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Do you know the word "hooligan"? Yes, you know the word and you
don't like hooligans, of course.But do you know that Hooligan was an English
surname and not a word? In 1890 there lived in London a man whose surname
was Hooligan. He was a very bad man and he behaved so badly, that soon eve-
rybody in London knew him and talked about him. When somebody began to
behave badly, people said, "Oh, he behaves like Hooligan," and a new word was
born. You can find this word not only in English but in some other languages
too.
"Mackintosh"
Do you know what a mackintosh is? Of course, you do. But do you know
that the word "Mackintosh" is a surname.In 1823 in Scotland lived a man whose
name was Charles Mackintosh. It often rained in Great Britain, and Charles
Mackintosh got wet quite often.One day he rubberized his coat and it became
waterproof. Many of his friends liked his coat and asked him to rubberize their
coats too. Soon many people began to rubberize their coats and called those
coats "mackintosh".
VIII. Say what you think about the following:
1. What are the reasons for an increasing influence of English on our life?
2. Can you name any words from English that have entered the Russian lan-
guage?
3. What is English to you?
4. How much has English influenced your thinking and your culture?
5. Is it possible to learn English without the culture of English-speaking coun-
tries?
IX. Make up a story about the English language. Use the following scheme:
the English language
English as a mother
tongue
English as the national
language
English as one of the
official languages
English as the language of
international communication
English as a foreign language
in Russia
Text B. Handicapped people do useful work

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