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small islands. The population of New Zealand is over three million people. New
football cowboy bacon & eggs Aborigines St. Patrick Indians the queen
baseball maple leaf surfing whisky
the USA
Great Britain
Canada
Australia
Ireland
capital
largest cities
rivers
mountain ranges
highest mountain
seas
lakes
Zealand is a capitalist self-governing state and a meember of the Commonwealth.
1. Which countries are the following words associated with?
2. Complete the table.
3. Match the sightseeings in the box with the countiries given in the table
from ex.2. Which of the sightseeings are most interesting and attractive for you?
Why?
Stonehenge • the Niagara Falls • the Grand Canyon • Ayers Rock • the Statue
of Liberty • Westminster Abbey Loch Ness • Twelve Apostles • the Great Barrier
Reef the Empire State Building • Mount Rushmore • Millennium Bridge •
Snowdonia • Cork • the Frazer National Park • the Drumcliffe Cross
4. What countries are these people from? What are they famous for?
J.R.R. Tolkien
Meryl Streep
Margaret Thatcher
Isaac Newton
Andy Warhol
Bernard Shaw
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Pierce Brosnan
1.
the Union Jack
7.
Broadway
2.
Big Ben
8.
10 Downing Street
3.
The Sun
9.
the West End
4.
Eton
10.
the Stars and
5.
West Point
11.
the White House
6.
Yellowstone
12.
the Big Apple
Christopher Wren
Tina Turner
Charlie Chaplin
Arthur
Conan Doyle
Alfred Hitchcock
5. Tell your partner about some famous person from an English – speaking
country, about his or her achievements.
6. Match names (1-12) with their definitions (a-j).
a) he place where the British Prime Minister lives
b) a military academy in the USA
c) the place where the US president lives
d) the British flag
e) the clock in the tower of the Houses of Parliament in London
f) a district in London famous for theatres, cinemas and restaurants
g) a street in New York famous for theatres
h) New York
i) the most widely sold daily newspaper in Britain
j) one of the most famous public schools in England
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k) a national park in the USA
family life
industry
education
ecology
sport
health service
traditional
lifestyle
young people
l) the United States flag
7. When and where did the following events take place?
the Civil War
Industrial Revolution
the Great Depression
the assassination of President J.F. Kennedy
the assassination of Martin Luther King
Prohibition
the Battle of Britain
September 11
th
8. Below is a list of words borrowed from other English-speaking countries.
What is your attitude to them?
St. Valentine's Day
fast food restaurants
shopping malls
reality shows on TV
chat shows Pottermania
9. Choose one of these fields and find intercultural similarities and
differences between Russia and one of the English-speaking countries.
10. Choose one of the topics. Speak and discuss.
1 Which English speaking country have you visited? What was your
experience? What did you like and what didn't you like? Why?
2 Which English speaking country would you like to visit most? Why?
3 People still believe in the idea of the 'American Dream'. Is the USA still a
promised land?
4 America is a country with extreme diversities in all walks of life. How can
you explain this?
5 If you were to live abroad, which English speaking country would you
choose to settle down in? Why?
6 The British have the best sense of humour. Do you agree?
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Гугнина Елена Тихоновна
Фадина Елена Юрьевна
ENGLISH FOR COMMUNICATION
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