- •Оглавление
- •Введение
- •10 Features peculiar to the British
- •1. Before you read and translate the following text, study the vocabulary and learn the words by heart.
- •10 Features peculiar to the British
- •2. Give the Russian equivalents for the following words and word combinations:
- •3. Give the English equivalents for the following words and word combinations:
- •4. Complete the sentences with the information based on the text.
- •5. Word-formation section.
- •6. Explain the following in English.
- •7. Find one word out. Explain your choice.
- •9. Do the translation into English.
- •10. Write an essay. Choose the subject.
- •National characteristics
- •1. Read the text and match these headings to paragraphs 1-6. There's one heading you don't need.
- •2. The following words are in the article. Choose the best meaning from the possible answers below.
- •3. Analyse the text, answering the following questions:
- •Part II Holidays in Great Britain
- •1. Before you read and translate the following text, study the vocabulary and learn the words by heart.
- •2. Give the Russian equivalents for the following words and word combinations:
- •3. Find in the text the English equivalents for the following words and word combinations:
- •4. Say when the following holidays are observed.
- •5. Make up the words of different parts of speech. Use the following suffixes:
- •6. Guess what holiday or festival is meant in each sentence.
- •7. Say if these statements are true or false. Justify your answer. Use the following formulas:
- •8. Answer the following questions:
- •9. Do the translation into English.
- •10. Render the text. Use the following introductory phrases:
- •Part III Sport traditions
- •1. Match the following titles to the parts of the text:
- •2. Answer the following questions:
- •3. Match the words to make word combinations.
- •4. Do the translation into English.
- •5. Make the question plan of the text. Part IV Royal traditions and ceremonies
- •Swan-Upping
- •The Queen's Telegram
- •The Trooping of the Colour
- •Giving Honours
- •The State Opening of the Parliament
- •1. Complete the sentences. Consult the text if necessary.
- •2. Correlate each word / word combination with the royal tradition.
- •3. Match the English word combinations to their Russian equivalents.
- •4. Work in pairs. Make 2-3 questions to every paragraph and answer them.
- •5. Do the translation into English.
- •6. Write an essay expressing you ideas on any of the following statements:
- •Part V Holidays in the usa
- •1. Read the following text about the most popular holidays in the usa. Before reading, study the following words and word combinations:
- •2. Give the Russian equivalents for the following words and word combinations:
- •3. Find in the text the English equivalents for the following words and word combinations:
- •4. Correct the statements. Consult the text if necessary.
- •6. Answer the questions according to the text content. Use the following introductory expressions:
- •7. Translate the sentences from Russian into English.
- •8. Make a plan of the text "Holidays in the usa". Retell the text using your plan. Part VI Anglosphere6
- •1. Read the text below and answer the question "What is anglosphere?"
- •Anglosphere factfile
- •3. Give the Russian equivalents for the following words and word combinations:
- •4. Complete the chart with the information from the text above.
- •5. Complete the sentences with the information based on the text.
- •6. Answer the following questions:
- •7. Do the translation into English.
- •Flags and emblems of the uk National flag of the uk
- •Is made up of:
1. Match the following titles to the parts of the text:
Wimbledon;
Boxing Day Hunts;
Vintage Car Rally;
Royal Ascot;
The University Boat Race.
2. Answer the following questions:
What is Wimbledon?
What is the function of a "cox"?
What two famous British universities take part in the rowing competition?
What is Brighton famous for?
Where does Queen come every June to see the horse-racing?
What is the most interesting sport tradition of the enumerated above? Explain you point of view.
Would you like to participate in any of these celebrations? Explain you point of view.
3. Match the words to make word combinations.
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4. Do the translation into English.
1. В 1829 году университеты Оксфорда и Кембриджа впервые организовали лодочные гонки, и в этом соревновании Оксфорд победил.
2. Уимблдон – это лондонское предместье (suburb), где каждый год имеет место турнир по теннису.
3. Ралли, где участвуют старинные автомобили, – одно из самых запоминающихся событий в Великобритании. Гонка начинается в Лондоне и завершается в Брайтоне.
4. Традиционно День охоты на лис выпадает на 26 декабря. Сегодня многие считают эту традицию довольно жестокой, а участники различных организаций по защите природы принимают меры по отмене этой традиции.
5. Эскот – небольшой город в Англии, расположенный близ графства Винзор, который является местом ежегодных скачек.
5. Make the question plan of the text. Part IV Royal traditions and ceremonies
As you know Great Britain is a country which has no written constitution. It means that everything in Great Britain is based on traditions that are really numerous. Read the text about the British royal traditions and answer the following questions:
1. Do you find the following traditions interesting/ amazing/ necessary/ silly?
2. Would you like some of these traditions to be introduced in Russia?
Swan-Upping
When swans were first introduced into Britain (probably in the 13th century, from Cyprus) they were very rare and were considered a great delicacy in the kitchens of the nobility. At that time they were proclaimed royal birds, and the reigning sovereign was, and still is, Seigneur of the Swans. Ownership of all the swans on the Thames is divided between the Queen and two of the oldest trade Companies in the City of London, the Dyers (produce dye) and the Vintners (produce wine). These two companies were granted the privilege in the reign of Elizabeth I.
Once a year, usually in the second half of July, the ceremony of swan-upping takes place. The Swanmasters wear special gold-braided uniforms, and their assistants are dressed in striped jerseys. Their task is to mark cygnets on the Thames from London Bridge to Henley-on-Thames. There are always several hundred birds to be marked, and the job takes a week or more to complete.