Invasion, the Great Armada, the English Channel, a peninsula, Cornish (adj, from Cornwall), the superiority complex, John Bull, Scottish border, Tweed, an expectant mother, the Highland regiment.

2. Using the words and phrases given in Task 1, give your summary of the text.

3. Read Text 4 (B.B. Ощепкова Язык и культура) p. 136-146.

4. Tell about traditional dishes of different parts of Great Britain.

5. Make up a story about English pubs.

6. Read the text "Вековые традиции" (H.H. Михайлов Лингвострановедение Англии) p. 167-168. Find in the text the Russian equivalents of the following topical words and phrases:

the Gunpowder Plot, the Jocobites, Guy Fawkes, the conspirators, to let off fireworks, straw figures, to hold torchlight processions, the Yeomen of the Guard, to search the vaults of the Parliament with candle lanterns, the Ceremony of the keys, the Chief Warder, the Resident Governor of the Tower of London, the Isle of Man, Tynwald Hill, Lieutenant-Governor, the Manx language, Hawick, to ride round the bound of the Common, the Battle of Flodden, a blue-and-gold flag, the Jersey island, a parede of vehicles decorated with flowers, Lichfield Sheriff, city boundaries, at every ancient mark, at Temple Bar, to surrender the City Sword to the Queen, to remain supreme.

5. Read the text again, find in it the information about the questions (Н.Н.Михайлов p. 167) and, using the words and phrases given in Task 6, answer them in writing.

SEMINAR 5 Topic: British society

1. Changes in family life. Women at work, working mothers, childcare and the birthrate.

2. Employment. Health care.

3. Institutions for old people. Caring for elderly in the UK. HomcUtopped ,

4. Charity and voluntary organizations of Great Britain.

Tasks

3. Listen to Module 6a, Ex. 7; Module lOd, Ex. 7 (Sharman E. Across cultures)

4. Describe the typical working day of a senior nurse at the hospital.

5. Read Module6a(Sharman E. Across cultures) and The Welfare State (p. 123-131 Bromhead P. Life in Britain)

3. Answer the questions.

1. What services do British people take for granted?

2. What is the NHS? How many people work for Britain's NHS?

3. Who pays for the health care in the UK?

4. What are the disadvantages of nursing recruitment in the UK? Points for discussion

What main changes in family life have been in Britain?

Why are women in the English-speaking world having babies later in life?

What causes particular financial pressure on families in the UK these days?

Do you find it ridiculous when men look after their babies when their wives work?

Judging by the birthrate statistics is the situation similar or different in Russia?

Who looked after you before you started to school? Did your mother work when you were little?

Why do you think that putting elderly family members into a care home is quite common in the UK?

What advantages and disadvantages could there be in living in a care home?

What happens to old people in Russia when they can't look after themselves in their houses or they become mentally confused?

Do special institutions exist in Russia? Are they used by many people? What sort of reputation do they have?