- •Иунл ВолгГту Волгоград 2015
- •Unit I. The united kingdom of great britain
- •4. Answer the questions and use a map to prove your ideas.
- •6. Work in pairs; check if you know the following words and word combinations. Translate them into Russian. In turn, use them in sentences of your own to tell about your country.
- •7. Look through the text in Act. 5 and find the right word to the following definitions:
- •8. Read Text b and say if the following sentences are True or False:
- •Text b. Geography and Climate
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- •10. Choose the suitable question from the list a-f for each part (1-6) of Text c.
- •Text c.
- •11. Study the words and word combinations from the text above and give Russian equivalents. Then make 7 sentences using the vocabulary. Ask your partner to translate them into Russian.
- •12. Read Text d and answer the questions.
- •Text d. Politics of the united kingdom
- •13. Study the words and word combinations from Text d and give Russian equivalents. Then translate the text.
- •14. Look at the highlighted words and word combinations and use some of them in the sentences of your own to describe the political system of Russian Federation.
- •Text e.
- •16. Read the text below and decide if the following sentences are True or False, according to the information given in the text.
- •17. Work in pairs. Look at the highlighted words and phrases and explain what they mean. Ask your partner to translate the sentences containing these words and phrases.
- •Text f.
- •19. Reorder the words in the sentences and read what else the Queen does.
- •20. Read some funny facts about the uk which you probably didn’t know. Practice pronouncing the numbers. Translate the sentences into Russian. Make your Top 5 funniest facts.
- •21. Work in pairs. When you visit another city, what do you enjoy/not enjoy doing? Tell your group.
- •22. You are going to plan a day trip for your group in London. Look at the “What’s on in London” leaflet below and find:
- •What’s on in London
- •23. Famous Britons Quiz. Do this quiz in pairs. Then check with the whole class.
- •24. People past and present
- •25. Guess the person. Read these clues and match a name from the nominees to each description.
- •1. Read Text a and answer the questions:
- •Text a. Usa: general acquaintance
- •2. Complete the sentences, then use them for retelling Text a.
- •3. Study the verbs from the text above and give Russian equivalents.
- •4. Translate the sentences into English using the words from Act. 3.
- •5. Read Text b and say if the sentences are True or False:
- •Text b. Geographical location of the usa
- •7. Fill in the gaps with the words (in an appropriate form) from Act. 6:
- •11. Translate the sentences into Russian, then make up your own sentences with the highlighted words:
- •12. Make up short reports on the following topics (use additional information from the library research):
- •Unit III. Canada
- •1. Read Text a and decide if the following statements are true or false.
- •Text a. Canada profile
- •2. Answer the following questions on Text a.
- •3. Look through Text a. Pay attention to the highlighted words. Match them with the definitions or synonyms below.
- •4. Find the English equivalents to the following words in Text a.
- •5. Fill in the gaps with the words from Act. 3 and 4 in the correct form.
- •6. Read Text b and range the places in the order you would like to visit them. Text b. The best destinations to visit
- •7. Answer the questions on Text b.
- •8. Pick out from Text b English equivalents of the following:
- •9. Paraphrase the underlined parts in the following sentences using the highlighted words and word combinations from Text b.
- •10. Use the words from Act. 9 and 10 to advertise a place you would offer to visit.
- •11. Translate the sentences into English using the words and word combinations from Text a and Text b.
- •Unit IV. Australia
- •1. Read Text a and decide if the following statements are true or false.
- •Text a. Australia in brief
- •2. Answer the following questions on Text a.
- •3. Match English words in the left column (highlighted in text a) with their Russian equivalents on the right.
- •4. Find the English equivalents to the following words in Text a.
- •5. Fill in the gaps with appropriate forms of the words from Act. 3, 4.
- •6. Read Text b and choose three destinations you’d like to visit first. Text b. Ten best places to visit in australia
- •7. Answer the questions on Text b.
- •8. Find in Text b English equivalents of the following words, paying attention to the highlighted words.
- •9. Translate the sentences into English using the active words from Text a and Text b.
- •Reading comprehension Text 1
- •Библиография
1. Read Text a and answer the questions:
1) What kind of state is the USA? 2) What is the difference between Washington and Washington, D.C.? 3) When did the first Europeans come? 4) How did the USA become independent? 5) How can you characterize the USA from the economic point of view?
Text a. Usa: general acquaintance
The United States of America is a federal republic comprising fifty states, the District of Columbia, and six territories and dependencies. The national capital is the Washington, D.C., which was created to be the seat of government of the USA. The flag of the USA, the Stars and Stripes, has fifty stars on a blue background. Each of these stars represents one of the fifty states. But the City of Washington is not in any of these states. It occupies the District of Columbia, abbreviated into D.C., and the name of the capital always goes with this abbreviation not to be mixed up with another Washington, which is a state on the Pacific Coast.
Paleo-Indiansmigratedfrom Asia to what is now the United States mainland around 12,000 years ago.European colonizationbegan around 1600 and came mostly from England. The United States emerged from13 British colonieslocated along the Atlantic seaboard. Disputes between Great Britain and the American colonies led to theAmerican Revolution. On July 4, 1776, delegates from the 13 colonies unanimously issued theDeclaration of Independence, which established the United States of America. TheAmerican Revolutionary War, which ended with therecognition of independence of the United Statesfrom theKingdom of Great Britain, was the first successful war of independence against a Europeancolonial empire.
The United States is one of the world's most ethnically diverseandmulticulturalnations, the product of large-scaleimmigration from many countries. TheU.S. Census Bureauestimates the country's population now to be 316,517,000.
The United States is a developed countryand has the world's largest national economy, with an estimated 2013GDPof $16.2 trillion. The economy is fueled by an abundance of natural resources, a well-developed infrastructure, and high productivity; and while its economy is consideredpost-industrial it continues to be one of the world's largest manufacturers.
2. Complete the sentences, then use them for retelling Text a.
1) Being a federal republic, the USA comprises…
2) The national capital is…
3) There are fifty stars on the flag of the USA, each of them represents …
4) The territory of what is now the USA was populated by Paleo-Indians…ago.
5) The first colonizers came around… from…
6) The USA emerged from…located along the Atlantic seaboard.
7) … led to the American Revolution.
8) On July 4, 1776, delegates from the 13 colonies issued …, which established the United States of America.
9) The USA is very ethnically …
10) The economy of the USA is fueled by…
3. Study the verbs from the text above and give Russian equivalents.
1) comprise, 2) create, 3) represent, 4) occupy, 5) emerge, 6) lead, 7) issue, 8) estimate, 9) fuel, 10) consider, 11) continue.