IV. Сравните системы образования по следующим аспектам:

1. The levels;

2. Types of schools;

3. Degrees and subjects;

4. Holidays;

5. Types of exams.

Lesson 11

The Main National Symbols of the UK and the USA

1. 1. Прочитайте и переведите тексты:

American Symbols

The American flag is often called “The Stars and Stripes”. There are three colours on the flag of the United States – red, white, and blue. As there are fifty states in the United States, there are fifty stars on the American flag: one star for each state. The American flag has thirteen stripes. The stripes are red and white. The flag has seven red stripes and six white stripes. There is one stripe for each of the first thirteen colonies of the United States.

People must know many things about the flag, for example: you should display it only during the day and you should fold it in a special way. In some schools there is a flag in each classroom, and children stand in front of the flag every day. You can see the American flag in shops and offices, in the streets and squares, in small towns and in big cities. You can see pictures of the American flag in newspapers and magazines. Americans are proud of their flag and display it in many places.

One of the most famous symbols of the USA is the Statue of Liberty. France gave the statue to America in 1884 as a symbol of friendship. The Statue is in New York on Liberty Island. It is one of the first things people see when they arrive in New York by sea.

The Union Jack

The flag of the United Kingdom, known as the Union Jack, is made up of three crosses. The upright Red Cross is the cross of St George, the patron saint of England. The white diagonal cross (with the arms going into the corners) is the cross of St Andrew, the patron saint of Scotland. The red diagonal cross is the cross of St Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland.

2. Ответьте на вопросы:

1) What main national symbols do you know in general?

2) Which nation is more religious: the British people or the Americans? Why do you think so?

II. 1. 1) Найдите в тексте английский эквивалент словосочетания «Статуя свободы».

2) По аналогии со словосочетанием в задании 1. раскройте скобки и объясните способ построений словосочетания: (a? the?) coat of arms. Переведите на русский язык.

2. Найдите в словосочетании the star-spangled banner форму глагола. Как она называется и какие ее показатели (см. упражнение V. 1. 6) из Lesson 6)?

III. 1. Просмотрите тексты и заполните таблицу.

Symbol	Correspondence

2. 1) Найдите название символа, в состав которого входит имя человека.

2) Ответьте на вопросы:

а) What is the name?

б) Is it the British of American symbol?

в) Is it a flag, a coat of arms or a hymn?

3. 1) Опишите британский и американский флаги, используя все возможные конструкции и называя количество символов (звезд, полосок). Раскройте скобки в следующих предложениях и продолжите их: а) I can see … on (the? a?) British (American) flag-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

б) The British (American) flag (to represent)------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

в) There (to be) … stripes (stars) on the American flag.------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

2) Расскажите о символическом значении изображений, используя глаголы to symbolize …, to mean …, to correspond to …

Найдите суффикс глагола, образованного от существительного a symbol – to symbolize.

Раскройте скобки, продолжите предложение по содержанию текста после многоточия и переведите: Stars (stripes) (to correspond) to ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Ответьте на вопрос: Чем является to после глагола to correspond: частицей инфинитива или предлогом? Почему?

IV. Составьте рассказ о национальных символах Великобритании и США по плану:

1. The USA

1) Traditions;

2) Stars and stripes;

3) The Statue of Liberty;

4) The eagle: an olive branch, arrows;

2. Great Britain

1) St George;

2) St Andrew;

3) St Patrick.

Lesson 12

The Influence of Geographical Position and Climate on Agriculture of Great Britain and the USA