The
Family.
I
Choose the proper words and fill in the blanks.
1.
For
centuries the English had ruled the seas and continents and felt __to the
native people.
a)simple
b)superior c)modest
2.
The
English are very __ in their political and social views.
a)characteristic
b)conscious c)conservative
3.
The
Englishman’s day begins when he sits down to breakfast with __
or ‘ The Times’.
a) ‘The Wall Street
Journal’
b) ‘The Guardian’
c) ‘The Washington
Post’
4.
The
English people spend many hours trying to grow beautiful flowers as __ is their
traditional pastime.
a)gardening
b)collecting c)kite-flying
5.
Englishmen
prefer to have __ at a café, canteen or a restaurant.
a)breakfast
b)dinner c)lunch
6.
The
English like to say: ‘Life is short, but there is always time for __’.
a)courtesy
b)indifference c)punctuality
7.
The
English can understand a good joke and their humour is often __.
a)self-assured
b)self-critical c)self-sufficient
8.
It
is very un-English to lose one’s head in a situation of __.
a)employment
b)embarrassment c)emergency
9.
The
English women complain that because of their husbands’ __ in speech they cannot
pay compliments to.
a)reticence
b)modesty c)superiority
10.
The
motto of the English sportsman is ‘Win as if you were __ to it, lose as if you
liked it.’
a)acquainted
b)accounted c)accustomed
II Read the
text and choose the right answer to the questions below:
Everyday
life of the British.
One
of the most striking features of English life is the self-discipline and
courtesy of people of all classes. There is little noisy behavior, no loud
disputing in the streets. Nobody rushes for seats in buses or trains. The
remarkable politeness of the English people is known all over the world. They
are never tired of saying ‘Thank you’, ‘I am sorry’. If you follow anyone who
is entering the building or a room, he will hold the door open for you.
The
Englishman prefers his own house to an apartment in a block of flats.
Traditionally, it is a two-storey house in the country with a lawn in front of
it and a garden behind it. They enjoy privacy. Everyone knows the saying: ‘An
Englishman’s home is his castle’ and it’s true. The English try, if possible,
not to interfere in other people’s affairs. And they expect others to let them
alone and mind their own business.
The
typically English custom is ‘lunch at 1 o’clock’. The time from one o’clock is
a ‘sacred’ hour in England. Whatever one is doing, no matter how important it
is, as soon as the clock strikes one, everybody breaks for lunch. All the
shops, offices are closed for an hour. At two o’clock sharp they will open, for
punctuality is also one of the English traditions.
Questions:
1.
What
is the most important feature of English life?
a)sociability
b)self-discipline c)generosity
2.
What
remarkable feature of the English people is known all over the world?
a)superiority
b)reticence c)politeness
3.
Which
time of the day is ‘sacred’ for the English?
a)from 1 to 2
o’clock b)from 2 to 3 o’ clock c)from 5 to 6 o’clock
4.
What
kind of dwelling do the English prefer?
a)an apartment in
a block of flat
b)a two-story
house with a garden
c)a mansion in the
centre of a city
5.
What
do the English expect from other people?
a)to make them a
company whenever they are
b)to have a good
time together
c)not to interfere
in their life
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