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What do you imagine when you think of your own country? What languages are spoken in your country?

How well do you know the rules of addressing people in your coun-

try?

How well do you know the rules of addressing people in Britain, in the USA?

How well do you know your friend?

What sort of things do you think foreigners might say about your country?

What image of the Russian people do you think foreigners have? What do most people think about the British?

What stereotypes about Englishmen do you know? What words are used to describe the British?

How would you describe yourself?

What facts about the British do you know?

What image of the British people do you think foreigners have? What can you say about the habits, lifestyles of the British? What can you say about the habits, lifestyles of your people? How is life in Britain, America different from life in Russia?

What would you tell your British, American guests about your coun-try/region, native town, study?

What do you think may be unusual, surprising to foreigners about your country, region, town?

What stereotypes about Russia do you think foreigners have?

Is there any truth at all in any of these stereotypes? What does each of them come from?

Are Britain and your country different or alike?

What culture learning questions would you like to ask your British pen friend?

Can you think of any reasons for travelling to the UK, America? What holiday activities do you choose in Britain?

What new holidays would you like to establish? How do you feel about these activities?

What traditions are connected with the national celebrations? What local celebrations do you have?

What holidays or celebrations can unite people in Russia? What holidays can unite people in the world?

What do you think you should know before going to Britain?

What do you think ‘to communicate’ means?

When you talk to people in your country, how do you show that you understand what people tell you? What do you do? What do you say?

How do you show that you do not understand them? What problems do travellers have abroad?

What are the ways to show that you do not understand? How do the foreigners show that they do not understand?

What custom, tradition, habit are you going to tell your foreign friends about?

Do you think it is strange to have different customs and manners? What is usual and unusual for your country?

What is unusual for Britain?

Do the people you know always act as well-mannered people? What rules do they sometimes break?

Part II

SPEECH SITUATION

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