 Reading

TEXT A

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1. What does Mr. Snow look like?

2. Where does he come from?

3. What does he do?

4. Does he travel a lot?

5. What countries does he often go to?

6. What languages can he speak?

7. How old is he?

8. Does he have a family?

9. Does he have a lot of friends?

Mr. Snow

Mr. Snow is a tall man with black hair. He is an Englishman. He lives in London, the capital of Great Britain. Mr. Snow is an excellent lawyer. He studied law at Oxford. At present he works as a legal adviser for a big company. He is satisfied with his job. The company has many offices in different countries. Mr. Snow often travels on business. He prefers travelling by air, but sometimes he travels by train. He prefers travelling light. He doesn't take much luggage. He is always tired after his business trips. He often goes to France, Italy, Switzerland, the United States of America, Spain and Germany. A representative of the company always meets Mr. Snow at the airport. Sometimes he also goes to Bulgaria, Poland, India, Egypt and to some other countries. Mr. Snow doesn't need an interpreter. He can speak French, German, Italian, Spanish, and he can understand some other languages.

Mr. Snow is not old. He is young. He is only thirty-five years old. He is married. His wife is a physician. She is a specialist in forensic medicine. They have two children: a boy and a girl. The boy's name is Clyde, and the girl's name is Ann. Mr. Snow's parents live in London, too.

Mr. and Mrs. Snow have a lot of good friends. Among them there is a police inspector, a judge, an actress, an engineer, a journalist and a sociologist. They often visit the Snows.

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ELIZABETH II

Elizabeth II is the queen of Great Britain and Northern Ireland . She is the elder daughter of George VI. At the age of 18 she was made a State Counsellor. During World War II she trained as a second lieutenant in the women's services. On November 20, 1947, she married Philip Mountbatten, duke of Edinburgh. They were in Kenya when the king died. Her coronation, on June 2, 1953, was the first to be televised.

An extremely popular queen, Elizabeth has travelled much more than any previous British monarch. Throughout her reign, expanded media coverage has brought the monarchy closer to the British people. Although formal and unemotional in public, the queen continues to be greatly admired and respected by the people. In 2002 she celebrated her 50th year on the throne.

The Queen's Day

When the Queen gets up in the morning, seven people look after her. One starts her bath, one prepares her clothes, and one feeds the Royal dogs. Two people bring her breakfast. Every day for fifteen minutes, a piper plays Scottish music outside her room, and the Queen reads The Times. Every Tuesday she meets the Prime Minister.

An invitation to the Palace

When the Queen invites a lot of people for dinner, it takes three days to prepare the table and three days to do the washing up. Everybody has five glasses: one for red wine, one for white wine, one for water, one for port, and one for liqueur. During the first and second courses, the Queen speaks to the person on her left, and then she speaks to the person on her right for the rest of the meal. When the Queen finishes her food, everybody finishes, and it is time for the next course!

UNIT 2

 CONVERSATION (SOCIAL ENGLISH)

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• Hello. My name’s Anna. What’s your name?

• Thomas.

• Where are you from, Thomas?

• I’m from New York. Where are you from?

• I’m from Oxford.

• Are you a lawyer?

• No, I am not. I am a law student.

• Are you American?

• Yes, I am.

• And what about your friend? Is he American?

• No, he isn’t. He is German. He is from Berlin.