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NATIONAL STEREOTYPES WARM UP
NATIONAL STEREOTYPES... WARM UP... Comment on the following quotation An Englishman even if he is alone forms an orderly queue of one George...

1. Stereotypes of several nations
2. COMPREHENSION CHECK
3. I. Give a suitable Russian translation of the following units from the text.
4. II. Find in the text English equivalents for the following Russian units.
5. I. Match the word with its definition.
6. II. Paraphrase the underlined using lexical units from the text.
7. American British French Japanese
8. I. Working on your own, write down five or six stereotypes for your own nationality.
9. Read the following dialogue and give its contents.
10. I. Translate the following article from Russian into English.
11. America as seen by Britons.
12. England as seen by Americans
13. National Traits
14. Hospitality
15. Friendship and Assistance
16. Attitude to work
17. IV. Translate the following sentences from Russian into English.
18. The XY society
19. EDUCATION IN BRITAIN
20. II. Give a word or phrase for the following definition.
21. Put in order of priority. Give grounds for your list of priorities.
22. Read this dialogue and sum up opinions of these students about education and schools.
23. PLANNING PROJECTS
24. I. Act as an interpreter. Translate the sentences from Russian into English and from English into Russian.
25. II. Translate the following sentences from Russian into English.
26. Read the following text and say what new information you have got about the system of education in the USA.
27. Vocabulary in context
28. Vocabulary in practice
29. III. Choose the word or phrase which best completes each sentence.
30. Read the following dialogues and give their contents.
31. I. Make up dialogues on the following situations.
32. I. Translate the following sentences from Russian into English.
33. The Perfect Son.
34. Hotel receptionist
35. Choosing a career
36. II. Paraphrase the underlined part of each sentence choosing the appropriate word or phrase from the text.
37. III. Give the word for the following definition.
38. CONVERSATION PRACTICE
39. VII. Choose the most suitable word given for each space in the text.
40. IX. Choose the most suitable word or phrase given.
41. Discussion questions
42. GROUP DISCUSSION
43. FACE 2 FACE
44. Here are some words that will help you.
45. SITUATIONS FOR IMPROVISATION
46. Dialogue I
47. Dialogue II
48. II. Translate the following text into English.
49. Messages
50. INTERVIEW
51. The interview
52. VOCABULARY IN PRACTICE
53. I. The remarks of this dialogue about a job interview have been mixed up. Rearrange them in a proper order.
54. Read this dialogue and be ready to make up your own interview for some other job, your own future job, for instance.
55. Read this dialogue and give its detailed contents.
56. EXPERIENCE
57. REFERENCES INTERESTS PERSONAL DETAILS
58. University of London Glasgow Herald
59. LETTER OF RECOMMENDATION
60. WORK WITH ENGLISH-SPEAKING TOURISTS
61. Now write your own letter in answer to the question above, trying to incorporate the best features of Letter A and Letter B.
62. Джон хочет поменять работу
63. Preparing a resume
64. IV. Render the following text into English.
65. V. Translate into English.
66. The right experience for the job
67. BETTY, aged 45
68. Looking for a job
69. APPLICANTS
70. Interview for a job
71. WARM UP
72. I. Match the English idiom in the left column with its Russian equivalent in the right column.
73. PROBLEM SOLVING
74. I. One of you is to interview the other student who is a very successful person in any field.
75. WRITING FOR WORK AND PLEASURE
76. Translate the following sentences from Russian into English.
77. Group holiday
78. Handouts
79. The only thing people are interested today is earning more money
80. IV. Choose the most suitable word or phrase.
81. Priorities materialistic idealism status-symbols
82. XI. Replace the phrase underlined in each sentence with one of the phrases given. Do not use any phrase more than once.
83. III. Comment on the following quotations.
84. V. Match the English expression in the left column with its Russian equivalent in the right column.
85. Devise a scene acting out the following situations.
86. Read these short conversations and act them out.
87. GOING THROUGH THE BILLS
88. I. Translate the following sentences.
89. Values continuum
90. Humans destroying the natural world
91. IV. Choose the most suitable word or phrase.
92. ОХРАНА ОКРУЖАЮЩЕЙ СРЕДЫ
93. THE EARTH IS OUR HOME
94. Dialogue I
95. Dialogue II
96. Waste not, want not.
97. PROJECT WORK
98. WILD LIFE
99. VII. Match the English idioms in the left column with their Russian equivalents in the right column. Use them in a proper context.
100. Read the dialogues and give their detailed contents. Enlarge on the subject whenever possible.
101. COMMUNICATION SKILLS DEVELOPMENT
102. Большинство из восьми видов медведей населяют северную умеренную зону Северной Америки, Европы и Азии.
103. JOKES AND RIDDLES
104. Letters and telegrams
105. Answer the following questions.
106. NEWSPAPERS AND MAGAZINES IN GREAT BRITAIN
107. COMPREHENSION CHECK
108. II. Find in the text English equivalents for the following Russian units.
109. II. Paraphrase the underlined using words or word-combinations from the text.
110. Newspapers
111. Editorial gardening tips travel and holidays
112. ALL THE GOOD NEWS
113. A standard measurement for oil.
114. X. Match the parts in a) to j) with the wholes in 1) to 10).
115. Giving your opinions
116. GROUP DISCUSSION
117. Read the dialogues and give their detailed contents. Point out all the main differences between quality papers and popular ones.
118. I. Translate the following sentences from Russian into English.
119. Dialogue I
120. Dialogue II
121. JOKES AND RIDDLES
122. The First 3 Years of Marriage
123. Newspaper report