
- •Предисловие
- •Vocabulary Bank
- •Exercises
- •Vocabulary Bank
- •Exercises
- •Vocabulary Bank
- •Exercises
- •Vocabulary Bank
- •Exercises
- •Travelling
- •Vocabulary Bank
- •Exercises
- •Exercises
- •England
- •Exercises
- •Scotland
- •Exercises
- •Exercises
- •Nothern ireland
- •Exercises
- •Exercises
- •Vocabulary Bank
- •Exercises
- •Vocabulary Bank
- •Exercises
- •Economy of the usa
- •Vocabulary Bank
- •Exercises
- •Washington
- •Vocabulary Bank
- •Exercises
- •Philadelphia
- •Exercises
- •Vocabulary Bank
- •Exercises
- •Shopping in the usa
- •In the supermarket
- •Vocabulary Bank
- •Exercises
- •Some more shopping
- •Vocabulary Bank
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- •Vocabulary Bank
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- •Vocabulary Bank
- •Exercises
- •Card, reserved, key, the best way, sights
- •Booking a room (with questions on the text)
- •Questions on the text
- •Vocabulary Bank
- •Exercises
- •Learning english abroad
- •Schools in the united kingdom
- •Exercises
- •Exercises
- •Secondary education
- •Higher education in the uk
- •Vocabulary Bank
- •Exercises
- •Life at college and university
- •On higher education
- •Exercises
- •In England:
- •In Russia:
- •Oxbridge
- •Exercises
- •Education in russia
- •Exercises
- •Reform in the system of secondary education in russia
- •Exercises
- •Education in the united states of america
- •Exercises
- •Modern psychology
- •Exercises
- •Vocabulary Bank
- •Exercises
- •My plans for future
- •Vocabulary Bank
- •Add to your active vocabulary
- •Teacher’s profession
- •Vocabulary Bank
- •Exercises
- •I. The british monarchy today
- •II.Education in great britain
- •III. Psychological terms
- •Литература
- •Better english through reading совершенствуйте английский чтением
- •4 30007, Г. Саранск, ул. Студенческая, д. 11а
- •4 30000, Г. Саранск, ул. Рабочая, 155
Vocabulary Bank
space |
космос, пространство |
research |
исследование |
space research |
космическое исследование |
due to |
вследствие, из-за |
climate |
климат |
landscape |
ландшафт |
coast |
берег |
Atlantic coast |
Атлантическое побережье |
mineral deposits/ resources |
запасы полезных ископаемых |
gold |
золото |
silver |
серебро |
copper |
медь |
lead |
свинец |
zink |
цинк |
rich |
богатый |
to be rich in smth |
быть богатым чем-либо |
plenty of |
много |
mine |
шахта, рудник |
to mine |
добывать руду |
mining (industry) |
добывающая промышленность |
corn |
кукуруза |
pop-corn |
поп-корн |
belt |
пояс |
The Corn Belt |
Кукурузный пояс |
fertile |
плодородный, изобильный |
fertility |
плодородие, изобилие |
to water |
снабжать влагой, поливать, орошать |
water |
вода |
well watered |
хорошо орошаемый |
to raise |
выращивать |
to raise livestock |
выращивать домашний скот |
vegetable |
овощ, растительный |
to ship |
отправлять, отгружать |
to dot |
усеивать |
to be dotted with smth |
быть усеянным чем-либо |
average |
среднее число, средний |
store |
магазин |
to tend |
иметь тенденцию |
to look like |
выглядеть одинаково |
downtown |
деловая часть города |
cluster |
скопление, концентрация |
skyscraper |
небоскреб |
giant |
гигант |
suburb |
пригород |
to include |
включать |
to advertise |
рекламировать |
advertisement (ad) |
реклама |
consumer goods |
потребительские товары |
to deal in smth |
иметь дело с чем-либо |
to deal with smb |
иметь дело с кем-либо |
to refine |
очищать, повышать качество |
oil refining centre refinery |
нефтеперерабатывающий центр |
NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) |
Национальное управление по аэронавтике и исследованиям космического пространства |
cotton |
хлопок, хлопчатобумажный |
Exercises
1. Explain the usage of the articles and translate the sentences into Russian:
1. The US has a lot of mineral deposits.
The south is rich in oil.
Illinois is one of the richest farming regions of America.
There is a lot of fruit raising area.
California is one of the biggest grapes raising areas.
The most important crops grown in the States are tobacco, soybeans, grapes.
2. Use the nouns in the right form (singular or plural):
1. The population of New York City is more than eight million (people).
2. Chicago with a (population) of more than three and a half million is the second largest (city) in the US.
Chicago deals in wheat and other (grain).
Other big (city) are Huston, New Orleans and Los Angeles.
Huston is an oil refining and NASA space research (centre).
By the way, (Englishman) spell the name of the city as Houston.
Its (population) is about 1.213.000 (people).
3. Form the words as in the example:
to process meat – meat processing
to process milk
to produce cars
to refine oil
to raise livestock
to grow grains
to build ships
to build machines
to build bridges
4. Translate into Russian paying attention to the words in italics:
A highly developed industrialized country
Fruit raising area
An advertising business centre
The second largest city
Cattle meat processing
A cotton industry centre
A shipping commercial centre
A world leading motor car producer
NASA space research centre
A flour milling centre
5. Translate the following sentences into English:
1. Благодаря различиям в климате, природе и географическом положении каждый регион США имеет свои специфические черты.
Земли здесь плодородны и хорошо орошаемы.
Выращивают в основном кукурузу и пшеницу.
Также разводят много скота.
Большие площади заняты фруктовыми садами.
Фрукты и овощи Калифорнии вывозят в другие штаты и страны.
Значительная часть территории – это равнина с большим количеством ферм и маленьких городов.
6. Match the cities and their main characteristics, and make sentences of your own:
New York |
The first biggest city of the States |
New Orleans |
The second largest city |
Detroit |
An oil refining and space research centre |
Huston |
A cotton industry centre |
Chicago |
Hollywood |
Los Angeles |
A shipping commercial centre |
Philadelphia |
The world’s leader in car producing |
7. Sum up what the text says about:
The look of a modern big city and its downtown
The look of a town and its Main Street
Mineral resources f the country
The Corn Belt
The state of California
8. Say what else you know about the states and cities of the USA.