- •Contents
- •Vocabulary 23
- •Vocabulary 42
- •Internet Activity 47
- •Vocabulary 82
- •Vocabulary 108
- •Internet Activity 119
- •Vocabulary 151
- •Vocabulary 182
- •Internet Activity 193
- •Unit 1 Great Britain: history and modern times
- •Part a Reading and Comprehension
- •TexT Great Britain
- •Structural patterns Articles with geographic names
- •Articles with proper nouns
- •Prepositions
- •There is/ there are
- •There is/ It is compared
- •Syntaxis of a simple sentence in English language
- •Revision
- •Vocabulary
- •Speaking
- •Listening
- •Text The Role of the uk in the Modern World
- •Vocabulary
- •Добро пожаловать в Великобританию
- •Speaking
- •Internet Activity
- •History and Religion
- •Unit 2 The climate in the British Isles. The weather in the uk Part a Reading and Comprehension Text 1 Climate
- •Text 2 The Environment
- •Structural patterns Articles with names of seasons.
- •Articles with names of the day and night.
- •Articles with uncountable nouns.
- •SImple sentences with a compound predicate
- •Verbs and expressions followed by the Gerund
- •Pronoun or determiner ‘other’
- •Paired conjunctions
- •Prepositions (time)
- •Revision
- •Vocabulary
- •Speaking
- •Listening
- •Part b Reading and Comprehension Text 3 Advancements in Forecasting
- •Vocabulary
- •The climate and the weather of the British Isles
- •Structural patterns Articles with geographic names
- •Articles with a special group of nouns
- •Names of nationalities
- •Degrees of comparison of adjectives
- •The Article with adjectives in the superlative degree
- •The Article with numerals
- •Simple impersonal sentences
- •Revision
- •Vocabulary
- •Speaking
- •In order to be well understood, follow the guidelines below:
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- •Listening
- •Part b Reading and Comprehension Text London – The city of Contrasts.
- •Vocabulary
- •Speaking
- •Internet Activity
- •History
Revision
Exercise 29. Choose the correct variant
The (Chinese/Chinesemen/Chinamen) are very helpful.
It was (-the) simplest exercise.
He was a (Spaniard/Spanish/Spanishman) not a (Dutch/Dane/Danish). (from Denmark)
It was his (latest/last/latter) chance to appologise.
It was (my life’s worst day/ my life’s baddest day/ the worst day of my life/ the baddest day of my life).
The Festivals of tulips is a (Dutch/ Holland) holiday
I won’t go (/farther/ further/farest). You are not listening to me.
The (Arabish people/ Arabs/ Arabian people) are indignant at his words. They regard them as an insult.
The (/Italian/Italians/Italyman) are not punctual. They are always being late. That is (the irretatiest/ the irritating/the most irritating) thing about them.
Two men entered the room. One was tall, the (latest/last/ latter) was short.
Have you written (-/the) third paragraph?
He is (tallest/taller/more tall) than the boys of his class.
Have you ever tried (Scotish/Scot/Scotch) whisky. It is considered to be the (goodest/best/ most good) one.
The (Britons/ Brits/ British) are always talking about their weather.
The (last/latter/latest) news shocked us.
(-/the) best book I have ever read was "The War and the Peace".
A (Finn/ Finnman/ Finnish) entered the house.
Exercise 30. Fill in the gaps with the right article where it is necessary
…Wall Street is … most important business street in … New York.
When will you return? We will land in …Domodedovo airport tomorrow morning.
Where is … High Street?
I like going to … school. Though it takes me an hour to get to … school. It is situated in … Krzhizhanovskaya street.
After graduating from … Moscow Linguistic University I will find a good job.
Many theatres are situated on …Picadilly.
Every weekend we go out of … town. Our country house is in … Sosnovka. It’s not far from … Vnukovo airport.
Though he spent in … prison a couple of years
I have always wanted to visit ….Westminster Abbey and … St Paul’s Cathedral.
My father reads … Times evry morning. He needs to be in touch with … latest news.
…school I studied in is the best one.
…Red Square is … most beautiful in Moscow.
I have never been to Rome, and I am dreaming of visiting it. I was to see …Pantheon and … Colosseum.
I have never been to … Dubai. But I know exactly what hotel I want to stay in. …Sheraton Hotle is … best in the world.
…Pushkin Museum is a collection of fine pieces of art.
At 10 children pass to … secondary school.
Exercise 31. Translate from Russian into English
Я хочу поехать в Нью-Йорк. Пройти по Бродвею и Пятой Авеню и побывать в Центральном Парке, посмотреть Музей современного искусства Соломона Гуггенхайма и послушать музыку в Метрополитен Опера.
Мы прилетаем в аэропорт Брюсселя в 12-00 часов по полудню.
Гарвардский Университет признан лучшим в мире.
Оксфордский Университет – старейший Университет в Британии. Здесь можно встретить студентов самых разных национальностей: немцы, бельгийцы, испанцы, чехи, словаки, перуанцы, мексиканцы, китайцы, японцы и многие другие приезжают в этот Университет, чтобы получить лучшее и самое престижное образование на земле.
Родителей Джека вызвали в школу. Учитель хочет обсудить его плохое поведение.
В прошлом году мы ездили в Италию. Это была автобусная экскурсия по крупнейшим городам страны. Два дня мы провели в Риме. В первый день мы осмотрели достопримечательности Рима: Колизей, Пантеон, Римский Форум. На следующий день мы отправились за город. Здесь мы получили возможность осмотреть пригород города.
Моя машина больше, но и дороже. Ee машина более экономичная, но она меньше моей.
Большой театр – самый известный театр в Москве, хотя в Москве много театров.
Вчера мы были в больнице у дедушки. Он чувствует себя намного лучше. Мой дедушка попал в больницу неделю назад с подозрением на воспаление легких. Сейчас он уже идет на поправку.
Бэкингемский Дворец – это резиденция британского монарха, кроме этого это красивый памятник архитектуры.
Вы прочитали шестую главу, как я вас и просила?
Он самый привлекательный мужчина из всех, которых я знаю.