- •К.В.Голубина
- •Introduction the cultural impact of a foreign text
- •Unit 1. Think global, speak local (Tape)
- •Unit 2. Basic brit-think and ameri-think
- •The most important things to know
- •1. I’m gonna live for ever
- •2. New is good
- •3. Never forget you’ve got a choice
- •4. Smart money
- •5. The consensus society
- •‘Them ‘n Us’
- •(Brian Walden The London Standard)
- •6. ‘Me-think’ vs. ‘We-think’
- •7. Good Guys and Bad Guys
- •Comprehension
- •Language practice
- •Speaking
- •Writing
- •Unit 3. Brits and yanks abroad
- •Amer-Executive
- •Ameri-wife
- •Brits on us hols ... A word of warning
- •A Brit goes Stateside
- •Mrs Brit
- •Brit groovettee
- •Us / uk guide to naffness-avoidance: What not to do in each other’s countries
- •Comprehension
- •Language practice
- •Shopping (uk)
- •Speaking
- •Writing
- •Unit 4. Strictly business
- •Succeeding in business
- •Intimidation and desks
- •Comprehension
- •Language practice
- •Speaking
- •Writing
- •Unit 5. Brits and yanks at home Home as backdrop
- •Home as bolt-hole (‘Don’t tell anyone I live here’)
- •1. For the affluent, aspirational, or upwardly mobile:
- •2. For everyone else:
- •Some like it hot
- •Brits on heat
- •Ordeal by water
- •Beddy-bye
- •American dreams
- •Closet needs
- •Comprhension
- •Language practice
- •Speaking
- •Writing
- •Unit 6. Going places (Film)
- •Unit 7. What do they aspire to? ‘Having It All’
- •Brit soap
- •Strike it rich
- •Success story Double standards
- •Nothing succeeds like success
- •Failure: Anglo-American excuses Making dramas out of crises
- •Delegating blame: ‘It’sa notta myfault!’
- •Bouncing back Recovery from adversity
- •Set-backs
- •Comprehension
- •Language practice
- •Speaking
- •Writing
- •The Neasden connection ... Place-names
- •Comprehension
- •Language practice
- •Writing
- •Unit 9. Patriotism (Multi-media support available)
- •Eco-chauvinism
- •Buy British:
- •Dollar allegiance … big bucks
- •Pound of flesh
- •Comprehension
- •Language practice
- •Speaking
- •Writing
- •Unit 10. The establishment
- •The Brit-Establishment includes anyone who:
- •It does not include such instruments of the Establishment as:
- •Amer-Establishment
- •America’s Haute-Establishment – Anyone who:
- •Comprehension
- •Language practice
- •Speaking
- •Writing
- •Unit 11. Yes, prime minister. The smoke screen (Film)
- •Unit 12. A better class of foreigner ‘Foreigner’
- •The foreign menace
- •British league-table of foreigners (reading from most to least reliable)
- •Comprehension
- •Language practice
- •Speaking
- •Writing
- •Unit 13. Class The thorny question of Class Gotta Lotta Class
- •If you are a Brit, you will vote Labour if:
- •If you are a Brit, you will vote Conservative if:
- •If you are a Brit, you will vote Liberal, sdp, or sdp-Lib. Alliance if:
- •Class Act
- •Comprehension
- •Language practice
- •Speaking
- •Writing
- •Unit 14. Only fools and horses (Film)
- •Unit 15. The food connection
- •Eating in Britain: Things that confuse American tourists
- •The importance of sharing
- •Brit guide to Ameri-portions
- •British/american food
- •Unit 17. The importance of being cute
- •Other cosy things Brits do
- •1. Extol the amateur
- •2. Obstruct mPs
- •3. Fill their national newspapers with ‘Around America’ columns
- •4. Cultivate their gardens
- •Comprehension
- •Language practice
- •Speaking
- •Writing
- •Unit 18. Goods and services Consumer durables and vice versa
- •Conspicuous Ameri-consumption:
- •Attacking the problem
- •Example:
- •Comprehension
- •Language practice
- •Speaking
- •Writing
- •Unit19. Doctor doctor Medicine
- •Moi first, doc
- •Doctors
- •Perfect Brit patients
- •The perfect Ameri-patient
- •Comprehension
- •Language practice
- •Speaking
- •Writing
- •Unit 20. Laws of the lands
- •Comprehension and language
- •Unit 21. Rumpole and the age of miracles (Film)
- •Unit 22. Judging a nation by its television Meet the Press: The media we deserve
- •Ameri-vision: You are what you watch
- •Brit-tv: They’re watching me
- •You are what you read
- •1. Brit tabloids are more explicit.
- •2. Brit papers declare political affiliations.
- •3. Yanks don’t have national newspapers.
- •Snigger Press
- •The international co-production deal: Brit-mogul meets Yank-mogul
- •The 8 commandments of international co-production
- •Comprehension
- •Language practice
- •Speaking
- •Writing
- •Unit 23. Good sport
- •Fair play
- •American football is:
- •Brit-footie is:
- •Comprehension
- •Language practice
- •Speaking
- •Unit 24. Oxford blues (Film)
- •Unit 25. Humour travels? Transatlantic laughs:
- •To be funny in America, you have to be:
- •To be funny in Britain, you have to:
- •Comprehension
- •Unit 28. One foot in the grave (Film)
- •Unit 29. East-enders (Film)
- •Unit 30. The final solution: or, whatreally counts
- •1. The Royal Family
- •2. The Pub
- •Double raspberry ripple to go
- •Appendix I The Special Relationship
- •Yanks (on brits)
- •Brits (on yanks)
- •Appendix II Glossary of us-uk equivalents
- •Glossary (and translation) of Anglo-American weather terms american
- •British
- •Appendix III The ones that don’t translate
- •Appendix IV The very, very best things in America
- •The best of British
- •Contents:
Speaking
Exercise 7.Use your outside reading, personal experiences, TV and video-watching, etc. to support, expand on or question the points and observations made in the chapter.
Writing
Exercise 8.Write a 350-word commentary explaining the cultural things and stereotypes involved.
Exercise 9.Write a 450–500 word essay on how the concept of home is perceived by American / British / Russian culture.
Unit 6. Going places (Film)
Exercise 1. Watch the film carefully and complete the following sentences with the words and word-combinations from the film:
1. London is such a popular business and vacation … that it is one of the only four cities which can be reached … 2. The … is the area which most tourists want to see: it goes from … to South Kensington and … where most theatres and restaurants are. 3. One of the myths about London is that you have to take … to get anywhere. It is a … 4. One of the things about Leicester Square is that you can buy … and … tickets here. 5. (John Mortimer, lawyer and writer) And this is … where you can be robbed and … and where everything is … lorry. 6. … is a great place to sell and to visit because the atmosphere is … 7. Street entertainers are free to do their … when they want and how they want. 8. All cabbies must do the … – a test unique to … 9. Chefs have no … to cook right in places near average … because people will come to eat anyway. 10. (Michael Caine, actor and restaurateur) I can name a few places in London now where they can give you a ... for your … 11. The Afro-Caribbean food is … in London, things like hot bonnet chillies and bread fruit are becoming … of London … 12. Older people are more … traditional food like … and … 13. (An American living in London) There are a number of things you have to … into. At one point you think you have got it .., you have got it figured out. 14. A case of wine was sold at an auction in New-York for $120 000 which … makes one bottle worth $10 000. 15. Some believe that a man’s outfit should … a … 16. Oh, ..! Look at that! That is … 17. A hat on actually makes the whole outfit very … 18. Cricket is exactly like baseball in that … 19. … and …(name of the shop)makes clothes for everyone ranging from … to … But the store is most famous for outfitting … and … 20. To become a barrister, you have to put on this extraordinary uniform, also known as … dress: black .., lace .., and a … 21. And you have to go down to the … of … dressed up in all this … to swear this … of … to the Queen. 22. There is a great free show … in law courts. 23. Lawyers in England are divided into … and … 24. Future barristers still follow the old tradition of apprenticeship – … with the .., the established members of the Bar. 25. The Temple Church is a … church built in … by … This is where lawyers come to … and … 26. We … (landed) only today and have no definite plans yet. 27. The modern idea of … play will … Shakespeare … to how it was performed and it should be performed. 28. For most Londoners … life revolves around the … pub. 29. There is an entire countryside out there which we really want to … 30. Dominating the city are … buildings built for the rich who … to enjoy the spa. 31. To make this … back in time you have to think what it would be like to walk into the largest building you have ever seen in your life and then just think of a … factor.
Exercise 2.Outline the main points of the film using the language above.
Exercise 3.Point out 3–4 culturally-specific language items in the film and suggest possible contexts.
Exercise 4.Identify and comment on the cultural information, stereotypes and topics involved.
Exercise 5.Write a 300-word commentary on the culture shock that the Americans experienced during their visit to England.