Викторина Daily Life in English-speaking Countries (Power Point Presentation)

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Question 1 What is a Baby Changing Station or Diaper Desk ? (They are also called Changing Tables .)

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Baby changing station Young mothers can use it for changing diapers for their babies. You will find it in restrooms of entertainment parks, airports, museums, shopping centres malls and the like.

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Question 2 Explain what a Building Pass mean.

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Building pass It is a plastic card with a magnetic stripe which allows you to enter a building or an office.

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Question 3 What can a Call Block mean ?

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Call block / call id block It is a service provided by a telephone company. You can order this service if you do not want to receive calls from a specific telephone number. The calling party will always hear the busy signal.

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Question 4 Modern people have many duties. What is a Car Pool Duty ?

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Car pool duty It is the obligation, through a mutual agreement, of family members or neighbours or friends to deliver children to school by car in turn.

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Question 5 A Children’s Play Area or a Child-Friendly Waiting Room – it is simple! Children can play there. Where can you see such areas?

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Children’s play area It is an area with swings, plastic slides and stairs, toy furniture and big toys for kids to play with parental supervision. It can be found in airports, big shopping centres , train stations and some other public places.

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Question 6 Passports can be different. What is a Community Involvement Passport? Who has it?

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Community involvement passport In Canada and the USA many people work at different places without pay. T hey volunteer. They are called volunteers. Some people do it in their free time to be useful for their community. Others do it in order to gain experience. They have a document to register where you volunteer and the summary of your job responsibility.

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Question 7 A Clean-up Day or Environment Day is very important and popular in North America. Do you have any ideas what it means?

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Clean-up day It is a day aside for neighbourhood or general clean-up. Thousands of people across the city take to the streets, schoolyards, parks to clean the area they live in.

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Question 8 Many people in the USA and Canada live in Condominiums . What is it like?

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Condominium It is a H igh Rise in which units are individually owned by different people. A separate living unit in such a multi-storey building is also called condominium.

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Question 9 A Deep End is for sure about the end that is very deep. Where can this end be found?

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Deep end A deep end sign can usually be seen at the deepest end of a swimming pool.

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Question 10 Drive-in – what is it about?

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Drive-in Used about a place where you can have a meal or watch a film without leaving your car

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Question 11 What is a Kiddy Condo?

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Kiddy Condo “Condominium for kids” Such apartments are bought by parents for their children to live in while at college or university.

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Question 12 Empty Nesters – is it really about birds and their nests?

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Empty nesters These are people whose grown-up children have left home leaving their bedrooms empty.

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Question 13 What do people sell in a Garage Sale or Yard Sale? Please keep in mind they do not sell garages or yards there.

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Garage sale / yard sale Garages of private homes are very often places where all kinds of old things end up. On the day of a Garage Sale all the things are collected in the garage for many years are taken out and put out on display in front of the house on the lawn or driveway. This is where the name Garage Sale comes from.

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Question 14 Not all the hours in our life is happy. What is a Happy Hour?

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Happy hours It is a chance to eat a cheap meal. It takes place at some bars and cafes between approximately 5 and 8p.m. when you can get food at a discount rate. In some cases food is free or inexpensive during this time.

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Question 15 Do you know what a High-Rise means?

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High-rise It is a synonym to a skyscraper.

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Question 16 A Honey Do List is not a recipe for making honey. What is it then?

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Honey do list It is a list of things which a wife writes down for her husband to do. Very often wives and husbands address each other as “Honey”.

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Question 17 A Hot Plate – w hat can it be?

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Hot plate It is a flat piece of ceramic or plastic which is put under hot dishes. Hot plates can be different shapes: square, rectangular or round.

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Question 18 Housewife Time is something about women who do not work. What is it?

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Housewife time In radio broadcasting, this is the name of the period of time from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. During Housewife Time, housewives tend to listen to the radio more often.

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Question 19 I.D. – i t is the abbreviation of …what? Can you give the full version?

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I.D. Stands for “ Identification ” with your official photo, first name, last name, your birth date and postal address.

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Question 20 What does a Lazy Boy means? Are all boys lazy?

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Lazy boy A type of armchair.

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Question 21 Do leaves of plants always shine? What does Leaf Shine mean?

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Leaf Shine It is a special spray for home plants.

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Question 22 What does the word Mall mean?

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mall It is a large regional shopping centre with numerous stores, a Food Court in it and different customer services.

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Question 23 King, Queen, Double, Twin, Single – what are we talking about? Is it about royal family or kids-twins or a single parent?

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King, queen, double, twin, single These are different sizes of beds and bed linen. King size is the largest one. Queen is smaller and so on.

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Question 24 What kind of sale is a White Sale? Why is it white?

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White sale It is a sale of all sorts of bed linen and towels. Traditionally, this event was held in January after Christmas.

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This is the end of the quiz How do you like it?

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Let’s count your score! Well done if you win! Don’t be upset if you lose! It’s just a game!

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Источники: Приложение к журналу «Иностранные языки в школе»: Методическая мозаика №1/2008,с.17.А.С.Бикеева, г. Самара Методическая мозаика №2/2008, с.13 Методическая мозаика №6/2008, с.21