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Part I

Unit 1. The Family ……………………………………………….. 6

Unit 2. Meals…..…………………………………………….……. 13

Unit 3. Jobs……………………………………………………... 22

Unit 4. Recreation. Movies. TV. Music………………………….. 30

Unit 5. The Environment………………………………………… 37

Unit 6. Travelling…………………………………………………. 43

Unit 7. The Place We Live in……………………………………. 49

Unit 8. Clothes and Shopping…………………………………… 54

Part II

Unit I. England before and during the Roman Invasion………… 61

Unit 2. Anglo-Saxon England. Alfred the Great………………… 63

Unit 3. Alfred's Followers……………………………………….. 66

Unit 4. England before the Norman Invasion…………………… 68

Unit 5. The Norman Invasion……………………………………. 71

Unit 6. The First Norman Kings…………………………………. 73

Unit 7. The Anarchy……………………………………………... 75

Unit 8. The Angevin Empire. Thomas Becket……………………..76

Unit 9. Richard the Lion Heart…………………………………… 79

Unit 10. John Lackland and the Magna Carta…………………….. 81

Unit 11. Henry III. The Provisions of Oxford……………………. 84

Unit 12. Edward I Longshanks. Wars in Scotland and Wales……. 86

Unit 13. The Tragic Death of Edward II………………………… 89

Unit 14. Edward III, the Hundred Years` War………………….... 90

Unit 15 Richard II and the Rebellion of Wat Tyler……………… 92

Unit 16. The Lancaster Branch. Henry IV……………………….. 96

Unit 17. The Continuation of the Hundred Years` War. Henry V..... 98

Unit 18. Henry VI, Edward IV, V, Richard III and the Wars

of the Roses………………………………………………………..99

Unit 19. The Change of Dynasty. England during the Rule

of Henry VII…………………………………………………….. 104

Unit 20. Henry VIII and his Reformation of the Church………....106

Unit 21. Edward VI and Lady Jane Grey………………………... 109

Unit 22. Mary I and Return to Catholicism……………………... 111

Unit 23. Elizabeth I and the English Renaissance………………. 113

Unit 24. The Stuarts` ascension. James I……………………….. 117

Unit 25 Charles I. England before the Civil War………………. 119

Unit 26 The Civil Wars………………………………………… 121

Part III

Text 1.The Protectorate of Oliver Cromwell…………………… 123

Text 2. The Restoration of the Monarchy. Charles II…………… 125

Text 3. James II…………………………………………………. 129

Text 4. The Glorious Revolution. William III and Mary II…….. 130

Text 5. Queen Ann………………………………………………. 128

Text 6. The Hanoverians. George I…………………………….. 132

Text 7. George II………………………………………………... 133

Text 8. George III………………………………………………. 134

Text 9. George IV……………………………………………….. 137

Text 10. The Victorian Age………………………………………. 138

Text 11. Great Britain before and during World War I. Edward VII. George V……………………………………………………….. 139

Text 12. Great Britain before and during World War II. Edward VIII, George VI……………………………………………………….. 143

Text 13. Elizabeth II……………………………………………. 144

Grammar Review……………………………………………….. 149

Part I

Unit 1. The Family

Text 1. The Family

There are different views on family life. Some people can't do without the support and love of their families. Others say it is the source of problems. Anyway, the family is a powerful symbol. We see happy families on TV, politicians speak about "family values". Sociologists divide families into two types: the nuclear family and the extended family. The nuclear family consists of parents and their children. The extended family may include several generations living together. There are people who say that the family unit is in crisis and family values are in decline. In fact, it may be true, because the divorce rate is high, and many people prefer to remain single. Yet, the idea of family decay is not new. It has been a concern since World I, but people still get married and children are born. What exactly is a family? There is no definition of a "normal" family. Broadly speaking, the family is a group of people related by blood or law, living together or associating with one another for a common purpose.

Comprehension and discussion

What are the main views on family life?

What types of family exist today?

What is the family?

Why do people predict the end of the family as an institution?

Do you believe in the end of the family unit?

Text 2. Meet My Family

Let me introduce myself. My name is James Stephen Smith, Jim for short. I was born on the 20th of January, 1990, in London. I went to school and then entered London University. I did history there and now I work for the British Museum.

My family is not large. It is an average nuclear family: my mother, my father, my younger brother and sister. There are also lots of close and distant relatives, who form our extended family. Among them there are my grandparents, aunts, uncles, cousins, nephews and nieces.

My parents were married 27 years ago. It was a love match and they are still devoted to each other. My father is 55, he is a doctor. He likes his job very much. His hobby is reading historical books. In my childhood he told me much about different interesting events, so I learned to love History. My mother is 54. She teaches French at college. She is fond of European culture. She also likes travelling. I share her interests and we often travel together. My brother and sister are twins. They are 5 years my junior. They are students at University College. My brother John reads modern languages and my sister Jane is going to be a doctor. John took after my mother and Jane took after my father. They are both the very picture of Susan, our granny on my mother's side. My aunt Julia lives with Susan. She is a widow and brings up my cousin Matty, who is still at school. There are also many other relatives who live in different parts of Britain and on the continent. We usually see one another at Christmas and other holidays.

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