3. Answer the following questions:

1. What is the City of London?

2. What places of interest can tourists visit in London?

3. What areas are there in London? What are they interested with?

4. Match the following English words and expressions with their Russian equivalents:

1) to encourage people	a) выводить на экран компьютера
2) carry out experiments	b) был когда-то городом
3) call up smth on computer screen	c) быть бесплатным
4) used to be a town	d) проводить опыты
5) managed to keep their village character	e) стимулировать людей
6) to be free	f) был когда-то оживленный порт
7) half-price ticket	g) умудрились сохранить сельский колорит
8) used to be a busy port	h) билет в полцены

5. Render into English the information about the Tower of London paying attention to the words in bold type.

Тауэр – это крепость, расположенная в центре Лондона. История Тауэра – это история Лондона. Строительство Тауэра началось в 1078 году королем Генрихом III. Тауэр когда-то был королевской резиденцией, кладовой драгоценностей, монетным двором (mint) и тюрьмой. Сейчас это музей. Туристы совершают пешеходные экскурсии с гидом. Они узнают много интересных фактов, как по истории Лондона, так и Великобритании.

6. Summarize the text “London”. Use the following phrases:

The text reports on ...

The text deals with ...

Much attention is given to ...

It should be said (stressed) that...

It is pointed out that ...

Summarizing, it can be pointed out (mentioned) that …

7. Read the following text and write down Russian equivalents for the words and expressions in bold type. Cardiff

1. Cardiff, the capital of Wales, with the population of 320 900 inhabitants, is its political, educational, cultural, and industrial centre. The city is located near the mouth of the river Taff, which flows into the British Channel, in South-eastern Wales.

2. The Romans built a fort there in A.D.75, but the town itself was only established with the arrival of the Normans in the eleventh century. By the third and fourth centuries there had been built a massive stone wall around fort. Traces of this wall can still be seen at various parts of the modern city. By the late 4th century when Roman forces withdrew from Britain the fort was probably abandoned. Only with the coming of Normans about 700 years later did there reappear signs of occupation. Although Cardiff is an ancient town it did not expand greatly until the 19th century. Later its growth declined once more. Its population was small into the early 19th century, but by the early 20th century Cardiff had become the largest coal-exporting port in the world. Cardiff is very well placed to develop a most vigorous export trade in coal. It rose to importance with coal mining and iron industries. Though the coal trade ceased in the 1960s, the city remains the largest in Wales and principal commercial centre.

3. Today the cargoes it handles are mainly imports, to be distributed throughout South Wales. On imported grain flour milling developed as well as other food processing. Engineering in Cardiff includes ship-repairing and making of railway wagons, oil engines, vehicles and electric gear. It is also known for a great range of light industry. Cardiff has a modern shopping centre.

4. The University of Wales, founded in 1893, is situated in Cardiff.

Wales’ capital, Cardiff, is probably one of the Britain’s best-kept secrets. In the heart of the city stands the 1900 year-old castle, sumptuously renovated in the 19th century. Here too are Victorian arcades lined with tiny shops, a lively covered market and a lot of pubs, restaurants and theatres, as well as National Museum of Wales, a huge museum which covers the history of the country.

Comprehension check

8. Indicate whether each of the following statements is true or false according to the text “Cardiff”. Correct the false statement.

1. The town of Cardiff was set up in the eleventh century.

2. By the nineteenth century Cardiff had become the capital of the UK.

3. Cardiff is a port.

4. You can find a lot of small shops, markets, museums in the capital of Wales.

9. Find in the text “Cardiff” equivalents for the following Russian words and expressions:

жители, отозвали войска, появились признаки оккупации, приостановили торговлю, мукомольное производство, переработка продуктов питания, двигатели для нефтяной промышленности, хранитель секретов, крепость, дает сведения по истории страны, электропривод.

10. Make an outline of the text you have read. (See appendix).

11. Use the outline to summarize the text “Cardiff”.