Dream trip to great britain

2.Речевая зарядка.

Teacher: Let’s discuss what would you like to learn about a country if you were a tourist?

P1: I think if I were a tourist I would learn Geography, nature, climate, population, language and cities. What about you?
P2: As for me I would learn traditions and customs of that country. And what do you think?
P3: In my opinion I’d like to know the political system and Education of a country. And you?
P4: To my mind it’s very important to read stories about the history of the country.
Teacher: Well, I agree with your opinions. But I think first every tourist must know what kind of people the English are. That’s why I suggest you to listen to the story “The English” by tape.


3.Аудирование рассказа
а) Представление незнакомых слов (Презентация Rower Point):
boastful-хвастливый, vulgar- грубый, easy- going- беспечный, веселый, amiable- любезный, ruthless- безжалостный, to be cautious- быть осторожным.
б) Аудирование рассказа в аудиозаписи “The English”
Almost every nation has a reputation of some kind. The French are supposed to be gay, and fond of champagne; the Germans – dull, formal, fond of military uniforms, and parades; the Americans – boastful, energetic, and vulgar. The English are reputed to be cold, reserved, easy – going, and fond of sports.
The English are a nation of stay–at–homes. There is no place like home, they say. The English prefer small houses, built for one family, perhaps with a small garden.
The fire is focus of the English home. Other nations go out to cafes or sit round the cocktail bar. For the English it is the open fire and the ceremony of English tea. Even when central heating is installed it is kept so low in the English home that Americans and Russians get chilblains, as the English get nervous headaches from stuffiness.
Foreigners often picture the Englishman dressed in tweeds, smoking a pipe, walking across the open countryside with his dog at his heels. This is the picture of the aristocratic Englishman during his holidays on his country estate. Since most of the open countryside is private there isn’t much left for the others to walk across.
The English are considered to be the most amiable people in the world. They can be very ruthless. They have a genius for compromise, but can enforce their idea of compromise on others with surprising efficiency. They are generous in small matters but more cautious in big ones.
в) Ответить на вопрос: What is the text about? (Презентация Rower Point )
- The text is about
a) The fire that is the focus of English home.
b) The picture of the aristocratic family.
c) The reputation that the English people have.
г) Answer these questions.
1) What are the English reputed to be?
a) efficient, fond of parades
b) cold, reserved
c) energetic

2) What nation is steady, easy- going, and fond of sports?

a) the French
b) the Germans
c) the English
3) What houses do the English prefer?
a) small houses, built for one family
b) big houses, built for one family
c) small houses, built for two or more families
4). What is the focus of the English home?
a) the ceremony of English coffee
b) the open fire
c) the ceremony of Indian tea
5) What is the picture of the aristocratic Englishman?
a) dressed in silks, smoking a pipe
b) dressed in tweeds, smoking a pipe
c) dressed in cottons, smoking a pipe.
Teacher: Well done. You’ve learned what the English like are. Could you describe the typical Englishman? - Yes, of course. ( Ученик описывает «типичного англичанина»).
Teacher: That’s quite right! But learning of English proverbs is as important as other things. That’s why I’d like you to match Russian equivalents to English proverbs