14. Answer the following questions.

1. What is the culture of Russia famous for?

2. What can you say about the Red Square?

3. When was the Cathedral of Basil the Blessed erected?

4. What can you tell about the Kremlin?

5. What places of interest are there on the territory of the Kremlin?

6. What masterpieces can you see in the Oruzheynaya Palata?

7. When was the tretyakov Gallery founded?

15. Complete the following sentences.

1. The Russian culture is famous for (русским балетом, оперой, живописью).

2. (Красная площадь) was founded in the 15^th century and named “the Red Square” (из-за своей красоты).

3. (Собор Василия Блаженного) was built during (царствования Ивана Грозного).

4. The Red Square is the place for (официальных церемоний и парадов).

5. The Kremlin is (шедевр древней Русской архитектуры).

6. Moscow was built (на семи холмах) one of which (окружен красной стеной).

7. Oruzheynaya Palata was started in the 14^th century as the collection of (карет, посуды, корон, государственных символов и одежды царей и цариц).

8. (Третьяковская галерея) was founded in 1856 as (частная коллекция).

16. Find in the text and read information about.

1. the culture of Russia.

2. The Red Square as the heart of Moscow.

3. The Kremlin as the masterpiece of ancient Russian architecture.

4. The Tsar Bell and the Tsar Cannon.

5. The greatest Museum of Russia-the Tretyakov Gallery.

17.Give the short summery of the text.

UNIT 2. THE UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NOTHERN IRELAND

1.Practice the pronunciation of the following words and word-combinations.

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland – Соединенное Королевство Великобритании и Северной Ирландии

The British Isles – Британские острова

Edinburgh – Эдинбург

The Irish Sea – Ирландское море

The Atlantic Ocean – Атлантический океан

Highlands – гористая часть

Lowlands – низменная часть

The Severn – Северн

The Thames – Темза

Gulf Stream – Гольфстрим

2.State a part of speech of the following words.

Mountainous, beautiful, highest, population, highly, developed, industrial, producer, equipment, government.

3.Give 3 forms of the following verbs.

To consist, to be, to make, to mean, to include, to have, to influence, to know, to rule, to consist.

4.Read and translate the text A.

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is situated on the British Isles. The British Isles consist of two large islands, Great Britain and Ireland, and about five thousand small islands. Their total area is over 244,000 square kilometers.

The United Kingdom is made up of four countries: England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. Their capitals are London, Cardiff, Edinburgh and Belfast respectively. Great Britain consists of England, Scotland and Wales and does not include Northern Ireland. But in everyday speech ‘Great Britain’ is used to mean the United Kingdom. The capital of the UK is London.

The British Isles are separated from the European continent by the North Sea and the English Channel. The western coast of Great Britain is washed by the Atlantic Ocean and the Irish Sea.

The surface of the British Isles varies very much. The north of Scotland is mountainous and is called the Highlands, while the south, which has beautiful valleys and plains, is called the Lowlands. The north and west of England are mountainous, but all the rest – east, centre and south-east – is a vast plain. Mountains are not very high. Ben Nevis in Scotland is the highest mountain (1343m.)

There are a lot of rivers in Great Britain, but they are not very long. The Severn is the longest river, while the Thames is the deepest and the most important one.

The mountains, the Atlantic Ocean and the warm waters of Gulf Stream influence the climate of the British Isles. It is mild the whole year round.

The UK is one of the world’s smaller countries. Its population is over 57 million. About 80% of the population is urban.

The UK is a highly developed industrial country. It is known as one of the world’s largest producers and exporters of machinery, electronics, textile, aircraft and navigation equipment. One of the chief industries of the country is shipbuilding.

The UK is a constitutional monarchy. In law, the Head of State is the Queen. In practice, the Queen reigns, but does not rule. The country is ruled by the elected government with the Prime Minister at the head. The British Parliament consists of two chambers: the House of Lords and the House of Commons.

There are three main political parties in Great Britain: the Labour, the Conservative and the Liberal parties.

5.Match English and Russian equivalents.

is situated	соответственно
total area	состоит
is made up	по закону
English Channel	расположено
respectively	городской
mountainous	общая площадь
urban	Ла-Манш
highly developed	конституционная монархия
constitutional monarchy	гористый
in law	высоко развитый