8. Fill in the blanks using the proper verb in the Present Indefinite Tense, except sentence. Translate the sentences.

1. Very many people .... (to read a book, to go for an hour walk, to run) before going to work.

2. All London's parks are planned nature itself (to look

as, to bathe, to go).

3. A visitor ... (to feel, to find, to look as ) almost all the exotic plants and flowers in Kew Gardens.

Different kinds of birds, among them pelicans ... (to run, to swim, to like) on the water in St. James Park.

1. Little Londoners (to be fond, to consist, to appear)

of animals and water birds living in Kensington Gardens.

2. The children always ... (to find, to go for a walk, to feed) their pets in the park.

3. Everyone usually ... (to open, to enjoy, to close) tranquility while he sits or walks in the park.

8. Head and translate the text without a dictionary.

English people are great country lovers. The best they are fond of in their cities, are parks and gardens and trees. English landscape gardening doesn't use geometrical design. London parks look as pieces of country left in the middle of the town.

Kensington Gardens is one of London's parks. One can walk there from Hyde Park, the largest park in London. Kensington Gardens is an eighteen century park with numerous avenues and flower-beds.

Regent's Park is another park of London. It occupies an area of 450 acres. This park is famous for its exotic kinds of water- birds.

9. Make up a dialogue following the instruction.

1. - ''You've read some articles about London's parks and you've

learnt a lot of interesting facts about them. You'd like to tell your friend about London's parks and their features.

2. - You know the names of some London's parks, but you don't

know what these parks are famous for. So you ask your friend, who, is keen on English gardening:

1. Why many Londoners usually walk before going to work.

2. What London's parks look like.

3. Why one may walk for hours and hours from Green Park to Richmond Park, from Victoria Park to Finsbury Park.

4. What the wonderful Kew Gardens is famous for.

5. What there is in the middle of St. James's Park.

6. What area these parks occupy.

7. What park Londoners call their National Park and why.

8. Why little Londoner's are fond of Kensington Gardens.

9. What people usually do in the park.

10. Retell the text following the plan and answering the following questions.

1.Some facts about London's parks.

0. 1)What notice can you read on the park's gate?

1. 2)Why do many people go for a walk before going to work?

2. 3)What do parks and gardens mostly consist of?

3. 4)How are they planned?

4. 5)Why must London have wonderful health?

2. Kew Gardens.

0. 1)Is it a botanical garden?

1. 2)What is there in Kew Gardens?

2. 3)What plants and flowers can you find in Kew Gardens?

3. St.Jame's Park.

0. 1)What is this park famous for?

1. 2)What is there in the middle of the park?

2. 3)What can you see on the water of the lake?

4.Hyde Park.

9. 1) Is it really the National London Park

10. 2) What is the most popular bathing place there?

11. 3) What events take place in Hyde Park?

5.Kensington Gardens.

12. 1) What does Kensington Gardens look like?

13. 2) Who usually comes here with their mothers?

Lesson 4

Kew gardens