186 stores throughout the United Kingdom.

A shopping development is usually situated outside a town or city and typically contains a number of large chain stores.

Types of Shops in England

Department Stores

•Marks & Spencer (clothes and food)

•Debenhams and John Lewis and British Home Stores (clothing, shoes, beauty, furniture, electricals & gifts )

•WHSmith (household appliances, Cds and DVDs).

•Allders Department Store (gifts, bathroom, electrical, china, furniture, household goods and linens, kitchen, nursery)

•Boots (beauty products, make up, cosmetics and skin care products)

•House of Fraser (designer clothes, electricals and beauty)

•Argos (beds, sofas, mattresses, bedding, lighting)

•Harrod’s – the famous department store that every tourist wants to visit. You can find anything from the cheapest to the most expensive things.

Supermarkets

Supermarkets are usually open 7 days a week with longer opening hours – usually until 8 p.m. or 10 p.m. most evenings, with reduced hours of 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. on a Sunday.

Some in larger town stores now open 24 hours.

Here are the main supermarkets in the UK: Asda supermarket, Budgens Supermarket, CO-OP supermarket, Iceland, J Sainsburys, Somerfield

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grocery supermarket, Tesco supermarket (Britain’s largest supermarket chain), Waitrose supermarket.

Exercise 2. Make ten questions to the text to check how your groupmates understood the main ideas of it.

Speaking

Exercise 3. Speak upon your shopping style in class. The following questions can help you:

1.What are you favourite places to shop? What do you pay attention to when you shop?

2.Do you shop because it’s pleasant or because it’s necessary?

3.Do you like to shop alone or to be accompanied by someone? Why?

4.Do you try to buy things which are advertised? What is your attitude to advertising?

5.Where and what for do you hate to shop? Why?

6.Have you ever bought a thing that you first disliked? What made you buy it finally?

7.Are there any things that you would like to buy but cannot afford? What things are those?

Writing

Exercise 4. Write an essay “Advantages and disadvantages of traditional and online shopping”.

Reading

Text № 6. British traditions and customs

Exercise 1. Read and translate the text.

The UK has a lot of traditions and customs. Some British customs and traditions are famous all over the world. A lot of them have a very long history. Some of them are funny and the others are strange. But they are all interesting.

Englishmen are proud of their traditions and carefully keep them up. Foreigners coming to England are stuck at once by quite a number of customs and peculiarities in English life. Some ceremonies are rather formal, such as the Changing of the Guard at Buckingham Palace, Trooping the

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colour, the State opening of Parliament. Sometimes you’ll see a group of cavalrymen riding on black houses through the streets of London. They wear red uniforms, shining helmets, long black boots and long white gloves. These men are Life Guards. Their special duty is to guard the king or the queen of Great Britain and very important guests of the country.

The full English breakfast. Breakfast is a big meal of the day. The full breakfast usually consists of sausages, bacon and eggs, toasts, baked beans and fried mushrooms. It is often eaten with a light dessert and a cup of tea, coffee or fruit juice.

Afternoon tea. One of the most well-known English traditions is afternoon tea. It is traditionally served around 5 p.m. English people often drink tea with milk. Tea is usually served with sandwiches, cakes, jam and marmalade.

Guy Fawkes Night. The Guy Fawkes Night is a traditional celebration which is held on the 5th of November. All over the country people build bonfires in their gardens. On top of each bonfire there is a guy. That’s a figure of Guy Fawkes. On November 5th 1605, Guy Fawkes tried to kill King James I. He and a group of his friends put a bomb under the Houses of Parliament in London. But the King’s men found the bomb and they found Guy Fawkes, too. They took him to the Tower of London and there the King’s men cut off his head.

Christmas. Every year the people of Norway give the city of London a present. It is a big Christmas tree and it stands in Trafalgar Square. Victoria’s husband, Prince Albert, brought this German tradition (he was German) to Britain. He and the Queen had a Christmas tree at Windsor Castle in 1841. A few years later, nearly every house in Britain had one. Traditionally people decorate their trees on Christmas Eve – that’s December 24th. British children get their presents from the socks that hang near their beds. Santa Clause climbs down the chimney and leaves lots of presents. In Britain the most important meal on December 25th is Christmas dinner. A British Christmas dinner is roast turkey. There are sausages and bacon too. Then, after the turkey, there’s Christmas pudding.

Words and word combinations to be remembered:

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Exercise 2. Answer the questions to the text.

1.Is the UK famous for its traditions?

2.Who are Life Guards?

3.Is the British breakfast a big or a small meal of the day?

4.What does the British breakfast consist of?

5.What do the British take around 5 o’clock?

6.When is the Guy Fawkes’ night celebrated?

7.When is the British Christmas celebrated?

8.Which country gives London a Christmas tree?

9.Who started the tradition of Christmas tree in Britain?

10.Who climbs down the chimney to put the presents into the socks?

11.What do the British eat for Christmas dinner?

Exercise 3. Translate the word combinations into English.

Много традиций и обычаев, во всем мире, долгая история, некоторые из них; состоять из сосисок, свиной грудинки и яиц; фруктовый сок, жареные яйца, подложить бомбу, Дом парламента, Лондонский Тауэр, отрубить голову, рождественская елка, Трафальгарская площадь, канун Рождества, несколько лет спустя, украшать елку, получать подарки, рождественский ужин, жареная индейка, рождественский пудинг, рождественская открытка.

Exercise 4. Say whether the statements are true or false, according to the text.

1.The British traditions have a very long history.

2.The British breakfast is a small meal of the day.

3.Afternoon tea is served around 5 a.m.

4.The British like tea with milk.

5.On the 5th of November people build bonfires in their gardens.

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6.Guy Fawkes tried to save King James I.

7.The King’s men let Guy Fawkes go away.

8.The people of Norway give the city of London a big Christmas tree.

9.The Christmas tree stands in Trafalgar Square.

10.Prince Albert started the tradition of Christmas tree.

11.December 24th is Christmas Eve.

12.The British eat roast turkey and Christmas pudding for Christmas

dinner.

Exercise 5. Answer, what happened and is celebrated in Great Britain……

1.on November 5th 1605?

2.in 1841?

3.on December 24th?

4.on December 25th?

Vocabulary Practice

Exercise 6. Translate the sentences into English.

1.У Соединенного Королевства есть много традиций и обычаев.

2.Английский завтрак большой и состоит из сосисок, бекона и яиц, тостов, тушеной фасоли и жареных грибов.

3.Послеобеденный чай подают около 5 часов вечера.

4.Ночь Гая Фокса отмечается 5 ноября.

5.Поверх костра помещают чучело (dummy).

6.Каждый год норвежцы дарят Лондону рождественскую ёлку.

7.Рождественская ёлка стоит на Трафальгарской площади в Лон-

доне.

8.Муж королевы Виктории был родом из Германии.

9.Принц Альберт ввел традицию украшать елку в Рождество.

10.Дети вешают носки рядом с их кроватями.

11.Рождественский ужин – это самое важное событие дня.

12.Сначала британцы едят жареную индейку, потом рождественский пудинг.

13.Англичане гордятся и тщательно хранят свои традиции.

Speaking

Exercise 7. Answer the questions. Express your own point of view. 1. Do you like British traditions?

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2.Do you find them strange?

3.Which tradition do you find the strangest?

4.Do you prefer a light or a big breakfast?

5.Is it human to burn a criminal’s dummy every year?

6.Would you like the people of Norway to give Moscow a Christmas tree every year?

7.Do you like the tradition of Christmas trees?

8.The British like roast turkey for Christmas and the Americans like it for Thanksgiving Day. Is the turkey the most unfortunate bird?

Reading

Text № 7. Russian traditions and customs

Exercise 1. Read and translate the text. Pay attention to the words in bold.

The Russian people have a lot of different traditions and customs. Some of them are international, the others are national.

New Year’s Day. The first holiday of the year is New Year’s Day. There are a lot of New Year traditions in Russia. In every home there is a New Year tree with lights and decorations. Children always wait for Father Frost to come and give them a present. Many people think New Year’s Day to be a family holiday.

Maslenitsa. Maslenitsa is a traditional Russian celebration. On this holiday people say good-bye to winter. They cook pancakes with honey or sour-cream, they sing songs and dance.

Women’s Day. Women’s Day is held on the 8th of March. It is a happy and a nice holiday. Each family celebrates this spring holiday. In the morning, men go to shops to buy some flowers. They try to clean flats and to cook a holiday dinner. Sons help their fathers too: they make a cake, lay the table and wash dishes after holiday dinner.

Victory Day. In Russia people celebrate Victory Day on the 9th of May. On this day, the radio and television broadcast the parade held in Red Square. High officials attend this parade. They place a wreath of flowers at the tomb of the Unknown Soldier. All stand in silence for a few minutes

Customs. People in Russia also have some customs. Russian people usually go to bed late in the evening especially at weekends. They enjoy drinking tea with their friends and relatives in the kitchen and having long

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Exercise 2. Answer the questions to the text.

1.What traditions do the Russians have?

2.What is the first holiday of the year?

3.What’s there in each Russian home on winter holidays?

4.Why do the Russians celebrate Maslenitsa?

5.What do they eat on Maslenitsa?

6.Is Women’s Day a national or an international holiday?

7.What do the Russian men do on Women’s Day?

8.Where is the parade held on the 9th of May?

9.Who attends the parade?

10.What customs do the Russians have?

Exercise 3. Translate the word combinations into English.

Много разных традиций, Новый Год, новогодняя ёлка, Дед Мороз, дать подарок, семейный праздник, попрощаться, петь песни, весенний праздник, ходить в магазин, приготовить праздничный ужин, транслировать парад, высокопоставленные чиновники, День Победы, мыть посуду, накрывать на стол, возложить венок цветов, стоять в тишине, ложиться спать поздно, могила неизвестного солдата, на выходных, болтать, открытые люди, пить чай, принимать гостей.

Exercise 4. Say whether the statements are true or false, according to the text.

1.The Russian people have a lot of different traditions and customs.

2.The first holiday of the year is Christmas.

3.In every home there is a New Year tree with lights and decorations.

4.Russian children always wait for Santa Clause.

5.Maslenitsa is a traditional Russian celebration.

6.On this holiday people welcome winter.

7.Women’s Day is held on the 8th of March.

8.On Women’s Day women go to shops to buy some flowers.

9.In Russia people celebrate Victory Day on the 9th of May.

10.On this day, the radio and television broadcast the parade held in Trafalgar Square.

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11.The Russians enjoy drinking coffee in silence.

12.People in Russia like bathhouses and like going there in winter.

Vocabulary practice

Exercise 5. Fill in the gaps.

1.The Russian people have a lot of … traditions and customs.

2.Some of them are … , the others are ...

3.New Year’s Day is the … holiday of the year.

4.In every home there is a New Year … with … and …

5.Children always wait for … …

6.Many people think New Year ’s Day to be a … holiday.

7.On Maslenitsa people say … winter.

8.They cook … with honey or sour-cream.

9.Women’s Day is held on the … of March.

10.In the morning, men go to … to buy some …

11.In Russia people celebrate Victory Day on the … of May.

12.On this day, the radio and television broadcast … held in Red

Square.

13.High officials … this parade.

14.They place a wreath of … at the tomb of … Soldier.

15.People in Russia also have some …

16.The Russians enjoy drinking … with their friends and relatives in the kitchen and having long ….

17.The Russians are … and … people.

Exercise 6. Translate the sentences into English.

1.У россиян много разных традиций и обычаев.

2.Первый праздник в году – Новый Год.

3.В каждом доме есть новогодняя ёлка, украшенная огоньками и гирляндами.

4.Дети ждут Деда Мороза.

5.Масленица – национальный русский праздник.

6.В этот день русские люди пекут блины и едят их со сметаной или мёдом.

7.8 марта – это международный праздник.

8.В этот день мужчины дарят подарки женщинам и готовят праздничный ужин.

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9.День Победы отмечают 9 мая.

10.Парад Победы проводят на Красной площади.

11.У россиян также есть обычаи.

12.Они любят ходить в баню зимой.

Speaking

Exercise 7. Role play. People from different countries got together to have fun on Christmas Eve and decided to share their legends, traditions, customs with each other. Choose the country you would like to present and speak on it.

Additional vocabulary practice

In the spoken language English people often use short expressions that are difficult enough to be translated word by word in Russian. The meanings of such phrases often become clear only from the context. Here are some expressions of such a type.

What’s your point? / Что ты хочешь сказать? Что ты имеешь в виду? В чем дело?

The point is.../ Дело в том, что... Я думаю, что...

Good point. / Верно подмечено. Точно сказано.

What do you mean? I mean ... . / Что вы имеете в виду? Я имею в виду.... .

Positive! / На все сто! (обычно как ответ на вопрос «А ты уверен...?»

Look. / Послушай. Смотри.

Are you kidding me? = You’ve got to be kidding me. / Ты шутишь?

Это шутка?

No kidding. / Без шуток. Я не шучу.

It was a joke. / Это была шутка. Я пошутил(а).

Could we change the subject, please? / Мы можем сменить тему?

Давай сменим тему.

It’ll have to wait. / С этим придется подождать. Это придется отложить.

Take it easy. / 1.Спокойно! Не нервничай! 2. Ну, давай, пока! (при прощании)

You don’t want to know. / Тебе лучше не знать. Я лучше промолчу.

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