Contents

Part I

Unit 1. The Family ……………………………………………….. 6

Unit 2. Meals…..…………………………………………….……. 13

Unit 3. Jobs……………………………………………………... 22

Unit 4. Recreation. Movies. TV. Music………………………….. 30

Unit 5. The Environment………………………………………… 37

Unit 6. Travelling…………………………………………………. 43

Unit 7. The Place We Live in……………………………………. 49

Unit 8. Clothes and Shopping…………………………………… 54

Part II

Unit I. England before and during the Roman Invasion………… 61

Unit 2. Anglo-Saxon England. Alfred the Great………………… 63

Unit 3. Alfred's Followers……………………………………….. 66

Unit 4. England before the Norman Invasion…………………… 68

Unit 5. The Norman Invasion……………………………………. 71

Unit 6. The First Norman Kings…………………………………. 73

Unit 7. The Anarchy……………………………………………... 75

Unit 8. The Angevin Empire. Thomas Becket……………………..76

Unit 9. Richard the Lion Heart…………………………………… 79

Unit 10. John Lackland and the Magna Carta…………………….. 81

Unit 11. Henry III. The Provisions of Oxford……………………. 84

Unit 12. Edward I Longshanks. Wars in Scotland and Wales……. 86

Unit 13. The Tragic Death of Edward II………………………… 89

Unit 14. Edward III, the Hundred Years` War………………….... 90

Unit 15 Richard II and the Rebellion of Wat Tyler……………… 92

Unit 16. The Lancaster Branch. Henry IV……………………….. 96

Unit 17. The Continuation of the Hundred Years` War. Henry V..... 98

Unit 18. Henry VI, Edward IV, V, Richard III and the Wars

of the Roses………………………………………………………..99

Unit 19. The Change of Dynasty. England during the Rule

of Henry VII…………………………………………………….. 104

Unit 20. Henry VIII and his Reformation of the Church………....106

Unit 21. Edward VI and Lady Jane Grey………………………... 109

Unit 22. Mary I and Return to Catholicism……………………... 111

Unit 23. Elizabeth I and the English Renaissance………………. 113

Unit 24. The Stuarts` ascension. James I……………………….. 117

Unit 25 Charles I. England before the Civil War………………. 119

Unit 26 The Civil Wars………………………………………… 121

Part III

Text 1.The Protectorate of Oliver Cromwell…………………… 123

Text 2. The Restoration of the Monarchy. Charles II…………… 125

Text 3. James II…………………………………………………. 129

Text 4. The Glorious Revolution. William III and Mary II…….. 130

Text 5. Queen Ann………………………………………………. 128

Text 6. The Hanoverians. George I…………………………….. 132

Text 7. George II………………………………………………... 133

Text 8. George III………………………………………………. 134

Text 9. George IV……………………………………………….. 137

Text 10. The Victorian Age………………………………………. 138

Text 11. Great Britain before and during World War I. Edward VII. George V……………………………………………………….. 139

Text 12. Great Britain before and during World War II. Edward VIII, George VI……………………………………………………….. 143

Text 13. Elizabeth II……………………………………………. 144

Grammar Review……………………………………………….. 149

Part I Unit 1. The Family

Text 1. The Family

There are different views on family life. Some people can't do without the support and love of their families. Others say it is the source of problems. Anyway, the family is a powerful symbol. We see happy families on TV, politicians speak about "family values". Sociologists divide families into two types: the nuclear family and the extended family. The nuclear family consists of parents and their children. The extended family may include several generations living together. There are people who say that the family unit is in crisis and family values are in decline. In fact, it may be true, because the divorce rate is high, and many people prefer to remain single. Yet, the idea of family decay is not new. It has been a concern since World I, but people still get married and children are born. What exactly is a family? There is no definition of a "normal" family. Broadly speaking, the family is a group of people related by blood or law, living together or associating with one another for a common purpose.

Comprehension and discussion

What are the main views on family life?

What types of family exist today?

What is the family?

Why do people predict the end of the family as an institution?

Do you believe in the end of the family unit?

Text 2. Meet My Family

Let me introduce myself. My name is James Stephen Smith, Jim for short. I was born on the 20th of January, 1990, in London. I went to school and then entered London University. I did history there and now I work for the British Museum.

My family is not large. It is an average nuclear family: my mother, my father, my younger brother and sister. There are also lots of close and distant relatives, who form our extended family. Among them there are my grandparents, aunts, uncles, cousins, nephews and nieces.

My parents were married 27 years ago. It was a love match and they are still devoted to each other. My father is 55, he is a doctor. He likes his job very much. His hobby is reading historical books. In my childhood he told me much about different interesting events, so I learned to love History. My mother is 54. She teaches French at college. She is fond of European culture. She also likes travelling. I share her interests and we often travel together. My brother and sister are twins. They are 5 years my junior. They are students at University College. My brother John reads modern languages and my sister Jane is going to be a doctor. John took after my mother and Jane took after my father. They are both the very picture of Susan, our granny on my mother's side. My aunt Julia lives with Susan. She is a widow and brings up my cousin Matty, who is still at school. There are also many other relatives who live in different parts of Britain and on the continent. We usually see one another at Christmas and other holidays.

Ask 5 questions to the text.

Memorize the words.

Make up 10 sentences in English and ask your friends to translate them into Russian.

half-brother – сводный брат stepdaughter(son) – падчерица, пасынок stepfather(mother) – отчим, мачеха grandson(daughter) – внук, внучка grandparents – бабушка, дедушка twins – близнецы aunt – тетя uncle – дядя cousin – двоюродный брат second cousin – троюродный брат nephew – племянник niece – племянница relative, kinsman - родственник distant relative – дальний родственни bride – невеста bridegroom – жених fiance, fiancee – невеста, жених(обрученные) ancestor – предок widow, widower – вдова, вдовец engagement – помолвка marriage – брак wedding – свадьба a newly-married couple – молодожены to be of age – быть совершеннолетним to adopt – усыновлять to bring up – воспитывать

a first-born child – первенец an only child – единственный ребенок a foster child – приемный ребенок to be the pet of the family – быть любимцем в семье bachelor - холостяк spinster – незамужняя женщина, “старая дева” to come from a poor(rich) family – происходить из бедной (богатой) семьи to support – содержать семью to provide for one`s family - обеспечивать семью to be like smb. – походить на кого-то to be the very picture of smb.- быть похожим как две капли воды to take after smb. – пойти в кого-то (по характеру) to resemble – напоминать to have relatives on one`s mother`s side – иметь родственников со стороны матери to marry smb. – жениться, выходить замуж to be married to smb. – состоять в браке с кем-то to be 2 years smb`s senior (junior) – быть старше (моложе) кого-то sibling - брат или сестра to be single - не состоять в браке to go out with smb (to date smb)-встречаться с кем-либо to keep in touch with smb. -поддерживать отношения с кем-либо

Remember the proverbs and sayings:

Absence makes the heart grow fonder – Реже видишь, больше любишь

Every family has a black sheep – В каждом стаде есть паршивая овца.

As you brew, so must you drink – Что посеешь, то и пожнешь

Beauty lies in lover`s eyes – Не по хорошу мил, а по милу хорош.

Marry in haste, repent at leisure –Женился на скорую руку, да на долгую муку.

What is sauce for the goose is sauce to the gander – Муж и жена-одна сатана

Make up a story or a conversation to illustrate the meaning of one of them.

Conversations

Read and listen to the conversations and train them with your friends.

1. A. How old are you? B. I am 36. A. Are you married? B. Yes, I am married with two kids. 2. A. What do you do professionally? B. I am a doctor. A. Do you like your job? B. Oh, I like it a lot. A. And what do you do for recreation? B. I like watching movies. I like cooking too. 3. A. How old are you? B. I am 28. A. Are you married? B. No, I am not married. A. What do you do? B. I sell real estate. A. Do you like your job? B. No, not really. But I make good money. A. What do you do in your spare time? B. I like playing the guitar. 4. A. How old are you? B. I am 34. And you? A. I am 41. Are you married? B. I am divorced. What about you? A. I am married with two kids. B. What do you do professionally? A. I am a lawyer. And you? B. I am Head of Marketing department. A. What does your company do? B. We sell digital equipment. A. Do you like your job? B. No, not really. But I make good money. A. What do you do for recreation? B. I like playing soccer. A. And I like going out at weekends. I like travelling too.

5. A. How old are you? B. I am 21. A. Are you a student? B. Yeah, I study law in Moscow School of Finance. What about you? What do you do? A. I am an accountant in a small company. I am happy with my job. B. What do you do in your spare time? A. I like reading books and listening to music. 6. A. Are you married? B. I am married and I have two kids - a son and a daughter. My family and I live in Moscow. A. How old is your wife? B. She is 32. A. What does she do? B. She is a designer. She runs her own business. A. How old are your kids? B. They are 8 and 6 years old. 7. A. Do you have brothers or sisters? B. No, I don't, but I have a lot of cousins. A. Do they all live in Russia? B. No, some of them live abroad. A. Do you keep in touch with all of them? B. I try to.

Imagine that you are meeting new people and want to make friends with them. Work in pairs and ask each other (7 sentences each person) about your personal information using the vocabulary of this unit.

Translate the sentences into English:

Джон и Джэк – близнецы. Они похожи как две капли воды.

Алекс – единственный ребенок в семье и доволен этим.

Когда Роджер стал совершеннолетним, он начал работать.

Мои бабушка и дедушка живут в Петербурге, а тетя и дядя в Москве.

Мои дальние родственники живут на Дальнем востоке.

Джилл-любимица в семье. Она как две капли воды похожа на свою тетю.

Мистер Смит хорошо зарабатывает и содержит семью, которая состоит из дочерей-двойняшек, племянниц, племянников, незамужней сестры и холостяка-брата.

Сара и Билл – молодожены. Их свадьба состоялась месяц назад. Они поженились в Йорке, но будут жить в Лондоне. Лондон предоставляет большие возможности для отдыха.

Стивен – мой дальний родственник. На самом деле, он мой троюродный брат. Он пошел в своего отца по характеру, а внешне он вылитая мать.

Хотя Гарри и приемный ребенок, он был единственным в семье и любимцем. Теперь он женат и содержит семью. Его жена на 3 года моложе него. Она не работает и присматривает за их первым ребенком. Гарри приходится много работать и ездить на работу в Лондон. Ему требуется два часа, чтобы добраться до работы.

Мэри замужем, и у нее двое детей. Ей нравится ее работа, и она хорошо зарабатывает. На досуге она любит смотреть фильмы и читать книги.

В прошлую пятницу Джон решил навестить своих близких и дальних родственников: сводного брата, дядю и троюродную сестру.

Моя жена и ее сестра – двойняшки. Они как две капли воды похожи друг на друга.

В прошлом семья была основной общественной единицей. Теперь же люди не хотят принимать на себя ответственность.

В прошлые выходные Джеймс ходил в музей, чтобы отдохнуть.

В свободное время Стив часто играет в футбол. Он почти никогда не играет в гольф.

Дейзи счастлива в браке. Ее муж хорошо зарабатывает, и скоро у них родится первенец.

Вы поедете навещать своих родственников в выходные?

Макс и Елена познакомились на свадьбе своего друга.

На ком женат Андрей?

Каждое утро Гевин идет на работу, так как ему нужно содержать свою семью.

У Вас много родственников со стороны мамы?

Когда у них будет свадьба?

Я мало зарабатывал, но мне нравилась моя работа.

Когда он станет совершеннолетним?

Вы когда-либо занимаетесь спортом? – Да, я занимаюсь йогой три раза в неделю.

Жених на три года старше невесты.

Как часто она ездит на работу в Лондон? Сколько времени вам потребуется, чтобы добраться до офиса? – Мне потребуется полтора часа. Это не очень долгий путь, и я рад этому.

Make up a story using all the following words and word combinations, starting with …