to suppose – ïîëàãàòü
Merry – âåñ¸ëûé
Boastful – õâàñòëèâûé
to repute, to regard – ñ÷èòàòü
Reserved – ñäåðæàííûé
Haughty – âûñîêîìåðíûé
Steady – óðàâíîâåøåííûé
easy-going – äîáðîäóøíûé
Intolerance – íåòåðïèìîñòü
self-confidence – ñàìîóâåðåííîñòü
Property – ñîáñòâåííîå
Castle – êðåïîñòü
for one thing – ñ îäíîé ñòîðîíû
for another thing – ñ äðóãîé ñòîðîíû
weather forecast – ïðîãíîç ïîãîäû
Decidedly – íåñîìíåííî
Membership – ÷ëåíñòâî
to derive – ïðîèñõîäèòü
to elect, to select – âûáèðàòü
Nearly – ïî÷òè
Peculiarity – îñîáåííîñòü
Answer the following questions:
1. What are the most striking features of the English?
2. Why are the English called a nation of stay-at-homes?
3. What is the focus of the English home?
4. What is part of the prose of British life?
5. Why does the weather play a big part in the lives of the British people?
6. What is regarded as carrying a certain social prestige?
Think and say about:
1. Which of the character features below can you think of as positive or negative? Why?
a) adaptability; b) individualism; c) independence; d) self-confidence; e) intolerance; f) practicability; g) conservatism; h) boast.
2. What features are characteristic for people of our country?