• Гідрологія і Гідрометрія
• Господарське право
• Економіка будівництва
• Економіка природокористування
• Економічна теорія
• Земельне право
• Історія України
• Кримінально виконавче право
• Медична радіологія
• Методи аналізу
• Міжнародне приватне право
• Міжнародний маркетинг
• Основи екології
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• Технічні засоби організації дорожнього руху
• Товарознавство продовольчих товарів

V. Fill in the blanks with the missing remarks. Reproduce the dialogue.

Harry: Do you know, Cecily, what my favourite season is?

Cecily: …

Harry: Autumn.

Cecily: That’s because there are many holidays in autumn.

Harry: …

Cecily: Then comes winter with Christmas on the 25^th of December; New Year’s Day on the 1^st of January. On the 20^th of January, you observe Martin Luther King’s birthday, don’t you? But I know that one of the greatest American holidays is Thanksgiving and that that’s the favourite one.

Harry: Yes, it’s a time for the family to get together. Relatives from other cities come to spend a holiday at home and have a hearty meal.

Cecily: …

Harry: The Pilgrims thanked God for a good harvest. Now Americans thank the Pilgrims for having helped make our country what it is today.

Cecily: Sometimes, it seems to me that holidays unite not only the family but the whole nation.

Harry: …

VI. Read the following text and discuss it with your group-mates.

Americans are reputed to be friendly people. It is not uncommon for Americans to be informal and casual, even with perfect strangers. When in the United States, do not be surprised if somebody you do not know says “Hi!” to you for no reason, and people will quickly volunteer information about their professions, family, and other personal details. However, there is a difference between friendliness and friendships. As in any culture, it takes time for friendships and close relationships to form. Americans’ friendships tend to be shorter and more casual than friendships among people from some other cultures. It is not uncommon for Americans to have few close friendships during their lifetime and to consider other friends to be merely social acquaintances. This attitude probably has something to do with American mobility and the fact that Americans do not like to be dependent on other people. They tend to classify friendships, having “friends at work,” “friends on the basketball team,” and “family friends,” for example.

VII. Get ready to speak on one of the following items.

· Social customs in the USA

· American food and eating habits

· Family traditions

Читайте також:

1. A. Read the dialogue and reproduce it in Indirect Speech.
2. Answer the questions to the dialogue.
3. B) Fill in the blanks with the correct word-combination
4. B. Missing word cloze quiz. Choose the correct word from 1) – 8).
5. B. Read and translate the dialogue.
6. Complete the dialogue with the options (1, 2, 3, 4). Then act out the dialogue.
7. Complete the sentences by filling in the missing word.
8. DIALOGUE. AT THE COMPANY OFFICE
9. Exercise 12. Fill in the blanks.
10. Fill in the blanks in the following sentences on the basis of the explanations given in 4.4.4.
11. Fill in the blanks stating the relationship among the various members of the family.
12. Fill in the blanks with prepositions

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