- •Unit 4 cities and countries
- •Lead-in
- •Reading comprehension
- •2. A) You are to read a passage dedicated to the early history of Great Britain. Before you start reading make sure you can read and understand the following proper names:
- •3. Read the following essay and find out what makes Istanbul a unique city in terms of its:
- •Language focus
- •4. Read the following paragraph about Hon-Kong. Write out the fragments containing: a) infinite constructions; b) present participles; c) past participles; e) verbal nouns.
- •5. Complete the sentences as in the example.
- •6. Put the verbs in brackets into a correct infinitive form.
- •7. Fill in the prepositions words to learn more about the Leister Square.
- •Vocabulary practice
- •8. A) See how many words to do with places you can find in this word square. You can go across (8) and down (6). One has been done for you.
- •9. Read the text below and decide which word a, b, c or d (see the hint below) best fits each space.
- •10. Put the letters in brackets in the correct order to complete the incomplete words.
- •11. A) To be ready for translation into English look through the words / phrases in the box.
- •Variant 1
- •Variant 2
- •Variant 3
- •Writing
- •1. When in Rome do as Romans do.
- •2. When a man is tired of London, he is tired of life.
- •3. Almost every nation has a reputation of some kind.
- •4. Life is for each man a solitary cell whose walls are mirrors.
- •5. I am a part of all I have met.
- •Appendix 4
- •1. A) Read the text and do the assignment given after it.
- •2. A) Read the text about British traditions, then do the task given after the text.
- •3. A) Decide whether the following statements are True or False. Write your answers in figures and letters.
- •4. A) Read what a tourist wrote about the places he visited and decide which of these cities you would choose to visit in the first pace.
- •5. A) Read the dialogue. Think whether you agree with the speaker’s point of view or not. Then do the task given after the dialogue.
5. Complete the sentences as in the example.
0. Many English athletes tried to swing the English Channel. It was the matter of honour.
It was the matter of honour for many English athletes to swim the English Channel.
1. Angela should learn Spanish before going to Argentina. It’s would be a good idea.
It would be a good idea ……
2. The Spanish and Portuguese languages are close enough. People of the two countries can understand each other.
The Spanish and Portuguese languages are close enough ……
3. Hungary is a small country. Motorists can’t cross it from East to West within a day.
Hungary is a small country ….
4. Inexperienced drivers shouldn’t go for long distances alone. It may be too dangerous.
It may be too dangerous …..
5. The guide was speaking loudly. Everybody could hear him.
The guide was speaking loud enough …..
6. Put the verbs in brackets into a correct infinitive form.
1. –Sheila and Mark are planning their honeymoon trip.
– Have they chosen the place (go)?
2. – David claims (travel)to Himalaya.
– He is known(visit)a lot of places.
3. – Is it important for Dave (exercise)so much?
– His ambition is (climb)the Everest.
4. – What would you advise me (see)in New York first?
– You should certainly (go)to The Times Square. It seems(sparkle)with thousands of lights.
5. – Historians believe America (discover)long before Christopher Columbus.
– Yes. Vikings were found (sail)to American shoresabout the year of 985.
6. – Mexico City is known (be) the most populous city in the world.
– Yes, and its population is expected (increase).
7. – What do you think (be)the oldest European capital?
– Athens, of course. It is known (flourish)long before London and Paris came into being.
8. – What is the most spoken language in the world?
– Certainly Chinese. The number of Chinese people in the world is expected (near)3 billion in the next decade.
9. – China’s economy appears (grow)very fast.
– Yes. They proved (work)hard during the latest decade.
10. – Today’s world seems (be)too urbanised, isn’t it?
– Right. People tend (live)in the cities nowadays. About two thirds of the world population appears(live)in the cities.
7. Fill in the prepositions words to learn more about the Leister Square.
Leister square is one of the busiest points (1) ___ London. Buskers entertain the crowds (2) ___ anything (3) ___ impromptu songs (4) ___ a political rent. Tourists pay good money to have their faces ridiculed (5) ___ cartoonists and suburban kinds queue to dance the night (6) ___ at the Hippodrome, Equinox or Maximus.
(7) ___ night, the whole pedestrianised area can seem like one big youthful party. The square is a popular meeting place (8) ___ friends looking for a drink and chat (9) ___ a hard day’s slog and for tourists who seem to enjoy congregating (10) ___ the tube station. The cinemas claim to be the biggest and the best, and the tickets most expensive in town. It will cost you almost double the price (11) ___ a normal seat to see the blockbuster (12) ___ the Empire.
People-watching is one of leister Square’s great attractions (13) ___ representatives from virtually all every country (14) ___ little old planet Earth walk past and simply gawp (15) ___ each other. Ordinary people are interesting enough but if you’re really lucky you get the chance to eyeball visiting stars who attend the regular movie premières.
(16) ___ its movie-made image of constant fog, London does get hot (17) ___ time (18) ___ time. Luckily (19) ___ Leister Square visitors, there’s handily placed ice-cream emporium where you can gorge yourself (20) ___ Triple Choc Brownie (21) ___ one (22) ___ the morning.
All (23) ___ all, Leister Square is something (24)___ a “must for tourists and Londoners alike. All you need to enjoy it is plenty (25) ___of time and a bit of patience!