Книга: Сборник диалогов по английскому языку для развития устной речи стар
- I shall try my hand to do it.
- This will be the most I can expect of you.
- Nice of you to say that I’ll try to do my best.
- You are so persistent. You suffer no embarrassment.
- Sure. I’ll eat out of my hand. Then good luck to you.
- Seriously speaking I thing I’ll try to understand the importance of music on the man’s life.
Customs and holidays in English – speaking countries
- I heard there are some interesting customs and holidays in Great Britain. I would like you to remind me of some of them.
- Why not tell you about Christmas. It’s a wonderful holiday; I can tell you First of all, when is it celebrated? What is it taken up with?
- It is regularly celebrated on the 25th of December and it is taken up with the New Year coming.
- I guess it is not an ordinary holiday.
- Yes, you are quite right. Every Englishman is fussy about Christmas.
- You want to say that people lose their heads waiting for Christmas.
- That’s it. Every family has a Christmas tree, prepares famous turkey and looks forward Boxing Day, it is on December 26. When everybody receives Christmas presents. Except this holiday there are some others in English speaking countries: Bonfire Night, May Day, Thanksgiving Day (in America) Independence Day etc. but as far as I am concerned Kazakhstan has also many customs and holidays? Can you tell me something?
- With pleasure. There are many of valued holidays in my country. One of them is certainly Nauriz.
- When did It come into existence?
- You see, it is a very ancient holiday. But up to date we didn’t know much about it. But when our country received independence. Naurizbecame one of the most well – known and favourite holidays in our Republic.
- When it is celebrated and what does it mean.
- It is celebrated on March, 22 and means the spring coming.
- I am inclined to think, that there are some special preparations for it?
- You are quite right. The families get together, cook tasty national dishes, and organize different sport and musiccompetions.
- What are the others customs and holidays. Are any of them?
- No doubt! They are: Independence Day, The Day of Republic, interesting wedding customs, and others.
- Well, I see, our countries have many interesting events and to my mind. It is useful to exchange them.
The generation gap: myth or reality? (1)
- Interviewer: The question is whether there is the generation gap.
- Psychologist: I think the generation gap isn’t myth it’s reality.
- I must say I can see no reason to oppose. To my mind this gap has been forever.
- But from the point of view of psychology the gap concerns the psychological changes in the society. The society itself changes greatly and the people’s characters are changed too.