- •Иунл ВолгГту Волгоград 2015
- •Unit I. The united kingdom of great britain
- •4. Answer the questions and use a map to prove your ideas.
- •6. Work in pairs; check if you know the following words and word combinations. Translate them into Russian. In turn, use them in sentences of your own to tell about your country.
- •7. Look through the text in Act. 5 and find the right word to the following definitions:
- •8. Read Text b and say if the following sentences are True or False:
- •Text b. Geography and Climate
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- •10. Choose the suitable question from the list a-f for each part (1-6) of Text c.
- •Text c.
- •11. Study the words and word combinations from the text above and give Russian equivalents. Then make 7 sentences using the vocabulary. Ask your partner to translate them into Russian.
- •12. Read Text d and answer the questions.
- •Text d. Politics of the united kingdom
- •13. Study the words and word combinations from Text d and give Russian equivalents. Then translate the text.
- •14. Look at the highlighted words and word combinations and use some of them in the sentences of your own to describe the political system of Russian Federation.
- •Text e.
- •16. Read the text below and decide if the following sentences are True or False, according to the information given in the text.
- •17. Work in pairs. Look at the highlighted words and phrases and explain what they mean. Ask your partner to translate the sentences containing these words and phrases.
- •Text f.
- •19. Reorder the words in the sentences and read what else the Queen does.
- •20. Read some funny facts about the uk which you probably didn’t know. Practice pronouncing the numbers. Translate the sentences into Russian. Make your Top 5 funniest facts.
- •21. Work in pairs. When you visit another city, what do you enjoy/not enjoy doing? Tell your group.
- •22. You are going to plan a day trip for your group in London. Look at the “What’s on in London” leaflet below and find:
- •What’s on in London
- •23. Famous Britons Quiz. Do this quiz in pairs. Then check with the whole class.
- •24. People past and present
- •25. Guess the person. Read these clues and match a name from the nominees to each description.
- •1. Read Text a and answer the questions:
- •Text a. Usa: general acquaintance
- •2. Complete the sentences, then use them for retelling Text a.
- •3. Study the verbs from the text above and give Russian equivalents.
- •4. Translate the sentences into English using the words from Act. 3.
- •5. Read Text b and say if the sentences are True or False:
- •Text b. Geographical location of the usa
- •7. Fill in the gaps with the words (in an appropriate form) from Act. 6:
- •11. Translate the sentences into Russian, then make up your own sentences with the highlighted words:
- •12. Make up short reports on the following topics (use additional information from the library research):
- •Unit III. Canada
- •1. Read Text a and decide if the following statements are true or false.
- •Text a. Canada profile
- •2. Answer the following questions on Text a.
- •3. Look through Text a. Pay attention to the highlighted words. Match them with the definitions or synonyms below.
- •4. Find the English equivalents to the following words in Text a.
- •5. Fill in the gaps with the words from Act. 3 and 4 in the correct form.
- •6. Read Text b and range the places in the order you would like to visit them. Text b. The best destinations to visit
- •7. Answer the questions on Text b.
- •8. Pick out from Text b English equivalents of the following:
- •9. Paraphrase the underlined parts in the following sentences using the highlighted words and word combinations from Text b.
- •10. Use the words from Act. 9 and 10 to advertise a place you would offer to visit.
- •11. Translate the sentences into English using the words and word combinations from Text a and Text b.
- •Unit IV. Australia
- •1. Read Text a and decide if the following statements are true or false.
- •Text a. Australia in brief
- •2. Answer the following questions on Text a.
- •3. Match English words in the left column (highlighted in text a) with their Russian equivalents on the right.
- •4. Find the English equivalents to the following words in Text a.
- •5. Fill in the gaps with appropriate forms of the words from Act. 3, 4.
- •6. Read Text b and choose three destinations you’d like to visit first. Text b. Ten best places to visit in australia
- •7. Answer the questions on Text b.
- •8. Find in Text b English equivalents of the following words, paying attention to the highlighted words.
- •9. Translate the sentences into English using the active words from Text a and Text b.
- •Reading comprehension Text 1
- •Библиография
Unit I. The united kingdom of great britain
AND NORTHERN IRELAND
1. In groups of three find the answer to the following question: What is the difference between the UK, Great Britain (GB) and the British Isles?
2. Read the quote and find out what other names sometimes refer to the UK.
“When people say England, they sometimes mean Great Britain, sometimes the United Kingdom, sometimes the British Isles – but never England”
“How to be an Alien” by George Mikes
3. Read Text A and check your answers in Act. 1. Why is England or the UK sometimes called Britain?
Text A.
“England” is sometimes, wrongly, used in reference to the whole United Kingdom, the entire island of Great Britain (or simply Britain), or indeed the British Isles. This is not only incorrect but can cause offence to people from other parts of the UK. The diverse history of England, Scotland and Wales has led to very different cultural traditions; the Scots and Welsh have right to feel aggrieved whenever the term “English” is used wrongly, to mean all three.
Countries within a Country – the United Kingdom
The name United Kingdom refers to the union of what were once four separate countries: England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland (though most of Ireland is now independent, only Northern Ireland remains part of the UK).
The UK’s full and official name is the “United Kingdom of great Britain and Northern Ireland”.
History of the making of the UK: 1536 – Act of Union joins England and Wales; 1707 – Act of Union unites Scotland and England, together with Wales to form the Kingdom of Great Britain. 1801 – The Irish Parliament voted to join the Union. The then Kingdom of Great Britain becomes the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. 1922 – Name changed to United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, when most of the Southern counties in Ireland chose independence.
Britain comprises only England and Wales. Great Britain comprises only England, Scotland and Wales. The British Isles are made up of several islands, where Great Britain is the largest one.
4. Answer the questions and use a map to prove your ideas.
1) What is Great Britain? 2) Is Britain the same as Great Britain? 3) Which countries are in Great Britain? 4) Where is the UK? 5) What countries make the UK? 6) What is the official title (name) of the UK? 7) Why is the whole Ireland not part of the UK? 8) What is the British Isles?
5. Use the following geographical names to complete the text below:
The British Isles; Great Britain; Europe; Ireland; Scotland; the Atlantic Ocean; the United Kingdom.
The British Isles are situated off the northwest coast of mainland Europe. They are bounded to the west by (1)… , to the north and east by the North Sea, and in the south the English Channel separates them from the rest of (2)… . The two main islands of Great Britain and Ireland make up (3)… . There also many groups of small islands off the western and northern coasts. The British Isles consist of two separate nations – (4)… and the Republic of Ireland. The United Kingdom is made up of the countries of England, (5)… and Wales on the island of (6) …, and Northern Ireland in the northeast of the island of Ireland. The Republic of Ireland covers the rest of (7)….