National ideal reflected in the oral national creativity student: Osetrova Tat`jana Saint – Petersburg 2011 School 144 Research work on topic

the aim of my research is to study the English- speaking peoples" national identity reflected in the creations of smaller genres of the oral national creations.

objectives: Get acquainted with the oral nation creativity of England and study their nation character; Find out what their altitude to life is; what the most important thing to them is; what they liked; how they lived - with the help of proverbs and sayings Study the way English national identity developed throughout centuries with the help of proverbs and sayings of different periods

The main genres within oral national creativity are : Proverb(a short well-known statement that gives advice or expresses something that is generally true) Adage(a well-known phrase that says something wise about human experience) Aphorism(a short phrase that contains a wise idea) Saying(a well-known short statement that expresses an idea most people believe is true and wise) Childrens nursery rhyme Song(a poem that you can sing) Fairy tale (a childrens story about animals, that teaches thing happen) Fable (a story, usually about animals, that teaches a moral lesson )

A mans known by the company he keeps.

A broken friendship may be soldered, but will never be sound

Findings are keepings

Money has no smell

A man of words and not of deeds is like a garden full of weeds.

Money is the fruit of evil as often as the route of it.

Like parents, like children.

An Englishmans home is his castle.

EnglishRussian eqivalent A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush Лучше синица в руках, чем журавль в небе A bully is always a cowardМолодец среди овец, а на молодца и сам овца A cat has nine livesЖивуч, как кошка A cock is valiant on his own dunghill Всяк кулик на своём болоте велик A creaking door hangs long on its hinges Битая посуда два века живёт A day feeds a yearЛетний день год кормит Deep will call to deepРыбак рыбака видит издалека Desperate diseases must have desperate remedies Клин клином вышибают

EnglishRussian eqivalent Diamond cut diamondНашла коса на камень Discretion is the better part of valour Семь раз примерь, один раз отрежь Every cloud has a silver liningНет худа без добра Every day is not SundayHе всё коту масленица Everybody's business is nobody's business У семи нянек дитя без глазу Нe laughs best who laughs lastХорошо смеётся тот, кто смеётся последним Hell is paved with good intentionsБлагими намерениями вымощена дорога в Ад Homer sometimes nodsИ на старуху бывает проруха If the mountain will not come to Mahomet, Mahomet must go to the mountain Если гора не идёт к Магомету, то Магомет идёт к горе It is never too late to mendВек живи, век учись

EnglishRussian eqivalent Least said, soonest mendedМеньше слов, больше дела Let bygones be bygonesКто старое помянет, тому глаз вон Let sleeping dogs lieНе буди лихо, когда спит тихо Many a true word is spoken in jestВ каждой шутке есть доля правды Once bitten, twice shyОбжёгшись на молоке, будешь дуть и на воду One cannot be too carefulБережёного бог бережёт The end justifies the meansЦель оправдывает средства The exception proves the ruleИсключение подтверждает правило The face is the index of the mindГлаза - зеркало души Walls have earsИ стены имеют уши You never know what you can do till you try Глаза страшатся, а руки делают

Thanks for the attention! BYE!