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Additional task

I. Read the text and find answers to the following ques­tions:

1) In which country is this city located?

2) What is the population of the city?

3) Who was the founder of the city?

Wellington

Wellington is the capital of New Zealand. New Zealand is a land of national parks and natural reserves. It is also known for its hilly terrain. It takes one of the first places in sheep-breeding.

The population of Wellington is about 180,000. The city is famous for its beautiful scenery with mountains, green hill­sides, parks, and forests. Mountain hills are so near to the city that some of the streets and roads run up and down them. On one of the hills there is a botanical garden - a very popular place among the public. Wellington is a culturally di­verse city. It is home to the Maori tribe - the native tribe to New Zealand.

Wellington was chosen in 1839 because of its central location and suitable harbor. It is a very sunny city: it gets more sunshine than Melbourne in Australia. The Cook Strait, where Wellington is situated, is known for strong winds. As a result, Wellington is sometimes called "Windy City". The city was named in honor of Arthur Wellesley, the first Duke of Wellington. Arthur Wellesley was a victor of the Battle of Waterloo. His title comes from the town of Wellington in the county of Somerset, England. Wellington became the capital of New Zealand in 1865. There are some challenges that the city is facing: it is located in the seismic zone and there is a lack of free spaces. But scientists found the way out: high-storey buildings are built with the use of special foundations.

II. How are citizens of the city called?

S

How are citizens of the country called?

E

S

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

Tropical climate

Sparse snowfall

Mild climate

Record high temperature

High humidity

Record low temperature

Abundant rainfall

Degrees Celsius

Wind speed

Degrees Fahrenheit

Heavy fog

Elevation

Air mass

Altitude

Hours of sunshine

Latitude

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

Sakai, J……………..

Harrogate, En………

V. Make up your own dialogues using the following questions about New Zealand and Wellington:

  1. What is New Zealand famous for?

  2. What do you know about the native people of New Zealand?

  3. Is Wellington the largest city in New Zealand?

  4. Is Wellington a city of sunshine or a city of winds?

  5. New Zealand consists of two islands. On which island Wellington situated?

  6. What is the Wellington Cable Car?

g) What is celebrated on February 6?

Part 2

ORAL SPEECH PRACTICE

OUR UNIVERSITY

I study at the Kerch State Maritime Technological University. Our university was established in 1984. The university trains specialists for the fishing industry. It has two depart­ments day-time and extra-mural. There are three faculties at our university: technological, marine and the faculty for improvement of professional skills.

The technological faculty trains economists, book-keepers, technologists, ecologists and engineers for the seafood processing in­dustry. Future navigators, marine engineers, electricians and fishery biologists study at the marine faculty.

In order to become well-trained engineer students study different subjects, such as: Mathematics, Physics, and Chemistry, Foreign languages, descriptive geometry and many other spe­cial subjects. Students attend lectures, work at the labs, have lessons and seminars.

Our university has many laboratories which are equipped with modern devices. According to the curriculum there is planned practice for every student of our university.

The course of studies lasts five years. The academic year has two terms: autumn and spring. At the end of each we take examinations. At present fishing industry occupies prominent position in the national economy.

Post-graduate courses were opened in 1997. Research projects are being conducted at all chairs of the university. They include automatization of production processes various types of fish treatment; processing operations; flexible manufactu­ring systems, different problems of the national economy.