VII. Understanding the main points

A. Ask the questions to which the italicized are the answers:

1. The United States has a capitalist mixed economy, which is fueled by abundant natural resources, a well-developed infrastructure, and high productivity.

2. About 40% of personal vehicles are vans, SUVs, or light trucks.

3. In 2010, about 230 million, or 80% of the population aged five years and older, spoke only English at home.

4. Children are required in most states to attend school from the age of six or seven (generally, kindergartenorfirst grade) until they turn eighteen.

5. Baseball has been regarded as the national sport since the late 19th century, while American football is now by several measures the most popular spectator sport.

B. Complete the sentences:

1. The world's primary reserve currency is …

2. Relatively few American people use rail to travel because …

3. English is the de facto national language, but …

4. Through restrictions on federal grants …, regulated by the United States Department of Education.

5. … appeared firstly in America and then became the most famous sport activities all over the world.

VIII. Vocabulary focus

A. Translate the following words and phrases into English:

1. «смешанная экономика»;

2. лидер в производстве…;

3. на душу населения;

4. личное транспортное средство;

5. перевозка товаров по железной дороге;

6. использование велосипедов;

7. на федеральном уровне;

8. население возрастом пять лет и старше;

9. до тех пор пока им не исполнится 18;

10. согласно, в соответствии с;

11. по некоторым критериям;

12. в частности, Национальная ассоциация автогонок на серийных автомобилях.

B. Make up your own sentences, using the words and phrases above (Unit 1, VII. A).

IX. Language development

A. COMPOUND NOUNS Complete these sentences with suitable compound nouns, then see if you can find them in the box.

science fiction (науч. фантастика); filmstar; sunglasses (солнеч. очки); traffic jam (пробка); alarm clock (будильник); first aid box (аптечка).

1. I'm late because there was a terrible 1._____ in the centre of town.

2. Humphrey Bogart was a famous 2. _____ in the forties and fifties.

3. My 3. _____ didn't ring this morning and I didn't wake up until 9.30.

4. When I'm driving I always wear 4. _____ if it's very bright and sunny.

5. In some countries you have to have a 5. _____ in your car for minor injuries and illnesses.

6. My brother loves 6. _____, but I prefer true stories about the present or the past.

B. COMPOUND ADJECTIVES The letters of the word in brackets are mixed. Guess the word and complete the compound adjectives in these sentences.

1. We stayed at a five-_____hotel. (trsa)

2. There is a shop in London which sells things for left-_____ people. (anhdde)

3. The airport is about ten miles south-_____of the city centre. (aets)

4. It was a very badly-_____article: I noticed several punctuation mistakes and lots of spelling mistakes. (enwtrit)

5. It's a twenty-_____walk to the house, but it takes much less than that in the car. (inmteu)

6. In this market she sells second-_____ things. (dhna)

7. Have you ever met a well-_____ actor or politician? (wonkn)

C. Everyday expressions. In a game with a ball practice asking questions (student A) and answering them (student B). Then exchange the roles.

• To the table, please. – Come along, please. This way. – Here is your seat. – Make yourself comfortable. – Make (feel) yourself at home. Help yourself to… – Let me help to some more salad.

• Can I help you? – Can I offer you…? – Taste this dish. – Rather tasty. – It is delicious. – I’d like to have (some broth, salad, etc.) – (I have ordered coffee.) Is that OK with you? – (I’ll have chicken and vegetables.) What about you? – I like… more/better than… – Mmm…That sounds nice.

• Why don’t we order more lobster? – Would you care to have some more whisky? – Let’s have… – If I were you, I’d try grilled cheese and bacon. – Shall we have drinks first? – What would you prefer for the first course? – What would you like for cold dishes (for dessert)? – If it is up to me, I’d have…

• To set the table, to be thirsty, to be hungry, to have a snack, main course, another helping.

D. Translate the following dialogue from Russian into English using Everyday expressions above.

(Посетитель) Добрый вечер. Я заказывал столик на сегодня. Мистер Стоун.

(Официант) Добрый вечер, сэр. Проходите сюда, пожалуйста.

(П.) Я очень голоден и хочу пить. Давайте закажем напитки сначала. Сок «Рич», пожалуйста.

(О.) Что Вы желаете на первое?

(П.) Предпочитаю щи (cabbage soup).

(О.) На вашем месте, я бы обязательно попробовал нашу новую уху (fish soup).

(П.) Хорошо.

(О.) Что Вы хотите из холодных блюд?

(П.) Я бы хотел острый (spicy) салат из креветок (shrimp) с беконом.

(О.) Могу я предложить Вам что-то на десерт?

(П.) Вчера я пробовал мороженое с бананом. Довольно вкусно. Но я предпочитаю яблоки вместо бананов.

(О.) Как насчет яблочного пирога?

(П.) Ммм.. звучит великолепно.