- •Министерство образования и науки Российской Федерации
- •ОгЛавление
- •Introducing Myself 7
- •Предисловие
- •Introducing Myself
- •Topical Vocabulary
- •Additional Vocabulary
- •Test on Temperament
- •Answer key
- •Spoken Etiquette
- •Informal
- •My Family
- •Topical Vocabulary
- •I. Answer the questions:
- •II. Check yourself.
- •III. Study the Family Tree and say whether the following statements are true or false:
- •IV. A) Read the following extract and translate it into Russian. Use a dictionary.
- •V. Here are some answers. What are the questions?
- •VI. Read through the sentences below then put a circle around the number which most closely coincides with your opinion. Before starting, look at the Key.
- •Spoken Etiquette
- •Introducing yourself and other people Formal
- •Informal
- •Friends and Friendship
- •Topical Vocabulary
- •Spoken Etiquette Gratitude
- •Response
- •My Working Day
- •I. Answer the questions:
- •Our University
- •Topical Vocabulary
- •Spoken Etiquette
- •Education in Russia
- •Topical Vocabulary
- •I. Answer the questions:
- •II. Translate into English:
- •III. Fill in the gaps with the words below:
- •Education in Britain
- •Spoken Etiquette
- •So / Neither / Auxiliary verbs
- •Hobbies
- •Topical Vocabulary
- •I. Answer the questions:
- •II. Translate into English:
- •III. Read about British people’s pleasures of life. Which of these do you also think are pleasures and which ones do you find strange?
- •IV. Interview your classmates on their spare time activities, prepare a statistical chart like the one given below based on the results of your interview and discuss it in groups.
- •A Few Statistics
- •Spoken Etiquette Likes, dislikes and preferences
- •Topical Vocabulary
- •I. Answer the questions:
- •II. Translate into English:
- •III. Use the degrees of comparison of adjectives, then retell the text. Winter in Moscow
- •IV. Describe your native city in different seasons.
- •Topical Vocabulary
- •I. Answer the questions:
- •Washington, dc
- •Topical Vocabulary
- •I. Answer the questions:
- •Spoken Etiquette
- •In a Hotel
- •Topical Vocabulary
- •The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
- •Topical Vocabulary
- •I. Answer the questions:
- •II. Translate into English:
- •III. Fill in the blanks. The first letter of each missing world has been given.
- •The Russian Federation
- •Topical Vocabulary
- •I. Translate into English:
- •Topical Vocabulary
- •I. Answer the questions:
- •II. Translate into English:
- •III. Put each of the following words in its place in the passage below.
- •It is Interesting to Know
- •Travelling
- •Topical Vocabulary
- •I. Answer the questions:
- •II. Translate into English.
- •At the Doctor’s
- •Topical Vocabulary
- •I. Answer the questions:
- •II. Translate into English.
- •III. Fill in the blanks with the most suitable words.
- •V. Fill in the gaps with the best alternative.
- •VI. Imagine you are having a group discussion on the problem of health. Read some view points to start the discussion:
- •My Future Profession
- •I. Answer the questions:
- •II. Translate from Russian into English:
- •Everybody’s Good at Something Do this personality test and find the right career for you.
- •If most of your answers were:
- •Spoken Etiquette Apologizing
- •Informal
- •Topical Vocabulary
- •I. Answer the questions:
- •II. Canada’s Guidelines for Healthy Eating describes an eating style that promotes health.
- •III. Which word is odd? (Set a time limit of one minute).
- •IV. Match the words:
- •V. Tell Me What You Eat
- •Spoken Etiquette Offering food Formal
- •Informal
- •In a Restaurant
- •Our Planet Earth
- •Topical Vocabulary
- •I. Answer the questions:
- •II. Put each of the following words in its place in the passage below.
- •III. Put each of the following words in its place in the passage below.
- •How to be a Friend of the Planet
- •Spoken Etiquette Asking for and Giving Reasons
- •Justifying Arguments
- •Giving Opinions and Reasons
- •At the cinema
- •Topical Vocabulary
- •Informal
- •Shopping
- •Topical Vocabulary
- •I. Answer the questions:
- •Theatre
- •Topical Vocabulary
- •I. Answer the questions:
- •II. Speak about
- •III. Use the Past Indefinite or the Past Continuous to complete the story. An Evening at the Theatre
- •Spoken Etiquette
- •Invitations and Suggestions
- •At the museum
- •Topical Vocabulary
- •Литература
Topical Vocabulary
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to be situated on |
быть расположенным на |
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to consist of smth. |
состоять из чего-либо |
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total area |
общая площадь |
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population |
население |
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urban |
городской |
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to be made of smth. |
состоять из чего-либо |
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to be separated from … by |
отделяться от чего-либо чем-либо |
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to be washed by |
омываться чем-либо |
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surface |
поверхность |
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to vary |
варьироваться, меняться |
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mountainous |
гористый |
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a valley |
долина |
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a plain |
равнина |
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to influence smth. |
оказывать влияние на что-либо |
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mild |
умеренный |
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a highly developed industrial country |
высокоразвитая промышленная страна |
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to produce smth. |
производить что-либо |
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to export smth. |
экспортировать что-либо |
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machinery |
станки |
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electronics |
электроника |
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textile |
текстиль |
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the chief industry |
ведущая отрасль промышленности |
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shipbuilding |
судостроение |
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a constitutional monarchy |
конституционная монархия |
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Head of State |
глава государства |
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The Queen |
королева |
I. Answer the questions:
What islands is the United Kingdom situated on?
What is the country’s population?
What is the United Kingdom made up of?
What is the United Kingdom washed by?
How can you characterize the surface of Great Britain?
What is the climate of Great Britain?
What are the Britain’s chief industries?
What is Britain’s political system?
II. Translate into English:
Соединенное Королевство Великобритании и Северной Ирландии расположено на Британских островах, состоящих из двух больших и пяти тысяч малых островов.
Население Великобритании составляет более 57 миллионов человек.
Соединенное Королевство состоит из четырех частей; в Великобританию входят Англия, Шотландия и Уэльс.
Британские острова омываются Атлантическим океаном, Ирландским морем, Северным морем и проливами Ла-Манш и Па-де-Кале.
Британские острова состоят из гористой части и низменностей.
Реки в Великобритании не очень длинные.
На климат в Великобритании оказывает влияние Гольфстрим.
Великобритания производит и экспортирует станки, электронику, текстиль, суда.
Великобритания – конституционная монархия.
III. Fill in the blanks. The first letter of each missing world has been given.
Parliament in the UK consists of two c______: the House of Commons and the House of Lords. In the House of Commons there are 650 m_____, each representing one c_____. The ruling party in the Commons is the one which gains a m_____ of seats. The main figure in this party is called the P_____ M_____. The members of the House of Commons are elected for a maximum period of five years although the PM may call a general e_____ at any time within that period.
The House of Commons is the most powerful and decides the national policy, but the House of Lords can v_____ a b_____ and ask the House of Commons to rewrite certain parts of it before it becomes a new law.
The position of the British PM is in direct contrast to that of the m_____. Although the Queen appears to have a great deal of p_____, in reality she has very little. The PM appoints the Cabinet, the members of which are the leading government m_____.