When we live in a particular country, we automatically become exposed and 1) (accustomed) to a range of images and symbols embedded in songs and pictures, places, and traditions. These images and symbols include 2) (famous) people in the culture, and architectural and landscape features. The 3) (ablility) of students to recognise these images helps them to feel more 4) (confident) and to become more fluent. The aim of the activities in this section is to 5) (familiarise) students with popular images and symbols in the target culture. A secondary aim is to help students (6) (identify) and compare the images and symbols in British and American culture, and then to contrast these with the images and symbols in their own. Some activities focus on places and people associated with the culture, some allow the learner to 7) (explore) the cultural 8) (references) in popular songs.
My favorite fairy tale is Morosko. The main character is Nastya. She is a kind and modest girl. She lives with her father, stepmother and sister. The stepmother hates Nastya and makes her to do hard work. One day in winter, the angry stepmother orders her husband to take Nastya to the forest and leave there. Nastya meets Morosko in the forest. For her kindness and good job Morosko gives her gifts and gold and sends her home. After that the stepmother sends her own daughter to the forest to get gifts and gold. But Morosko doesn`t like this lazy and rude girl. He gives her only stones. Soon Nastya gets married and becomes happy. This fairy tale teaches us to be kind and to do our work good.
