A presentiton about languages.

1. RUSSIAN AND ENGLISH
LANGUAGES AS A MIRROR
OF CULTURE
Made by Gnatjuk N. and Ageeva N.

2. INDIVIDUALISM VS COLLECTIVISM
"You know what I
want"
"Ты знаешь, чего я
хочу".

3. OPEN AND CLOSED
Expressing emotions Everything is always OK

4. PROPER NAMES
My son TeddyMy friend Teddy

5. WORD ORDER
I love coffee.
I don't want tea, I love
coffee.
Я люблю кофе.
Я кофе люблю. (а не
чай).

6. American English VS Russian
http://youtu.be/Kh-usJxitd4

7. QUESTIONS
1. What pronoun is capitalized in Russian when we want to show respect to a person?
a. Ты
b. Вы
c. Я
2. Which nation is more pragmatic?
a. Russian
b. American
c. Brazilian
3. Find the statement which is more common for Russian people.
a. You can't fight you fate.
b. There is no destiny except the one that you create
c. Language and culture creates a living organism.