Модуль 3 Устная тема задания по самостоятельной работе над устными темами

1. Great Britain

1. Изучите активную лексику урока и повторите слова за диктором:

aircraft (n) – самолет(ы), авиация

develop (v) – развивать(ся)

equipment (n) - оборудование

island (n) - остров

plain (n) - равнина

shipbuilding (n) - судостроение

surface (n) - поверхность

urban (adj) - городской

vast (adj) – огромный, обширный

vary (v) - отличаться

agriculture (n) – сельское хозяйство

yields (n) – урожай

2. Прочитайте текст, переведите его и выберите правильные ответы на вопросы:

1. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland consists of…………

a) 5 parts

b) 4 parts

c) 3 parts

2. Great Britain occupies the territory of about ……………….

a) 240,000 square km

b) 444,000 square km

c) 244,000 square km

3. The most part of the population live in ……………………..

a) cities and towns

b) rural areas

c) mountains

4. What is the surface of the country?

a) It’s various.

b) There are only mountains.

c) Plains and rivers make up the country’s surface.

5. British economy is ………………………

a) not developed

b) highly developed

c) developing

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is situated on the British Isles. It consists of four parts: England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. England, Wales and Scotland occupy the territory of Great Britain. Northern Ireland is situated in the northern part of Ireland.

The territory of the United Kingdom is about 244,000 square kilometers. The population is over 60 million. About 80% of the population is urban. The capital of the country is London.

The surface of Great Britain varies greatly. The northern and western parts of the country are mountainous and are called the Highlands. All the rest (south, east and the centre) is a vast plain which is called the Lowlands. The mountains are not very high. The rivers are not long. The most important of them are the Severn and the Thames. There are many beautiful lakes in the mountainous parts of the country.

Great Britain is a highly developed industrial country. It is known as one of the world’s largest producers and exporters of iron and steel products, machinery and electronics, chemicals and textile, aircraft and navigation equipment. One of the chief industries of the country is shipbuilding.

Three-quarters of the United Kingdom’s land is dedicated to agriculture. About two per cent of the population of the United Kingdom are engaged in agriculture, but the yields of English farms and pastures are very high. Wheat, barley, oats and potatoes are the most important crops grown. Sheep, cattle and pigs are the most numerous types of livestock.

3. Подберите правильный перевод к словам и фразам:

A) highly developed a) вся остальная часть

B) all the rest b) основная отрасль промышленности

C) vast plain c) домашний скот

D) mountainous parts d) высокоразвитый

E) chief industry e) обширная равнина

F) crops f) гористая часть

G) livestock g) сель/хоз. kультуры

4. Дополните выражения из текста предлогами:

1. It consists …..

2. is situated ….

3. the most important …them

4. one … the chief industries

5. is dedicated ….

6. is engaged …. agriculture

5. Заполните пропуски в предложениях одним из предложенных слов:

1. The northern part of the country is ………………(mountains/mountainous).

2. One of the chief ……….(industrial/industries) is shipbuilding.

3. The northern and western parts of the country are called ……….(Lowlands/Highlands).

4. The population of Great Britain is ……….(under/over) 60 million.

5. About ……(2% / 20%) of the population are engaged in agriculture.

6. Составьте предложения из данных слов и словосочетаний:

1. 244,000, of, the, occupies, about, square, territory, It, kilometers.

2. mountainous, are, the, parts, There, many beautiful lakes, in.

3. capital, is, of, The, country, the, London.

4. One, chief, industries, of, the, is, shipbuilding.

5. farms and pastures, very high, are, The, yields, of.

7. Составьте план и кратко изложите содержание текста в письменной форме.

2. THE USA

1. Изучите активную лексику урока и повторите слова за диктором:

corn (n) - зерно

cotton (n) - хлопок

industry (n) – отрасль промышленности

coast (n) – берег, побережье

ocean (n) - океан

population (n) - население

racial (adj) - расовый

federation (n) – федерация, союз, объединение

powerful (adj) – сильный, могущественный

stretch (v) - простираться

unite (v) – объединять

2. Прочитайте текст, переведите его и выберите правильные ответы на вопросы:

1. The territory of the USA is ………than that of Europe.

   1. bigger

   2. much smaller

   3. a little smaller

2. What kind of state is the USA?

   1. It’s a federal republic.

   2. It’s a constitutional monarchy.

   3. It’s a parliamentary republic.

3. Where is the motor-car industry most developed?

   1. Detroit

   2. Chicago

   3. New-York

4. Why is the region of the Middle West called ” Corn Belt”?

   1. Because they grow wheat and maize there.

   2. Because they buy wheat and maize from other regions.

   3. Because cotton is grown there.

5. The USA economy is …………………

   1. not developed at all.

   2. highly developed.

   3. developing.

The USA is a large country. Its area is only a little smaller than that of Europe. It is 9 million square kilometers. The USA lies in the central part of the North American continent between Canada and Mexico. Its western coast is washed by the Pacific Ocean and its eastern coast is washed by the Atlantic Ocean and the Gulf of Mexico.

The population of the USA is more than 281 million people. It represents practically all racial and national groups. There are 26 mln Negroes and half a million Indians in the USA. 73 per cent of the population live in towns.

The capital of the USA is Washington, named after the first president of the USA G. Washington. The USA is a federal republic. It’s a federation of 50 states. It was established by the Constitution in 1787.

The USA is the leading and powerful state in the world. It is a highly developed industrial country. Its agriculture is highly mechanized. The heavy industries are in the region of the Great Lakes, in Detroit and Chicago. The motor-car industry is highly developed in Detroit. Shipbuilding industry is in San Francisco, the textile industry is in the north-east and the south.

Agriculture is widespread in the Middle West, which is the region of wheat and maize called the “Corn Belt”. One single product, cotton, unites one sixth of the USA into a region called the “Cotton Belt”. It stretches all over the southern states. The main industrial centres in the USA are New-York, Chicago, Philadelphia, Detroit, San Francisco and Los Angeles.