- •Contents
- •Module 10 culture, customs & traditions all over the world
- •3 Prepare the answers to the following questions.
- •Why are many Europeans worried?
- •4 Find words/phrases in the article which mean the following.
- •5 Listen to the recording about war on manners. Fill in the gaps (1-10) with the missing information. Use no more than 5 words.
- •7 Match the statements (1-5) with the people you’ve heard. There is one extra statement.
- •Vocabulary and Grammar
- •8 Find the odd word out. Explain why this word is the odd one.
- •9 Read the text and decide which word a, b, c or d best fits each gap. There is an example at the beginning (0). Coffee culture
- •10 Find 12 verbs in the puzzle. They go in two directions: → and ↓. Use each letter once only.
- •11 Complete the sentences with six (6) verbs from the puzzle in (the) Activity 10.
- •13 Read the text. Use the word given in capitals at the end of each line to form a word that fits in the space in the same line. There is an example at the beginning (0). The wild west
- •14 In lines 1-15, cross out extra words where necessary as in the example at the beginning (0).
- •15 Guess the meaning of the following proverbs and then fill in the gaps in the sentences below.
- •16 Look at the picture and make notes about good and bad table manners in your country.
- •17 Fill in the gaps in the sentences with the prepositions from the box.
- •18 Complete the sentences filling in the appropriate word from the box. Each word should be used once. Pay attention to the form of the word you insert. Final tips for travellers
- •7 In America you should eat your hamburger with both hands and as quickly as possible. You shouldn’t try to have a _________ until it is eaten.
- •19 Put the verbs in brackets into the Future Continuous.
- •20 Put the verbs in brackets into the correct form, either the Future Simple or the Future Continuous.
- •21 Extend the statements in the Future Continuous Tense, using the words in brackets. There is an example.
- •22 Write answers to the questions in the Future Continuous, using the given suggestions.
- •23 Choose the correct answer a, b, c or d for each sentence.
- •24 Put the verbs in brackets into the most suitable form, the Present Simple, the Future Simple, the Present Continuous or the Future Continuous.
- •25 Put the verbs in brackets into the correct form, either the Future Continuous or the Future Perfect.
- •Extra tips
- •1 You are going to read a magazine article about the guidebook of the sea superstitions. Choose the correct answer a, b, c or d for each statement. Lucky angel or devil incarnate?
- •2 Match the words (1-6) with the definitions (a-g).
- •3 Read the following sentences and decide if they are true (t) or false (f).
- •4 Look at the statements about origins of some superstitions. Read the text to decide if each statement is correct or incorrect.
- •Superstitions explained
- •5 Listen to the recording and choose the correct answer a, b, c or d for statements and questions (1-5).
- •Vocabulary and Grammar
- •7 Match the words (1-10) with their definitions (a-j), then complete the sentences (1-10) using the same words. Each word should be used once.
- •8 Guess the meaning of the following proverbs and then fill in the gaps in the sentences below.
- •10 Read the text and choose the correct answer a, b, c or d for each gap. There is an example at the beginning (0). Socks & Stockings
- •11 Read the text. Use the word given in capitals at the end of each line to form a word that fits in the space in the same line. There is an example at the beginning (0). Superstitions
- •12 Read the following statements about British superstitions and decide whether they are true (t) or false (f).
- •13 Look at the picture. Write everything that you’ve known about wedding superstitions in your own country and other countries of the world and explain their origin.
- •15 Fill in the gaps in the sentences with the prepositions from the box.
- •16 Put the verbs in brackets into the correct form.
- •17 Read the situations and write sentences from the words in brackets.
- •18 Based on the example sentence (1), complete the second sentence by filling in the gaps.
- •19 Put the verbs in brackets into the most suitable form, the Past Simple or the Past Perfect.
- •20 Put the verbs in brackets into the correct form.
- •21 Read the situations and write sentences from the words in brackets.
- •22 Put the verbs in brackets into the most suitable form, the Past Simple, the Past Continuous or the Past Perfect Continuous.
- •23 Put the verbs in brackets into the most suitable form, the Past Simple, the Past Continuous, the Past Perfect or the Past Perfect Continuous.
- •Introductions
- •Introduction:
- •Video equipment:
- •2 Read the following sentences and decide if they are true (t) or false (f).
- •3 Look at the statements about a traditional wedding entertainment in Egyptian villages. Read the text to decide if each statement is correct or incorrect.
- •4 Read the text “The Night of the Henna” again and put these events in the right order.
- •6 Match the statements (1-5) with the people you’ve heard. There is one extra statement you do not need to use.
- •7 You will hear a woman (her name is Melinda) talking about her wedding. Decide if you think each statement is correct or incorrect.
- •Vocabulary and Grammar
- •8 Guess the meaning of the following proverbs and then fill in the gaps in the sentences below.
- •9 Choose the most suitable word underlined in each sentence.
- •11 In lines 1-15, cross out extra words where necessary. Moslim wedding
- •12 Read the text and choose the correct answer a, b, c or d for each gap. There is an example at the beginning (0). Wedding customs in turkey
- •Не правильно, что предлагаются несуществующие формы
- •15 Write definitions, advantages and disadvantages of different types of marriage as in the example at home.
- •16 Fill in the gaps in the sentences with the prepositions in the box.
- •17 Match two parts of the sentences.
- •18 Fill in the gaps with the (an) appropriate question tag.
- •19 Read the situation. Ask people to do things, or ask for information, with a sentence and a question tag.
- •20 Choose the correct tag to finish the sentence.
- •21 Write sentences with a question tag for the following situations. Use the verb in brackets.
- •22 British people like talking about the weather. Complete the following conversations using one of the tags in the box.
- •23 Match two parts of the sentences.
- •24 Complete the sentences with question tags.
- •25 You have decided to enter a short story competition. The competition rules say that the story must begin or end with the words:
- •Reading
- •1 Read the text and questions below. For each question, choose the correct answer – a, b, c or d.
- •Carnival
- •3 From the sentences below choose the statements which best summarize the article in the previous activity.
- •4 Read the following sentences and decide if they are true (t) or false (f).
- •9 Guess the meaning of the following idioms and then fill in the gaps in the sentences below.
- •10 Read the text. Use the word given in capitals at the end of each line to form a word that fits in the space in the same line. There is an example at the beginning (0).
- •The furry dance
- •12 Read the text and decide which word a, b, c or d best fits each gap. There is an example at the beginning (0). Festivals in ireland
- •13 Put the verb in brackets in the appropriate future form.
- •14 Fill in the gaps in the text with the correct future or present form of the verb in brackets.
- •15 Unite the following pairs of sentences using the conjunction in brackets.
- •16 Choose the correct answer a, b, c or d for each sentence.
- •17 Fill in the gaps using the verbs in brackets in the correct past form.
- •18 Fill in the appropriate question tag.
- •19 Match two parts of the sentences.
- •20 Fill in the gaps with the correct question tag.
10 Find 12 verbs in the puzzle. They go in two directions: → and ↓. Use each letter once only.
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11 Complete the sentences with six (6) verbs from the puzzle in (the) Activity 10.
We often __________ friends on Saturdays.
We usually __________ a small gift for our host or hostess.
Usually we don’t __________ about religion or politics.
Usually we don’t __________ personal questions.
We usually __________ coffee at the end of a meal.
We don’t often __________ to restaurants with our friends.
12 Read the text. Some of the lines are correct and some have a word, which should not be there. If a line is correct, put a tick (٧) in the space provided. If a line has a word, which should not be there, write it in the space provided.
The Native American
A gold rush started and the treaties were forgotten. 0__٧_
The Sioux refused to sell away the Black Hills to the United States. 00 away
Craz Horse, a great Sioux chief, summed up their feelings when he 1 ____
said: 'One does not sell the Earth upon which the people walk.' 2 ____
At all the same time, the buffalo the Sioux depended on began to 3 ____
disappear. The land they roamed on was being fenced off by 4 ____
white farmers, who also began to hunt on the buffalo for sport. In 5 ____
1850, there were still 50 million buffalo on the Plains. By 1885, 6 ____
there were then almost none. The government stopped making 7 ____
treaties with the natives. They put pressure on the Indians to give 8 ____
up on their traditional way of life and to live only on the 9 ____
reservations. Many resisted. One was Sitting Bull, another Sioux 10 ____
leader, who said: 'We lived in our country in the way where our 11 ____
fathers and fathers' fathers lived before us, and we sought trouble 12 ____
with no men. But the soldiers came into our country and have 13 ____
fired on us and we fought back. Is it bad to fight in defence of 14 ____
one's country and loved ones?' 15 ____