Answer the questions

1. What choice do you have buying a train ticket?

2. How long does it take to get from London to Edinburgh by BR?

3. What opportunities does a passenger have travelling by Inter-City trains?

4. Where is it cheaper to travel by train in Britain or Europe?

5. What classes of carriages are there in British Inter-City trains?

6. What type of tickets is the most advantageous to passengers?

7. What type of tickets is available on British railway?

8. Who is a Railcard sold to?

9. What is the interval between the Inter-City trains in London?

10. Is passenger fare for the Inter-City trains the same as for the High Speed Inter-City ones?

The geographical position of The United States Basic vocabulary

to consist	складатися
to stretch	простягатися
to cover	вкривати
plain	рівнина
agricultural	сільськогосподарський
cattle	велика рогата худоба
cotton	бавовна
beauty	краса
to perform	виконувати
to ensure	гарантувати, забезпечувати
rights	обов’язки
equality	рівність
responsibility	відповідальність
benefit	користь
to conduct	керувати
foreign affairs	міжнародні справи
navy	флот
executive	виконавчий
judicial	судовий
duties	обов’язки
treasure	скарб

The United States of America is located in central North America, with Canada to the north, Mexico to the south, the Atlantic Ocean to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west. The United States is divided into 50 states and the District of Columbia. The population of the US is about 280 mln.

The US stretches for about 2.500 km from north to south and 4.500 km from east to west. The Great Lakes are situated in the northeast of the country. The region of the Cordilleras has semi deserts, while the rest of the territory is rich with forests.

Famous fruit-raising area is located in California, where the climate is usually mild. Californian oranges, grapefruits and lemons are sold all over the USA and other parts of the world. The plains of Wyoming are stretching for hundreds of miles and covered with short grass and sagebrush. This is the land of cattle and sheep breeding. The south of the country has been an agricultural region for many years. It raises the nation’s cotton and tobacco. The USA also grows wheat, corn and different vegetables.

There are a lot of national parks in the USA, which were created to preserve the beauty and treasures of the nature.

US Constitution performs two main functions, first is to ensure fulfillment of human rights of US citizens. This function is focus of the Bill of Rights, the first ten amendments added to the Constitution in 1791. These ten statements convey five basic truths: God granted equality to all people; all humans have equal rights at birth; these are basic rights of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness; these rights are self-evident, and if the government takes away any of these rights, people have the right – as well as the responsibility – to do away with that government.

For the benefit of being part of a united nation, each state agreed to allow the federal government to have certain authority as well. The federal government regulates trade affairs between states, conducts foreign affairs, runs fiscal functions such as money emission, provides postal services, and manages army and navy.

National government manges three functions such as executive, legislative, and judicial. Executive branch consists of the president, vice president and Congress (US Parliament).

Each presidential term is four years, and no one can serve more than two terms. President’s duties and responsibilities consist of carrying out laws provided by Congress, management of Congress, US nation informing about state of the Union, executing veto power, administrating foreign policy, serving as Commander-in-Chief of the military, appointing certain government officials, and granting pardons, reprieves, and commutations to federal offenders.

The United States is one of the world's greatest economic powers, measured in terms of gross national product (GNP). The nation's wealth is partly, a reflection of its rich natural resources and its enormous agricultural output, but it owes more to the country’s highly developed industry. Despite, its relative economic self-sufficiency in many areas, The United States is the most important single factor in world trade by virtue of the sheer size of its economy. Its export and import variety is representing main world’s trends in total.

The United States could be described as mixed economy, while the great majority of productive resources are privately owned.