12. Which of these places would you choose to go to on holiday? Why?

13. Complete the texts selecting among the given arguments the one that can be added in full accordance with the contents.

1. The United Kingdom was at the forefront of the Industrial Revolution of the 18th and 19th centuries. The society was transformed by the use of new machines and the growth of factories. Many important new transportation and communication systems were developed during this period. The country's manufacturing industries were weakened after World War II. Recovery was slow. It took nearly 40 years for the United Kingdom's economy to improve.

However, …

a) the United Kingdom once again established itself as one of the top countries for economic growth and productivity.

b) the United Kingdom is traditionally very strong in manufacturing. Heavy industries such as iron and steel, coal mining, and ship building declined in the late 20th century.

c) heavy industries such as iron and steel, coal mining, and ship building are underdeveloped.

2. The production of fuels dominates the country's mining industry. The United Kingdom usually produces enough oil so that it does not need to buy any from other nations. The country also has large reserves of natural gas and coal. Coal mining was once a huge industry in the United Kingdom. However, …

a) it has one of the world's largest reserves of potash (potassium salts), which is used when making fertilizers.

b) it is also a world leader in the production of peat. Peat is a vegetable tissue formed by the breakup of various plants in water. It is formed into briquettes and used as fuel.

c) coal production dropped greatly as the country began switching to other fuels.

3. The country's farms are very efficient and use many specialized machines. Less than 2 percent of the workforce is employed in agriculture. Farmers raise cattle, sheep, and pigs. The British livestock industry was hurt by an outbreak of mad cow disease in cattle beginning in the 1980s. …

a) The chief crops include barley, wheat, sugar beets, and potatoes.

b) It is the world's largest producer of rice and is among the leading sources of wheat, corn, tobacco, soybeans, peanuts, and cotton.

c) The country leads the world in the production of chickens, and eggs.

14. The network below shows the most important types of industry in the uk.

15. How much do you know about Great Britain’s imports and exports. Examine the network and share this information with your groupmates.

16. Comment on the following problems and quotations:

1. The British monarch reigns but does not rule.

2. “People who want to understand democracy should spend less time in the library with Aristotle and more time on the buses and in the subway.” Simeon Strunsky

3. “It is not the walls that make the city, but the people who live within them. The walls of London may be battered, but the spirit of the Londoner stands resolute and undismayed”. George VI (1895-1952)

17. Speak about

1. the differences between the House of Commons and the House of Lords of the British parliament. Describe their activities and say what role they play in passing the laws which regulate the life of the country.

18. Make a poster for a tourist information centre in London.

II. Writing Section

1. Imagine you visited a place in Great Britain (e.g. the Tower of London, the British museum, Westminster Abbey, Buckingham Palace, Hyde Park, etc.) you really liked. Describe it using the paragraph plan below.

Plan

INTRODUCTION

1) where the place is and why you went there

MAIN BODY

2) further details about the place

3) what you saw and what you did there

CONCLUSION

4) how you feel about the place and whether you recommend it or not.

2. An international travel magazine has asked its readers to describe a famous city. Write your description.

3. Your teacher has asked you to describe a visit to a place you will always remember. Write your composition.

4. A travel magazine is running a competition for the best description of a festival in Great Britain. Write a description for the competition.

5. Make up a quiz to test the students’ knowledge of Great Britain

III. Project

You have just returned from the Students Scientific Conference in London. Plan a sightseeing trip around London for one day for those students who are going to take part in the conference next year. Plan to visit no more than four places and have a picnic lunch in a park.

UNIT XI THE REPUBLIC OF BELARUS

Vocabulary

Nouns and Noun Phrases
ancestor	/'xnsestq/	предок
antiquity	/xn'tIkwqti/	древность
aurochs	/'O:rPks/	зубр
ballot	/'bxlqt/	голосование
bondage	/'bOndIdZ/	рабство, зависимость
chamber	/'CeImbq/	палата
court	/kO:t/	суд
elevation	/"elI'veISn/	возвышенность
grove	/grqVv/	роща
lowland	/'lqVlqnd/	низменность
prosecutor	/'prPsIkju:tq/	прокурор
reservation	/"rIzq'veISn/	заповедник
suffrage	/'sAfrIG/	голос, голосование
supervision	/"su:pq'vIZn/	надзор, наблюдение
swamp	/"swPmp/	болото
Verbs and Verbal Phrase
approve	/ 'qpru:v/	одобрять, утверждать
attain	/q'teIn/	получить, приобрести
be situated (in)	/'sICueItId/	располагаться
border (on)	/'bO:dq/	граничить
head	/hed/	возглавлять
rout	/raVt/	обратить в бегство, разбить
span	/spxn/	простираться
stick (stuck)	/stIk/	прикрепляться, закрепляться
swallow	/'swPlqV/	поглощать, подавлять
total	/'tqVtl/	насчитывать
Adjectives
executive	/Ig'zekjqtIv/	исполнительный
immense	/I'mens/	огромный
judicial	/Gu'dISl/	юридический
legislative	/'leGIslqtIv/	законодательный
marshy	/'ma:SI/	болотистый
primordial	/preI'mO:dIql/	исконный, первобытный
representative	/"reprI'zentqtIv/	представитель(ный)
supreme	/su:pri:m/	высший, верховный

Practice saying the following words:

Dregovichi	/'dregOvICI/	дреговичи
Krivichi	/'krIvICI/	кривичи
Radimichi	/'rq'dImICI/	радимичи
the Grand Duchy of Lithuania	/'grxn 'dACI qv lITju: 'eIniq/	Великое Княжество Литовское