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23. Listen to the Text “New Orleans”. Study the following notes:
Cajun [‘keidζэn] – кейджан, житель южных районов штата Луизиана.
Acadia [э‘keidiэ] – Акадия, название французской колонии, существовавшей до XVIII в.
Jambulaya – джамбулайя, рагу.
Gumbo [‘gΛmbэu] – суп, приготовленный из мяса или морских продуктов
Okra [‘эukrэ] – (бот.) окра съедобная, кушанье приготовленное из окры.
a) Answer the following questions.
1. Where is New Orleans situated?
2. What state is New Orleans located in?
3. What is New Orleans famous for?
4. Who occupied the territory of this area at different times?
5. Who are the Cajuns?
6. What is the origin of Cajun?
7. What is the music of New Orleans like?
8. What instruments is Cajun music played on?
9. What is the food of the area like?
b) Read Tapescript 10A of the Text. Look up the words you do not know in your dictionary.
c) Retell the Text about New Orleans.
d) Collect some more information about New Orleans and the state it is in and make up a story about them.
24. Listen to the Text “American English”.
a) Fill in the chart.
| The number of people speaking English in the USA | |
| The languages of immigrants from which some words were absorbed | |
| The ways of learning native American words by the Europeans | |
| Dialects of American English | |
| The language of teenagers | |
| Some differences between American and British English |
b) Check your answers with your groupmates.
c) Read Tapescript 10B of the Text. Look up the words you do not know in your dictionary.
d) Study some differences in spelling between American and British English. Give your own examples.
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