Questions for computer based test. 1. Choose the right variant.

1. Choose the right variant.

I ________ (not / finish) my homework if you hadn’t helped me.

a) wouldn’t have finished

b) hadn’t finish

c) didn’t finish

d)wouldn’t finish

2. 2. Choose the right variant.

If she ________ (not / pass) her driving test, she would have been really disappointed.

a) wouldn’t pass

b) hadn’t passed

c) hadn’t pass

d) didn’t passed

3. Choose the right variant.

We ________ (look after) the children last night if you had asked.

a) would have looked after

b) have looked after

c) looked after

d) looked

4. Choose the right variant.

He would have resigned if he ________ (not / be) promoted.

a) was not

b) were not

c) hadn’t been

d) wouldn’t been

Glossary

English	Russian	Kazakh
superstitions	суеверие	ырым
sympathize	сочувствовать	сезіну
attempt to tame	пытаться приручить	колға үйрету
conscript	призывник	әскерге шақырулышы
disguise	маскировка	түрді өзгерту
horseshoe	подкова	таға

Home assignment

Ex. 1 (a,b,c,d), 2 (a,b)[ 2. p.64]

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Prepare the topic “Kazakh superstitions”.

Kazakhstan Superstitions and Folklore

Ever wonder about strange behavior? Understanding the fears, myths, taboos, proverbs, legends, and folklore specific to Kazahkstan will help you get a handle on all kinds of cultural oddities. Superstitions have the potential to affect everything from government, politics, business, public life, family life, travel, and social conduct. Understanding them can prove advantageous for what travelers and business professionals might expect and how they can approach or prepare for their foreign counterparts in and from Kazahkstan. You’ll avoid potential faux pas, get familiar with local customs, and educate yourself about what people are doing and why.

This colorful report provides a deeper look at an array of lore that includes anything from spirits, ghosts, monsters,urban myths, old wives’ tales, occult practices, and luck charms. It takes selected major superstitions, legends, and folklore of Kazahkstan and discusses their origins, their stories as told in the country, and associated traditions. It also includes proverbs and sayings unique to the country.

Find out how superstitious Kazakhstanis really are and learn about their taboos and fears, both old and modern alike anything from good and bad luck charms and actions, holidays such as New Year’s, numerology, money, birth and pregnancy, weddings, death and dying, maladies, animals, food, house and home, colors, and more. Not only is it fascinating, it’ll give you something to talk about.

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