Translate and learn the dialogue.
- Митник: Дозвольте подивитись ваш паспорт.
Пасажир: Звичайно. Ось буд ласка.
М: Дякую все гаразд. Ви маєте що декларувати?
П: Так.
М: Що ви маєте?
П: Я маю спиртне та сигарети.
М: Скільки ви маєте спиртного?
П: Одну пляшку горілки.
М: Скільки сигарет?
П: Один блок.
М: Добре. Відкрийте ваш чемодан.
П: Га? Що?
М: Відкрийте ваш чемодан. Давайте подивлюсь. У вас три пляшки горілки і 400 пачок сигарет, коштовності, золото.
П: Чи повинен я платити мито?
М: Ви повинні заплатити мито за горілку та сигарети понад норму, і ви не можете перевозити коштовності та золото.
Заняття 1.30 Місця, які варто відвідати
1. Read and learn the following words:
particularly |
частково |
entrance |
вхід, вхідні двері |
wax |
віск, парафін |
magnificent |
чудовий, розкішний |
necessary |
необхідний |
connect |
з’єднувати, зв’язуватись |
cabs |
таксі, найманий екіпаж |
department |
відділ |
chat |
дружня розмова |
Per cent |
відсоток |
artifacts |
артефакти |
setting |
оточення, навколишня обстановка, постановка сюжету |
background |
задній план |
adjacent |
прилеглий, суміжний |
numismatic |
нумізматичний |
2. Read and translate the text. Madame Tussaud’s
E
very
visitor to London knows who Madame Tussaud is — or was. And almost
every visitor has seen her, an old lady of 81, standing at the
entrance
of her own exhibition. She is made of wax,
like all the models of people in this museum. There are a lot of
halls in the museum. The first room is the “Garden Party”.
Beneath a star-spangled sky, under an oak-tree, figures from the
worlds of sports and the media enjoy a friendly drink and chat.
There are statues of A. Schwarzenegger, E. Taylor and others there.
“200 Years” room covers the history of Madame Tussaud’s over
the last two centuries, and shows the developing of new technology
during that time. There are also other rooms, such as: “Legends
and Superstars”, rooms with popular music singers, the members of
royal families and military leaders. There is the “Chamber of
Horrors” which amuses visitors very much. “The Spirit of London”
is a magnificent
journey through London’s history. The cabs
travel past the figure of W. Shakespeare, Sir Christopher Wren, who
directs the building of St Paul’s Cathedral. It’s not easy to
tell about all interesting things one can see in the museum. This is
the place that is worth visiting.
Museums and art galleries of London
London
is very rich in museums and art galleries.
If you are fond of painting you'll go to the Tate Gallery. A rich sugar manufacturer Henry Tate founded it in 1897. There are about 300 oils and 19000 watercolours and drawings. There are many works by the English painter William Turner there. Most of his paintings are connected with the sea theme. There are a lot of paintings by the 16-th century English artists and paintings by foreign artists of the 19-20-th centuries. There are some paintings by impressionists there. You can see works by modern painters: Pablo Picasso among them. There are many interesting sculptures there. Henry Moor's can be seen there. He was a famous British sculptor. The National Gallery is one of the most important picture galleries in the world. The Tate Gallery is the most necessary compliment to the National Gallery as it contains contemporary works particularly by English and French masters.
The British Museum is the largest and richest of its kind in the world. It comprises the national museum of archaeology and ethnography and the national library. The present building was built in 1852. By law a copy of every book, periodical and newspaper, published in Britain must be presented in the British museum. It contains books and manuscripts: Greek, Roman, British and Oriental antiques. It has a department of Ethnography. This collection is so vast that only a very small per cent of it is on show to the public. There's also a department of prints and drawings. There're departments devoted to maps, coins, medals and philately. Those who come to the British museum can see a fascinating array of clocks and watches.
Cultural life of London would be impossible without the Royal Albert hall, the Royal Festival hall, the National theatre and a great number of museums: the Victoria and Albert museum, the Geological Museum, the Museum of Mankind, Natural history museum and others.