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20. Work in small groups. What do you think?

1. What do you like best about living in your country?

2. What would you miss if you lived abroad?

3. Do you know any foreigners living in your country?

4. What do they like about it? What do they find different?

5. What social problems are there in your country?

6. What are the causes of each of the problems?

7. What could be done to prevent or solve them?

8. Are there any institutions in Russia that help alleviate such problems?

Writing

21. Translate the sentences from Russian into English.

1 Япония меньше, чем Китай.

2 Берлин не такой большой, как Токио.

3 Лондон - это более дорогой город, чем Москва.

4 Этот район самый опасный в нашем городе.

5 Китай меньше, чем Россия, а Корея еще меньше.

6 Я покажу вам самые красивые и лучшие места нашего города.

22A. Read the text and complete it using the phrases from the box.

  1. where the Queen lives

  2. are much bigger

  3. see the Queen

  4. many cars on the streets

The City of My Dream

London lies on the River Thames. A century ago London was the biggest city in the world, but now there are many cities which (1) ______ .

London is famous for many things. Tourists come from all over the world to visit Buckingham Palace, (2) __________, and the Houses of Parliament. They also come to visit its theatres, museums, and many shops.

Like many big cities, London has problems with traffic and pollution. Over 1,000,000 people a day use the London Underground, but there are still too (3) ____________. The air isn’t clear, but it is cleaner than it was 100 years ago.

If I were in London I would ride on the big wheel next to the river and (4) ________ at the ceremony.

22B. Write four paragraphs about your city. Begin each paragraph with the same words in bold as in the text about London. Write 100 - 150 words.

Paragraph 1 How big is it? Where is it?

Paragraph 2 What is it famous for?

Paragraph 3 Does it have any problems?

Paragraph 4 What would you do if you were there?

2. Politics

Reading

1. Study the Word List.

politics – политика

government правительство

govern/rule/run the country – править/управлять страной

ruler/ leader – правитель, лидер

monarchy – монархия

republic – республика

democracy – демократия

dictatorship – диктатура

political position – политическая позиция

representative – представитель

elections take place/are heldвыборы происходят, проводятся

vote forголосовать за

political partyполитическая партия

economic policyэкономическая/хозяйственная политика

foreign policy – внешняя политика

2. Complete the table. Use a dictionary if necessary.

verb

general noun

person

believe

belief

believer

-

politics

govern

voter

dictate

rule

leader