Часть 4.

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Recognising cultural images and symbols

When we live in a particular country, we automatically become exposed and 1) _________ (custom) to a range of images and symbols embedded in songs and pictures, places, and traditions. These images and symbols include 2) ________ (fame) people in the culture, and architectural and landscape features. The 3)___________ (able) of students to recognise these images helps them to feel more 4) __________ (confide) and to become more fluent.

The aim of the activities in this section is to 5) ___________ (familiar) students with popular images and symbols in the target culture. A secondary aim is to help students to 6) ___________ (identity) and compare the images and symbols in British and American culture, and then to contrast these with the images and symbols in their own.

Some activities focus on places and people associated with the culture, some allow the learner to 7) ___________ (explorer) the cultural 8) __________ (refer) in popular songs.

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Часть 5.

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Global warming has 1) ______ blamed for the hole in the ozone layer, higher pollution and melting the ice caps - now, it is being blamed for declining sales of the British national beverage.

In 2002, the average Brit drank 1,000 cups per year- or, 2.2 kilograms of tea. This may sound a 2) ______ but sales were down from 2.6 kilograms in 1997. 3)______ from the fact that temperatures are rising globally, more and more tea drinkers are turning 4) ________ coffee when they fancy a bot beverage. Sales of iced tea, 5) __________, are on the rise, and sales of healthy drink alternatives, 6)________ as fruit teas, also continue to grow.

But 7) ________ though the Brits are looking 8) ________ alternatives to the Great British Cup of Tea, they are still the second highest consumers of the drink in the world. India is the third biggest nation of tea drinkers, and Turkey is first.

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Часть 6

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The most usual way to entertain friends at home is to invite them for a meal, either in the evening or at lunch-time on a Sunday. When guests are invited for a meal, they often sit and chat while they have a drink before the meal, and coffee is __________ served afterwards. Several close friends are sometimes invited at once to make a small party to celebrate a birthday, a child’s coming of age or some special _____________. These parties are almost always ___________, there is no dress code and in summer, when the weather is fine, people may hold a barbecue in the garden. Formal occasions, official receptions for foreign visitors, when written ____________ are sent, rarely take place in people’s homes, although they did in the past. The host often provides____________ kinds of entertainment, or at least entertains guests with interesting stories and merry jokes. The ___________ meal is often followed by party games or dances which are intended to amuse or interest people in a way that gives them pleasure and make them enjoy the party.

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