- •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.
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.
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b) First, look up in your dictionary, then write a definition of each word you’ve found in the word square above. Remember that all your words are to do with places.
9. Read the text below and decide which word a, b, c or d (see the hint below) best fits each space.
NORFOLK – THE IDEAL HOLIDAY GROUND
This article is a work of someone born and …… up in Norfolk. It is not impartial. On the (2) ……. , I’m near to being a fanatic about the country and all it has to (3) …… . If you want to consider other holiday destinations, you are best (4) …… to go there for your information.
So why am I so incredibly keen on my country? Firstly, it’s clean. This stems from the fact that the population is very (5) ……– less than half the average for and English country. (6) …… there are fewer people, there are fewer chimneys, fewer towns and fewer cars. And whereas other rural countries have motorways (7) …… thought them, Norfolk – largely (8) ……. by sea – has very (9) …… traffic whatsoever, and not an inch of motorway.
Norfolk offers a hundred miles of beautiful inland (10) …… and, in addition, an hundred miles of unspoilt coastal (11) ……. On the coast there are nature reserves where seals, rare birds and other wildlife (12) …… in profusion. Long distance foot paths run almost the whole of this coast and people (13) …… slowly along them peering into binoculars. This is quite and amusing (14) ……, though one sometimes fears for their safety near to the edge of the cliffs!
You are feeling (15) ……, Norfolk is the place for you!
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1 |
A raised |
B brought |
C reared |
D grown |
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2 |
A opposite |
B whole |
C evidence |
D contrary |
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3 |
A praise |
B provide |
C offer |
D give |
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4 |
A ordered |
B suggested |
C advised |
D expected |
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5 |
A slight |
B thin |
C low |
D little |
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6 |
A Whereas |
B Because |
C Although |
D While |
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7 |
A driving |
B running |
C leading |
D dividing |
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8 |
A limits |
B outlined |
C restricted |
D bounded |
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9 |
A few |
B little |
C slight |
D scares |
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10 |
A waterways |
B waterfalls |
C waterlines |
D water pools |
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11 |
A panorama |
B landscape |
C scenery |
D view |
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12 |
A flourish |
B thrive |
C abound |
D prosper |
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13 |
A shuffle |
B stroll |
C walk |
D wander |
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14 |
A sight |
B view |
C look |
D scenery |
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15 |
A worn |
B weary |
C lowly |
D heavy |