1. Translate into English:

Рідна мова, офіційна мова, друга мова, міжнародна мова, ділова мова, сотні діалектів, міжнародні авіалінії, вести справи, клієнт, обговорювати новий проект, підписувати контракт, експортний ринок,для того щоб опанувати ділову мову, знання, правила словотворення, крок за кроком, особливості.

2. Complete as in the text:

It is an official language in more than…

English is also the language of pop music…

It is necessary for you to speak English if you work…

In order to master business English…

3. Answer the questions:

Name some countries where English is the first language?

Why is English so popular?

What are your reasons for studying this language?

ENGLISH-SPEAKING COUNTRIES

island острів

surface поверхня

mild м’який

temperate помірний

wet вологий

hereditary спадковий

vital життєво-необхідний

huge величезний

to gain independence завоювати незалежність

executive виконавчий

judicial судовий

legislative законодавчий

a gulf затока

maple leaf кленовий лист

neighbour сусід

origin походження

precipitation опади

manufacturer виробник

desert пустеля

representative представник

barley ячмінь

fertile плодорідний

mud грязь

sandy піщаний

ТЕХT: THE UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is sometimes called the United Kingdom, The U.K., Great Britain, Britain or England.

It is situated on two large islands, the larger of which is Great Britain, the smaller is Ireland and over five hundred small islands. Great Britain is the largest island in Europe. But the United Kingdom is one of the world’s smallest countries. It’s population is about 57 million.

It is washed by the Atlantic Ocean the English Channel and the North Sea. So Great Britain is surrounded by water on all sides. The U.K. consists of four main parts: England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland. Each of the four parts consists of a few countries.

The surface of the British Isles varies very much. England and Northern Ireland have beautiful valleys and plains, but Scotland and Wales are mountainous. Mountains are not very high. Ben Nevis in Scotland is the highest mountain (1343 m.). The rivers in Great Britain are not long but main of them are deep. The Severn is the longest river while the Thames is the deepest and the most important because the capital of the U.K. London stands on it. Thanks to the Gulf Stream the climate of Great Britain is mild, temperate, and wet. The summer is not very hot and the winter is not very cold. It is often foggy and rainy. Winter temperature seldom falls below zero.

Great Britain is a parliamentary monarchy. It means that there is a Queen (or a King) and the Parliament. The Queen is formally at the head of the state, her powers are limited. She acts only on the advice of the ministers and the Parliament.

The British Parliament consists of two chambers: The House of Lords and The House of Commons. There are more than 1000 members in the House of Lords. Many seats are hereditary.

The House of Commons has 635 members. They are elected by a general election.

TEXT: ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OF U.K.

Great Britain is a highly developed industrial country.

Coal-mining, metallurgical, textile, and one of the chief industries-shipbuilding are the older branches of industry. The newer ones are aircraft, automobile, chemical industries, electronic engineering. The new industries have developed hand in hand with science and technology and are equipped to meet present technical demands.

Speaking about the big cities of the United Kingdom we should admit that the main cotton and woolen industry centers are Leeds, Bradford and Manchester, Newcastle is famous for coal industry. And London, Liverpool and Glasgow are the biggest English ports.

Many different products of Britain industries are exported to many countries of the world. Britain has an open economy in which international trade plays a vital part.

Though England is really the most industrialized country in the world. And even statistics says that for every person employed in agriculture, twelve are employed in industry. But three quarters of the United Kingdom’s Land is dedicated to agriculture. And only two per cent of the population of the U.K. are engaged in agriculture, but the fields of English farms and pastures are very high. Wheat, barley, oats and potatoes are the most important crops grown. The climate on the British Isles is very good for-sheep, -cattle, and dairy farming.

ТЕХT: THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Official name - the United States of America (the USA )