Assignment

1. Answer the following questions:

1. What is the capital of the USA?

2. Where is Washington situated?

3. Who was the first President of the USA?

4. What kind of interesting places are there in the city?

5. When was the National Gallery of Art opened?

6. What is the Capitol?

7. Where is the Capitol?

8. What do you know about the White House in Washington?

9. Did George Washington live in the White House?

10. Name the famous monuments in the city?

11. The Pentagon is a military centre, isn’t it?

12. Is there any industry in Washington?

2. Retell the text.

3. Make the right choice:

1. What oceans wash this country?

   1. the Pacific and the Atlantic ocean

   2. the Atlantic ocean and the Arctic

   3. the Pacific and the Indian ocean

2. What is the longest river in the USA?

   1. the Colorado

   2. the Mississipi

   3. the Saint Lawrence

3. What form of government has the United States of America?

   1. presidential republic

   2. federal republic

   3. parliamentary monarchy

4. A pumpkin is the symbol of which holiday?

   1. Christmas

   2. Thanksgiving day

   3. Halloween

5. Who was the first president of the USA?

   1. Bill Clinton

   2. Goerge Washington

   3. Abraham Lincoln

6. What is the largest state in the USA?

   1. Florida

   2. Alaska

   3. Texas

7. When do Americans celebrate Independence day?

   1. December 25

   2. February 14

   3. July 4

8. The American flag has:

   1. thirteen stripes

   2. thirty stripes

   3. fifty stripes

9. The White House is the residence of the …..

   1. government

   2. American president

   3. National museum

10. The American flag is often called …..

    1. the White Eagle

    2. Union Jack

    3. The stars and stripes

Литература

1. Агабекян И.П. Английский язык для средних специальных зведений - Ростов н\Д: Феникс, 2004.

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3. Бонк Н.А. Учебник английского языка / Н.А. Бонк, Г.А. Котий, Н.А. Лукьянова. – М.: «Деконт» - «ГИС», 2002.

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6. Некрасов Е.В. Бизнес-курс английского языка / Е.В. Некрасов, Д.А. Победимский. – М.: «Славянский дом книги», 2000.

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Содержание

Предисловие……………………………..……………………………..3

Unit 1.

About myself……………………………………………….……………4

Unit 2.

Our Academy..…………………………………….……………………7

Unit 3.

Russia……...……………………………………………………………14

Unit 4.

Great Britain……………………………………………………...……22

Unit 5.

USA …..…………………………………………………………………27

Литература………………….…………..…………………………..….32