Page 9 - 6556

5. Being different.

6. Public spiritedness and amateurism.

7. Privacy and sex.

Питання для самоконтролю

1. What is British individualism. Can you think of any examples?

2. It is believed that the British are suspicious of things in public life

which are logical or systematic. Can you find examples which could be

used to support this opinion?

3. Imagine this situation: you are at home, just about to have lunch,

when there is a knock at the door. It is a British friend of yours, not a very

close friend, but closer than a mere acquaintance. He or she has come to

pay you an unexpected visit. You suggest that your friend comes in and

stays for lunch. But your friend is embarrassed to find that he or she has

called at a mealtime and refuses the invitation. You want to persuade your

friend to change his or her mind. Here are two possible ways of doing this:

A Please stay. We don't have much, I'm afraid, but we'd be honoured.

Whatever we have is yours.

B It's no trouble at all. There's plenty of food. Don't think twice about

it. We're used to people popping in.

Which of these two do you think would be a more successful way to

persuade a British person? A or B? Why?

Практичне завдання

Prepare a presentation on the one of the following topics:

1. The love of nature.

2. The love of animals.

8