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Lesson 2

GRAMMAR

rEMEMbEr!

Означений артикль THE

вживайте перед іменниками, що означають:

1 єдині свого роду предмети та явища:the sun, the earth, the sky

2 певні географічні назви:

•моря (seas): the Mediterranean Sea

•річки (rivers): the Amazon

•гори (mountains): the Alps

•півострови (peninsulas): the Crimea

•острови та групи островів (islands): the British Isles, the

Philippines

•пустелі (deserts): the Sahara

•визначні споруди або місця: the Acropolis, the National Gallery

•цілу національність, цілу сім’ю: the Germans, the French, the Smiths, the Browns

Артикль THE не вживається із:

1іменами людей та назвами міст, вулиць.

George is from Leeds. Linda lives in Green Street.

2назвами країн та континентів:

Spain, England, Africa, America

Але: the USA

the United Kingdom

the Republic of Congo Read § 3, 4,

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North America

Europe Australia

CONTINENT

South America

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1Brush up the use of articles. Fill in the sentences with the article ‘a’ or ‘the’. Explain your choice.

1 I saw ... Moon last night.

2 I saw ... star last night.

3 ... British Isles are washed by ... English Channel on ...

south-east.

4 ... Nile is ... river.

5 ... parrot is ... bird.

6 Which ocean is bigger — ... Pacific or ... Atlantic? 7 ... film we saw yesterday was ... comedy.

8 ... Robinsons live in ... small flat.

2 Fill in the sentences with ‘the’ where necessary.

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OCEAN

3 Use the article ‘the’ where it’s necessary.

A1 ... Statue of Liberty was a gift from ... France to ... United States.

2... Donald and ... Sarah went to school yesterday.

3On our trip to ... USA we crossed ... Atlantic Ocean.

4... Nickolas is the youngest son of ... Browns.

5He lived in ... South-East, then he moved to ... North.

6Some seas have names of colours: ... Black Sea, ... Red Sea, ... Yellow Sea.

7... Fleet Street in London took its name from ... Fleet River, which till 1765 ran into ... Thames.

8His ship nearly sank in ... Pacifi c.

B1 The article tells about the events in ... Asia and in ... Africa. 2 My uncle has been to ... Latin America.

3 ... Asia is between ... Black Sea and ... Mediterranean Sea.

4 ... Mount Blanc is the highest peak of ... Alps. 5 ... Aladdin was a lazy boy.

6 In one of the cities of ... China there lived ... Mustapha.

7 This man is ... English.

8 Thousands of people go to ... Crimea in summer. 9 What is the capital of ... Canada?

10 ... Pamirs, which are called ... “Roof of ... world”, are in ...

Asia.

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SPEAKING

1Ask and answer in pairs.

1Do you like imaginary travelling to some places?

2What places would you like to

3Who do you travel with?

4How do you travel? Do you take a

compass [9kymp3s] or do you just imagine things?

5Is it more interesting to travel when you have a map and a compass?

6What can you learn when you imagine that you are travelling?

2Listen and act out a dialogue.

Lilly: Good afternoon, boys and girls! Welcome to our quiz “Who knows Geography the best?”

John: Can you say what the smallest country in the world is? Lilly: The clues are: a) Luxembourg;

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John: Yes, it is! It’s Vatican City — the smallest country in the world!

Lilly: Question number two: what is the biggest city in the world?

John: The clues are: a) New York; b) Mexico City; c) Tokyo. Tom: Is it New York?

John: No, it isn’t.

Sally: Is it Mexico City?

Lilly: Yes, you are right! Mexico City is the largest city in the world.

John: And now ...

3Role-play the situation in a group of 4-5.

You classmate has visited London. Interview him / her about his / her trip. Make questions.

What airport did you arrive? What means of transport did

you use in the city? How long…? What…? Who…?

Why…? When did you come back? How did you feel about it?

4Work in a group of four. Find the information about London. Role-play your quiz game.

Pupil A, you are the London Quizmaster.

Pupils B, C, D, you are the members of the game

Use the questions like these:

—How old is the Tower of London?

—How long is the River Thames?

—What’s this? (Show a photo of a London’s sight.)

—How high is Big Ben?

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5Read the situation and act out the dialogue in pairs.

Mrs Babbage comes from England. She’d like to know more about Kyiv the

capital of Ukraine.

She asks the travel Shevchenko Opera and Ballet House agent to give her

some information as to the tour around Kyiv.

Mrs Babbage: What historical places are we going to see in Kyiv? Agent: We can show you the most important places of interest.

They are Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra, the Golden Gates,

St. Sophia’s Cathedral, monuments to Prince Volodymyr, Bohdan Khmelnytsky and Taras Shevchenko.

Mrs Babbage: There are many museums in Great Britain. Due to them we can learn more about the history of our country. Are there any museums in Kyiv?

Agent: Yes, there are. The most popular museums to visit in Kyiv are: the State Historical Museum, the Shevchenko State Museum, the Museum of Ukrainian Applied Arts.

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Agent: If you are a theatre-goer

you can visit the Shevchenko Opera [9opCrC] and Ballet [9bBlei] House, the Ivan Franko Drama Theatre or the Lesia

Ukrainka Russian Drama Theatre.

Mrs Babbage: You’ve been very kind. Agent: My pleasure.

6a) Read the leafl et and fi nd out the most popular tours for foreigners in Ukraine. Think and discuss:

visit an ancient castle?

Where can they go boating along the river? take part in a festival?

...

b)Choose one of the tours above. Convince1 your partner to join you.

1to convince [k3n9vins] — переконувати

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WRITING

1 a) Copy the postcard choosing one of the variants and say how Billy’s trip to Egypt was.

C A I R O

b)Read the postcard again and answer the questions. • How do we start a postcard?

• How do we fi nish it?

• What do we write about? Arrange1 your ideas: • what it’s like

• where we are

• how we like it there

1to arrange [C9reindz] — організувати

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2 Make a poster with the pictures from your photo album.

1 Choose some photos from your photo album:

—you and your friends / pets at home;

—visiting some sights in your town on a trip. 2 Write a few sentences about each photo as

in the example below.

3 Present your poster in class.

L K BACK!

1 Put in ‘a’, ‘an’, ‘the’ or nothing (0).

1 ... Atlantic is ... ocean.

2 ... New York is ... city.

3 ... longest street in the town is called ... Kingsway.

4 ... Ilica is ... street in ... Zagreb.

5 ... Rome is ... biggest city in ... Italy.

6 ... Thames is ... river in ... Great Britain.

7 ... USA is one of ... richest countries in the world.

8 ... Republic of Croatia became ... independent country in 1992. 9 ... Volvos are ... Swedish cars.

10 ... Pippy Longstocking is ... name of ... famous book for children.

2a) Complete the dialogue with the Present Perfect Tense of the verbs in brackets.

Bob is visiting London. Ann is asking him about the visit.

A:Have you been (be) to a football match since you arrived?

B:No, I .... . I never go to football matches. I hate football.

A:... you ... (send) any postcards yet?

B:Yes, I ....

A:... you ... (see) the British Museum yet?

B:No, I ... .

A:... you ... (eat) in any good restaurants?

B:I’ ... (eat) out twice.

A:... you ... (visit) Madame Tussaud’s?

B:No, I ... . I visited it last year when I was in London.

A:... you ... (have) time to go to our beautiful parks?

B:Yes, I’ ... (be) to three parks!

A: ... your mother ... (phone) you?

B: No, she ... .

A:... ... (enjoy) your visit so far?

B:Yes. I’ ... (do) so many interesting things!

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