I ' ' b)somethingthatremindsyouofsomethingthathappenedorexistedinthepast'•'··1'

c)withoutanydoubt

d)somethingthatISespeciallybeaut1fulormake:!fyoufeelproude)agrave,especiallyalargeoneabovegroundlcr-·L

WordUse

Ex.18Matchthewordswiththeirdefinitionsandchoosethemostsuitableonetocompletethesentences.

1.frontier a)theofficiallinethatmarkstheedgeofanareaofland,forexampleofa

farm,oralocalareawith1nacountry;

2 border b)theofficiallinethatseparatestwocountriesortheareaoflandneartothisline;

3.boundary c)theborderofacountry,especiallytheactualpo1ntwherepeopleandvehiclesareallowedtocrossfromonecountrytoanother

1.Alltrafficcrossmgthe willbethoroughlysearched.

2.Thatl1neoftreesovertheremarkstheschool _

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3.	Assoonaswecrossedthe	webegantoseesignsofpoverty.post.
4.	Hewasstoppedbysold1ersata
5.	TheMississippiRtverformsthe	betweenTennesseeandArkansas.
6.	TheriverrunsalongMexico's	withtheUS.

7.JeumontisasmalltownontheFrench-Belgian _

8 Shehasnevergonebeyondthe ofthecity.

9 Theywereshottrymgtocrossthe _

10Thefarmerputupah1ghfencetomarkthe ofhisland.

Ex.19Matchthewordswiththeirdefinitionsandchoosethemostsuitableonetocompletethesentences.

1 _bank

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a) thepartofthecountrythat1sclosetothesea.

2	seaside	b)	thelandalongtheedgeoftheseaoralongtheedgeofalake.
3.	beach	c)	anareaofsandorsmallstonesnexttotheseaoralake.
4.	coast	d)	aplaceattheedgeofthesea-usethisespeciallytotalkabout
5	shore	e)	somewhereyougoforaholidayortoenjoyyourself. landalongthesideofariveroralake.

1.Wecouldseeaboataboutamilefromthe-------

2.Bynineo'clockthe wasalreadycrowdedwithpeople

3 Theshipslowlymadeitswayalongthewest ofAfrica.

4 Theywalkedhandmhandalongthe _

5 Therewasalittlecabinontheopposite _

6 Helandedonthe ofSouthCarolina.

7.Ariver isafineplace,forapicnic.

8.Thereareseveralbeautifulsandy alongthatstretchofthe _

9.Thesailorswerewarnednottogetintotroublewhiletheywereon-----

10.WespenttwoweeksatIbythe · 1nthesummer.

11.Hejumped1nandswamtotheopposite------

12.Thewaveswerebreakingaga1nstthe _

Ex.20Supplyprepositionsorpostpositionswherenecessary.

a)todraw visitors

b)tobefamed · theirloveofsongc)tobeafavounte walkers

d)toecho manyagesandidealse)tobepraised worldwide

f) top bottom

_{g)toberich diversity}

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Ex.21Completethesentencesusingthewordsfromthetext.Tohelpyou,thefirstletterofeachwordisgiven.

1.Thesebeautffulchurchesarepartofournationalh---;-;--

2 Jim'sdeathisar toallofusofthedangersofdrugs.

3.Suchstrangeeventsareallpartoflife'sricht-:-----

4.ErichasaI interestinEasterncuisine.

5.Sheadmiredhisr goodlooks.

6.Yoursupportisv toIforthesuccessofmyplan.

7.Heraisedthehammerandstrucktherockam blow.

ClassDiscussion

Ex.22.Answertheque.stion.s.

1.WhatdoyouseewhenyoucrosstheborderfromEngland?

2.Whatisthemeaningof"Cymru"?

3.WhataretheWelshfamedfor?

4.WhatisthemostfamousNationalParkinWales?

5.WhyisWalessometimescalledalandofcastles?

6.IsCardiff,thecapitalofWales,anancientcity?

_{7.WhatonginaretheIrish?}

_{Stratford-upon-Avon}

Stratford-upon-Avon,famoustheworldoverasthebirthplaceofWilliamShake­speare,issituated-almostsymbolically-attheheartofEngland.Surroundedbycountrysidenotablefor itsnaturalandhistoricalappeal,thetownenjoysapleasantriversidesetting.Notownhasamorefasci­natinghistory.Originat1ngasariver-crossingseHiement,thesiteofRomanandSaxonocrupation,itbecameanimportantfocusofroads,andfromanearlyageservedasthemarketcentreofthesurroundingcountryside.Stratfordisatownwithacharacterandatmosphereofitsown.Apartfromthebeautyofitsriver,itsstreetsandbuildingspreservemanylinkswithitspast:thelayoutandthenamesofitscentralstreetshavechangedlittlesincemedievaltimes.It1s,however, the fame of the propertiesassociatedwithWilliamShakespeareand

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hisfamily,andoftheShakespeareFesti­valcentredontheRoyalShakespeareTheatre,thatmakesStratford-upon-AvonaMeccaforvisitorsallovertheworld.

Shakespeare'splaysarenowproducedherefornearlyeightmonthsofeachyeartoanaudiencerepresentativeofpracticallyeverynation1ntheworld.AtthesametimeStratfordhasbecomeacentreofculturalandacademicactivities.

WilliamShakespeareretiredtoliveinStratfordin1613,aftertheGlobeTheatre,wherehiscompanywasperforming,hadbeenburntdown.HediedonApril23,

1616,andhewasburiedintheparishchurchwherehehadbeenbaptised.To­daypeop1ecometoseetheplacesasso·c1atedwithhim,butsurelythefinestmonumentsofallisthewonderlulseriesofplaysandpoemsthathewrote.

WordMeaning

Ex.23Findthesynonymsinthetext.

a)centre,core,heart

b)famous,remarkable,noteworthy

)tofocus,concentrate

d)tosave,tokeep,tomaintaine)honour,glory

f) almost.practically,virtually

WordUse

Ex.24Completetheexpressions.

_{a)tocentre _}

_{b)famoustheworld}

_{__thebirthplace WilliamShakespeare}

c)theplacesassqciated himd)surrounded thecountryside

e)topreserve manylinks thepast

f) toserve themarketcentreg)tochangelittle medievaltimes

h)aMecca visitorsall theworld

ClassDiscussion

Ex.25Answerthequestions.

1.WhatmakesStratford-upon-Avonfamoustheworldover?

2.WhereisStratford-upon-Avonsituated?

3.WhatmadeStratford-upon-Avonanimportantmarketcentre?

4.WhyisStratford-upon-Avonnotablefor1tshistoricalappeal?

5.WhatisthemostfamouseventinthelifeofStratford-upon-Avon?

6.WhatplacesinStratford-upon-AvonareassociatedwithWilliamShakespeare?

L!Writing

a)YouliveinStratford-upon-Avon.Writealetterofinvitationtoyourfriendinvitinghimtospendhisholidayatyourplace.

b)YouhavebeenstayinginStratford-upon-Avonforaweek.Writealetterhomedescrib­

ingtheimpressionsofyourstaythere.

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_{TheLakeDistrict-themostbeautifulcornerofEngland}

Someofthedeepestlakes,thehighestmountains.thequietestvalleysandthemostdramaticpanoramasinEnglandaretobefoundwithinthisdiverselandscapecoveringanareaof900squaremiles.

«It'smost!yrocks»,wroteafemalevisitortotheLake01strictin1698.Thismaybeatruthfulobservation,yethowmuchitleavesout!Certainlytherocksarethere,piledinto

craggymountainmassifsandwearinganecklaceofsparklinglakes.Thegreatattractionofthelakeswhichenthralledtheearlytouristis,ofcourse.thescenery.Thisisthebestseen

bythewalker.butforthelessenergeticsightseerthereisanalmostunlimitedfundof^'

placestovisitwhicharereasonablyaccessibletothemotorist.TheclimateoftheDistrictismuch-maligned:certainlyitisanareaofhighrainfall,butthoughtherainfallsheavilythereISst1llagoodproportionofrain-freedays.However,ifoneisabletot1meav1s1ttotakead­vantageofthebestclimaticandscenicconditions,thenJuneisthemonthtochoose.Everyseason.however.hassomethingtooffer,andtheVISitorwhofindshimselfinlovewiththelakesinAugustmayreturninwinter,springorautumntofindatreasuryofnewbeauties.

_WordMeaning

Ex.26SayInotherwords.

a)criticisedbyalotofpeopleoftenunfairly;

b)tofillsomethingorcoverasurfacewithalotofsomething;

^{c)verysteepandcoveredinroughrocks; '}_;

^{d)aspokenorwrittenremarkaboutsomethingyouhavenoticed;}

_{e)toshineinsmallbrightflashes;}

_{Ex.27FindthesynonymsInthetext.}

a)honest,sincere,frank;b)approachable.availablec)riches,wealth;

d)endles.s,immeasurable

_WordUse

e)tocaptivate.toenchant

f) toomit,tomiss,tooverlook;

g)part.fraction,percentage:

h)toschedule

EK.28Withoutlookingbackatthetext,trytosupplythenounswhichwereusedwiththefollowingadjectives.

scenicmuch·maligneddramaticdiverse

craggyhigh.

truthfulrainfreesparklingenergeticunlimitedaccessible

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ClassDiscussion

Ex.29Answerthequestions.

WhydidafemaleVISitordescribetheLakeDistrictas'It'smostlyrocks'?

2IsitatruthfulObservation?

3WhatenthrallsthevisitorstotheLakeDistrict?

4WhyistheclimateoftheLakeDistrictmuch-maligned?

5.WhatmonthwouldyouchoosetovisittheLake01strict?

ClassImprovisation

1.YouhavejustreturnedfromEnglandwhereyouspentyourholidaysworkingonafarm.

Shareyourimpressionswithyourfellowstudents.

2.YourfriendhasjustreturnedfromhisworkingholidayinEngland_YouwereinEnglandlastyear.Shareyourimpressions.

3.IfyouwereplanningtovisitEngland,whatpartofthecountrywouldyouchoose?Give

yourreasons.Trytopersuadeyourfriendstogowithyoutothisparticularareaforaholiday

,.;Writing

Writeanessay'MyImaginaryJourneyaboutEngland'.