Питання для самоконтролю

1. What influences the British climate?

2. How often does it rain in England?

3. What do you know about London fogs?

4. What is the best and the worst time of the year in GB?

5. What do the British say about their climate and weather?

Контрольні завдання до самостійної роботи №3

I рівень

I Знайдіть еквівалентні слова:

1. climate a. прогноз погоди

2. warm current 6. змінюватись

3. coast в. узбережжя

4. fog and smog г. сильні морози

5. snowfall д. розмовна тема

6. to freeze hard e. тепла течія

7. to change є. клімат

8. weather forecast ж.снігопади

9. conversational topic з. замерзати

10. hard frost i. туман та смог

II Поставте знак "+", якщо ви згодні та знак "-", якщо не згодні з наступними тверджен-нями.

1. The British people say, "Other countries have a climate, in England we have weather".

2. The weather is the unpleasant conversational topic in England.

3. The weather changes very often.

4. The winters are cold and summers are hot in GB.

5. Smog is extremely bad in big cities and especially in London.

II рівень

III. Замість крапок поставте потрібне слово (wet, climate, weather forecast, fogs, snowfalls, frost, lakes) :

1. That's why the ...... and the weather of this country are very specific.

2. There is no ice on the ...... and rivers in winter.

3. Britain is famous for its ...... .

4. In winter there are sometimes heavy …; sometimes a hard ... may set in.

5. Every daily newspaper publishes a ...... .

6. A fine morning can change into a ...... afternoon and evening.

III рівень

IV. Дайте відповіді на наступні запитання.

1. What influences the British climate?

2. How often does it rain in England?

3. What do you know about London fogs?

4. What is the best and the worst time of the year in GB?

5. What do the British say about their climate and weather?

Самостійна робота №4

Teмa: Визначні місця Лондону.

Основні питання, що розглядаються:

1. Geographical and demographical peculiarities of London.

2. Parts of London,

3. Cultural and historical heritage of the capital of GB.

Література:

1. Бex П.O., Біpкyн Л.В. Англійська мова: самовчитель. – К.: “Либідь”,1995. – 232с.

2. Скалки В.Л. Учитесь говорить по-английски. – М.: “Просвещение”, 1972. – 304с.

3. Цвєткова И.В., Клепальченко И.А., Мальцева Н.А. Английский язик для школьников и поступающих в вузы. –М.: “ГЛОССА”, 1996. – 224с.

Студент повинен знати:

1. Географічні та демографічні особливості столиці Великобританії – Лондона.

2. Культурні та історичні пам’ятки Лондона.

3. Лексичний мінімум.

Студент повинен вміти:

Розповісти про пам’ятки та деякі історичні події Лондона.

THE SIGHTSEEING OF LONDON

London is the capital of Great Britain. It is one of the biggest and most interesting cities in the world. About 8 million people live in London and its suburbs. London is a city of great contrasts. Its western part is the richest part of the city with its cozy mansions, beautiful avenues, shops, restaurants and hotels. The East end is the district inhabited by the workers and the poor. Quite an army of people lives from hand to mouth in its slums and miserable houses lining dreary narrow streets. Industry is chiefly found in that part of the city, gray with soot and smoke.

The heart of London is the City – its commercial and business center. London lies in the valley of the Thames. There are many historical places such as the Tower, the Houses of Parliament, Westminster Abbey, and Trafalgar Square, St. Paul's Cathedral), Buckingham Palace. London is famous for its museums and galleries. The Tower of London is an old castle on the bank of the Thames, formerly a fortress, a palace and a prison. There is a legend that the Tower of London will fail if it loses its ravens. Therefore the birds with clipped wings are carefully guarded. Now the Tower is a museum and houses the Crown jewels and other treasure.

The Palace of Westminster – the proper name for the Houses of Parliament – was the king's palace for five hundred years. Westminster Abbey is very old and beautiful; it is full of history. Nearly all the kings and queens of Britain were crowned and buried there.

Trafalgar Square was so named in memory of Lord Nelson's great naval victory in 1805, when he destroyed the French and Spanish fleets in the battle of Trafalgar. The statue of Nelson, Britain’s national hero, stands on the top of the one hundred and eighty-five feet high column with four great lions at its base. Now it is the traditional place for mass meeting and demonstrations of the English people.

Buckingham palace is the official London residence of the Queen. St. Paul's Cathedral was designed by Christopher Wren. The most notable feature of it is an enormous dome. It took Wren 35 years to build the cathedral.

Vocabulary

suburb - передмістя

cozy mansions – затишні особняки

inhabited by – населенні

Quite an army of people lives from hand to mouth in its slums – велика армія народу ледь зводить кінці з кінцями у своїх хрущобах

dreary narrow streets – похмурі вузькі вулиці

soot and smoke – кіпоть та дим

valley – долина

fortress – фортеця

palace – палац

prison – в’язниця

with clipped wings – з підрізаними крилами

jewels and other treasure – дорогоцінності та інші скарби

were crowned and buried there – були короновані та поховані там

destroyed fleets – розбив флот

notable feature – особлива риса

enormous dome – величезний купол