Friendship and Assistance

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Stereotypes of several nations
A stereotype is a fixed set of ideas that is generally held about the characteristics of a particular type of person which are wrongly believed to be shared by all the people of that type. In my op

COMPREHENSION CHECK
1. What definition of a stereotype does the author give? 2. Does the author acknowledge the existence of a stereotype? 3. How have the British been known traditionally? 4

I. Give a suitable Russian translation of the following units from the text.
1. a fixed set of ideas 2. the British have been known as insular 3. they are reputed to be superior, snobbish, aloof and haughty people 4. English are said to be prim

II. Find in the text English equivalents for the following Russian units.
1. которые являются общими для всех людей такого типа 2. судить о людях 3. кричат на улице 4. нельзя противоречить никому, когда обсуждаете погоду 5. находят обы

I. Match the word with its definition.
1. prim a. uncomfortable in the presence of others 2. hail b. the general idea, opinion or belief concerning the character of a person 3. reputation c. frozen rain or par

II. Paraphrase the underlined using lexical units from the text.
1. These people are considered to be snobbish. 2. He seems to be an arrogant fellow. 3. It’s not polite to shout in the street. 4. Bob always demonst

American British French Japanese
2. Fill in the

I. Working on your own, write down five or six stereotypes for your own nationality.
a. Was it easy to complete the sentences? Did your answers come naturally? Why? Why not? b. Did the completed statements make you feel uncomfortable? Why? Why not? c. In general,

Read the following dialogue and give its contents.
A: What do you think is the problem between the English and the Americans? B: That's a very interesting question, because both nationalities share a common languag

I. Translate the following article from Russian into English.
Британские стереотипы – правдивы ли они в наши дни? Русские имеют очень смутное представление о классических Британских стереотипах. Мы не полностью понимаем крикет, пяти

America as seen by Britons.
I. –Interviewer S. –Sheila B. –Bob I. Вы считаете, что Нью-Йорк такой же космополитический, как и Лонд

England as seen by Americans
Terry Tomsha talks about her experience of living and working in England, where she has been for the past eleven years. I= Interviewer T= Terry

National Traits
"The Russians are open-hearted, generous, good-wishers, friendly, inventive and family-oriented". "The Russians are very sympathetic. Most of them will always give money to

Hospitality
"If you ask any Russian person what he considers the main feature of the national character his most probable answer will be "hospitality". Indeed, since ancient times it has been ho

Attitude to work
"There is a kind of stereotype in other countries that the Russians want to have everything doing nothing. But as for the real situation is concerned there are a lot of young men and women who

IV. Translate the following sentences from Russian into English.
1. Британцы, должно быть, имели репутацию высокомерных людей. 2. Не может быть, что он кричит на улице. 3. Если бы я смогла, я бы описала самую поразительную черту их характера.

The XY society
Procedure The activity follows the steps outlined in the diagram below. The first step involves agreeing on the aim of the society to be founded and naming it. The so­ciety can have a 'nonse

EDUCATION IN BRITAIN
  Education is compulsory from the age of five to sixteen. Most children attend state schools, which are free. Much

II. Give a word or phrase for the following definition.
1. that for which one is responsible 2. to be unlike 3. separate into parts 4. an effect, consequence or result of power 5. a piece of furniture at which one rea

Put in order of priority. Give grounds for your list of priorities.
School should be about practical not theoretical things. Television should be used more to make school more interesting. Teachers should decide what is studied at school, not pupi

Read this dialogue and sum up opinions of these students about education and schools.
Club:Before we start criticizing school, what are the advantages which your school has to offer? Louise: The main thing is its excellent faciliti

PLANNING PROJECTS
The group is to plan the project of a new educational institution. First, brainstorm the idea what major problems are to be faced when planning the project. The idea of setting up a school, college

I. Act as an interpreter. Translate the sentences from Russian into English and from English into Russian.
Mary: You know that children start their informal educa­tion in primary schools at the age of five. More formal teaching begins at seven and goes on till the age of eleven. Bob

II. Translate the following sentences from Russian into English.
1. Он сказал, что он сможет посещать государственную школу. 2. Похоже на то, что большая часть ответственности взята на себя местными властями. 3. Она спросила, на сколько уровней

Read the following text and say what new information you have got about the system of education in the USA.
The divisions or stages a child passes in his educational ladder are elementary, junior high school or middle school, and high schools. American children begin to attend school by the age of five o

Vocabulary in context
I. Give a suitable Russian translation of the following units from the text. 1. a day care center 2. schooling is divided into 12 acad

Vocabulary in practice
I. Match the word with its definition. 1. potential a. not taking into account; paying no attention 2. to tend b. make up for; balance; compensate for

III. Choose the word or phrase which best completes each sentence.
1. He thought that if he admitted he was afraid of swimming he would lose............. with his friends. A weight В nerve С face D regard 2. When the truth about the blac

Read the following dialogues and give their contents.
A:I think exams encourage competition between students. B: I agree up to a point, but don't you think a student can cheat and get a mark he doesn't deserv

I. Make up dialogues on the following situations.
1. One of you is an American teacher, the other – a Russian teacher. Discuss the differences and similarities of American and Russian school life. Use as many lexical units of the text as possible.

I. Translate the following sentences from Russian into English.
1. Я, кажется, читала кое-что о средних школах Америки. 2. Похоже на то, что он начал посещать школу слишком рано. – Да, ему бы лучше посещать детский сад. 3. Если бы его мама раб

The Perfect Son.
A: I have the perfect son. B: Does he smoke? A: No, he doesn't. B: Does he drink whiskey? A: No, he doesn't. B: Does he ever come home late? A:

Hotel receptionist
Aims Skills – speaking (reading comprehension Language – all kinds of questions, expressing understanding, asking for con- firmation Other – observa

Choosing a career
One of the first things we try to find out about a person is what his job is. I suppose the reason is that it helps us to define his status. We shall be able to judge where he stands socially, we c

II. Paraphrase the underlined part of each sentence choosing the appropriate word or phrase from the text.
1.We can understand his social standing. 2. We’ll get to know the level of his education. 3. I’m just as curious about people’s jobs as any other man.

III. Give the word for the following definition.
1. to meet the expense of; 2. anxious to find out; 3. receive as an heir; 4. to produce goods; 5. a period of time; 6. to cause a person by argument to

CONVERSATION PRACTICE
Make up a dialogue between Simon and the girl on the choice of their careers. VI. Match the English idioms in the left column with their Russian

VII. Choose the most suitable word given for each space in the text.
Have you ever asked yourself what you are working for? If you have ever had the time to (1)...............this taboo question, or put it to others in moments of weakness or confidentiality

IX. Choose the most suitable word or phrase given.
1. We're very busy this week. Can you work..............? a. extra time b. supplementary time c. overtime d. double time 2. I succeeded in my job through sheer hard..............

Discussion questions
1. What ratio of work to leisure would be your ideal? Answer using percentages. 2. Are the people in your country famous for working hard or for having a good social life? 3. What

GROUP DISCUSSION
1. What is your idea of a good job? a) Does it mean that it should be a plum (well-paid) job? b) Is it more important for you that your future job could agree with your interests

FACE 2 FACE
Read this dialogue and give its contents. Radio Presenter: We all have our own ideas about what certain jobs are like, but are we right? Today

Here are some words that will help you.
1. wage= regular payment for work (usu. weekly) salary= fixed regular payment to employees (usu. monthly or yearly) 2. perk= mon

SITUATIONS FOR IMPROVISATION
Make up dialogues on the following situations: 1. Two friends meet ten years after they left school. One of them graduated from the polytechnic and works at a state enterp

Dialogue I
A. Как часто вы слышали несколько избитую фразу: «Молодым вез­де у нас дорога!..» B. You're right, there are lots of options in life, but there are also a

Dialogue II
A. Hi, Dima! В. Здравствуй, Андрей! Как настроение, какие планы? A. Same as everybody else in the top class - getting ready for

II. Translate the following text into English.
Одна из самых трудных проблем, с которыми сталкивается молодой человек, это решить, что делать насчёт своей карьеры. Есть, конечно, отдельные люди, которые с шести лет знают, что они хотят быть док

Messages
Language - expressing one's opinions, making conjectures, saying something is right/wrong Other - fun Level Intermediate Organisation

INTERVIEW
With unemployment so high, and often scores of applicants chasing every job, you have to count yourself lucky to be called for an interview. If it's your first, you're bound to be nervous. (In fact

The interview
The interview is designed to find out more about you and to see if you are suitable for the job. The interviewer will do this by asking you questions. The way you answer will show what kind of pers

VOCABULARY IN PRACTICE
I. 1. Highlight these words and phrases in the first paragraph of the article. Then work out their meanings from their context - don't use a dictionary. 1 score

I. The remarks of this dialogue about a job interview have been mixed up. Rearrange them in a proper order.
- Do you mind if I ask you some questions? - Which subjects did you study? - No, that’s all right. - And when did you come to London? - When I was eighteen.

Read this dialogue and be ready to make up your own interview for some other job, your own future job, for instance.
Interviewer: Hello, Miss Jones. Thank you for coming. Please, sit down. Applicant: Thank you. Interviewer: Firstly,

Read this dialogue and give its detailed contents.
Interviewer (male): And so, as unemployment reaches record levels, now is a good time to discuss what you can do to get a job, and we are lucky to have in the studio with us to

EXPERIENCE
April 1996- Duties: schedules of meetings, appointments and recording till now of the personnel, interpreting and translation of documents. January - Personal assistant and secret

REFERENCES INTERESTS PERSONAL DETAILS
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE EDUCATION ADDITIONAL SKILLS 1 ………….. Name: Fiona Scott Date of Birth: 7 August 1969 Nationality: British

University of London Glasgow Herald
II. Make up your own CV 10 years after University graduation. Let your imagination run away with you! III. Your friend is looking for a job. Give him recommenda

LETTER OF RECOMMENDATION
(1st sample) 19 November, 1997 Dear Dr Jones, Having known Dr Crown for five years as a staff-member of my department, I am pleased to write this Letter of Recommendation

WORK WITH ENGLISH-SPEAKING TOURISTS
Have you been looking for a chance to improve your English and earn good money at the same time? Well, this is an ideal opportunity! Our company specialises in providing package tours for

Now write your own letter in answer to the question above, trying to incorporate the best features of Letter A and Letter B.
VII.Suppose you would like to give a complimentary reference to your former colleague. Use: be a hard-working man (woman); loyal to his (her) c

Джон хочет поменять работу
Джон: Я хочу тебе что-то сказать, Ларри. Я подал заяв­ление на новую работу. Ларри: Почему? Что случилось? Разве тебя не удовлет­воряет эта работа? Джон: В об

Preparing a resume
Jack Holden I'm pleased to meet you, Peter. My sister Linda has often spoken about you. Peter Michailov: Рад видеть тебя, Джек.

IV. Render the following text into English.
Как успешно пройти собеседование. 1. Разузнайте, что это за компания, прежде чем будете подавать документы на эту работу. Действительно ли это та организация, на которую в

V. Translate into English.
Я занимался поиском новой работы в течение трех месяцев, Мне повезло. Я узнал, что соседняя фирма получила грант на новый проект. Это дало им возможность купить современное оборудование и современн

The right experience for the job
Use of present perfect to express past events with relevancefor present situation; optionally, use of modal phrases should have, need not have; reading and free discussion. Mater

BETTY, aged 45
Has been married for 24 years, three children. Has not worked most of that time. Has done evening courses in youth guidance. Has spent the last year teaching pupils priva

Looking for a job
Language - arguing, reacting to other people's statements (agreeing, disagree­ing, contradicting, criticising, doubting, defending one's position, giving in) Other - cooperation, role

APPLICANTS
Freda Hastings, 35 Divorced; 2 children aged 8 and 6; trained as a social worker 10 years ago; no employment in the last eight years; no car; would like half-time job;

Interview for a job
Language - asking questions, stating one's intentions, giving information about oneself Other- preparation for possible real life situation Level Intermediate

WARM UP
• What do you think the quotation means? • Make a note of three people that you think have been successful in different ways. Share your ideas with other students. Read the tex

I. Match the English idiom in the left column with its Russian equivalent in the right column.
1. to be a roaring success a. вывернуться, счастливо отделаться 2. a narrow victory b. очень успешный 3. to beat something hollow c. иметь успех, произвести сенсацию 4. t

PROBLEM SOLVING
a) Discuss the importance that Mark McCormack attaches to saying nothing and pretending not to know something. What are the other main characteristics that he thinks are important in a good busines

I. One of you is to interview the other student who is a very successful person in any field.
II. Read the following interview and be ready to discuss it. JG = John Goff DC:John, can I ask you my first question which i

WRITING FOR WORK AND PLEASURE
a) Read the following quotations about success. Write 150 words comparing and contrasting what they say. Conclude by saying which of the quotations means the most to you. “Success is al

Translate the following sentences from Russian into English.
1. К чему тебя призывали? – Взобраться на ступеньку выше по карьерной лестнице. 2. Похоже на то, что она чувствует себя абсолютной неудачницей. 3. Не может быть, что он подвёл сво

Group holiday
Language - asking for and giving reasons, agreeing and disagreeing, making suggestions, giving in Other - fair discussion Level Intermediate Organ

Handouts
HELP ON FARM ON SMALL GREEK ISLAND FOOD AND ACCOMMODATION FARE WORK 6 DAYS A WEEK PLUS FREE EXTRA WEEK B

The only thing people are interested today is earning more money
Once upon a time there lived a beautiful young woman and a handsome young man. They were very poor, but as they were deeply in love, they wanted to get married. The young people’s parents shook the

IV. Choose the most suitable word or phrase.
1. I inherited £10 000 in my uncle's................ a. legacy b. inheritance c. will d. testament 2. The...............price is always lower than the retail price.

Priorities materialistic idealism status-symbols
People nowadays have more money, and some say this new (a) ___ has made people more (b) ___, which means they place too much importance on money, comfort and luxury goods, and more (c) ___, which m

XI. Replace the phrase underlined in each sentence with one of the phrases given. Do not use any phrase more than once.
challenged the figures financial means make a wise investment come into a fortune free of charge on easy terms commerciall

III. Comment on the following quotations.
1. Money makes the man. (Aristodemus) 2. Money is the sixth sense that makes it possible to enjoy the other five. (Richard Ney) 3. Money will come to you when you are doing the ri

V. Match the English expression in the left column with its Russian equivalent in the right column.
1. to be bad money a. денег куры не клюют 2. to have money to burn b. сильно нуждаться в деньгах 3. to be good money c. круглая сумма 4. to be hard pressed for money d. д

Devise a scene acting out the following situations.
1. You are talking to some millionaire (Abramovich, for instance) on how he made money and what he is doing with it now. 2. You are interviewing a former millionaire who is now in shallow

Read these short conversations and act them out.
Bank Clerk: Good morning. What can I do for you? Oleg Rodimov: Good morning. I would like to open a savings account. I'd like to open it with a deposit of

GOING THROUGH THE BILLS
Mr and Mrs Black are in their living room. Mrs Black is watching TV, Mr Black is sitting in his favourite easy-chair, look­ing through some papers. Barbara: You look worri

I. Translate the following sentences.
1. Похоже на то, что они очень влюблены друг в друга. 2. Они обязательно поженятся, когда он получит хорошую, перспективную работу. 3. Он выплачивает свои долги уже десять лет.

Values continuum
Organisation Individuals, group Preparation A handout for each student Time 15 – 20 minutes Procedure Step 1: Each student fills in the handou

Humans destroying the natural world
Earth cannot support the growing demands made on it. Humans have destroyed more than 30 per cent of the natural world since 1970 with serious depletion of the forest, fresh water and marine

IV. Choose the most suitable word or phrase.
1. We believe that these animals could be saved if our plan were................ A) adopted B) taken up C) practiced D) exploited 2. Local people are concerned about pollution fro

ОХРАНА ОКРУЖАЮЩЕЙ СРЕДЫ
Несколько десятилетий назад только учёные думали об экологии. Сегодня проблема экологии является самой актуальной и проблемы окружающей среды широко обсуждаются на телевидении и в прессе.

THE EARTH IS OUR HOME
The Earth is our home. What sort of home it is depends on how we treat it, just as the houses we live in depend on how we take care of them. Do you like to fish or swim? Do you like to walk through

Dialogue I
A. We've just taken a test about the problems of the environment. The questions were quite interesting but they were still really difficult. B. Да, экология – сегодня это слово у всех на с

Dialogue II
A. Morning, Kate. B. Здравствуй, Лиза! Как дела? A. Fine, thanks. Just off to the country – I have to help Granny. She's working at the dacha, keeps us all in vegetables.

Waste not, want not.
Британия – это маленький, но густо населённый остров. Это высоко развитая промышленная страна, каждый год люди потребляют всё больше товаров. Для производства товаров используется энергия (нефть, э

PROJECT WORK
Farmers in Brazil want to cut down the forest to make room for agriculture. Tourists want to keep the forest so that they can see the wildlife. In groups, prepare the arguments on each side, and th

WILD LIFE
According to the experts, between 1990 and 2000 10% of the estimated

VII. Match the English idioms in the left column with their Russian equivalents in the right column. Use them in a proper context.
1. to be on the high horse обуза 2. to buy a white horse легче на повороте 3. dark horse винтика не хватает 4. hold your horses приобретать жизненный опыт 5. to

Read the dialogues and give their detailed contents. Enlarge on the subject whenever possible.
A:I think we should give financial support to the poorer countries where people are destroying the countryside. In addition to this, governments ought to protect jungles and forest

COMMUNICATION SKILLS DEVELOPMENT
Finish the sentences: • If I saw somebody throwing an empty packet on the street, I would ... • If I discovered the factory I worked in was secretly polluting the

Большинство из восьми видов медведей населяют северную умеренную зону Северной Америки, Европы и Азии.
Бурый медведь – самый распространённый подвид. Они обитают в Северной Америке, Евразии и России. Они предпочитают речные долины, горные леса, открытые луга и тундру. Их окрас может быть от

JOKES AND RIDDLES
1. A man goes to the doctor and says, "Doctor, wherever I touch, it hurts." The doctor asks, "What do you mean?" The man says, "When I touch my shoulder,

Letters and telegrams
Level Advanced Organisation Individuals Preparation A copy of the letter for each student Time 10-20 minutes Procedure Each st

Answer the following questions.
1. What is the role of newspapers in society? 2. Will newspapers disappear in the future? 3. How often do you watch or read the news? 4. Do you make a point of watching t

NEWSPAPERS AND MAGAZINES IN GREAT BRITAIN
The British are the most voracious newspaper readers in the world. They read newspapers at breakfast; they walk to the bus reading a newspaper; they read a newspaper on the bus, as they go to work,

COMPREHENSION CHECK
1. How do the British read newspapers? 2. What do you know about The Times? 3. What are the characteristic features of British newspapers? 4. To what category of newspape

II. Find in the text English equivalents for the following Russian units.
1. заядлые читатели газет 2. они поглощены вечерней газетой 3. характерные черты британской прессы 4. здравомыслящая 5. помещает очень много картинок 6.

II. Paraphrase the underlined using words or word-combinations from the text.
1. He reads very many newspapers. 2. The Times uses pictures rarely. 3. The Sun uses illustrations widely. 4. I want to get some information f

Newspapers
The newspapers in Britain are proud of the fact that they are different from each other – each tries to have a different profile. The following is a witty, but at least partly accurate, description

Editorial gardening tips travel and holidays
(a) Starting overcast with intermittent rain, followed by sunny spells. Max. temp. 21° (b) The word is that Clinton Ross, 32, playboy son of US steel billionaire Dwight Ross, has

ALL THE GOOD NEWS
The Sunday Times November 12 Our news present to Charles Prince Charles, speaking at a Press Awards lunch, once asked why news­papers only printed the bad news. 'Why don't they, for a chang

A standard measurement for oil.
II. Find expressions which mean: 1. twice as many as 2. with no unusual occurrences 3. showing the time correctly 4. with as little work as possible III. There

X. Match the parts in a) to j) with the wholes in 1) to 10).
a) keyboard 1) serial b) spine 2) library c) episode 3) set d) entry 4) book e) editorial 5) notepad f) character 6) newspaper g) reference boo

Giving your opinions
1. Read these two quotations and then note down your own views on whether it's best to get your news from television or a newspaper. "The whole problem with news o

GROUP DISCUSSION
1.“When a dog bites a man, that is not news, but when a man bites a dog that is news.” 2.“No news is good news.” What do you think these sayings mean? Discuss.

Read the dialogues and give their detailed contents. Point out all the main differences between quality papers and popular ones.
INTERVIEWERCould you tell us, Andrew,is there still a difference between the tabloid newspapers and the so-called quality press in Britain? ANDREW

I. Translate the following sentences from Russian into English.
1. Ты всегда читаешь эти комиксы! 2. Если бы не местные газеты, мы бы не знали, что происходит в нашем районе. 3. Что требовалось от средств массовой информации? Освещать проблему

Dialogue I
A. Hi, Dmitry! Have you seen the 'News' on TV? B. Привет, Олег. Нет, не смотрел. А что там было интересного? A. I was quite taken with the opinion-poll findings – the poll identif

Dialogue II
A. Good morning, Andrey! B. Привет, Дима! Как успехи? A. Fine, thanks. B. Ты уже начал подготовку к экзаменам? Насколько я помню, ты хотел поступать на факультет журналис

JOKES AND RIDDLES
Q: What five-letter word becomes shorter when you add two letters to it? A: What's the longest word in the dictionary? Q. How many seconds are there in one year? A. Twelv

The First 3 Years of Marriage
• In the first year of marriage, the man speaks and the woman listens. • In the second year, the woman speaks and the man listens. • In the third year, they both speak and the nei

Newspaper report
Aims Skills - writing Language - reporting events, past tenses, passive Other- imagination Level Intermediate Organisation