Sum up the facts about the English given by Terry Tomsha in her interview (exercise 18)

B) Watch the episode again and explain

A) Read after the teacher.

CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES

C) Get ready to sum up and discuss the interview in class.

B) Complete the sentences.

A) Listen to what Terry Tomsha, an American, says about her experience of living and working in England.

1. The biggest difference between the two countries is … 2. When Terry first came to Britain people thought that she was … 3. It takes a very long time to make friends with the English, but once you have made a friend … 4. An American in England is thought to be … 5. While talking to people the English … 6. It’s difficult for an American to live in Britain because … 7. The important things for the English are … while for the Americans these are … 8. Terry Tomsha loves Britain because …

U Step III

PHONETIC EXERCISES

Intonation Drills

1. 'When in kRome, 'do as the mRomans do.

2. 'Every kcountry has its mcustoms.

3. 'Every kbird likes its 'own 'nest mbest.

b) Comment on the proverbs and sayings given above. Give their Russian equivalents.

WATCHING AND SPEAKING

21. a) Watch the video episode about the English village of King’s Sutton and answer the questions below:

1. How old are some houses in the village? ___________________________

2. Which is the oldest building in the village? _____________________________

3. What did the villagers use to do for centuries? ___________________________

4. How many villagers work in agriculture now? ___________________________

5. Is the village bigger or smaller than it used to be?_________________________

6. Where do most villagers work, inside or outside the village? ________________

· how life has changed in King’s Sutton

· why most of the villagers prefer living in King’s Sutton

· why most of the villagers work outside of King’s Sutton

· how the episode contributes to the description of a typical English person.

LISTENING AND SPEAKING

23. Listen to a few extracts from the book “How to be an alien” by George Mikes [mI'keS], a Hungarian writer who came to live in Britain. George Mikes ironically said his book was meant “chiefly for xenophobes (people who dislike foreigners) and Anglophobes (people who dislike England and the English).” Find the right answers to complete the sentences given below.

1. Foreigners find it... to understand English when they first come to England.

a. easy b. difficult c. impossible

2. You should always remark that the weather is....

a. lovely b. awful c. nasty

3. The English... queueing.

a. hate b. love c. do not mind

4. When taking their pets for a walk the English....

a. talk to them b. do not notice them c. keep silent

5. When planning a town the English....

a. call the streets by the traditional names: street, avenue, lane

b. call the streets by their numbers: Fifth Avenue, 22^nd Street, etc.

c. call the streets by various names: street, road, place, avenue, etc.

b) Say how the author’s remarks add to the stereotype of a typical Englishman.

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