Vocabulary:

conversation – разговор

common – общий

world trade – мировая торговля

to get along with – ладить, уживаться

foreign – иностранный

to develop - развивать(ся)

science – наука

satellite – спутник

to be afraid - бояться

Questions:

1. Do you like to speak English?

2. How many years did you study English?

3. Is it useful to learn a foreign language?

4. Is English the official language in the U.S.A.?

5. Does English help you to make friends?

Translate into Russian:

1. It’s very good when you hear: «Yes, I do», and start talking.

2. So it is very useful to learn foreign languages.

3. Knowledge of foreign languages helps us to develop friendship.

4. English is very popular now.

5. It’s spoken all over the world.

6. English is very important to find a good job.

Translate into English:

1. Людям разных стран приходится уживаться с прогрессом в мировой торговле и в технологиях и друг с другом.

2. Это язык компьютеров, науки, бизнеса, спорта и политики.

3. Это официальный язык в Соединенном Королевстве, Ирландии, Соединенных Штатах, Канаде, Австралии.

4. Разговаривая на английском, можно читать газеты, журналы.

5. Если вам нравится путешествовать, вы можете отправиться куда угодно.

Text 2. Great britain

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (or the UK) is made up of England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. The UK covers the British Isles which is the geographical name of all the islands situated off the northwest coast of the European Continent. They consist of Great Britain, Ireland and of about five thousand small islands. The North Sea, the Strait of Dover and the English Channel separate Great Britain from the continent. It is washed on the west coast by the Atlantic Ocean and by the Irish Sea.

The mountains in Great Britain are not very high, the highest mountains is Ben Nevis in Scotland. The main rivers in Britain are the Thames, the Mersey, the Severn and others, but none of them are very long.

The climate of Great Britain is mild. The Atlantic Ocean and the warm waters of the Gulf Stream influence the weather on the British Isles. The summers are cool and rainy; the winters are not very cold.

Great Britain is a highly developed industrial country. One of the leading industries in Great Britain is the textile industry. Coal, iron and steel as well as various machines are also produced there. Shipbuilding and motor industry are highly developed too.

There are many big industrial cities in Britain, such as Birmingham and Sheffield (with big iron and steel works), Manchester and Liverpool (the biggest centers of textile industry), Cardiff and others. London, the capital city of the UK, is one of the biggest commercial centers and ports of the world. It is also an important political, cultural and educational centre. Other educational centers in Great Britain are Oxford and Cambridge with the world famous oldest Universities, and also Edinburgh and Sheffield.

The total population of Great Britain today is about 59 million people. The official language of the country is English. There are many other languages spoken in Britain as it has become now a multinational state.