Sights in London
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Unit 8. The usa
1. Phonetic drills:
1) Say after the teacher:
Unique New York. Little Lily lived in Italy. Little Yoko lived in New York.
2) Learn the rhymes:
Mr. Brown, Mr. Brown, are you going downtown
n?
Could you stop and take me down? Thank you kindly, Mr. Brown.
3) Read and translate the proverbs:
Every country has its customs.
First impressions are most lasting.
The more you live, the more you see, the more you see, the more you know.
4) Do you know that…
… the word “bucks” meaning American dollars is not a modern word. It appeared more than 200 years ago.
… the Statue of Liberty was presented to the USA by France?
… the motherland of potatoes is the USA?
… policemen in Britain are called Bobbies and in the USA – “cops”?
2. Learn the new words:
1) powerful |
[‘pauәful] |
могутній |
countryside |
[‘kantrısaıd] |
сільська місцевість |
predominant |
[prı’domınәnt] |
переважаючий |
coast |
[kәust] |
узбережжя |
gulf |
[galf] |
затока |
major |
[‘meıdзә] |
головний |
to separate |
[‘sepәreıt] |
відділяти |
to border on |
[‘bo:dә] |
межувати |
the District of Columbia |
[‘dıstrıkt] [kә’lambıә] |
округ Колумбія |
to differ |
[‘dıfә] |
розрізнятися |
network |
[‘netwә:k] |
мережа |
highway |
[‘haıweı] |
шосе |
to elect |
[ı’lekt] |
обирати |
whole |
[‘hәul] |
весь |
government |
[‘gavnmәnt] |
уряд |
legislative |
[‘ledзıslәtıv] |
законодавчий |
the House of Representatives |
[,reprı’zentәtıv] |
палата представників |
the Senate |
[‘senıt] |
Сенат |
law |
[lo:] |
закон |
stripe |
[straıp] |
смуга |
to represent |
[,reprı’zent] |
представляти |
2) department |
[dı’pa:tmәnt] |
міністерство |
sky-scraper |
[‘skaı,skreıpә] |
хмарочос |
to forbid (forbade, forbidden) |
[fә’bıd] |
забороняти |
except |
[ık’sept] |
окрім |
free of charge |
[fri:] [әv] [tƒa:d] |
безкоштовно |
view |
[vju:] |
вид, краєвид |
sight |
[saıt] |
пам’ятка |
cemetery |
[‘semıtrı] |
кладовище |
guest |
[gest] |
гість |
boating |
[‘bәutiŋ] |
катання на човні |
suburb |
[‘sabә:b] |
передмістя |