- •English For Philology Students
- •Introduction (предисловие)
- •Acknowledgement
- •Introductory Course. (Вводный курс) The Noun. Personal, Possessive and Demonstrative Pronouns
- •Personal, Possessive and Demonstrative Pronouns
- •The Verbs Be, Have
- •I was a student last year.
- •I shall be a student next year.
- •The Indefinite Pronouns Some, Any, No
- •Sentences, introduced by there is/are. Few, little, much, many
- •The Adjective. Degrees of Comparison
- •Great Britain
- •Present, Past and Future Simple Tense
- •Vote want win become get be promote
- •The Importance of Learning Languages
- •The United States of America
- •Conversational formulas Meeting people
- •Main Course Unit 1 Languages. The English Language
- •Emphatic construction
- •It is (was) … that (who, which, where, etc.) …
- •It is (was) not until (till) … that …
- •English as a World Language
- •Agreement
- •Disagreement
- •The Germanic and French Influence
- •What is Good English?
- •Varieties of English
- •Some Specific Features of American English
- •Dialects of English
- •Conversational formulas Opinion
- •Word Formation
- •Verb Noun
- •Grammar Simple Tenses
- •It’s Interesting to Know Dying Languages
- •Map of uk Accents
- •Independent Reading
- •The English language
- •Standard English
- •The Origins of English
- •Britain’s Languages
- •English The World’s Biggest Brand
- •Imagine a brand bigger than Nike, bigger than Gap, bigger than Coca-Cola. Imagine a brand used by 1.5 billion people the world over.
- •Tireless Champion of American English
- •Translation Practice
- •Key Vocabulary
- •Unit 2 Universities. Kemerovo State University
- •What Are Universities For?
- •The Indefinite Pronoun “one” as a Subject
- •Needs of Universities
- •Kemerovo State University
- •St. Petersburg University
- •The Faculty of Philology and Journalism
- •Believe It You Can Achieve It Welcome to Your Future
- •Study High World Technologies in Russia
- •Conversational Formulas Requests
- •Possible replies
- •Word Formation
- •Grammar Progressive Tenses
- •It’s Interesting to Know Campus Fashion
- •Independent Reading
- •The First Universities
- •Cambridge
- •British Universities
- •Would you Like to Be a Teacher?
- •Alcot University
- •Translation Practice
- •Международный день студента
- •Тульские студенты получат потанинскую стипендию
- •Key Vocabulary
- •Unit 3. Higher Education in the English-speaking Countries
- •Is Higher Education Right For You?
- •Correlative Conjunctions
- •Higher Education in Great Britain
- •Further Education in Great Britain
- •Higher Educational Institutions of Great Britain
- •Further Education Colleges
- •Conversational Formulas Discussion
- •Word Formation
- •Grammar Perfect Tenses
- •It’s Interesting to Know Degrees
- •Independent Reading
- •What Is Higher Education All About?
- •Studying and Social Life
- •Universities in Transition
- •Translation Practice
- •Дистанционное образование
- •Key Vocabulary
- •Grammar Support
- •Существительное (The Noun)
- •Правила образования множественного числа английских исчисляемых существительных.
- •Притяжательный падеж существительных
- •Местоимение (The Pronoun)
- •Прилагательное (The Adjective)
- •Правила образования степеней сравнения прилагательных.
- •Глагол (The Verb)
- •Спряжение глаголов be, have
- •Система времен английского глагола Настоящее простое время. (The Present Simple Tense).
- •Правила правописания и произношения глаголов в 3-м лице единственного числа.
- •Простое прошедшее время (The Past Simple Tense)
- •Будущее простое время (The Future Simple Tense)
- •Настоящее продолженное время (The Present Progressive Tense)
- •Правила правописания Причастия 1
- •Прошедшее продолженное время (The Past Progressive Tense)
- •Будущее продолженное время (The Future Progressive Tense)
- •Настоящее совершенное время (The Present Perfect Tense)
- •Прошедшее совершенное время (The Past Perfect Tense)
- •Будущее совершенное время (The Future Perfect Tense)
- •Страдательный залог (The Passive Voice)
- •Примеры преобразования действительного залога в страдательный
- •References
Great Britain
Great Britain is situated on two large islands, the largest of which is Great Britain, the smaller is Ireland. In addition to these two islands Great Britain includes over five hundred small islands.
The country is washed by the Atlantic Ocean and the Irish Sea in the north-west and in the west, by the North Sea in the East. It’s separated from the Continent by the English Channel.
The island of Great Britain is divided into two parts: mountainous (northern and western parts) and lowland (southern and eastern parts). The Thames is the deepest river and the Severn is the longest one. Due to the influence of the sea Great Britain has rather humid and mild climate.
The United Kingdom consists of four parts: England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. England is the largest part of Great Britain and occupies the southern part of the island. Wales is a peninsula in the south-west of it. Scotland is the most northern part of Great Britain. Northern Ireland occupies the north-eastern part of the island of Ireland.
Find the words which definitions are given below.
A piece of land surrounded by water.
Having mountains, huge.
Live in, be in possession of.
Divided, not joined or united.
Area of land, almost surrounded by water or projecting into the sea.
Complete the sentences with the information from the text.
GB is situated … .
It consists of … .
It is washed by … .
Due to the influence of the sea … .
The island of Great Britain is divided … .
England occupies … .
Wales is a … .
Answer the questions:
Where is GB situated?
Which island is the largest?
What does GB include except the two large islands?
What is Great Britain separated from the Continent by?
What are the main rivers running through GB?
What is its climate?
How many parts does the UK consist of?
What are they?
Which is the largest?
Read the short extract about the English climate and say whether it differs from the climate in your native place.
British people are used to the cold. They use thick curtains and carpets to keep their houses warm. But a lot of British houses are old and not well-insulated. British people must pay VAT on all gas and electricity, so heating costs are high. Some people can’t afford to heat their homes properly. Every winter about 350 old people die of hypothermia, extreme loss of body heat.
Well-insulated – хорошо отапливаются VAT – налог на добавленную стоимость
Change the words in italics by the words from the text.
British are accustomed to the cold weather.
They try to make their houses warm.
The pay for heating is high.
They can’t heat their homes as it’s needed.
Many old people die of freezing in winter.
Present, Past and Future Simple Tense
(Consult Grammar Support)
Fill in the verbs from the list using their Present Simple forms.