Choose the correct grammar formж

It is considered polite to give up one's seat to a woman who…, to open door for her, to carry things for her, and so on.

A. is standing; B. stands; C. has stood; D. stood:

4. Put in the right prepositions for this sentence;

How do the English people spend their week-ends? Those who live in cities and towns like to go … town.

A. to; B. out of; C. from; D. inside:

5. Choose the correct lexical unit;

A reserved person is one who does not … very much to strangers, does not show much emotion.

A. smile; B. listen; C. look; D. talk:

6. Choose the necessary modal verb for this sentence;

On Sunday after breakfast the English people … go to work in the garden take a dog for a walk, pay a visit to a pub.

A. can; B. must; C. may; D. should:

7. Choose the necessary demonstrative pronoun;

The people of the North and West of Britain, especially the Welsh, are much less reserved than … of the South and East.

A. this; B. that; C. these; D. those:

8. Choose the necessary word;

…. are only exchanged on a first introduction or as a token of agreement or congratulation

A. Invitations; B. Greetings; C. Apologizes; D. Handshakes;

9. Choose the necessary grammar form;

The English people do not want to have changes. Therefore the Yeomen-Warders are dressed in traditional medieval clothes and the traditional dress of the Horse Guards regiment … since the twelfth century

A. has existed; B. exists; C. existed; D. is existing:

10. Insert the articles where it is necessary;

The official name of the UK is the United Kingdom of Great Britain and … Northern Ireland.

A. the; B. a; C. –; D. an:

11. Put in the right prepositions for this sentence;

The British people don't particularly like to speak … their personal matters and interests and when they do, they always do it in an apologetic (извиняющейся) manner

A. at; B. to; C. on; D. about:

12. Choose the correct lexical unit;

When people say …, they sometimes mean Great Britain, sometimes the United Kingdom, sometimes the British Isles - but never England.'
A. England; B. Scotland; C. Wales; D. Northern Ireland:

13. Choose the rules that we haven’t got in our country;

A. Do stand in line: In England we like to form orderly queues (standing in line) and wait patiently for our turn e.g.. boarding a bus. It is usual to queue when required, and expected that you will take your correct turn and not push in front. 'Queue jumping' is frowned upon.

B. Do take your hat off when you go indoors (men only) It is impolite for men to wear hats indoors including restaurants and churches.

C. Do say "Excuse Me": If someone is blocking your way and you would like them to move say excuse me and they will move out of your way.

D. Do Pay as you Go: Pay for drinks as you order them in pubs and other types of bars.

E. Do say "Please" and "Thank-you": It is very good manners to say "please" and "thank-you". It is considered rude if you don't. Whenever you will notice in England that we say 'thank you' a lot.

F. Do cover your Mouth: When yawning or coughing always cover your mouth with your hand.

G. Do Shake Hands: When you are first introduced to someone, shake their right hand with your own right hand.

H. Do say sorry: If you accidentally bump into someone, say 'sorry'. They probably will too, even if it was your fault! This is a habit and can be seen as very amusing by an 'outsider'.

I. Do Smile: A smiling face is a welcoming face.

K. Do Drive on the left side of the road

14. Choose the right answer;

1. … are usually astounded by the Englishman's lack of respect for authority and discipline.

2. … are often puzzled by the vehemence of English political debates.

3 … are sure that the Englishmen are the most illogical people, always preferring practical compromises to theoretical exactness.

A. Frenchmen B. The foreigners C. Germans

15. Choose the right answer;

There has recently been some tendency to allow greater social equality because….

A. there is the contrast between the unity the English display in a crisis, their strong sense for public order

B. there is the contrast between the reputation of the English as hard-headed practical men - the "nation of shopkeepers" - and as men of poetry.

C. there is the contrast between English democracy, the English sense of the dignity and importance of the individual, and the very great social and economic inequalities

Answers to the test ”British people as they are”

№	ответ	балл
	A
	D
	A
	B
	D
	C
	D
	D
	A
	C
	D
	A
	K
	1C, 2B,3A
	C

Tapescript

Understanding British meals is one of the great mysteries for a foreign visitor. Over the centuries British showed tendency to name and rename the meals and to move them about the day in an apparently random fashion. Further to confuse outsiders we give different names to each meal depending on social classes and a part of the country we live in.

Breakfast which was once taken at 5 o’clock in the morning can now be at any time before 11.30. It has thus overtaken dinner. In Norman times – the 12^th century – dinner was at 9 am$ by the 15^th century it had moved to 11 am$ and today it can be eaten at any time between noon and 1.30 in the afternoon and is called lunch by a large proportion of the population, especially the middle and upper classes and people from southern Britain. Many farm labourers, however, who start work at sun-rise and have their breakfast before they go to work, still stop for a lunch break at about 9 o’clock.

In the 14^th century, supper was at 4 o’clock – which is now called tea-time. But outside the south-east of England, working families have tea or high tea at about 6 in the evening while the rest of their fellow-countrymen have dinner, which is often also called supper, at about 7.30 pm.

Answers: 1 – F, 2 – F, 3 – T, 4 – NI, 5 – T, 6 – F, 7 – F, 8 – T, 9 – T, 10 - NI