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- •English For Philology Students
- •Introduction (предисловие)
- •Acknowledgement
- •Introductory Course. (Вводный курс) The Noun. Personal, Possessive and Demonstrative Pronouns
- •Personal, Possessive and Demonstrative Pronouns
- •The Verbs Be, Have
- •I was a student last year.
- •I shall be a student next year.
- •The Indefinite Pronouns Some, Any, No
- •Sentences, introduced by there is/are. Few, little, much, many
- •The Adjective. Degrees of Comparison
- •Great Britain
- •Present, Past and Future Simple Tense
- •Vote want win become get be promote
- •The Importance of Learning Languages
- •The United States of America
- •Conversational formulas Meeting people
- •Main Course Unit 1 Languages. The English Language
- •Emphatic construction
- •It is (was) … that (who, which, where, etc.) …
- •It is (was) not until (till) … that …
- •English as a World Language
- •Agreement
- •Disagreement
- •The Germanic and French Influence
- •What is Good English?
- •Varieties of English
- •Some Specific Features of American English
- •Dialects of English
- •Conversational formulas Opinion
- •Word Formation
- •Verb Noun
- •Grammar Simple Tenses
- •It’s Interesting to Know Dying Languages
- •Map of uk Accents
- •Independent Reading
- •The English language
- •Standard English
- •The Origins of English
- •Britain’s Languages
- •English The World’s Biggest Brand
- •Imagine a brand bigger than Nike, bigger than Gap, bigger than Coca-Cola. Imagine a brand used by 1.5 billion people the world over.
- •Tireless Champion of American English
- •Translation Practice
- •Key Vocabulary
- •Unit 2 Universities. Kemerovo State University
- •What Are Universities For?
- •The Indefinite Pronoun “one” as a Subject
- •Needs of Universities
- •Kemerovo State University
- •St. Petersburg University
- •The Faculty of Philology and Journalism
- •Believe It You Can Achieve It Welcome to Your Future
- •Study High World Technologies in Russia
- •Conversational Formulas Requests
- •Possible replies
- •Word Formation
- •Grammar Progressive Tenses
- •It’s Interesting to Know Campus Fashion
- •Independent Reading
- •The First Universities
- •Cambridge
- •British Universities
- •Would you Like to Be a Teacher?
- •Alcot University
- •Translation Practice
- •Международный день студента
- •Тульские студенты получат потанинскую стипендию
- •Key Vocabulary
- •Unit 3. Higher Education in the English-speaking Countries
- •Is Higher Education Right For You?
- •Correlative Conjunctions
- •Higher Education in Great Britain
- •Further Education in Great Britain
- •Higher Educational Institutions of Great Britain
- •Further Education Colleges
- •Conversational Formulas Discussion
- •Word Formation
- •Grammar Perfect Tenses
- •It’s Interesting to Know Degrees
- •Independent Reading
- •What Is Higher Education All About?
- •Studying and Social Life
- •Universities in Transition
- •Translation Practice
- •Дистанционное образование
- •Key Vocabulary
- •Grammar Support
- •Существительное (The Noun)
- •Правила образования множественного числа английских исчисляемых существительных.
- •Притяжательный падеж существительных
- •Местоимение (The Pronoun)
- •Прилагательное (The Adjective)
- •Правила образования степеней сравнения прилагательных.
- •Глагол (The Verb)
- •Спряжение глаголов be, have
- •Система времен английского глагола Настоящее простое время. (The Present Simple Tense).
- •Правила правописания и произношения глаголов в 3-м лице единственного числа.
- •Простое прошедшее время (The Past Simple Tense)
- •Будущее простое время (The Future Simple Tense)
- •Настоящее продолженное время (The Present Progressive Tense)
- •Правила правописания Причастия 1
- •Прошедшее продолженное время (The Past Progressive Tense)
- •Будущее продолженное время (The Future Progressive Tense)
- •Настоящее совершенное время (The Present Perfect Tense)
- •Прошедшее совершенное время (The Past Perfect Tense)
- •Будущее совершенное время (The Future Perfect Tense)
- •Страдательный залог (The Passive Voice)
- •Примеры преобразования действительного залога в страдательный
- •References
The United States of America
After its 200th birthday the United States of America still holds the leading position in the western world. A country that inspired many appellations – “Land of Opportunity”, “Melting Pot”, “God’s Country”, is still referred to us as a land of superlatives – “the richest”. “the greatest”, “the most”.
What makes the USA the leader of the western world is its economic, political and military dominance over the countries.
The United States lies in the central part of the North American Continent between two oceans: the Atlantic Ocean to the East and the Pacific Ocean to the West. Canada to the East and Mexico to the South are the only countries bordering it.
The USA consists of three separate parts. These are the Hawaiian Islands, situated in the central part of the Pacific Ocean, Alaska separated by Canada, and the rest of the USA. The states differ very much in size, population and economic development.
There are many big cities in the USA: New York, San Francisco, Washington, Chicago, Los Angeles are the biggest.
The United States of America is a parliamentary republic. The government is divided into three branches: legislative (the US Congress), executive (The President and his Administration) and judicial (the US Supreme Court).
There are two main political parties in the USA: the Democratic (symbolized by a “donkey”) and the Republican (its symbol is “an elephant”). The US President is both head of state and government. He is elected for a four-year term. The Presidency means not only a man: means an institution – “the executive branch” of the government.
Answer the questions:
What does the USA consist of?
Where is it situated?
What oceans and seas is it washed by?
What are its biggest cities?
What does the American government consist of?
What are the two main political parties in the USA and their symbols?
Correct the mistakes when reading this extract.
We had a great vacation in California! We start our trip in San Francisco. We ridden the cable cars, saw Chinatown and Fisherman’s Wharf, and tooc a cruise around san Francisco Bay. After San Francisco we went in Los Angeles. We loved Hollywood and Universal studios, but I didn’t care much for the city itself. Than we rented a car and droven to Palm Springs. It’s about three hour from Los Angeles. We played golf there and took a tour. From Palm Springs I went to San Diego. These is a beautiful city, and the Zoo are really interesting. Well, that’s about all for now. I’ll tell to you about the rest of my trip when I get back.
Wharf – верфь
Conversational formulas Meeting people
Good morning (afternoon, evening)! – Доброе утро (день, вечер)!
Hello! – Здравствуйте!
Hi! – Привет!
Nice to see you!/glad to see you! – Рад увидеться!
How are you?/ How’s life? – Как дела? Как жизнь?
How are you getting on? – Как живешь?
Fine, thanks! – Спасибо, хорошо!
Not too (so) bad. – Неплохо.
Can’t complain. – Не могу пожаловаться.
So so. – Так себе.
Pretty bad. – Очень плохо.
Could be better. – Могло быть и лучше.
Let’s go somewhere together. – Давай сходим куда-нибудь вместе.
I don’t mind but now I’m – Я не против, но сейчас я спешу.
in a hurry! –
Good-bye! – До свидания!
Bye-bye! – Пока!
So long. – Пока.
See you soon. - До скорого.
I hope we’ll meet soon. – Надеюсь, скоро увидимся.
Good luck to you. – Удачи тебе.
I wish you success. – Желаю успеха.
All the best. – Всего наилучшего.
The same to you. – Тебе тоже.
Please, remember me to … Пожалуйста, напомни мне …
Have a nice holiday Приятного отпуска (выходных,
(weekend, journey) – путешествия)
Call me some time. – Позвони мне как-нибудь.
Study the dialogue and act it out.
Hello, Mike! Nice to see you!
Hello, Sam! How are you?
I’m fine, thanks. And you?
Thank you. Not so bad. Can’t complain.
Let’s go somewhere together.
I don’t mind, but now I’m in a hurry. Call me some time.
Sure. Remember me to your sister.
Ok. I hope we’ll meet soon. Bye-bye.
Good bye!
Make similar dialogues of your own with the help of the phrases given above.