5.2*. Role-play the following situation:

1. One of you is a manager of the international travel agency. Another person is a tourist, who wants to choose the route for travelling.

A manager is offering the UK as the country for travelling. A man/a woman is asking some questions about the geographical position, the capital, the climate, big cities, etc.

2. British and Russian students exchange opinions about their countries.

5.2. Use the Internet to search for information about the English speaking countries. Make a five-minute presentation. Use tips given in the appendix 1. Topics to be discussed:

1. The national symbols. 2. The traditions and customs. 3. The climate of the country. 4. The places of interest. 5. The most important cities. 6. The industry. 7. The state structure. 8. The main political parties. 9. The national holidays. 10. The topic you are interested in.

VI. Listening

6.1. Listen to the text Sightseeing Around Town on http://www.esl-lab.com

6.2. Do the tasks given to this text.

SUPPLEMENTARY TASKS

1. Put questions to the underlined parts of the sentences:

1. Great Britain lies to the West of Europe.

2. Britain is washed by the English Channel in the south.

3. There are mountain chains in the north and in the west of the British

Isles.

4. The climate of Britain is mild.

5. The coal-mining and the textile industries are the oldest industries in Great Britain.

6. The longest river in Ireland is the Shannon.

7. The district around Birmingham is known as black country.

2. State the functions of the words with -ed and translate the sentences:

1. The first television set produced quite a sensation in 1939. The first television set produced in 1939 was a tiny nine-by-twelve inch box.

2. Newton’s great work published in 1687 is called «Principia». Newton published his great work «Principia» in 1687. 3. The Russian Chemical Society organized more than a century ago is named after Mendeleev. The Russian Chemical Society organized an international conference devoted to the latest achievements in organic chemistry. 4. The energy possessed by the body due to its position is called the potential energy. The new material possessed good properties. 5. The car model developed a speed of 50 miles an hour. The car model developed by our students design bureau will be shown on TV.

3. Translate the dialogue. Make up questions to the dialogue:

THE RIVERS OF GREAT BRITAIN

Teacher: As you know rivers are roads of water which are as important as railways and sometimes even more important. Would anybody like to speak about English rivers? Look at the map of Great Britain.

Student: England is very rich in big, small and tiny rivers. It is difficult to find a country-side there in which there is no river.

T.: What are the greatest English rivers?

S.: They are the Thames, flowing to the West, the Trent – to the North and the Severn. The longest river in England is the Severn – about

200 miles and the longest river on the British Isles is the Shannon, which is 240 miles long. But the deepest and the busiest river is the Thames, of course.

T.: Good. You should also mention that the Thames is one of the most beautiful English rivers. Its banks are framed with rich meadows, green fields, hills. Its flow is very quiet.

S.: I've read somewhere that the Severn is also a lovely river, but it is faster than the Thames.

T.: Yes, you are right. But the Trent is still faster. In fact it is the

swiftest among the big rivers of England. It is less beautiful because it is very busy.

S.: All these rivers are very important water-ways as they are navi-gable all the year round.

T.: Good for you.

TEXT 3. THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

So many countries, so many customs.

I. Warm-up activities

1.1. Pronounce the following words properly:

The Atlantic Ocean; the Gulf of Mexico; the Pacific Ocean; Alaska; Hawaii; George Washington; the District of Columbia; Minnesota; the Mississippi; the Missouri; the Rio Grande; the Rocky Mountains; the Cordillera; Sierra Nevada; the Great Lakes; Detroit; Hollywood; Boston; Chicago; Philadelphia; Mount McKinley; the Senate; the House of Representatives; Easter.

1.2. Read the words properly and state the part of speech:

To stretch from … to; to border on; sea border; resources; copper; oil; cotton; iron ore; textile; armaments; to plant; wheat; to raise; plain; beef cattle; pears; vegetable; peak; both; war; furniture; soldier.

1.3. Translate the words given in the text in bold.

1.4. Match the words with their definitions:

1. constitution	1. a written public announcement of intentions or of the terms of an agreement
2. typhoon	2.the pointed top of a mountain
3. peak	3. a tropical storm in the region of the Indian or western Pacific oceans
4. armaments	4. military weapons and equipment
5. chamber	5. the movable articles that are used to make a room or building suitable for living or working in, such as tables, chairs, or desks
6. to dedicate	6. the process or period of gathering in crops
7. to plant	7. to devote (time or effort) to a particular task or purpose
8. furniture	8. one of the houses of a parliament
9. harvest	9. to put in the ground so that it can grow
10. declaration	10. a body of fundamental principles or established precedents according to which a state or other organization is acknowledged to be governed