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Everybody grows up in a certain cultural environment and adopts certain values and beliefs as well as patterns of behavior from their parents, friends, teachers, mass media, movies and books. That is why those who are growing up in the USA accumulate a particular culture which shapes them into Americans.
We should also keep in mind that American’s population is characterized by ethnic, religious, racial, social, educational, and political diversity. In some ways, those belonging to one group share the values and assumptions of that group. But everybody is a member of several different groups and resembles somehow each of them. Therefore, it is difficult to generalize about Americans.
On the other hand, the modern world has turned into a global village where nations and groups quickly pick up somebody else’s fashions, style, gadgets, cuisine, words, music and other things. Common problems, natural disasters, or acts of terror also make people forget about their differences and unite.
А) закончите предложения
1. The cultural environment consists of …
2. A value is …
3. Some common patterns of behavior in Russia/the U.S. are …
4. In the U.S. we can find the following ethnic groups …/ racial groups …/ religious groups …/ social groups …/ educational groups …/ political groups …
5. The expression “the world is a global village” implies …
6. Some examples of what the Russians have borrowed from Americans are …
7. Some signs that will tell you see an American are …
8. Some things that will tell others that you are from Russia are …
9. Some common problems that all the nations face nowadays are …
10. Recently the people from many countries have joined their efforts in order to.…
11. Cooperation between Russia and the U.S. is developing in …
Б) ответьте на вопросы, используя информацию из текста
1. Do you think they are different from younger kids in America?
2. Are they more similar than different compared to the teens growing up in other countries?
3. Do racial, social, educational, economic, ethnic, or religious characteristics make any distinctions? Why?
