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- •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:
The Queen's Telegram
This custom is not very old, but it's for very old people. On his or her one hundredth birthday, a British person gets a greeting telegram from the Queen.
The Trooping of the Colour
The Queen is the only person in Britain with two birthdays. Her real birthday is on April, 21, but she also has an "official" birthday. That's on the second Saturday in June. And on the Queen's official birthday, there's a traditional ceremony called the Trooping of the Colour. It's a big parade with brass bands and hundreds of soldiers. A "regiment" of the Queen's soldiers, the Guards, march in front of her. At the front of the parade is the regiment's flag or "colour". The Guards are trooping the colour. Thousands of Londoners and tourists watch this Parade.
Giving Honours
The Queen gives titles or "honours" twice a year (once in January and once in June) at Buckingham Palace.
There are a lot of different honours. Here are a few:
M.B.E. – Member of the British Empire.
Knighthood. A knight has "Sir" before his name. A new knight kneels in front of the Queen, who touches first his right, then left shoulder with a sword. Then she says: "Arise, Sir … [his first name]", and the knight stands.
Peerage. A peer is a lord. Peers sit in the House of Parliament (that's one part of the houses of Parliament).
Dame / Baroness are two of the highest honours for a woman.
The State Opening of the Parliament
The Parliament, not the Queen, controls modern Britain. But traditionally it is the Queen who opens the Parliament every autumn. She travels from Buckingham Palace to the Houses of Parliament in a gold carriage – the Irish State Coach. At the houses of Parliament the Queen in a crown sits on the throne in the House of Lords. She reads the "Queen's Speech".
1. Complete the sentences. Consult the text if necessary.
The Swan-Upping ceremony takes place…
The essence of the Swan-Upping ceremony is…
…a greeting telegram from the queen.
…has an "official" birthday.
Dame and Baroness are…
…controls modern Britain.
…opens the Parliament every autumn.
2. Correlate each word / word combination with the royal tradition.
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3. Match the English word combinations to their Russian equivalents.
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