Ползунова Англиыскиы язык для студентов 1-го курса неязыковыкх вузов 2014

6.Patterns:

The UK isn‟t a large country, is it?

No, it isn‟t. I quite / absolutely agree with you.

The English Channel doesn‟t separate Great

Britain from the European Continent, does it?

Yes, it does. I can‟t agree with you. / I disagree with you. / I think you‟re wrong about that.

Prompts:

1)The British Isles aren‟t washed by the Pacific

Ocean.

2)The UK doesn‟t border on the Irish Republic.

3)There are no high mountains in the country.

4)The British rivers are not very long.

5)The capital of the UK doesn‟t stand on a river.

6)English and Scottish rivers aren‟t joined by canals.

7)The population of the UK isn‟t over 60 mln people.

8)There are no immigrants in Great Britain.

7.Patterns:

I‟d like to know what the official name of Great Britain is.

If I am not mistaken, it is the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

Could you tell me how many islands the British Isles consist of?

If my memory serves me right, they consist of two large islands and a great number of small ones.

Prompts:

1)Where is the UK situated?

2)What is the capital of the country?

3)What are the British Isles washed by?

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4)What parts does the island of Great Britain consist of?

5)How is the northern part of Scotland called?

6)Where are the Grampians situated?

7)What mountain chain separates England from Scotland?

8)Where does the Thames flow?

9)What country does the UK border on?

10)What is the climate of Great Britain like?

8.Patterns:

I‟d like to know if England is the same as Great Britain.

If I am not mistaken, it is not. England is one of the parts of Great Britain.

Could you tell me if the English Channel separates the British Isles from the European Continent?

If my memory serves me right, it does.

Prompts:

1)Is the area of the UK over 400,000 square kilometers?

2)Does the Northern Ireland occupy one third of the island of Ireland?

3)Are there high mountains in Great Britain?

4)Is Snowdon the highest peak in Great Britain?

5)Does the Severn flow into the North Sea?

6)Are the Cambrian Mountains situated in Wales?

7)Does Glasgow stand on the Thames?

8)Are the British Isles warmed by the Gulf Stream?

9)Is it very hot in summer in Great Britain?

10)Are there any immigrants in the UK?

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Задания для самостоятельной работы

VI. Complete the dialogue with the answers / Дополните диалог ответными репликами

Good morning! I‟m glad to see you! How are you?

… .

I‟m fine too. What are you doing?

… .

A computer presentation? What is it about?

… .

Oh, I think I could help you. I‟ve got quite a lot of material on the subject. When I was a first-year student I also made such a presentation.

… .

With pleasure. You can ask me any questions you like.

Let‟s start with the name of the country. Some people call it

England, some – Great Britain. Which one is right?

… .

Oh, I see. Is it situated on one island?

… .

Could you tell me what their total area is?

… .

Are they washed by the Atlantic or the Pacific Ocean?

…. .

And what sea separates the British Isles from the European Con-

tinent?

… .

It looks as if the UK doesn‟t border on any country because it is surrounded by water.

… .

That‟s clear now. Then I need some information about the relief. Are there high mountains in Great Britain?

… .

Could you name the main chains of mountains in all parts of the country?

… .

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Is Snowdon the highest peak there?

… .

OK. And what about the British rivers? Are there many of

them?

… .

I‟m really ashamed but I know the Thames only. Will you name a couple of others, please?

… .

All right. As for the lakes, I‟m certain that they are numerous.

… .

I‟ve got that. And the last point I‟d like to clear up is the climate. It‟s a well-known fact that it rains there a lot. Am I right?

… .

Thank you very much. If I need some more information can I call you?

Sure. And I‟ve got some wonderful pictures of Great Britain.

They might be useful to you.

Oh, that would be great! Thanks a lot! Good-bye. See you.

Bye-bye.

VII. Complete the dialogue with the questions /

Дополните диалог вопросами

Good morning, everybody! Today we are going to speak on agriculture and industry of Great Britain. You are welcome to ask me questions.

… ?

No, it isn‟t very rich in mineral resources: it has some deposits of coal and iron ore. In 1967 rich reserves of natural gas were discovered in the North Sea.

… ?

Other minerals are marble, granite, slate, lead, tin, and copper.

… ?

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Yes, you are right. Great Britain is a highly developed industrial country. There are so-called “old” branches of industry and “modern” ones which appeared after the Second World War.

… ?

They are coal-mining and textile industries.

… ?

It is found in Wales, in the south of Scotland and in the northern part of England. The centres of metal industry are Liverpool, Manchester, Birmingham, and Sheffield.

… ?

Yorkshire and Lancashire are its centres. Light industry is developed in Leeds, Nottingham, London, Glasgow, and Belfast.

... ?

Among the “modern” branches are electro engineering, electronic and telecommunication equipment, plastics and synthetic materials, ra- dio-isotopes and new drugs.

… ?

You are quite right. This climate is very good for agriculture.

… ?

Well, they are vegetable-farming, sheepand cattle-farming. OK.

I think it‟ll do for the time being. For more detailed information you can search some Internet sites and prepare a report or presentation on this subject.

VIII. Agree or disagree with the following statements, using one of the expressions. Add some details / Выразите

согласие или несогласие со следующими утверждениями, используя одно из данных выражений

1.The United Kingdom is situated in the British Isles.

2.The British Isles are separated from the European continent by the Irish Sea.

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3.Northern Ireland is a part of the Irish Republic.

4.The total area of the British Isles is over 300,000 sq km.

5.Scotland is situated in the southern part of Great Britain.

6.Ben Nevis, the tallest peak of the Highlands, is only 1,343 m high.

7.Most of the British rivers flow into the Irish Sea.

8.No deposits of oil and gas were discovered in the North Sea.

9.There are a lot of immigrants from former British colonies in Great Britain.

10.The capital of Great Britain London stands on the Severn.

11.All parts of Great Britain have no rain in all seasons.

12.The Cheviots separate Wales from Scotland.

13.The island of Great Britain consists of four main parts: England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.

IX. Make up 10 indirect questions based on the text and answer them. Use functional phrases of clarifying /

оставьте 10 косвенных вопросов по тексту и дайте на них ответы. Используйте функциональные фразы

–Do you mean that …

–Are you saying that …

–I‟m afraid I don‟t understand what … mean(s).

–I‟d like to know what / when / why / how / if …

–Could you tell me what / when / why / how / if …

X. Read and translate these sentences. Pay attention to the degrees of comparison of adjectives and adverbs / Прочитайте и переведи-

те предложения. Обратите внимание на образование степеней сравнения прилагательных и наречий

1)The climate of Scotland is not as mild as the climate of England.

2)The warm winds of the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans do not influence the climate of the greater part of this country.

3)The July average temperature in London is lower than in Paris.

4)- It‟s as frosty today as it was yesterday, isn‟t it?

-I think the frost was even worse yesterday.

5)It snows more in February than in March in Moscow.

6)Winters in the south are not as cold as they are in the central part of the country.

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7)Siberia has a more continental climate, summers are hotter and shorter, winters are colder and longer.

8)Winters are milder and summers are hotter on the Black Sea.

9)The longest of the English rivers is the Severn, which flows into the Irish Sea.

10)The most famous and beautiful lakes are in the Lake District in the north-west England.

11)Scotland‟s most important river is the Clyde, on which Glasgow

stands.

12)Ben Nevis is the highest peak in Britain.

XI. Insert appropriate form of the adjectives and adverbs given in brackets/ Поставьте прилагательные и наречия

внужную форму

1.The Thames is one of (deep) and (long) of the British rivers, it is over 300 km long.

2.The Cambrian Mountains occupy the (great) part of Wales and the Highlands of Scotland are the (tall) of the British mountains.

3.Ben Nevis, the (tall) peak of the Highlands, is only 1,343 m high.

4.It rained (hard) yesterday than it is raining today.

5.There snow lies (long) than in the south of the country.

6.February is (short) month of the year.

7.The climate of Ireland is (mild) than the climate of some European countries.

8.Finland has a (continental) climate than Norway.

9.In Wales there are the Cambrian Mountains, (high) peak of which is Snowdon.

XII. Open the brackets and put the verbs in the proper tenses /

Раскройте скобки, поставив глаголы в нужную видовременную форму

1)- Where you (to spend) your holidays last summer?

-We (to go) to Riga. I (to have) my holidays in July. The weather (to be) wonderful there. It (to be) as hot there as it (to be) in Yalta. I (to enjoy) my holidays.

2)It (to rain) hard now. We (not to be able) to go for a hike in the mountains.

3)- You (to be) ever to London?

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-Yes, I (to be) there last summer.

-How you (to like) the weather there?

-Well, the weather (to be) wonderful when I (to be) there. It never (to rain).

4)It (to be) cold lately.

5)Summer (to come). It (to grow) warmer and warmer.

6)The cold northern wind (to blow) all day long yesterday.

7)It (to be) the best holiday I ever (to have).

8)The British Isles (to be warmed) by the Gulf Stream, the warm currents in the Atlantic ocean.

9)Today in a new age of modern technology Britain (to make) important advances in such new industries as electronic and telecommunication equipment, in aircraft and aircraft engines, in plastics and synthetic materials, radio-isotopes and new drugs.

10)The United Kingdom (to be situated) on the British Isles.

11)The British Isles (to be separated) from the European Continent by the North Sea and the English Channel.

12)Northern Ireland (to occupy) one third of the island of Ireland.

13)In the north of Scotland the main chain of mountains (to be called) the Grampians.

14)The Thames (to flow) through rich agricultural and industrial districts.

15)Many of the English and Scottish rivers (to be joined) by canals.

XIII. Give a summary of the text. Use functional phrases

of ordering, generalizing and summarizing / Передайте кратко содержание текста. Используйте функциональные фразы

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XIV. Fill in the chart and make up a dialogue to discuss British geography, climate and industries. Use functional phrases /

Заполните схему и составьте диалог о географическом положении, климате и отраслях промышленности Великобритании. Используйте функциональные фразы

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Great

Britain

(geography, general information)

Natural resources

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