Упр.1 Unit 4 Чтение ГДЗ English Кузовлев 10-11 класс
What is similar and what is different in the dating customs of the English-speaking countries and your country?
IN AMERICA, BRITAIN AND CANADA
Young people often start meeting someone of the opposite sex around the age of 14. They do not need an older person to go with them. Teenagers generally date people of their own age, although girls sometimes date boys two or three years older than they are.
IN YOUR COUNTRY
How old are young people when they start dating?
IN AMERICA, BRITAIN AND CANADA
Either a girl or a boy can invite someone on a date. It does not mean that they date regularly only one person. They may go out with one person one week and someone else the next one. Most teenagers go on dates with more than one person. Young people may even date several friends at the same time. Sometimes two couples go together.
IN YOUR COUNTRY
Who do young people usually date?
IN AMERICA, BRITAIN AND CANADA
Parents very rarely choose dates for their children. Young people usually meet and choose their own dates. Sometimes, however, someone arranges a date for two people who do not know each other.
IN YOUR COUNTRY
How do teenagers choose their dates?
IN AMERICA, BRITAIN AND CANADA
Boys and girls go to parties together. They go on dates to the cinema, dances, roller skating, etc. A boy often goes to pick up his date at her home. Girls may invite boys to parties or other social events. Hand holding and light kissing in public are common. Anything more than light kissing is not generally approved of in public.
IN YOUR COUNTRY
Where do young people go on dates?
IN AMERICA, BRITAIN AND CANADA
Dating is often very expensive. Today, even the simplest date can cost over $$20.00. A couple on a date may go to the movies and have a snack afterwards. Movies now cost$$3.00–$$5.00 per person, and a snack can easily cost more than$$10.00. The boy and girl often share expenses. Sometimes, however, one person pays for both people.
IN YOUR COUNTRY
How much does it cost to go on a date? Who is supposed to pay for entertainment when dating?
What do these expressions about the dating customs mean? Using the information above explain their meaning.
These teenagers are speaking about their dating experiences. What dating customs do they mean?
My friend Melanie and her boyfriend Mark have been dating for six months already. They go to school together, share lunches, meet at Pizza Hut after school and attend all school activities together. Melanie and Mark date no other people and are always seen together.
Charlie and I often go on outings together. We both pay for our own movie tickets and hamburgers and soda. We don’t always have enough money to cover our expenses. And this is the answer to the limited budget. It’s a pleasant afternoon what matters more for us, not money.
It doesn’t always turn out well. I can only imagine what my date will be like. Will we both enjoy the same kinds of food, music, and films? Will she be pretty? I like this exciting experience.
1) The dating customs in English-speaking countries and in my country are similar in that young people go on dates, meet at public places and choose their partners themselves. But there are also differences: in America, Britain and Canada teenagers usually start dating earlier, often date more than one person, and boys and girls can invite each other. In my country dating customs may be more traditional, and teenagers often date one person at a time.
2) The expressions mean:
- date regularly only one person — to go out with just one boyfriend or girlfriend;
- arranges a date — helps two people meet for a date;
- pick up her date at her home — come to her house and take her to the place where they are going;
- share expenses — pay for the date together;
- light kissing — short, gentle kissing.
3) The teenagers mean these customs:
- Melanie and Mark are going steady / dating only each other.
- Charlie and I are splitting the bill / sharing expenses.
- The last speaker is talking about a blind date.
