The search of American character

1. МИНИСТЕРСТВО ПРОСВЕЩЕНИЯ РОССИЙСКОЙ ФЕДЕРАЦИИ ФЕДЕРАЛЬНОЕ ГОСУДАРСТВЕННОЕ БЮДЖЕТНОЕ ОБРАЗОВАТЕЛЬНОЕ УЧРЕЖДЕНИЕ ВЫСШЕГО

ОБРАЗОВАНИЯ
«ВОРОНЕЖСКИЙ ГОСУДАРСТВЕННЫЙ ПЕДАГОГИЧЕСКИЙ УНИВЕРСИТЕТ»
The search of American character
Выполнила: магистрант
заочной формы обучения
2 курса, 2 группы
факультета иностранных языков
Медведева Екатерина Николаевна
Проверила: кфн, доцент кафедры английского языка
Хренова Наталья Фёдоровна
Воронеж 2021

2. The American character is based on freedom

freedom of speech;
freedom to pursue their own interests;
freedom from persecution;
freedom of religion;
freedom of movement within the country.

3. American freedom

“This country grants equal
opportunities for all”
The Declaration of Independence
Be happy is the basic law
of the American
constitution

4. American Optimism

Winning is an American obsession:
“If at first you don’t succeed, try, try again”

5. AMERICAN INDIVIDUALISM

The main traits of a true American are
self-reliance
economic self-sufficiency
self-assurance
self-help
:
Life is what you
make it
Actions speak
louder than words

6. American pragmatism

A true American can turn one dollar into a million dollars in a short period of time
The modern American “yuppie” is a person who is trying
to achieve ambition goals
to be alike
to own a BMW

7. Americans privacy

Americans are individualists
Americans value privacy and personal space

8. AMERICAN PUNCTUALITY

Time is money for Americans
Americans plan their working day

9. Americans informality

Americans are an open and friendly people
Informality is one of the hallmarks of the
American character.

10. The important features of the Americans

The important features of the Americans are simplicity and
naivety relating to categorical and hyperbole nature;
their childish perception of the world in which there is
only black and white, and there are no half-tones;
and only American values are always true. ​

11. THANK YOU FOR ATTENTION!