- •Уо «Мозырский государственный педагогический университет
- •Essential vocabulary
- •Basic American Values and Beliefs
- •Introduction
- •Basic american values and assumptions a land of diversity
- •Individual Freedom and Self-Reliance
- •Joining and protesting
- •Hurry, hurry, hurry
- •Are americans materialistic?
- •Straight talk
- •Equal ity
- •Achievement, action, work, and materialism
- •Directness аnd assertiveness
- •Equality of opportunity and competition
- •Material wealth and наrd work
- •Vocabulary Check
- •1. Analyze the following abstract notions аз they are treated in the text:
- •2. Study the following idioms and see if you can supply contexts for them:
- •3. Reading comprehension check. Write the letter of the best answer according to the information in the chapter.
- •Cloze Summary Paragraph
- •The Protestant Heritage
- •Vocabulary Check
- •Comprehension Check
- •Cloze Summary Paragraph
- •American Values at the Crossroads
- •A. Vocabulary Check
- •B. Comprehension Check
- •D. Cloze Summary Paragraph
- •Customs vary with culture
- •Usa and uk in comparison
- •Character and characteristics: a humorous look at
- •Stereotypes
- •What the British Think of Americans…
- •What Americans Think of the British...
- •4 Assessing Students' Comparative Skills
- •I Look at the chart and decide whether the student
- •Socio-cultural portrait of the uk & usa
- •British values and assumptions. Monarchy the island people
- •The island people (II)
- •Essential vocabulary
- •I. Define and comment on the following terms used in the texts
- •II. Study the following list of geographic names.
- •The united kingdom
- •Introduction
- •As others see us
- •0 Wad1 come Pow'r the giftie2 gie3 us
- •It wad frae5 mony6 a blander free us
- •Views of britain. The official view
- •Тhe people's view
- •British society a changing world
- •Attitudes
- •Stereotypes and change
- •English versus british
- •Multiculturalism
- •Conservatism
- •Being different
- •The love of nature
- •The national trust
- •The love of animals
- •Formality and informality
- •The scruffy british
- •Public spiritedness and amateurism
- •I. Mark the following areas of activity as 'professional' or 'amateur / voluntary':
- •II. Sort out the following as positively or negatively viewed by the British:
- •Privacy and sex
- •Lovely weather we're having
- •II. Explain the meaning of the following:
- •III. Match the adjectives with the nouns they collocate with:
- •IV. Explain the use of articles with the word England:
- •I. Fill in the grid:
- •II. Sort out the details for each "stereotype" of the English person
- •III. Answer the questions:
- •IV. Do you agree that
- •No longer an island
- •Have the english finally left their
- •Island mentality behind?
- •Cast in the same mould
- •Change of direction
- •I. Match the following proper names with relevant characteristics:
- •Monarchy
- •Vocabulary
- •The royal family
- •The Sovereign
- •The Royal Family
- •The Monarchy
- •I. Great Britain is a monarchy. Find out from your partner: what is the role of the monarch in a highly developed modern country?
- •II. Choose the correct equivalent for the word:
- •V. Say if you agree or .Disagree with the following and explain why:
- •VII. Express your opinion on the following:
- •Adapt or die?
- •I. Find out the following.
- •II. Make sure you understand the following words and expressions:
- •III. Match the words on the left with their definitions in the right-hand column:
- •IV. Fill in the gaps with the prepositions:
- •In groups and pairs discuss:
- •III. Choose the right preposition:
- •IV. Fill in the gaps where necessary with suitable notional or functional words, using your active vocabulary:
- •V. Translate from Russian into English, using your active vocabulary:
- •Russian and belarusian values and assumptions. Sharing Your Own Culture
- •1 Pre-Reading Discussion
- •2 Vocabulary Development
- •3 Reading, Thinking, Sharing
- •1 * What do the Americans who visited Russia or Belarus think about these countries and their people? Read an extract from a diary and list the areas which provoke culture shock in Russia.
- •15 August, 1996 - Vladimir
- •1 September, 1996 - Vladimir
- •A man of the people
- •Russian mentality
- •People of belorussia
- •1. Strike off one inappropriate word in each tine. Translate those used in the text. Make sure you know the weaning and the pronunciation of the rest words.
- •2. Translate the following sentences from Russian into English using the vocabulary from the text.
Vocabulary Check
Write the letter of the correct definition next to each word.
1. acre a. lasting forever
2. benefaction b. the leader of the Roman Catholic Church
3. beverage с to treat cruelly
4. dominant d. only; by oneself alone
5. denomination e. a measure of land
6. derive f. strongest
7. eternal g. most common or general
8. humanitarianism h. something to drink
9. in league with i. love for one's country
10. patriotism j. to get from
11. persecute k. helping others
12. Pope 1. to state something officially
13. prevailing m. a separate religious group within the Christian faith, such as Methodist or Baptist
14. proclaim n. working together
15. solely o. giving money for a good cause
Comprehension Check
Write T if the statement is true and F if it is false according to the information in the chapter.
1. The Protestant denominations such as Methodist, Baptist, Presbyterian, etc. are all part of the Roman Catholic church.
2. No single church has become the center of religious life in the United States because the emphasis is on the individual, not a particular church.
3. There are no priests in the Protestant churches; individuals are responsible for their own direct relationship with God.
4. Many Catholics settled in colonial America to escape religious persecution by the Protestants in Europe.
5. The Constitution of the United States separates church and state and forbids the government from ever establishing a national church.
6. Protestantism is the dominant religious force in the United States and it has had a strong influence on American values.
7. Protestantism encourages a strong desire for self-improvement.
8. Some American Protestant leaders have said that people who are rich have been blessed by God.
9. The "Protestant ethic" is the belief that people should share their time and their wealth to help others.
10. The national religion of the United States is a mixture of religion and patriotism which expresses the belief that God has blessed America and its values.
Cloze Summary Paragraph
This paragraph summarizes the chapter. Fill in each blank with any word that makes sense.
Although there are many different Christian churches in the __________ States, the majority of __________ are Protestant denominations. European __________ broke with the Catholic __________ in the 1500s because __________ differences in beliefs. In __________ 1600s most of the __________ settlers who came to __________were Protestant, and Protestantism __________the dominant religious influence. __________there are no priests __________the Protestant church, individuals __________alone before God, and __________ is a strong emphasis __________the need for self-improvement. __________ may improve themselves by __________material success through hard __________and self-discipline, by helping __________, and by having a __________again religious experience. The __________ Constitution forbids government support __________a national church, But __________do mix religion and __________ in a form of __________ religion. Its main function __________to provide support for __________dominant values and proclaim __________ blessing on America and __________ values.