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Indirectly, this artile touches upon another linguistic and socio-cultural problem
colloquially referred to as PC. What do you think the letters stand for?
| Police Constable | Political Correctness |
| Personal Computer | Post Card |
Peace Corps
147a Writing
Write a summary of the passage emphasizing its main points. Pick up and memorize
Some euphemisms used.
As is known, proverbs are short and wise sayings expressing commonly held ides and
Beliefs. Proverbs can be universal, reflecting concepts inherent tomany cultures, and culture-specific, that is reflecting ethnolingusitic peculiarities of a specific country.
Read the proverbs below and say if they have any equivalents in the Belarusian or
Russian languages, at least known to you. If not, what makes them culture-specific, in you opinion?
| English proverb | Russian proverb/equivalent |
| § Birds of a Feather Flock Together | |
| § It Takes Two to Tango | |
| § A Man Is Known by the Company He Keeps | |
| § There's No Place like Home | |
| § Too Many Cooks Spoil the Broth | |
| § Two Heads Are Better Than One | |
| § Two's Company, but Three's a Crowd | |
| § An Apple a Day Keeps the Doctor Away | |
| § If You Can't Stand the Heat, Get Outof the Kitchen | |
| § Look before You Leap | |
| § Make Hay While the Sun Shines | |
| § The Way to a Man's Heart Is through His Stomach | |
| § When in Rome Do As the Romans Do | |
| § All That Glitters Is Not Gold | |
| § Curiosity Killed the Cat | |
| § Don't Bite Off More Than You Can Chew | |
| § Don't Count Your Chickens Before They're Hatched | |
| § Don't Look a Gift Horse in the Mouth | |
| § Don't Put Off for Tomorrow What You Can Do Today | |
| § Don't Put the Cart before the Horse | |
| § The Road to Hell Is Paved with Good Intentions | |
| § Where There's Smoke, There's Fire | |
| § The First Step Is Always the Hardest | |
| § No Pain, No Gain | |
| § The Pen Is Mightier Than the Sword | |
| § Practice Makes Perfect | |
| § Rome Wasn't Built in a Day | |
| § You're Never Too Old to Learn | |
| § Beggars Can't Be Choosers | |
| § A Leopard Cannot Change His Spots | |
| § Man Does Not Live by Bread Alone | |
| § Too Many Chiefs, Not Enough Indians | |
| § You Can Lead a Horse to Water, but You Can't Make Him Drink | |
| § You Can't Have Your Cake and Eat It Too | |
| § You Can't Teach an Old Dog New Tricks | |
| § The Apple Doesn't Fall Far from the Tree | |
| § Barking Dogs Seldom Bite | |
| § He Who Laughs Last, Laughs Best | |
| § One Man's Gravy/Meat Is Another Man's Poison | |
| § When the Cat's Away the Mice Will Play | |
| § Blood Is Thicker Than Water | |
| § A Friend in Need Is a Friend Indeed | |
| § Love Is Blind | |
| § Actions Speak Louder Than Words | |
| § Better Late Than Never | |
| § A Bird in the Hand Is Worth Two in the Bush | |
| § You Have to Take the Good with the Bad |
149 Self-check.
With a partner, identify the proverb by its definition. There may be more than one
Option.
| v people of the same type seem to gather together | |
| v members of the same family share stronger ties with each other than they do with others | |
| v a person is believed to be like the people with whom he or she spends time | |
| v a person is happiest with his or her family and friends | |
| v when two people work as a team, they are both responsible for the team’s successes and failures | |
| v two people working together can solve a problem quicker and better than a person working alone | |
| v if you can’t tolerate the pressures of a particular situation, remove yourself from that situation | |
| v too many people trying to take care of something can ruin it | |
| v eating an apple every day helps a person to stay healthy | |
| v couples often enjoy their privacy and dislike having a third person around | |
| v take advantage of an opportunity to do something | |
| v the way to gain a man’s love is by preparing food that he enjoys | |
| v consider all the aspects of a situation before you take any action | |
| v it is dangerous to be curious | |
| v when travelling, follow the customs of the local people | |
| v don’t assume more responsibility than you can handle, don’t be overconfident | |
| v don’t complain about something that is given to you | |
| v don’t unnecessarily postpone doing something | |
| v don’t plan on the successful results of something until those results really occur | |
| v good intentions don’t always lead to good actions | |
| v when there is evidence of a problem, there probably is a problem |
150 Which proverbs would you choose to match the following pictures? Work in pairs.
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