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4.4 Fill in the synonyms from the list.

famous; well-known (often seen or heard); to devote; to forbid; legislators; contrary to;

to prohibit

law-makers

unlike

distinguished

to dedicate

familiar

4.5 Match the parts to make up the word-combinations from the text.

1 Federal

2. Capitol

3 House of

4 American

5 Statue of

6 Lincoln

7 Emancipation

8 Washington

9 marble and granite

10 White

11 Pennsylvania

12 numerous

a) Freedom

b) Avenue

c) museums, art galleries, libraries, churches, parks, memorials and monuments

d) Government

e) House

f) obelisk

g) Monument

h) Representatives

i) Congress

j) Proclamation

k) Hill

l) Memorial

5. Reading for detail. Read the text carefully to answer the following questions.

1. What does the abbreviation ‘D.C.’ stand for?

2. Why are these letters added to ‘Washington’?

3. What is special about this district?

4. Are there skyscrapers in Washington?

5. How do Washingtonians differ from the people of New York?

6. What is the highest point in Washington?

7. What building stands on Capitol Hill?

8. What do you know about the building?

9. What is the Mall?

10. What makes Lincoln Memorial recognizable among other memorials?

11. What is the 16th American President famous for?

12. What is the tallest stone structure in the United States?

13. What building is the residence of the President?

14. What is Pennsylvania Avenue famous for?

15. Why does Washington attract so many tourists each year?

6. Speaking. Complete the following sentences with the words and word combinations from the text and the exercises. Washington d.C.

1. The United States capital is …

2. These letters are always added to …

3. ‘D.C.’ stands for …

4. This special federal district doesn’t belong to …

5. Washington is important as …

6. The centre of the city is …

7. The building stands on …

8. The law prohibits …

9. That’s why there are no …

10. The Capitol is home of both …

11. Another governmental building is the White House – …

12. Today, Washington has a population of …

13. There are very few people in the street and many more …

14. People go to bed …

15. Washington is also a great cultural center containing …

16. The most famous memorials are …

17. A broad lawn, called the Mall, stretches from the foot of the Capitol to the …

18. Abraham Lincoln, the 16th American President, is called “the Great Emancipator” because …

19. In the center of the Mall you can see the Washington Monument, a marble and granite obelisk dedicated to …

20. Washington is unlike many other cities in …

21. No wonder that each year, …

7. PRESENTATION. Speak on the topic ‘Washington D.C.’

TESTS

1st Year 1st Term

TEST 1

(Variant 1)

To complete this Test refer to GRAMMAR REFERENCE for revision.

WORD ORDER

1. Put the words in the correct order to make up a sentence (a statement, an imperative, or an exclamation).

1. to/pass/plate/John/please/the.

2. didn’t/pocket/elder/month/to/I/money/son/any/send/my/last.

3. Mary/since/saw/changed/we/last/has/her.

4. your/mistake/is/test/a/there/in.

5. this/we/are/to/problem/trying/solve/the/is.

6. weather/what/fine!

7. is/warm/the/in/room/it.

2. Put the words in the correct order to make up a question.

1. time/he/on/always/come/his/to/does/classes?

2. long/studied/English/how/you/have?

3. delivers/your/in/who/newspaper/morning/the?

4. Kate/for/waiting/is/who?

5. an/did/ last/accident/he/have/week?

6. married/they/did/get/when?

7. rich/do/want/you/to/or/be/famous?