Exercise 2 Answer the following questions

What types of literature do people of the world possess? 2. Who can read written literature? 3. What does oral literature include? 4. Do primitive tribes have oral or written literature? 5. Who work hard to uncover and preserve much of the national folklore? 6. What was done to prevent folklore from vanishing? 7. What kinds of folk-songs exist in the United States? 8. What is the origin of American folklore? 9. Columbus discovered America, didn’t he? 10. Do you know any myth of the Indian tribes of pre-Columbian times?

Exercise 3 Translate and memorize the following expressions and words from the text.

During the last years, folklore songs, possess information, made up of, next generation, oral practice, fairy tales, well-known proverbs, superstitions, preserve the customs, heritage, vanish gradually, archive, develop the system, embellish, tribe, myth, belief systems, discover,exception.

Exercise 4 Find synonyms among the following words.

Own (v), live (v), sensible (adj), manifold (adj), multiple (adj), modern(adj), tribe (n), rational (adj), return (v), exist (v), find (v), disappearance (n), folk (n), render (v), preserve(v), take part (v), participate (v), saga (n), possess (v), narrative (n), recent (adj), protect (v), raise (v), elevate (v), disperse (v), vanish (n), dispel (v), decide (v), conclude (v), discover (v).

Exercise 5 Write a summary of the text, presenting the content of each paragraph in 2-3 sentences. Use the expressions:

The main idea of the text is... The text deals with one of the most important (urgent) issues... Much attention (consideration) is given to (classification, description)... It focuses on the matters of … The text gives an overview of... The text is mainly concerned with... The aim of the survey is to show (demonstrate, find)... Particular emphasis is given to the analysis of... The text gives a detailed analysis of (reports on)... To sum up... In conclusion...

Индивидуальное задание для студентов заочного отделения к курсу

«Английский язык»

Вариант № 17/1c

Exercise 1 Read the text and translate it in written form.