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II. How are citizens of the city called?

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How are citizens of the country called?

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III. Make up sentences with the following words and word combinations:

Sport ground

Venue

Stadium

Play off

Domestic championship

National competition

Sports facilities

Marathon

Sporting event

Soccer league

Gymnasium

Casual sporting activities

Aquatics center

Speed trials for motorcycles

IV. Learn about sister-cities and write down the country:

Singapore doesn’t have a sister-city.

V. Make up your own dialogues using the following questions about Singapore:

a) Is Singapore a city?

b) What can you say about architecture in Singapore?

c) When did Singapore's era start?

d) What is the main attraction for tourists in Singapore?

e) Why is Singapore called an “Asian Tiger”?

f) Where is the Boat Quay situated?

g) How did Singaporeans pay tribute to Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles?

UNIT 6

I. Read and translate the following group of words:

The smallest continent, to come from, official name, federation of states, capital of the country, the best known place, constitutional monarchy, written constitution, head of state, little power, historical tie, developed country.

II. Translate from English into Russian the following words of the same root:

Form – to form – former – formation – formal – formative; history – historian - historic – historical – historically; to develop – development – developable – developed – developing – developer; to enable – enablement – enabler – enabling; important – importance – importantly; trade – to trade – trader – trademark – tradesman - tradespeople – trading; to come – income – comer – newcomer.

III. Read and translate the text:

AUSTRALIA

Australia is the only country in the world that is also a continent. It is the sixth large country and the smallest continent. Australia lies between the South Pacific Ocean and the Indian Ocean. The name of the country comes from Latin word «australis» which mean southern. The country's official name is Commonwealth of Australia.

The Commonwealth of Australia is a federation of states. Australia has six states - New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria and Western Australia. Each state has its government. Australia has two territories - the Australian Capital Territory and the Northern Territory. The capital of the country is Canberra. Sydney is the best known place in New South Wales. In fact, it’s the best known place in Australia.

Australia is a constitutional monarchy like Great Britain. The nation is administered under written constitution. The British monarch, Queen Elizabeth II, is also queen of Austra­lia and country's head of state. But the queen has little power in the Australian government. She serves mainly as a symbol of long historical tie between Great Britain and Australia. Australia is a member of the Commonwealth of Nations which is an association formed by Britain and some of its former colonies.

Australia is one of the world's developed countries. Australia has modern factories, highly productive mines and farms, and busy cities. It is the world's leading producer of wool and bauxite (the ore from which aluminum is made). It also produces and exports large amounts of other minerals and farm goods. Income from the export enables Australians to have high standard of living. The most important trading partners of Australia are Japan and the United States.