Практическая работа №15 Образ жизни и черты характера
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BRITISH CHARACTER
The British are said to be polite and well-mannered people. Polite words or phrases such as “Please”, “Thank you”, “Excuse me” or “Sorry” are used very often in Britain.
The British people are reserved. They don’t like displaying their emotions even in dangerous and tragic situations. But they are not unemotional. They control their emotions because they are taught that it is best not to show their feelings. The English hardly ever lie, but they don’t tell you the truth either.
Englishmen tend to be rather conservative, they love familiar things. They are proud of their traditions and carefully keep them up. Britain has more living symbols of its past than many other countries. Traditional uniforms are still preserved in Great Britain.
Every Englishman is said to be a countryman at heart. The English countryside is many things to many people. It means peace and quiet, beauty, good health and no crime. Most Englishmen love gardens. Gardening is one of the most popular hobbies among Englishmen. They usually prefer a house with a garden to an apartment in a modern block of flats.
The British people are considered to be the world’s greatest tea drinkers. They drink it at meals and between meals. The English tea is usually strong and with milk.
The British love animals very much. Millions of families have “bird-tables” in their gardens. The English take good care of their pets. They are pet lovers.
Vocabulary:
| polite – вежливый well-mannered – воспитанный reserved – сдержанный they are taught – их учат hardly ever lie – почти никогда не лгут truth – правда familiar – знакомый are proud of – гордятся to keep up –хранить | to preserve – сохранять peace and quiet – мир и покой health – здоровье gardening – садоводство block of flats – многоквартирный дом meal –прием пищи |
2. Вставьте подходящие по смыслу слова: gardening, tea, conservative, well-mannered, pets, polite, unemotional.
The British are said to be _______________ and ______________________. – Говорят, что британцы _____________________ и __________________________ .
They are not ______________________. In fact, they don’t like to show their feelings. – Они не __________________________. На самом деле, они не любят показывать свои чувства.
Englishmen are considered to be ____________________ as they keep up their old traditions. – Англичане считаются __________________________, так как они хранят свои старые традиции.
____________________ is one of the most popular hobbies among Englishmen. - _______________________ - одно из самых популярных занятий англичан.
The English are the world’s greatest ____________ drinkers. – Англичане известны во всем мире как большие любители _____________.
They love ______________ very much. – Они очень любят ___________________.
3. Определите правдивы (True) или ложны (False) данные утверждения.
The British are said to be polite.
They are very emotional. They like to show their feelings.
They are always ready to tell you the truth.
Englishmen are proud of their traditions.
Every Englishman is said to be a countryman at heart.
The British people are great lovers of coffee.
