IV. Make up 10 questions to the text

V. Read the following sentences and decide if they are true or false. Use the phrases:

It is not quite so; I’m afraid it is wrong; in my opinion; as far as I know.

1. The Romans came from today’s Italy in AD 55.

2. The Angles, Saxons and Jutes came from today’s Germany, Denmark and the Netherlands in the 5-th century.

3. The Vikings arrived from Germany throughout the 9-th century.

4. In 1066 the Normans headed by Alfred the Great invaded from France.

5. The English are the descendants of all the invaders.

6. King Henry VIII united England and Wales under one Parliament in 1536.

7. The King of Scotland inherited the crown of England and Wales in 1703.

8. In 1707 England and Scotland were joined by Act of Union.

9. The British rules the seas, and are greatest traders now.

10. Since 1066 no enemy has crossed the channel and invaded the country.

VII. Translate the sentences into English.

1. Нинішнім монархом Великобританії є королева Єлизавета II, яка була коронована в 1953 році. 2. Його досягнення були продовжені сином, Генріхом VIII, який став королем в 1509 році. 3. Об’єднане Королівство – це назва, яка була введена в 1801 році, коли Великобританія об'єдналася з Ірландією. 4. В Честері знаходиться відомий музей іграшок, який налічує понад 5000 старовинних та сучасних іграшок. 5. Він розповів нам про події, які мали місце в Великобританії останнім часом. 6. Мій товариш, який приїхав з Лондона, хоче розповісти нам про визначні місця свого рідного міста. 7. Джеймс Ватт, який був шотландським інженером, удосконалив парову машину. 8. Промислова революція, яка розпочалася у Великобританії на початку XVII століття, викликала великі зміни в суспільстві. 9. Маргарет Тетчер, яка стала прем’єр-міністром Великобританії, була керівником консервативної партії.

IX. Choose the right word: Earth, ground, land

1. Elizabeth I granted ... mainly to Protestants her followers. 2. In ancient times people had a strange idea about the ... which they thought to be flat (плоска). 3. I shook the apple-tree and many apples fell to the ... . 4. Soon the messengers came asking for ... and water, symbol of submission. 5. The rebels demanded the confiscation of ... which belonged to the church. 6. "Don't sit on the ..., it is wet and cold," said Miss Mary to the children.

Die, dead, death

1. Queen Elizabeth I of England … without children 2. Throw those flowers out; they are .... 3. The ground was covered with ... leaves. 4. The young soldier was wounded to ... and was carried away from the battlefield. 5. ... came instantly, and she had been ... for some time but then she was reanimated.

6 Where did Byron...? 7. Walter Scott, the great poet and novelist, ... in 1832.

ХVII. Перекладіть речення, використовуючи подані вирази:

to tell the truth — кажучи правду; to begin with — перш за все; почнемо з того, що; по-перше; to conclude / to sum up — підсумовуючи; to say nothing of — не кажучи вже про...; to put it simply — простіше кажучи; to put it briefly — коротше кажучи; to put it another way — кажучи інакше.

1. Their invention is of great scientific value, to say nothing of its possible economic effect. 2. To put it another way, inventions appear at times when societies need them. 3. To avoid making mistakes is difficult, because, to begin with, to err is human. 4. To put it briefly, this work must be done. 5. To tell the truth, we expected quite different results of this experiment. 6. To put it simply, special devices allow the whole system to function automatically.