Учебное пособие G. G. Gubina english for tourists in professional communication part I textbook

Flight attendant: And here are the journals, please.  
Michael: Thank you. 
Jane: Are there any journals on fashion design? 
Flight attendant: Sure, there are plenty of English, American, Italian, French and German journals.
Jane: I’ll take Vogue with the latest shows. Thank you.  
/An hour and a half later/ 
Flight attendant: We’re advancing the airport. The temperature is sixty-two Fahrenheit. Fasten your seat 
belts. We hope you liked the flight and would be happy to see you again.  
Task 7. Arrange the words to make the sentence.

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1. Some, goods, would, duty-free, purchase I.
2. Fasten, you, belts, to, seat, have, please, your.
3. Attendant, am, your, flight, I.
4. Ham, take, Jane, sandwich, and, a, fruit, would, some, with. 
5. Minutes, in, plane, off, five, the, takes. 
Task 8. Imagine you are on board the plane. Think of the characters and their conversation with each 
other and flight attendant. 
Country Study 
Egyptian Customs and Traditions
Task 9. Study the words before reading about customs and traditions of Egypt.  
church, n церковь 
fusion, n 1 объединение 2 сплав 3 слияние  
headquarters, n 1 главное управление 2 штаб-квартира  
mosque, n мечеть 
Background Knowledge 
Cairo is the capital of Egypt.  
Ramadan is a religious holiday in Islam, a Holy month. It is a month for prayer, affection, and charity.  
Task 10. Read the text and find key features of the Egyptian culture.  
Customs and Traditions of Egypt 
 
The contemporary culture of Egypt is a fusion of versatile customs and ethnic traditions. There still 
exist the traditions of Ancient Egypt, the Arabic culture of native tribes and even the elements of the 
British culture. Ethnically Egypt is a part of wider Arabic world, Arab League. Arab League headquarters 
is in Cairo. Egypt is an Arabic-speaking country with its own dialect. English is the second widely-spoken 
language.
Three fourths of the population are the followers of Sunni Islam and the others are Coptic 
Christians. That is why the masculine type of leadership prevails in the society and in the family as a part 
of the society. Religious customs are essential for people of both religions with their riots and rules. 
Mosques and churches are numerous. Ramadan is the most important holiday. The Islamists do not drink 
alcohol and do not eat pork. That is why it is better for both men and women to abstain from drinking in 
Egypt and the women should follow stricter rules of behaviour in society. For women it is better to choose 
the modest way of behaviour, adopted in the Egyptian society, and the women’s clothes ought to be 
common and covered.
The Egyptian family as in most eastern cultures is integrated. Family values and relations are 
greatly respected, hospitality as the part of Arabic culture is welcomed, but, at the same time, the 

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foreigners have to be careful in their words and actions not to offend the hosts and not cause aggression 
towards themselves. All kinds of invitations in Egypt have to be repeated more than once.