- •A view on britain
- •Contents
- •Part I the united kingdom of great britain and nothern ireland unit I
- •A) Look at the pictures. What parts of the uk do you think these plants symbolize?
- •Watch the sequence and match the parts of the uk with the national flags.
- •Watch the sequence again and fill in the missing information.
- •Watch the sequence, identify the places: Edinburgh, Stratford-upon-Avon, York, Liverpool, Cambridge and Oxford and make notes on each place.
- •Watch the sequence, tick the true sentences and correct the false sentences.
- •8. Read the text and check yourselves. Great britain
- •9. A) Unscramble the words.
- •10. Fill in the words from the list and then make sentences about your country using the completed phrases.
- •11. Name the tenses of the verbs in bold (1-5), and then match them to the uses (a-e)
- •16. These lines are from the email. Where do they go?
- •17. Write an email to book a room at the hotel.
- •1. A) Guess some political items.
- •A) Complete the scheme about the uk political system.
- •Political life
- •Match the numbers to the letters.
- •Use the words in bold to complete definitions 1-7.
- •Answer the questions using new vocabulary.
- •Part II london unit I
- •Complete the speech bubbles.
- •Watch the sequence and answer the questions.
- •Fill in the gaps with the names of popular attractions in London.
- •What are the parts of London?
- •Read the text to find out if your guess is correct. London
- •Now read the text again and for questions 1-5 choose the best answer: a, b or c.
- •13. Find words, phrases or expressions in the text which mean:
- •14. Match the numbers to the letters.
- •15. Put the verbs in brackets in the correct form.
- •16. Group work.
- •17. A) Listen to the directions, note them down and mark the route on the map.
- •Unit II
- •1. How much do you remember about London? Look at the pictures and try to match the names from the box with the sights.
- •2. Try to answer the questions about London sights, then listen and check your answers.
- •3. Play the part of a tourist guide. Show London sights to a group of tourists. Use the prompts:
- •4. Join the sentences with which or where.
- •5. Read about London and complete the text using the words in the box.
- •6. Write four paragraphs about your capital city. Begin each paragraph with the same words as in the text about London. Write 100-150 words.
- •Part III british towns bath
- •Supply the words with synonyms.
- •Make a choice between Present Participle and Past Participle:
- •Watch the film and arrange the statements in order of their appearance.
- •4. A) Watch the film and decide whether the statements are true or false.
- •Watch the film with sound turned off and make it sound yourself. Oxford
- •1. Fill in the blanks with the words from the box.
- •2. Watch the film and check your answers.
- •3. Watch the film and match the places of interest with the sets of words describing them.
- •Describe the sights using the active vocabulary.
- •You have a ticket to Oxford. Choose the places you want to visit and explain why. Cambridge
- •Match the words with their definitions.
- •Watch the film and complete the sentences with the active vocabulary.
- •Describe the sights enlisted below.
- •4. Show your friend round Cambridge.
- •Giving directions
- •A map of london
- •1. Say where in London you can:
- •2. Choose the best option.
- •3. Do the quiz. Choose a, b, c, or d.
- •4. Match beginnings to the endings.
- •5. Mark the statements as true or false.
- •6. Complete the article about the London Eye with the verbs in the brackets in either the active or passive form.
- •Vocabulary bank
- •Vocabulary bank
- •References
2. Watch the film and check your answers.
3. Watch the film and match the places of interest with the sets of words describing them.
Observatory
House of Oxford University Press
The Sheldonian theatre
The Bridge of sights
St. Mary’s Church
Paul Souls Chapel
Christ Church
Tom Tower
The Colfax Tower
The Martyr’s memorial
The Ashmolean Museum
Davial College
St. John’s college
Designed by, spoil the view, many ceremonies take place;
Superb carving, the history of science, to display the astrolabes, a large collection of microscopes;
Victorian style, 13th century, one of the oldest in the world;
Serve as a chantry, pray;
Link colleges, a copy of the one in Venice;
Originate in the14th century, strike hours
Describe the sights using the active vocabulary.
You have a ticket to Oxford. Choose the places you want to visit and explain why. Cambridge
Match the words with their definitions.
to go back to (возвращаться)
flat (плоский, ровный)
featured (известный, популярный)
landscape (пейзаж)
elaborated (тщательно разработанный, улучшенный)
to be founded (быть основанным)
to intend (намереваться)
to change one’s mind (передумать)
magnificent (великолепный)
to fall through (потерпеть неудачу)
to house (помещать)
screw (болт, шуруп)
to hustle (торопить, понуждать)
to bustle (суетиться)
serenity (безмятежность)
to match (подходить к чему-либо)
peaceful and calm, troubled by nothing;
a large area of countryside, especially in relation to its appearance;
to propose or plan;
to return;
to resemble, harmonize with, correspond to, or equal;
to provide space for, to be in;
to fail to happen;
energetic and noisy activity;
not rounded and having little or no height;
splendid or impressive in appearance;
a small straight thin metal object with a raised edge which is used to join pieces of wood together;
to bring something into existence;
to have (include) an especially typical quality or important part;
to make more complicated or ornate;
to start thinking about something in a different way;
to move or cause to move hurriedly.
Watch the film and complete the sentences with the active vocabulary.
St. John’s College is remarkable for … carving.
The Fitz William Museum … a major international of art.
King Henry the 6th first planned a small building, then he … and decided to create a college that would be the largest and most … in the world.
King Henry the 6th lost his throne in the War of the Roses and his plan… .
King’s College has strange history because it …. In 1441.
Cambridge academic history … 700 years or more.
Whatever you will mould Cambridge … it.
The Queen’s College Mathematical Bridge was built in 1749 and rebuilt in 1902 without using any … or nails.
6 of 22 colleges back onto the river Cam and … with the beautiful … Backs.
Jinity College was founded by Henry the 8th and … to be out of all the other colleges in the world.
Cambridge lies in the … lands of East Anglia.
Cambridge is one of the most attractive places in Britain combining … and … of the community with … of The Backs.