Задание 2. Найдите в тексте следующие слова, запишите их по-английски и выучите наизусть.

1) праздник; 2) Новый год; 3) Рождество; 4) День победы; 5) готовиться к…; 6) покупать; 7) приносить домой; 8) игрушки; 9) фонари; 10) звезда на верхушке; 11) лучшая одежда; 12) надевать; 13) убирать квартиру; 14) предпочитать; 15) поздравлять друг друга и желать счастья; 16) надеяться; 17) следующий год; 18) прошлый; 19) получать подарки; 20) ложиться спать.

Задание 3. Переведите вопросы на русский язык и дайте на них ответы

1. What is your favourite holiday?

2. How do people prepare for New Year’s Day?

3. What do you decorate a New Year’s tree with?

4. Where do you prefer to see the New Year in?

5. How do people congratulate each other on the New Year’s Eve?

6. Where do people usually put the New Year’s presents?

7. What do people usually do on the New Year’s night?

Topic 8 - THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Задание 1. Прочитайте и переведите текст, пользуясь словарем

The USA is one of the largest countries in the world. It is situated in the central part of the North American continent. The area of the USA is over nine million square kilometers. It is washed by the Pacific Ocean and by the Atlantic Ocean. The population of the United States is nearly 250 million people. The USA is a multinational country. The official language of the country is English. The capital of the USA is Washington.

As the USA is a large country, the climate is different in different regions. For example, the Pacific coast is a region of mild winters and warm, dry summers, but the eastern continental region is watered with rainfall. The region around the Great Lakes has changeable weather. There are many mountains in the USA. The highest peak of the Cordillera is 4418 meters. The main river of the country is Mississippi. But there are many other great rivers in the USA: the Colorado in the south and the Columbia in the north-west. There are five Great Lakes between the USA and Canada.

The USA produces more than 52% of the world’s corn, wheat, cotton, tobacco. The USA is rich in mineral resources, coal, natural gas, gold and silver. It is a highly developed industrial country. There are many big cities in the USA. They are Washington (the capital), New York (financial and business center), Boston (there are three universities in it), Chicago (the biggest industrial center), Detroit (the center of automobile industry) and others.

Задание 2. Найдите в тексте следующие слова, запишите их по-английски и выучите наизусть.

1) Североамериканский континент; 2) население; 3) приблизительно; 4) Тихий океан; 5) многонациональная страна; 6) различные районы; 7) умеренный; 8) западный регион; 9) ливень; 10) изменчивая погода; 11) горы; 12) самая высокая вершина; 13) огромная река; 14) много других; 15) север, юг, восток, запад; 16) пшеница; 17) хлопок; 18) высоко развитый; 19) уголь; 20) серебро.

Задание 3. Переведите вопросы на русский язык и дайте на них ответы

1. Where is the USA situated?

2. What is the capital of the USA?

3. What is the population of the USA?

4. What language do people in the USA speak?

5. What is the climate in the USA?

6. What region in the USA is watered with rainfall?

7. What is the main riverна of the country?

8. What is situated between the USA and Canada?

9. What mineral resources is the USA rich in?

10. What big cities are there in the USA?

Topic 9 - WASHINGTON

Задание 1. Прочитайте и переведите текст, пользуясь словарем

Washington is the capital of the United States of America. The city is situated on the left bank of the Potomac River. The city was named after the first American President George Washington. The population of the city is nearly three million people.

The Capitol, the seat of Congress, is the center of the city. It was made of stone and marble and contains 540 rooms. It is situated on Capitol Hill, which is the highest place in the city. There is a law that forbids building houses higher than the Capitol. The White House is the place where the President lives and works. It is the official residence of the USA presidents. The White House has 132 rooms.

There are a lot of interesting places in Washington. It is difficult to find a park or a square without a monument or a memorial. The Washington Monument is one of the city’s most impressive sights. This monument is over 555 feet high. It was erected to the memory of the first President of the USA. The Pentagon, the US military center is also in Washington.