B) Comment on the sayings given above. Give their Russian equivalents

A) Read after the teacher.

HOME ACTIVITIES

B). Say how stereotypes can affect

B) Listen to the text again and try to remember more details. Add them to the chart above.

B) Listen to the joke again and retell it.

A) Listen to a joke and say who and what is being laughed at.

c) Answer the teacher’s questions.

25. a) Listen to Bob and Sheila’s impressions of Americans and fill in the chart below.

Shops:    

Public holidays:  

New York – nationalities:    

New York – buildings:    

New York – people:    

New York – crime:  

New York – subway:  

Friends:  

National character:  

c) Describe what a typical American is like from the point of view of a Briton.

26. a) Say what a stereotype representative of the following nations is like:

a German; a Japanese; a Frenchman / a Frenchwoman; an Italian; a Finn; a Russian; etc.

· people’s attitudes to other nationals

· business practice.

27. Write about national stereotypes (American / English / Russian / your own nationality). Say if you think they are true or not. Use the phrases suggested below.

Many people think/say that the (name of nationality) are …. This is probably because …. In fact, ….

The (name of nationality) are said/thought to … because … but most of the people I know ….

People often make jokes about … (name of nationality) because we/they … and in some ways I think this is true.

A popular view of … is that we/they all … but actually ….

  UNIT 8

TOPICS:	1. Machines at home. 2. Public transport. 3. Communication.
GRAMMAR:	Modal verbs: shall, will

U Step I

CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES

PHONETIC EXERCISES

Intonation Drills

1. Where there’s a kwill, there’s a mway.

2.'Nothing is im'possible to a 'willing mheart.

GRAMMAR EXERCISES

Modal verbs

shall – will

2. Discuss in pairs or groups what could be done in the following situations:

Model: St-1 – We must give something to Margaret on her birthday.

St-2 – Let’s give her a watch, shall we?

St-1 – No, it can’t be a watch. She’s got a good Swiss watch

already. We could give her a collection of disks.

Mother / Dad Grandpa Grandma Della and Sam Auntie / Uncle Fred and Patsy Greg and Clair (your friend’s name)

birthday wedding day wedding anniversary housewarming party Christmas Day graduation day Valentine’s day

a cassette player a video recorder a TV set a CD player a vacuum cleaner a carpet a china set a mobile phone a camera

a bottle of perfume a box of chocolates a bottle of wine ear-rings a ring a sweater a pair of jeans a watch flowers a guitar

3. a) Give the Russian for the names of the following machines:

a (video) camera; a TV (set); a coffee maker; a coffee grinder; a dishwasher; a vacuum cleaner; a computer; a radio (set); a washing machine; a video recorder; a cassette/CD/DVD player; a microwave oven, a sewing ['souIN] machine.

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