- •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
- •10. Choose the suitable question from the list a-f for each part (1-6) of Text c.
- •Text c.
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- •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
16. Read the text below and decide if the following sentences are True or False, according to the information given in the text.
General Elections to Parliament are held annually.
The Government is different from Parliament.
The leader of the party in power becomes the Prime Minister.
The Cabinet is appointed by Parliament.
There are 100 Secretaries of State in the UK government.
Parliamentary elections are held once every five years, or less. The leader of the political party with the most MPs in the House of Commons is asked by the Queen to become Prime Minister and to form a government that will manage the country.
The new Prime Minister chooses a team of people from Parliament who will run the country with him. There are normally about 100 people in a UK government. The Prime Minister heads the Government and appoints Ministers, who head individual Government departments. The most important ministers are called Secretaries of State and they form the Cabinet.
The Secretaries of State are in charge of a Government Department (a ministry). Each minister is responsible for his/her department, and makes sure that the department applies the policy of the government.
The most important Secretaries of State are: The Chancellor of the Exchequer (finance); The Foreign Secretary (international affairs); The Home Secretary (internal affairs); The Lord Chancellor (the legal system); The Secretary of State for Education; The Secretary of State for Transport and the Environment.
Every week the Prime Minister appears before the House of Commons and must answer questions put to him or her by the members of Parliament. Traditionally, the official residence of the Prime Minister is at Number 10 Downing Street.
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.
18. Read Text F and think of the best title. Write down 3 key word combinations from each paragraph. Then talk about the main function of the Queen.
Text f.
The British monarch has all authority, but no power. The Sovereign appoints the Prime Minister, and every year opens the sessions of parliament, in a historical and ritual ceremony called the State Opening of Parliament. This is the only regular time when the members of both Houses come together. During the ceremony the Sovereign (the current Queen Elizabeth II) reads out the government intended programme, which is to be implemented in the next twelve months. But the speech is prepared and written by the Prime minister’s office, not by the Queen.
The second major function of the sovereign is to sign new laws passed by Parliament. A bill does not become a law. Or an Act of Parliament, until it has “received royal assent”, meaning that it has been approved by the Queen.
The last major function of the sovereign – in the parliamentary context – is his or her weekly meeting with the Prime Minister. By tradition, the latter informs the Monarch, is Head of State, about important affairs of state and government business, and asks the sovereign for his or her opinion. Within over 60 years of experience, the current Queen Elizabeth II, has acquired great experience in managing affairs of state, and now acts as an experienced adviser, well liked by her Prime Ministers, of all political persuasions.