
- •Part I the united kingdom of great britain and northern ireland Unit 1 geography
- •2. Read and memorize the following proper names:
- •3. Read and translate the text:
- •4. Complete the sentences. Use the map,
- •5. Say what we call the following:
- •6. Choose the right variant:
- •7. Prove that the following statements are wrong. Use the expressions:
- •8. Find the answers to the following questions:
- •Unit 2 general outline
- •4. Complete each definition with one of the following words:
- •5. Fill in the blanks with the correct words from the text:
- •6. Are the statements true or false? Correct the false statements. Use the expressions:
- •7. Answer the following questions:
- •8. Study the tables and answer the questions below them:
- •9. Would you like to learn the uk national anthem? God Save the Queen
- •10. Read and translate the text. National emblems of uk
- •The Royal Coat of Arms
- •11. Complete the sentences with the missing words:
- •12. Check yourseif. Choose the right variant.
- •13. Describe the national flag and the royal coat of arms of the uk.
- •14. What can you tell about the national emblems of your country.
- •15. Sum up everything you have learnt about
- •Unit 3 the system of government
- •1. Practice the pronunciation of the words:
- •2. Read and memorize the following words and word combinations:
- •3. Read and translate the text: state system
- •4. Fill in the blanks with the proper words and word combinations from the text:
- •5. Prove that the following statements are right. Use the expressions:
- •6. Explain what is meant by the following:
- •7. Answer the following questions:
- •8. Read the text and answer the questions below it: the crown
- •9. Do you know that?
- •10. Read the text and answer the questions below: political parties
- •11. Speak about the uk system of government according to the plan below. Use the expressions:
- •Unit 4 (industry) economy
- •1. Practise the pronunciation of the words:
- •2. Read and memorize the following words and word combinations:
- •3. Read and translate the text:
- •Industry
- •4. Complete the following sentences:
- •5. Match each word in the first column with one in the second in ways that relate to the text:
- •6. Answer the following questions:
- •7. Speak on Britain's economy according to the plan:
- •4. Complete the following sentences:
- •5. Choose the right variant:
- •6. Answer the following questions:
- •7. Work with a partner. Discuss the main sections of Central London.
- •8. Find more facts about London today. Supplementary reading. Text I The Royal Family of Windsor
- •Text 2. Buckingham Palace
- •Text 3 british ways
- •Part II the united states of america Unit 1. Geography and climate
- •1. Read and memorize:
- •2. Remember the pronunciation of the following words:
- •3. Read and translate the text:
- •4. Answer the following questions:
- •5. Finish the following sentences:
- •6. Ask your fellow students what new information he got having read the text. Use the formulas:
- •Unit 2 the political system part 1: the legislative branch.
- •1. Read and memorize:
- •2. Remember the pronunciation of the following words:
- •3. Read and translate the text:
- •4. Answer the following questions:
- •5. Match the words in the left column with their definitions in the right column.
- •6. Complete the following sentences:
- •2. Remember the pronunciation of the following words:
- •3. Read and translate the text:
- •4. Answer the following questions:
- •5. Prove that the following sentences are right:
- •6. Finish the following sentences:
- •Unit 4 washington, d.C.
- •1. Read and memorize:
- •2. Read and translate the text:
- •3. Answer the following questions:
- •5. Speak about the capital of the usa. Use the expressions:
- •Unit 5. Youths and their families
- •2. Discuss the problems facing American families and compare them with the situation in your country . Unit 6. Youth's problems
- •1. Study the text and answer the following questions:
- •2. What do these numbers refer to: 1976; 450,000; 6,9mln; 13,5%; 21
- •2. Prove the fact than American young people are involved in different organizations and activities. Supplementary reading text I. Administrative System of the States
- •Text II. United States Political Parties
- •Vocabulary List
- •Text III. How a bill becomes a law
- •Text IV. Lobbyists1
- •Content
Part II the united states of america Unit 1. Geography and climate
1. Read and memorize:
prairie |
прерия |
valley |
долина |
miner |
горняк, рудокоп |
decide |
принимать решение |
truth |
правдивость |
doubt |
сомневаться |
protect |
защищать |
geyser |
гейзер |
erupt |
извергать (-ся) |
delight |
восторг |
beg |
просить |
handout |
подаяние |
passer-by |
прохожий |
entirely |
полностью |
rush |
устремляться |
roar |
реветь |
distance |
расстояние |
navigable |
судоходный |
increase |
возрастать |
diminish |
уменьшаться |
flow |
течь, литься |
pour |
вливаться |
soil |
почва |
boundary |
граница |
flood |
поток |
mutual |
взаимный |
benefit |
польза |
2. Remember the pronunciation of the following words:
North America
Atlantic Ocean
Pacific Ocean
Gulf of Mexico
Canada
Mexico
District of Columbia
Appalachian Mountains
Rocky Mountains
Cordilleras
Sierra Nevada
Yellowstone National Park
Wyoming
Great Lakes
Lake Superior
Lake Michigan
Lake Huron
Lake Erie
Niagara
Lake Ontario
Great Salt Lake
Utah
Mississippi
Missouri
Ohio
3. Read and translate the text:
GEOGRAPHICAL POSITION OF THE USA
The United States of America occupy a large area over 9,400 million square kilometers. The USA is situated in the central and southern parts of the continent of North America. The USA is washed by the Atlantic Ocean in the east, the Gulf of Mexico in the southeast and by the Pacific Ocean in the west. In the north it borders on Canada and in the south - on Mexico. The USA consists of 50 states and the District of Columbia.
If we look at the map of the USA, we can see lowlands and mountains. The areas in the middle of the country are called the prairies and the eastern lowlands are called the Mississippi valley. In the east there are the Appalachian Mountains. In the west there are the Rocky Mountains, the Cordilleras, the Sierra Nevada.
When the first miners and hunters returned from the Rocky Mountains, they brought home such tales about the natural beauty that a group of scientists decided to test the truth of these stories. The doubting scientists who visited the Rockies in 1870 wrote reports that sounded more like poetry than like science. Within the Rocky Mountains there are many national parks where trees, plants and birds are protected. The largest of them is the Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming, with its great Geysers, but the most famous being Old Faithful, which erupts regularly from 30 to 60 meters into the air many times each day to the delight of thousands of visitors. Yellowstone is also known for its brown bears, which like to come down to the roadside and beg for handsout from a passer-by.
The main lakes in the USA are the Great Lakes in the north. The largest of them is Lake Superior, which is the highest above the sea. To the south of it is Lake Michigan, entirely in the US territory; to the east is Lake Huron, from the southern end of which the St. Clair River leads into Lake Erie. From Lake Erie the Niagara River rushes over the famous Niagara Falls into Lake Ontario. Niagara is an Indian word which means "roaring waters". Indeed, the roar of the falling water can be heard within a distance of 25 km. All the lakes are connected by canals or navigable channels, but the Lakes can be used only between months of April and December, as they freeze in winter.
The Great Salt Lake is in the northwest of the state of Utah. It is so salty that the human body cannot sink in it. Its present area is much smaller than the ancient lake. The saltiness of the lake has increased as its area has diminished, and today it is about six times as salty as the ocean. For a long time it was thought, because of the lake's saltiness, that it must be an arm of the Pacific Ocean.
The Mississippi is one of the world's great continental rivers. The waters of the Mississippi are gathered from two-thirds of the United States. Together with the Missouri River, the Mississippi flows some 4,000 miles from its northern sources in the Rocky Mountains to the Gulf of Mexico. The Mississippi has been called the "father of waters".
Where the Missouri River pours into the Mississippi, from the west, it colours the river deep brown with small pieces of soil. Farther downstream the waters of the Ohio River join the Mississippi, where the two rivers join, evidence of the difference between the dry west and rainy east is already apparent. For miles, the waters of the two rivers flow on side by side, without mixing. Those from the west are brown because they wash away the soil in areas where few plants grow. The waters from the east are clear and blue; they come from hills and valleys where plentiful forest and plant cover has kept the soil from being washed away.
The two great rivers of the Pacific side are the Colorado and the Columbia. In the dry western country, both rivers are important and necessary sources of life.
The Rio Grand forms a natural boundary between Mexico and the USA, which together have built irrigation and flood control projects of mutual benefit.